Assistance for qualified reviewers
Use AI to surface candidate passages, compare translations or outline issues for human counsel. Final opinions remain with those competent to give them. Write that boundary into office policy. A fluent wrong citation is more dangerous than a slow correct one.
Workflow ideas
- Retrieve from approved corpora with citations
- Cluster related documents for a matter
- Draft research memos clearly labelled as drafts
- Track open questions for the human reviewer
Confidentiality
Case materials may be highly confidential. Use hardened environments only. Default public models are inappropriate for active matters. Align with secure AI practices and role-based access.
Quality checks
Verify every citation against the source. Models invent references. A wrong canon citation is a serious professional risk that requires correction and review.
Working with limited specialist time
Canonists and trained officers are scarce. AI should reduce time spent finding files. Show specialists relevant documents and citations, and reserve conclusions and official decisions for qualified people. Measure specialist time saved on retrieval.
When the system is unsure, it should say so. Confident silence is worse than an explicit unknown.