When a page here refers to a rule or an opinion, it is listed below with the issuer, the date, and a link to the original. We list the original so you can read it yourself.
Ethics opinions
These are ethics opinions. They explain how existing professional conduct rules apply to AI tools. They are not statutes.
National ethics guidance
The ABA's first formal opinion on lawyers using generative AI tools. It applies the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to these tools. It is influential, but it is guidance, not a statute, and it does not bind courts or disciplinary bodies.
Read ABA Formal Opinion 512 (PDF)Texas ethics guidance
Addresses the ethical issues raised under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct when a lawyer uses generative AI. It gives a high level overview and restates principles lawyers can apply as the technology changes. It is guidance, not a statute.
Read Texas Ethics Opinion 705Texas professional conduct rules
These are four of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. They are rules of lawyer conduct adopted by the Supreme Court of Texas, not statutes. Each law firm decides how they apply to its own practice.
Confidentiality
Sets out a lawyer's duty to protect confidential client information. Our tools are built and tested with sample data, and real client data is used only under a signed data addendum.
Read Rule 1.05Supervision
Sets out a lawyer's duties when supervising nonlawyers who assist the firm. Our tools keep a person on your team in the review step, so your attorneys can supervise them.
Read Rule 5.03Advertising
Requires a lawyer to file advertisements with the Advertising Review Committee of the State Bar of Texas within ten days, unless Rule 7.05 exempts them. Your firm makes that filing.
Read Rule 7.04Advertising
Lists what does not need to be filed. Information on a law firm website is exempt, except the contents of the homepage, which is why our law website launch checklist reminds your firm to file its homepage.
Read Rule 7.05Statutes and regulations
No Texas or federal statute or regulation is quoted on this site today. The Texas rules above are rules of professional conduct, not statutes. Our policies name some laws, such as HIPAA and the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act, without quoting them. If we quote a statute, it appears here with its citation and a link to the official text.
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