Final exam: AI for lawyers

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1. A lawyer pastes a client's full contract dispute email chain into a free chatbot to save time. What is the main concern?
Confidential and privileged material may be exposed or retained by an unapproved toolThe chatbot may summarize the long email chain inaccurately and so misstate the real disputeThe tool may truncate a long email chain in unpredictable places and drop key messagesThe chatbot may know contract law less well than a specialist legal research database
2. An AI memo cites four cases. What should happen before filing?
Each case is read and confirmed at an official or trusted sourceThe most important case is checked and the rest are assumed soundThe AI is asked to re-verify its own citations in a fresh chatThe memo is accepted if the citations follow the standard format
3. Which task most clearly stays with the lawyer?
Deciding settlement strategy with the clientReformatting a long table of dates for a filingRewriting a dense paragraph in plainer languageMaking a checklist of closing documents to collect
4. You ask for a clause comparison. Which instruction is best?
Summarize the two clauses in one sentence each and say which one is shorterRewrite both clauses so they read the same way and remove any differences between themDecide which clause better protects my client and give the reasons for choosing itList every wording change that could alter obligations, risks or deadlines, without recommending
5. A court in your area requires disclosure of AI use in filings. What do you do?
Retype the draft by hand so no AI is involvedFollow the rule and disclose as requiredSkip disclosure if you heavily edited the draftDisclose only if the judge asks you directly
6. An AI summary of a witness uses the word 'evasive' not found in the transcript. What is the right response?
Leave it in the summary but add a note saying that the AI chose that word on its ownKeep it because it conveys the tone of the testimony more clearly than the plain transcript doesRemove or verify it against the record, since it adds unsupported characterizationSoften it to 'hesitant' so the summary sounds more neutral to anyone who reads it later
7. A lawyer is new to an area of law and wants AI help getting started. Which request is the best use of the tool?
Ask which outcome is most likely so the research can focus on that side of the caseAsk it to state the governing rule and the leading cases so the research can be skimmedAsk for issues to check, search terms and sources to consult, then research in trusted databasesAsk it to write the argument section first and add the citations after the draft is done
8. A junior colleague says the AI tool is approved, but you cannot find any firm approval. What is wise?
Use it only on documents that you believe are already public or not sensitiveUse it with client data just once and see whether anyone at the firm objectsAsk the compliance or technology lead to confirm before using client dataRely on your colleague's word and go ahead and use the tool with real client names

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