How does a GC evaluate an outside AI legal-tech vendor?

A general counsel typically assesses the vendor's confidentiality and data-use terms, whether inputs train the model, security posture, the tool's reliability and error profile, and how the firm will supervise and verify output — mapping to the competence,…

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Answer.

Evidence / professional-responsibility rule · State Bar AI Opinions.

A general counsel typically assesses the vendor's confidentiality and data-use terms, whether inputs train the model, security posture, the tool's reliability and error profile, and how the firm will supervise and verify output — mapping to the competence, confidentiality, and supervision duties in Opinion 512 and state guidance. Independent, reproducible evidence of the tool's behaviour strengthens that diligence. Planisphere supplies that behaviour-and-drift evidence; it does not select the vendor or give legal advice.

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The mark behind the answer.

State Bar AI Opinions sets the bar an AI output must clear before a tribunal or a client relies on it — reliability, can…

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