Free AI Compliance Resources for Law Firms

Where do I start?

Pick the situation closest to yours.

1. Renewing malpractice coverage in the next 30-60 days

   Start with the Compliance Checklist to confirm what you have, then use the Policy Template for any gap. The AI Liability Insurance guide explains the current carrier posture (silent AI cover, filed exclusions, affirmative-coverage market) and gives the seven questions to put to your underwriter at renewal.

   Compliance Checklist → or AI Liability Insurance guide

2. Trying to understand whether AI is covered under my existing LPL policy

   The AI Liability Insurance guide explains silent AI cover, the carriers that have filed exclusion endorsements, and the carriers offering affirmative AI coverage. It includes the seven questions to put to your underwriter at renewal and the renewal-readiness artifacts that satisfy them.

   AI Liability Insurance → or Carrier Documentation Guide

3. Solo or two-attorney practice asking "do I even need a written AI policy?"

   Yes, in any state with active AI ethics guidance and in any matter touching court filings. The verification, supervision, and confidentiality duties under the Rules of Professional Conduct do not have a firm-size exemption, and recent sanctions cases include solos and small partnerships. Start with the Compliance Checklist (a printable two-page audit), then use the Policy Template (single-author firms can leave most placeholders simple). The vendor checklist and verification log are the smallest meaningful artifact set if you only adopt three.

   Compliance Checklist → or Policy Template

4. Writing a firm AI policy for the first time

   Start with the Policy Design Framework: it surfaces the 15 firm-specific decisions a managing partner needs to make before the policy template can be filled in with confidence. Then move to the Policy Template and replace each placeholder with the captured decision.

   Policy Design Framework → or Policy Template

5. About to file in a court with an AI standing order or local rule

   Court Disclosure Templates has the certification language plus pointers to the actual orders.

   Court Disclosure Templates → or Court Orders tracker

6. Just discovered AI was used in a recent filing or matter

   The Incident Response runbook walks the steps in order: contain and assess in the first 24 hours, Rule 3.3 candor analysis, Rule 8.3 reporting analysis, carrier notice, court disclosure, and firm-policy update. Pair with the Incident Log to document the response.

   Incident Response Runbook → or Incident Log

7. Worried about attorneys using ChatGPT on their personal accounts

   The AI Tool Risk Tiers guide categorizes ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot by tier (Consumer through Enterprise), with confidentiality implications and what to do without banning AI outright.

   AI Tool Risk Tiers →

8. Vetting a new AI vendor

   The Vendor Due Diligence Checklist is the 11-item file the policy template assumes you have. Grounded in NIST AI RMF, OWASP GenAI, SOC 2, and ISO 27001.

   Vendor Due Diligence Checklist → or Policy Template, Section 3

9. A client asked whether AI was used on their matter

   Pair the Client AI Notice (public-facing, on your website) with the Informed Consent Form (matter-specific, signed). Both map to ABA Opinion 512's communication and confidentiality framework.

   Client AI Notice → or Informed Consent Form

The nine renewal-readiness artifacts

Renewal binders rest on documentation, not opinions. These nine artifacts cover the documentation a firm should be ready to produce under ABA Formal Opinion 512 and the malpractice-renewal cycle. The carrier renewal documentation page covers the underlying carrier activity in full.

• Rule 5.1, 5.3 Written AI Policy Firm-wide policy covering approved tools, confidentiality controls, verification requirements, and supervision.
• Rule 1.1 Training Records Documentation that all attorneys and staff have completed AI competency training.
• Rule Renewal-readiness Usage Log Timestamped log of AI tool use by attorney, matter, and platform.
• Rule 3.3 Verification Checklist Completed before each filing or client deliverable that used AI research or drafting assistance.
• Rule 1.6 Vendor Diligence List Record of each approved AI tool, its data handling terms, and the confidentiality controls in place.
• Rule Renewal-readiness Incident Log Documentation of any AI-related errors, near-misses, or client notifications.
• Rule Renewal-readiness Quarterly Attestation Signed statement from managing partner confirming governance documentation is current.
• Rule Renewal-readiness Audit Report PDF Renewal-ready summary of all documentation, mapped to ABA Opinion 512 sections.
• Rule Renewal-readiness AI Coverage Review Checklist Annual review of the firm's LPL policy for newly added generative AI exclusion endorsements. Hamilton Insurance Group, Berkley, and other carriers have begun adding AI-related exclusions in adjacent lines; firms should confirm whether their renewal carries one before binding.

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