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NY State Bar Association Issues Guidelines for AI Use in Legal Practice

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What happened

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The New York State Bar Association released guidelines governing the use of artificial intelligence in legal practice. The guidelines prohibit lawyers from billing clients for time saved by AI tools or time spent learning how to use them. The cost of purchasing and maintaining such software may be passed to clients as a disbursement, provided it is disclosed and tied to a specific client matter.

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Why it matters

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These guidelines establish new ethical and financial parameters for the legal profession regarding technology adoption. They directly impact how law firms can monetize efficiency gains achieved through the use of AI tools, requiring changes to standard billing practices.

From abajournal.com

Who's involved

  • Greenberg TraurigA U.S.-based law firm that would be subject to the new billing and compliance guidelines.
  • OpenAIAn American artificial intelligence research organization whose tools are being adopted by lawyers.

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  • OpenAISpeculative

    OpenAI might see changes in market demand for AI tools as guidelines restrict how lawyers monetize time savings.

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The entities involved

  • Law360

    subscription-based, legal news service operated by the Portfolio Media company, a subsidiary of LexisNexis

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