Definition Artificial intelligence applied to legal work—research, document review, drafting, contract analysis, e-discovery, and client intake. Most current legal AI is built on large language models adapted with legal data sources and retrieval.
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Legal AI spans purpose-built platforms from legal technology vendors as well as general-purpose assistants used with legal judgment. Current tools are strongest at first drafts, summarization, extraction, and finding relevant material across large document sets, with the supervising professional responsible for the final product. Bar authorities have generally concluded that existing duties—competence, confidentiality, supervision, candor—govern AI use rather than prohibiting it.
About the editor: MHSB Solutions, Research desk. MHSB Solutions is not a law firm. This glossary is educational information, not legal advice.
Educational information, not legal advice. AI terminology and tools change quickly; definitions reflect usage as of the last-updated date. For what bar associations and courts actually require of lawyers using AI, see legalaicompliance.help and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.