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Generative Artificial Intelligence: Guideline for Use in the Practice of Law

Law Society of Manitoba · Manitoba

last revised 2024-04-01last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

GuidanceIn forcePermissiveVerification dutyConfidentialityCompetenceSupervision

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A guideline published by the Law Society of Manitoba in April 2024 applying the Code of Professional Conduct to generative AI use, covering competence, confidentiality, verification of output and supervision, and complementing the Court of King's Bench disclosure practice direction.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
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Current version
April 2024 · 01 Apr 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
educationcentre.lawsociety.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/04/Ge…

What the document requires

  • Lawyers remain responsible for AI-assisted work product.
  • Confidential client information requires safeguards before entry into AI tools.
  • Court practice directions requiring disclosure of AI use must be complied with.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
April 2024current2024-04-01Month-only date: the source gives the month, so the 1st is recorded as the date. Recorded from the law society's published guideline listing; the PDF was not read in full, so this record is unverified.official

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Generative Artificial Intelligence: Guideline for Use in the Practice of Law" (Law Society of Manitoba, April 2024, 2024-04-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/ca-mb-law-society-generative-ai-guideline (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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