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Artificial Intelligence in Your Practice

Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador · Newfoundland and Labrador

last revised 2023-03-07last verified 2026-09-221 versioncountry page →

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Guidance published by the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador in March 2023, among the earliest Canadian law society material on artificial intelligence, applying the professional conduct duties of competence, confidentiality and accountability to the use of AI tools in the practice of law.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
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Current version
March 2023 · 07 Mar 2023
Last verified
22 Sept 2026
Official text
lsnl.ca/artificial-intelligence-in-your-practice/

What the document requires

  • Competence, confidentiality and accountability duties apply to AI-assisted work.
  • Lawyers should understand the limits of the tools they adopt.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
March 2023current2023-03-07Published-time metadata gives 7 March 2023.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Artificial Intelligence in Your Practice" (Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, March 2023, 2023-03-07), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/ca-nl-law-society-ai-in-your-practice (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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