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AI guide for advocates [Tehisaru juhend advokaatidele]

Estonian Bar Association [Eesti Advokatuur], intellectual property and IT law commission

last revised 2024-12-03last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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The Estonian Bar Association's guide on artificial intelligence for advocates, published on 3 December 2024. It is addressed to advocates and law-office staff and sets out verification, competence and confidentiality expectations on the founding principle that the advocate, never the AI system, provides the legal service.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
See version history
Current version
1.0 · 03 Dec 2024
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
advokatuur.ee/en/media/news/tehisaru-juhend-advokaatidele-muutuva-maai…

What the document requires

  • 'The attorney always provides legal services, not artificial intelligence' — AI output must be critically evaluated, its accuracy verified and its errors corrected by the advocate.
  • Advocates must maintain their own expertise and independent judgment rather than letting AI replace professional skill or erode critical thinking.
  • Sensitive client information should be entered only into systems whose security has been verified.
  • The guide warns against free public AI services, which may use entered information for product development or share it unexpectedly.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
1.0current2024-12-03Published 3 December 2024, prepared by the Bar's intellectual property and IT law commission, to help advocates and law-office staff use AI effectively and responsibly. Only the Bar's official announcement is public; the guide text was not read, so this record is unverified.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "AI guide for advocates [Tehisaru juhend advokaatidele]" (Estonian Bar Association [Eesti Advokatuur], intellectual property and IT law commission, 1.0, 2024-12-03), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/ee-advokatuur-tehisaru-juhend (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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