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Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1: Lawyers' use of generative artificial intelligence
The Florida Bar · Florida
last revised 2024-01-19last verified 2026-09-031 version
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Ethics Opinion 24-1, issued by the Florida Bar on 19 January 2024, permits Florida lawyers to use generative AI under the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. Lawyers must obtain informed client consent before disclosing confidential information to a third-party AI tool, must verify output, must supervise the tool like nonlawyer staff, and may not charge for AI time savings.
- Applies to
- lawyers, firms
- Effective
- 19 Jan 2024
- Current version
- Original · 19 Jan 2024
- Last verified
- 03 Sept 2026
- Official text
- www.floridabar.org/etopinions/opinion-24-1/
What the document requires
- Informed client consent is required before confidential information is disclosed to a third-party generative AI.
- Lawyers must review all AI-generated work product for accuracy and completeness.
- AI tools must be supervised in the same way as nonlawyer assistants.
- Fees must be reasonable; lawyers may not bill clients for time saved by AI.
- AI use in advertising and intake chatbots must not be misleading.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2024-01-19 | First version recorded. | official |
Related court incidents on the record
- Gleason v. Marcus, No. 2D2024-2688 (Fla. 2d DCA)2026-05-13 Warning
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1: Lawyers' use of generative artificial intelligence" (The Florida Bar, Original, 2024-01-19), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/fl-bar-ethics-opinion-24-1 (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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