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Report and Recommendations of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
New York State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence · New York
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New York State Bar Association's April 2024 task-force report recommends AI and generative-AI guidelines for New York lawyers. It is guidance rather than a court rule: lawyers should understand AI tools, protect confidential client data, consider engagement-letter disclosure, supervise lawyers, nonlawyers and tools, verify AI work product, and maintain independent professional judgment.
- Applies to
- lawyers, firms, judges
- Effective
- 06 Apr 2024
- Current version
- House of Delegates approved report · 06 Apr 2024
- Last verified
- 16 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Report p. 53: NYSBA should adopt the AI and generative-AI guidelines and assign a standing section or committee to update them periodically.
- Guidelines p. 57: Rule 1.1 competence requires lawyers to understand the benefits, risks and ethical implications of AI tools used for communication, advertising, research, legal writing and investigation.
- Guidelines p. 57: lawyers should consider engagement-letter language stating that AI tools may be used in the representation and seek the client's acknowledgement.
- Guidelines p. 58: lawyers must take precautions to protect sensitive client data and ensure no tool compromises confidentiality; even with informed consent, lawyers should obtain provider assurances and monitor changes.
- Guidelines pp. 59-60: supervising lawyers must ensure lawyer, nonlawyer and tool use complies with ethics rules and that AI-generated work is accurate and complete.
- Guidelines p. 59: lawyers should not rely exclusively on AI output when giving legal advice and must maintain independent professional judgment.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Delegates approved reportcurrent | 2024-04-06 | First version recorded. | official |
Related court incidents on the record
- Mata v Avianca, Inc.2023-06-22 Sanctions
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Report and Recommendations of the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence" (New York State Bar Association Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, House of Delegates approved report, 2024-04-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/nysba-task-force-ai-report-2024 (accessed 2026-09-16). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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