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Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2025-205: Artificial Intelligence Tools

Oregon State Bar · Oregon

last revised 2025-02-01last verified 2026-09-031 version

Ethics opinionIn forceCompetenceVerification dutyConfidentialitySupervision

Formal Opinion 2025-205 from the Oregon State Bar, issued February 2025, applies the Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct to lawyers' use of AI tools. Lawyers must understand the tool they use, verify its output before relying on it, protect client confidentiality when entering information, and supervise nonlawyer and vendor use. A 2026 companion opinion addresses chatbots and AI agents.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
01 Feb 2025
Current version
February 2025 · 01 Feb 2025
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.osbar.org/_docs/ethics/2025-205.pdf

What the document requires

  • Lawyers must understand the capabilities and limits of the AI tools they use.
  • AI output must be verified; lawyers remain responsible for accuracy.
  • Client confidential information requires safeguards before entry into AI tools.
  • Supervisory duties extend to staff and vendors using AI on client matters.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
February 2025current2025-02-01First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion 2025-205: Artificial Intelligence Tools" (Oregon State Bar, February 2025, 2025-02-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/or-state-bar-formal-opinion-2025-205 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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