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ARDC: Implementing Generative AI for Illinois Attorneys

Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission · Illinois

last revised 2025-10-24last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

GuidanceIn forceCompetenceConfidentialityVerification dutySupervisionClient consent

map categories:Bar guidance on generative AIClient data in AI toolsTechnological competenceDuty to verify AI outputSupervision of AI workClient consent and transparency

The Illinois ARDC's practical companion to the Supreme Court's AI Policy. It is expressly nonbinding and subordinate to the Policy, and supplies an explanation of generative AI, a tool-selection and documentation framework, and a Practice Resource Kit with sample notices, firm policies, a client consent form and a terms-of-use checklist.

Applies to
lawyers, firms
Effective
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Current version
Original · 24 Oct 2025
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
iardc.org/Files/Implementing-AI-Guide/?page=1

What the document requires

  • Nonbinding companion to the Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Artificial Intelligence; the Policy controls in the event of inconsistency
  • Explains how modern generative AI works and why that matters for confidentiality and security
  • Provides a framework to choose and document appropriate AI tools
  • Practice Resource Kit: sample client notices, firm AI policies, client consent form and terms-of-use checklist

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-10-24Initial publicationofficial

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "ARDC: Implementing Generative AI for Illinois Attorneys" (Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Original, 2025-10-24), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-il-ardc-implementing-generative-ai-guide (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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