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Legal Ethics Opinion 24-01: Artificial Intelligence
West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board · West Virginia
last revised 2024-06-14last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →
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LEI 24-01 holds that nothing in the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct per se prohibits AI use in law practice. It distinguishes non-generative from generative AI, maps the main legal use cases, and requires lawyers to exercise independent judgment, communicate with clients, maintain confidentiality, keep fees reasonable, comply with advertising rules and supervise AI-assisted work.
- Applies to
- lawyers, firms
- Effective
- See version history
- Current version
- Original · 14 Jun 2024
- Last verified
- 04 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Nothing in the Rules of Professional Conduct per se prohibits a lawyer from using AI as a tool in law practice
- Lawyers must check jurisdiction-specific rules and standing orders on whether generative AI is prohibited, whether disclosure is required, and whether human verification must be certified
- Lawyers must exercise independent judgment and not delegate it to an AI tool
- Efficiency gains must not result in double billing or falsely inflated claims of time (Rules 1.5, 8.4(c), 8.4(d))
- Client confidentiality must be maintained, with particular caution about generative AI intake chatbots
- AI-assisted work must be supervised as with any other assistance
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2024-06-14 | Initial publication | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Legal Ethics Opinion 24-01: Artificial Intelligence" (West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board, Original, 2024-06-14), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-wv-legal-ethics-opinion-24-01 (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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