OVRST is an output-level discipline. Where COUNSEL governs the individual decision to use AI, G3M governs firm-wide policy, and ADAPT governs rollout, OVRST governs what passes through the door of the firm. Every deliverable touched by AI — a memo, a brief, a client email, a discovery response — runs through these five checks before it leaves your hands.
Identify the human originator of every AI-assisted output. Outputs must be traceable to an accountable attorney or staff member, never to a tool alone.
Independently verify every factual assertion, citation, and quotation produced or modified by AI. Two-source verification is the firm baseline.
Confirm every legal reference exists, is on point, is good law, and supports the proposition cited. AI-fabricated authority is a sanctionable risk.
Document the human signatures, the scope of AI assistance, and any client-facing notice required. Scope discipline is part of competence.
Record the timestamp, the model and version used, the prompts of record, and the workflow path. The audit trail is the deliverable's spine.
All four are mapped to ABA Formal Opinion 512 and the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct. This is technology guidance, not legal advice.
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