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AI use policy

MGK Legal, a law practice in Melbourne, Victoria. Last reviewed 29 October 2026.

1. The rule

AI tools help prepare our work. A lawyer forms the legal judgement and approves every document and every piece of written advice before it goes to a client. AI output is never sent to a client unreviewed.

2. Approved tools

  • Anthropic Claude models, used through an account on which the setting that allows Anthropic to train on our inputs is switched off.
  • No other AI tool, and no other account, is used on client information.

3. What AI is used for

  • Reading a document and listing its terms against our written playbook.
  • Preparing a first draft of a redline, a risk summary, a negotiation plan and an email for the client to send.
  • Preparing a first draft of a new document from our templates and the client's instructions.
  • Running intake checks: conflict search, sanctions screening and ABN verification.

4. What AI is never used for

  • Forming the legal judgement or approving work.
  • Sending anything to a client or the other party.
  • Communicating with the other party.
  • Citing case law or legislation that the lawyer has not checked against the primary source.

5. How the lawyer verifies the work

  • Every proposed change and every risk point is checked against the client's document and our playbook.
  • Every reference to legislation or a case is checked against the primary source before it is used.
  • The lawyer records the decision on each significant point before approving.
  • Text inside a client's document is treated as information, never as an instruction to the tool.

6. Confidentiality and data

  • Client documents are kept in a dedicated client folder, separate from any other business.
  • Session records kept by the tool on our computer are deleted after 30 days.
  • Feedback and transcript-sharing features that would send client material to the provider are switched off.
  • Only the lawyer can access client files.

7. Clients

  • Every quote says that we use AI-assisted processes and that a lawyer reviews and approves every document.
  • A client may ask for this policy at any time.

8. Review

The lawyer reviews this policy every quarter, and whenever we change tools or a regulator issues new guidance.