Goal & what you need
Goal
Prevent unsupported timelines, mixed date meanings, lost provenance, hidden contradictions, false filing status, fabricated deadlines, and unreviewed AI output.
What you need
- Verified matter, responsible lawyer, purpose, audience, destination, and protected workspace
- Approved AI environment, authoritative repository, access controls, retention settings, and reviewer roster
- Written scope defining sources, date range, event types, exclusions, cutoff, output fields, and lawyer-only decisions
Check your firm’s process. This lesson teaches a safe general workflow. Your firm’s software, folder names, naming rules, retention steps, and escalation contacts may differ. If you are unsure, stop and ask your supervisor.
Step-by-step preview
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- 1Verify the matter, client, responsible lawyer, requested purpose, audience, destination, and protected workspace.
- 2Obtain written scope identifying the date range, event types, included and excluded sources, cutoff, output fields, reviewers, and lawyer-only decisions.
Continue the full course
Open the complete SOP and every learning asset
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Sources & references (12)
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