Writing a Generative AI Policy for a Law Firm Quiz

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1. Which ABA opinion, issued in July 2024, applies existing professional rules to lawyers' use of generative AI?
   • Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8
   • Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1
   • ABA Formal Opinion 512
   • ABA Formal Opinion 477
2. Under Opinion 512, when do lawyers generally need a client's informed consent?
   • Before entering confidential client information into a self-learning tool that could expose it to others
   • Before using spell check in a word processor
   • Only after a court order requires it
   • Never, because AI tools are treated like legal research databases
3. What does Opinion 512 say about billing clients when AI is used?
   • Lawyers may bill the hours the task would have taken without AI
   • Lawyers must always give AI-assisted work to the client for free
   • Clients must pay a flat AI surcharge on every matter
   • Lawyers generally should not bill for time learning a tool they will use across their practice
4. What does a policy's verification section typically require for citations in an AI-assisted filing?
   • Asking the same chatbot to confirm the citation exists
   • Reading each cited authority in the original source and checking it with a citator
   • Having a paralegal count the number of citations
   • Removing all citations from AI-assisted work
5. Why does a firm check a client's outside counsel guidelines before using AI on that client's matter?
   • Guidelines set the firm's partner compensation
   • Guidelines determine which court hears the case
   • Some clients restrict or ban AI use on their matters
   • Guidelines replace the firm's malpractice insurance
6. Why does the guide say an outright ban on AI can increase risk?
   • It pushes people toward personal accounts the firm cannot see or control
   • It violates ABA Formal Opinion 512
   • Courts require every firm to use AI
   • Bans make malpractice insurance void
7. In vendor review, which question most directly protects client confidentiality?
   • How many languages does the tool's interface support?
   • Does the vendor offer a free trial?
   • How fast does the tool generate a response?
   • Does the vendor keep prompts or use them to train models?
8. What happened in Mata v. Avianca (2023) that makes it a common example in AI policies?
   • A court banned AI use in all federal filings
   • Lawyers were sanctioned for filing a brief with cases ChatGPT had invented
   • A vendor was fined for leaking client data
   • A chatbot was admitted to the bar