A free, independent, plain-English tracker of every state bar ethics opinion, court rule, and official guidance on lawyers using generative AI. Honest labeling, visible change log, downloadable data.https://legalaicompliance.help/en-ushttps://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-ca-watch/https://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-ca-watch/COPRAC's proposed amendments to Rules 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 3.3, 5.1, and 5.3 finished public comment May 4, 2026. If adopted, these would be the first binding state disciplinary rules written specifically for AI. Listed as proposed, not law.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-launch/https://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-launch/Initial dataset: 16 formal ethics opinions (including ABA Formal Opinion 512), 10 guidance documents, 3 reports, 2 court rules/policies, and 1 pending rule proposal, every entry verified against its primary source. Honest labeling distinguishes formal opinions from guidance, reports, and court rules.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-ny-part-161/https://legalaicompliance.help/changelog/#2026-06-10-ny-part-161/New York's system-wide court rule on AI use took effect June 1, 2026. It is permissive: no system-wide disclosure duty, with an optional Appendix A certification model rule for individual courts. Tracker entry and the court-disclosure explainer updated.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/aba-formal-opinion-512/https://legalaicompliance.help/aba-formal-opinion-512/What ABA Formal Opinion 512 actually requires of lawyers using generative AI: the six duties, what changed, and a compliance checklist.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-billing-ethics-rule-1-5/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-billing-ethics-rule-1-5/The Rule 1.5 rules for billing in the AI era: what you can bill, what you cannot, who keeps the efficiency gains, and Virginia LEO 1901's answer for flat and value-based fees.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-client-confidentiality-rule-1-6/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-client-confidentiality-rule-1-6/The Rule 1.6 analysis for generative AI: how every ethics authority treats client data in AI tools, the open-versus-closed model distinction, anonymization standards, and the state-by-state consent spectrum.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-disclosure-to-clients/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-disclosure-to-clients/When lawyers must disclose AI use to clients, when consent is required, and how to handle it in engagement letters: the full spectrum from no per se duty to West Virginia's written consent.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-hallucination-sanctions-rule-3-3/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-hallucination-sanctions-rule-3-3/Why courts sanction lawyers for AI-fabricated citations, what Rule 3.3 requires, the caselaw from Mata v. Avianca forward, and the verification workflow that prevents it.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-supervision-rules-5-1-5-3/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-supervision-rules-5-1-5-3/How the supervision duties work when the 'assistant' is an AI tool or a staff member using one: who is responsible, what measures bars expect, and how firms evidence them.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/ai-tool-risk-tiers/https://legalaicompliance.help/ai-tool-risk-tiers/A risk-tier framework for classifying AI tools before client work touches them: what separates consumer chatbots, enterprise deployments, embedded research-platform AI, and legal-specific tools.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/can-lawyers-use-chatgpt/https://legalaicompliance.help/can-lawyers-use-chatgpt/Yes, with conditions. What every U.S. ethics authority says about lawyers using ChatGPT and other generative AI: confidentiality, verification, billing, and when you must tell the client.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/court-ai-disclosure-orders/https://legalaicompliance.help/court-ai-disclosure-orders/The court-by-court layer of AI regulation: standing orders, local rules, New York's Part 161, the Illinois policy, and how to check your judge before filing AI-assisted work.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/law-firm-ai-policy-requirements/https://legalaicompliance.help/law-firm-ai-policy-requirements/No bar flatly mandates a written AI policy, but the supervision duties in ABA Opinion 512 and a dozen state instruments make one practically unavoidable. Here is what it must contain.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/solo-small-firm-ai-compliance-starter/https://legalaicompliance.help/solo-small-firm-ai-compliance-starter/The minimum defensible AI compliance setup for solos and small firms: five artifacts you can build in an afternoon, mapped to the duties bars actually enforce.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/state-ai-disclosure-requirements/https://legalaicompliance.help/state-ai-disclosure-requirements/A side-by-side comparison of client-consent and court-disclosure positions across every jurisdiction with an official AI instrument, honestly labeled by authority type.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/states/california/https://legalaicompliance.help/states/california/California's generative AI requirements for lawyers: the COPRAC Practical Guidance (2023, revised 2026), the pending rule amendments that would be the nation's first binding AI disciplinary rules, and what to do now.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/states/florida/https://legalaicompliance.help/states/florida/Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 24-1 explained: the consent recommendation, nonlawyer-assistant supervision model, billing limits, the chatbot advertising rule, and the date everyone gets wrong.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/states/new-york/https://legalaicompliance.help/states/new-york/New York's three-layer AI framework: the NYSBA Task Force report, NYC Bar Formal Opinions 2024-5 and 2025-6, and 22 NYCRR Part 161, the binding court rule effective June 1, 2026.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/states/north-carolina/https://legalaicompliance.help/states/north-carolina/North Carolina 2024 Formal Ethics Opinion 1 explained: the Q&A format, privilege vetting before third-party AI, the bluntest billing rule in the country, and the NC checklist.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://legalaicompliance.help/states/texas/https://legalaicompliance.help/states/texas/Texas Opinion 705 explained: the four core duties for generative AI under the Texas Disciplinary Rules, the Taskforce context, and the practical checklist for Texas firms.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT