Verification means checking AI output against authoritative sources: reading the cited case, confirming the quoted language, and validating factual assertions against the record. It is the practical expression of competence and candor duties applied to AI.
The intensity required scales with stakes. Court filings and advice on which a client will act demand full verification, while internal drafts and brainstorming tolerate less.
Alternative Names:
AI Output Verification, Independent Verification Duty
Why it Matters?
Verification is the control that makes AI adoption defensible, and it is also the one most often skipped under deadline pressure. Tools that provide source attribution and pinpoint citations make verification fast enough to actually happen, while tools that produce fluent prose without traceable sources make it slow enough that people stop doing it. That difference is the practical case for grounded, citation-linked systems in legal work.
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What does adequate verification look like?
Does verification apply to non-filing work?
