The SRA does not prohibit AI — it requires you to govern it. Inference Agents gives UK law firms the compliance gateway to use API-connected AI for document review, research, and drafting: SRA confidentiality guardrails enforced at the edge, privileged material protected, and a tamper-proof record of every AI interaction built automatically.
The federal ruling in United States v. Heppner established that documents generated using public AI platforms are not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. Any client data processed through ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar tools may be discoverable.
Paragraphs 6.3 and 6.4 of the SRA Code of Conduct mandate strict client confidentiality and information security management. If an AI tool transmits client data to an unapproved external system, you are in breach — regardless of whether you knew it happened.
Processing client personal data through AI tools without adequate records violates GDPR Article 30. The ICO can demand evidence of every automated processing activity involving personal data. Without a structured audit trail, you cannot comply.
Your solicitors use an AI tool connected via the API to review contracts, identify issues, and accelerate first-draft production. Inference Agents ensures privileged material is handled within defined information barriers, PII is blocked from leaving without authorisation, and a complete audit record is retained for any future disclosure request.
Fee earners use AI to summarise case law, research legal questions, and produce initial research memos significantly faster. With the gateway in place, every API interaction is governed — no client data goes to the model outside your defined policy, and every interaction is logged for SRA evidencing purposes.
AI tools generate first drafts of client letters, litigation funding reports, and matter updates. The gateway enforces your confidentiality policies on every prompt — ensuring the right data goes to the right model within the right guardrails — and produces a complete record for each interaction.
Use AI to triage large document sets for relevance and privilege. The gateway records exactly what data was processed, when, and by which model — giving you a defensible audit trail if opposing counsel requests AI disclosure or the SRA investigates your information security practices.
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