Verifiable legal citation
Short answer Recommendation OAB 001/2024 establishes ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence by lawyers in Brazil, requiring that all legal citations produced with the support of AI be fully verified by the professional before being used in procedural or advisory acts. Responsibility for the accuracy, timeliness, and context of the citation remains exclusively with the…
The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) has issued Recommendation OAB 001/2024, which sets out ethical guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by lawyers in Brazil. The recommendation requires lawyers to fully verify any legal citations generated by AI before using them in court or advisory work. The responsibility for the accuracy, currency, and context of citations remains with the lawyer, not the AI system.
The recommendation was approved by the OAB's Federal Council on March 12, 2024, and published in the Official Union Gazette on March 15, 2024.
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