The AI Legal and Compliance Workflow Map

Map the Workflow Before Using AI

Legal and compliance teams should begin by identifying the workflow, the sensitivity of the information, the review process, and the risk level. AI can support organization and drafting, but it should not become the final legal authority.

Main Legal and Compliance AI Areas

• Documents: summaries, clause extraction, issue lists, and review notes.
• Contracts: first-pass review support, comparison notes, missing-field checks, and escalation lists.
• Policies: policy outlines, training drafts, SOPs, and internal guidance drafts.
• Compliance: checklist drafts, control mappings, audit preparation, and risk registers.
• Research: organized reading notes, questions, source tracking, and professional review preparation.
• Governance: confidentiality, approved tools, review rules, audit trails, and escalation paths.

Match AI Use to Risk

A low-risk internal summary is different from client advice, contract negotiation, regulatory interpretation, or legal filing support. Higher-risk work needs qualified professional review and approved processes.