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# AI governance

A practical system for deciding which AI tools a firm may use, who approves them, and how the firm checks results.

AI governance turns enthusiasm into a repeatable operating rule. A small firm can begin with an approved tool list, a short data classification policy, a named reviewer, and a log of material uses. The policy should say what information cannot enter a tool, when a client must be informed, and what a lawyer must verify before relying on generated work. NIST describes its AI Risk Management Framework as voluntary guidance for adding trustworthiness to AI design, use, and evaluation. Woven Legal can help a firm translate that broad idea into a workflow the team can actually follow.

## Related terms

### Sources

-   [NIST AI Risk Management Framework](https://www.nist.gov/itl/ai-risk-management-framework)
-   [ABA Formal Opinion 512](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf)

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