Navigate AI with confidence. Protect legal advice privilege.
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in day to day business and legal workflows, protecting legal advice privilege has never been more critical. AI tools can be powerful, but they are not always privileged. Used incorrectly, they can expose confidential legal communications and result in the loss of privilege.
The AI & Legal Advice Privilege Guide and Policy Framework from Simmons & Simmons is designed to help organisations adopt AI responsibly while safeguarding client lawyer confidentiality through clear, practical governance.
Why this guide matters
Many organisations are using AI faster than their governance frameworks can keep up. Uploading legal material into open AI systems, or using AI without clear internal rules, can create serious and irreversible privilege risks.
This resource addresses a critical gap by explaining where and how privilege is lost in AI use, and by providing organisations with a practical, policy ready framework they can adopt and tailor to their own risk profile.
It is designed for legal teams, compliance leaders and business stakeholders who need clarity, not theory, on how to use AI safely.
What’s included
The AI & Legal Advice Privilege Guide
A clear, accessible guide that explains:
- Core principles of legal advice privilege and how they apply in an AI enabled environment.
- Key risk zones, including the distinction between open and closed AI systems.
- Real world scenarios illustrating how privilege can be compromised in practice.
- Practical safeguards to protect confidential legal communications in everyday AI use.
The policy framework
Alongside the guide, organisations receive a ready to use AI and legal privilege policy framework, designed to:
- Serve as a foundation for internal AI governance.
- Provide clear rules of the road for lawyers and non lawyers using AI tools.
- Be tailored to existing governance structures, risk appetite and AI use cases.
- Support consistent, defensible decision making across the organisation.
Who it's for
- In house legal teams.
- Compliance and risk professionals.
- Technology, data and innovation leaders.
- Organisations developing or strengthening AI governance frameworks.
Whether you are implementing AI for the first time or refining existing controls, this resource is designed to help you use AI confidently without compromising privilege.
Developed by AI and legal privilege experts
Created by Simmons & Simmons' leading AI Law and AI Governance specialists, the AI & Legal Advice Privilege Guide and Policy Framework reflects deep experience advising clients on AI risk, governance and regulatory exposure across jurisdictions.
It combines legal analysis with operational practicality, helping organisations move from awareness to action.
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This document (and any information accessed through links in this document) is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Professional legal advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from any action as a result of the contents of this document.
Key contacts
If you have any questions, contact a member of the AI & Legal Advice Privilege Guide and Policy Framework team for assistance:
