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Name: Attorneys have been sanctioned for citing cases that do not exist, quoting passages that were never
Uploaded: 2026-05-06T14:43:07.510Z
Channel: Thomson Reuters
Description: Attorneys have been sanctioned for citing cases that do not exist, quoting passages that were never written, and submitting work that they did not verify, even though their names were on the documents

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Attorneys have been sanctioned for citing cases that do not exist, quoting passages that were never written, and submitting work that they did not verify, even though their names were on the documents. This is the legal AI problem that nobody wants to talk about. The tools were fast, and the outputs looked professional, but the verification step was either skipped or made too difficult to complete. Professional accountability does not transfer to the tool; it remains with the lawyer. That means AI must be built to make verification straightforward at every stage by providing traceable sources, real-time citation checking, and work product that a professional can stand behind before it leaves their desk. That is the standard CoCounsel Legal was built to meet. Read more in this blog from Emily Colbert: https://ow.ly/8jrX50YVyEj #CoCounsel #LegalAI

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