Fact · Voice privacy and security
Texas Opinion 705 applies the same test to generative AI tools as to other third-party service providers: the lawyer must be reasonably confident the provider will protect the information.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“the lawyer can only do so if he or she is reasonably confident that the confidential character of the information will be respected and protected by the service provider”
Opinion 705: Generative AI in the Practice of Law, Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2025, Third-party service providers.
Open the original- What it measures
- The opinion first says Rules 1.05(c) and (d) let a lawyer disclose information to third-party service providers when reasonably necessary, citing its earlier cloud computing opinion.
- What it does not show
- Advisory opinion. It does not list which vendor terms are sufficient.