Find legal help for an AI decision

1 · Choose the expertise

Write down who the client is: the company, the founder personally or another person. Their interests can differ.

1. AI artwork for a client → copyright and licensing. Bring the asset history and permissions. Ask which territories, channels and uses still need clearance.
2. AI hiring or staff records → employment and data protection. Bring a redacted data flow and human-review process. Ask how an individual can challenge a score.
3. Buying an AI service → technology contracts and privacy. Bring the supplier terms. Ask who controls reuse of inputs, liability and exit.
4. An invention before a public demo → patent advice. List inventors and past or planned disclosures. Agree a secure channel before sharing technical details.
5. A claim or regulator letter → disputes and the relevant sector. Keep the original and record when it arrived. Identify who will check the response deadline today.
6. Health or financial decisions → local sector regulation and privacy. Describe the decision, who might be harmed and who can stop it.
7. Investment or sale of the business → corporate transactions and IP. Ask who owns each asset and which licences can transfer.

2 · Choose the jurisdiction

List where the business, people and intended markets are, the law chosen in the contract and any court or regulator involved. Ask which locations need local advice. The lawyer’s office address alone cannot answer this.

Search using the official labels below. Check the individual, firm, current status and relevant role where available. For an uncertain match, ask the authority using independently obtained contact details.

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Worked example

A UK studio wants a 30-day UK and German campaign. Its evidence covers UK paid social for 14 days. Ask an IP and licensing lawyer to examine the original upload and campaign rights, and specify who will cover German law. Request a written list of cleared, missing and replaceable elements before launch.

England and Wales · Deutschland

Hiring in Germany with a tool from California: start with German employment and data-protection counsel for the hiring process. Ask a technology contracts lawyer to review the supplier terms. A California governing-law clause is one fact; ask whether a separate California opinion is needed.

Deutschland · California

A dispute with a Dubai company: find the contract’s dispute clause and the notice or claim. Confirm the forum first. If it is the DIFC Courts, check the firm and the appearing practitioner in the relevant parts of that court’s register.

Dubai · DIFC Courts

3 · Prepare the first meeting

First send the names needed for a conflict check. Confirm the meeting fee and secure channel before sharing sensitive documents.

Our company is [company]. We need to decide [action] by [date, time, zone]. The places involved are [places]. We have [documents]. The main gap is [unknown].

1. Who will do and supervise the work? Which law and forum can you cover? Who would handle the other market?
2. Can you describe a similar matter without naming the client? Which fact or document changed the advice?
3. What will we receive after the first stage, by when and at what cost? Specify taxes, external counsel, spending limits and approval for extra work.

Compare two candidates on the same brief. A useful answer names a similar task, the missing evidence, who owns each jurisdiction and what it will cost to reach the first decision.

After the call, record the agreed scope, exclusions, deadline owner, budget and next action in writing.

Independent contact check

If an email or payment request looks unusual, call the practice on a number obtained independently. Compare the person, firm and domain. A real registration can be impersonated.

The Law Society · first appointment · The Law Society · engagement · SRA · identity check