Miami and Broward Courts Require AI Disclosure in Filings
Miami-Dade and Broward County courts have adopted administrative orders requiring lawyers to disclose when they use artificial intelligence in court documents and legal filings. The rules take effect immediately and apply to all submissions to the bench.
The orders mandate that attorneys certify whether AI tools assisted in preparing motions, briefs, or other court papers. Lawyers must identify which tools they used and describe how the AI contributed to the work.
Other Circuits Review Their Own Rules
A chief judge from another major South Florida judicial circuit told Law.com that the court is reviewing its administrative order on AI use. The goal is to align local rules across the region and reduce confusion about disclosure requirements.
The move reflects a broader shift among state courts grappling with how to regulate AI in legal practice. No uniform national standard exists, leaving individual judges and court systems to set their own policies.
What Lawyers Need to Do
Attorneys filing in Miami-Dade or Broward courts should now treat AI disclosure the same way they handle other procedural certifications. Omitting required disclosures could expose lawyers to sanctions or ethical complaints.
Courts have not yet issued detailed guidance on what constitutes adequate disclosure or how judges will weigh AI use in evaluating the quality of legal work. Practitioners should expect those standards to emerge as cases proceed under the new rules.
Broader Implications
The disclosure requirement does not ban AI use in legal work. Instead, it creates a paper trail that lets opposing counsel and judges understand what role automation played in a filing.
This approach mirrors disclosure rules in other professions. Medical boards require doctors to inform patients about AI-assisted diagnostics. Financial regulators require firms to disclose algorithmic trading systems.
As more courts adopt similar rules, the legal profession will likely converge on common disclosure language and procedures. Bar associations and court administrators are already drafting model language to help standardize the process.
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