FERC · FERC-0006 · record R2062

AI Enabled Assistant Legal Research

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · FERC

Overview

Development stage: In development or acquisitionSource: a) Pre-deployment – The use case is in a development or acquisition status.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: Not reported
Start date: 2025-07-30 (day precision)Source: 2025-07-30T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Other
Operational functions: Procurement and acquisition Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

Addresses streamlining legal workflows by automating research, document analysis, and drafting. It addresses inefficiencies in legal operations and reduces the time required for complex legal tasks.

Expected benefits

Enhances productivity, improves accuracy in legal analysis, and supports faster decision-making. It enables legal professionals to focus on high-value strategic work, improves client service, and reduces operational costs.

System outputs

Outputs include legal research summaries, contract reviews, document annotations, and draft legal content. These are grounded in authoritative sources and subject, by policy, to human validation.

Technology

AI classification: Generative AISource: Generative AI: AI that generates new or synthetic content (e.g., images, videos, audio, text, code).
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: No
Public source code: Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built: Purchased from vendorSource: a) Purchased from a vendor
Vendor (as reported): Thomson Reuters
Vendors (standardized): Thomson Reuters

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: k) None of the above
Training and evaluation data: This is a subscription service from a third-party vendor and confidential business information of this nature is not available for review however, vendors have stated it is trained on publicly available legal data and proprietary content.
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported