AI Privacy for Lawyers

Every time a lawyer types a client name into ChatGPT, that data enters a system they do not control. AI providers may log prompts, use them for model training, or store them on servers in jurisdictions with different data protection standards. The SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) Code of Conduct requires solicitors to keep client affairs confidential. The ABA Model Rules impose similar obligations in the US. Using AI with real client data without adequate safeguards risks disciplinary action — regardless of whether the AI provider actually misuses the data. The risk is not hypothetical. AI prompts have been discovered in training datasets, leaked through API vulnerabilities, and accessed by third-party auditors. For lawyers, a single exposed client name can mean professional misconduct proceedings.

MyYaad sits between you and the AI. Before your prompt leaves your device, the shadow engine replaces every piece of client data with realistic fake values: - Client names become different realistic names - Addresses become different real-looking addresses - Dates shift to different plausible dates - Financial figures change to different realistic amounts - Case references are substituted with shadow identifiers The AI receives a coherent prompt with all the context it needs — just none of your real client data. When the AI responds, MyYaad reverses the shadows, showing you the response with your real client details restored. Each AI provider sees different shadow values. If you use ChatGPT for drafting and Claude for review, neither provider can correlate the data back to the same client. Even in a breach scenario, shadow values from different providers cannot be matched.

Lawyers frequently need to reference contracts, witness statements, or correspondence when prompting AI. MyYaad can parse PDF, DOCX, and XLSX files locally, shadow all sensitive data within them, and inject the shadowed content as AI context. Your original files never leave your device. The parsed text is processed by the shadow engine before being sent to the AI. Spreadsheet content (XLSX) is parsed locally and shadowed using your vault entries before any AI sees it. Per-column shadow controls — picking which columns to shadow and which to leave visible — are in development. Known limit: high-sensitivity values in individual spreadsheet cells may not yet shadow reliably — the pre-send preview lets you confirm what's being sent before it leaves your device.

MyYaad's pre-send preview shows you every substitution at the point of send — what was matched, which shadow value replaced it, which AI provider it was sent to. This gives lawyers a real-time, file-by-file record of what's leaving the device. A full local audit log of every shadow operation — for evidencing safeguards to regulators, compliance officers, or clients — is the next compliance-track milestone. We'll update this page when it ships. Important. MyYaad reduces exposure; it is a tool, not a legal certification. Your firm's own SRA / ABA / state-bar compliance review still applies.