# Write a focused US legal AI vendor-risk questionnaire

Judicio editorial worksheet | 9 September 2026

Source guide: https://judicio.ai/blogs/us-legal-ai-vendor-risk-questionnaire

This is an adaptable professional workflow, not a prescribed legal form. Examples in the guide are illustrative. Complete the jurisdiction and matter-specific review before relying on it.

## Matter record

- Matter reference: ____________________
- Prepared by: ____________________
- Reviewed by: ____________________
- Review date: ____________________
- Source/version cut-off: ____________________
- Service / plan / task scope: ____________________
- Assurance evidence and period: ____________________
- Evaluation run / dataset / labels: ____________________
- Decision owners / conditions: ____________________

## Checks

- [ ] Define the exact service, task, users and permitted data.
  Evidence/location: ____________________
  Exception/owner: ____________________
- [ ] Match each assurance claim to evidence of the correct scope and period.
  Evidence/location: ____________________
  Exception/owner: ____________________
- [ ] Test task-specific outputs against independently prepared reference labels.
  Evidence/location: ____________________
  Exception/owner: ____________________
- [ ] Record failures, critical misses and total reviewer effort.
  Evidence/location: ____________________
  Exception/owner: ____________________
- [ ] Approve defined uses with conditions and evidence owners.
  Evidence/location: ____________________
  Exception/owner: ____________________

## Decision

- Status (draft / limited approval / accepted / blocked): ____________________
- Permitted reliance and limitations: ____________________
- Unresolved actions and due dates: ____________________
- Next review trigger: ____________________