Verification & Risk Management
While Wisanna is highly accurate and grounded in legal data, professional verification is essential. Treat it as a highly capable junior associate: trust, but verify.
1. Verification Best Practices
The "Cite-Check" Protocol
- Verify Quotations: Always check quoted language against the primary source (case/statute).
- Check Status: Ensure authorities cited are still "good law" and haven't been overturned.
- Ask for Contra: Explicitly ask Wisanna: "Are there any minority views or opposing authorities?"
Consistency Audits
- Defined Terms: Run a pass to ensure all capitalized terms are actually defined in the definitions section.
- Cross-References: Check that "Section 5.1" actually refers to the intended clause.
- Numbering: Ensure the numbering scheme is unbroken and consistent.
2. Handling Ambiguity
When facts are missing or the law is grey, Wisanna may make assumptions. You must control this to avoid Hallucination.
- Assumptions Log: Require Wisanna to list any assumptions it made in a separate section of the output.
- Open Items: Maintain an "Open Items" list for facts that need to be confirmed by the client.
- Narrow Scope: If a question is broad, break it down. Instead of "Is this contract risky?", ask "What are the risks in the indemnity clause?"
3. Data Privacy & Confidentiality
Protecting client data is paramount.
Policy: Wisanna encrypts data in transit and at rest. We do not train our public
foundation models on your confidential client inputs.
- Anonymization: Where possible, remove highly sensitive personal data (names, IDs) if they are not relevant to the legal analysis.
- Project Access: Only invite team members who need to know to specific projects.
4. When NOT to Use AI
There are scenarios where human judgment must lead 100%:
- Highly Novel Issues: Matters of first impression with no precedent.
- High-Stakes Strategy: "Bet-the-company" litigation strategy requires deep human intuition and experience.
- Ethical Gray Areas: Decisions involving complex ethical duties should be made by counsel.