AI Rules for Connecticut Law Firms
Last verified July 8, 2026
Connecticut now has two AI rules that bear directly on how your firm operates: a statute governing automated employment decision tools and a Practice Book rule governing generative AI in court filings. One reaches your firm as an employer, the other reaches every filing your lawyers make.
Where Connecticut Stands
Public Act 26-15 (SB 5), the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency Act, was signed June 2, 2026. Separately, Connecticut Practice Book Section 4-9, Generative Artificial Intelligence Compliance, is already effective and governs how generative AI can be used in preparing documents filed in state court.
What Your Firm Must Do
If your firm uses automated employment decision tools in recruiting or personnel actions, PA 26-15 requires notice and disclosures to applicants and employees on a phased schedule running from October 1, 2026 through October 1, 2027. The law is explicit that using an AI tool is not a defense to a discrimination claim, so your firm's hiring and personnel processes need review before the first compliance date. Under Practice Book Section 4-9, anyone who uses generative AI to create or edit a document filed in Connecticut state court must independently verify every citation, legal authority, and piece of evidence the tool produced, and make good-faith efforts to comply with the rule.
Malpractice and Carrier Considerations
Noncompliance with Practice Book Section 4-9 risks sanctions up to nonsuit or default judgment, which makes citation verification a filing-level control rather than a best practice. Any AI-assisted filing your firm submits in Connecticut state court should carry a documented verification step for exactly this reason.
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