Singapore: Ministry of Law closes consultation on Guide for Using Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Sector

On 30 September 2025, the Singapore Ministry of Law closes the consultation on the Guide for Using Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Sector. The Guide sets out principles and provides practical guidance to support the responsible, ethical, and effective use of GenAI tools in Singapore’s legal sector. To protect the security of data entered into the AI system, the Guide recommends that when processing sensitive contract information using generative AI tools, legal offices consider whether input data will be stored, used for underlying model training, or could be inadvertently reproduced in outputs for unintended recipients. The Guide also recommends that they acquire clear assurance from the provider that confidential information will not be retained or utilised to train its models. The Guide also recommends that legal offices train staff to establish clear workflows and enforce usage protocols, including explicit prohibitions on entering confidential or sensitive information into systems, particularly free-to-use tools. The Guide further recommends that data access controls be configured within the law practice. These controls ensure client confidentiality is protected by regulating who can access specific data, including implementing differentiated access permissions for separate teams to prevent potential conflicts of interest.