Litigation · NY
Litigation AI in New York: the rules, the courts, the sanctions.
Litigation practice demands comprehensive legal research, precise brief drafting, and efficient document review. often under tight court deadlines. Irys One gives litigators AI-powered tools that accelerate every stage from case assessment to trial preparation.
Built with New York’s legal landscape in mind. From the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to the courts in New York City, Albany, and Buffalo.
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Litigation in New York
Practicing litigation in New York means navigating a distinct legal environment.
New York's court system is one of the largest in the country, anchored by the Court of Appeals at the top, four Appellate Division departments, and a Supreme Court that serves as the trial court of general jurisdiction in each county. The system also includes specialized courts such as the Court of Claims, Family Court, and Surrogate's Court.
New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
New York lawyers practicing litigation work under the oversight of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Staying current with bar requirements, ethics opinions, and CLE obligations is essential for practitioners across New York City, Albany, Buffalo, and the rest of the state.
AI Ethics Guidance in NY
The NYSBA issued a 2024 report on AI in legal practice, emphasizing that attorneys remain responsible for all AI-generated work product and must ensure competence, confidentiality, and candor when using generative AI tools in client matters.
Litigation Practice in NY
New York's Commercial Division in the Supreme Court handles complex business disputes with specialized rules including mandatory electronic filing, accelerated discovery timelines, and dedicated judges experienced in commercial matters.
Does New York require AI disclosure?
No. New York does not require lawyers to disclose AI use to courts or clients. The New York City Bar's Formal Opinion 2024-5 sets guardrails rather than bright-line rules, and states that routine AI features need not be disclosed. What New York does require is verification. A lawyer remains fully responsible for AI output and must confirm that every citation and fact is accurate before it reaches a court or a client.
Ethics guidance: NYC Bar Formal Opinion 2024-5 and the NYSBA Task Force on AI Report (April and August 2024). Full New York AI rules for lawyers →
AI citation sanctions · NY
134 AI citation cases recorded in New York courts, 21 with a monetary penalty.
Courts in New York have been asked to deal with filings that cited authorities an AI tool invented. The record below is drawn from the AI Hallucination Cases Database, which tracks 1,473 US cases (pulled Oct 2026).
S.D. New York · 2026-09
Sexton v. Department of Homeless Services, et al.
Warning. Court document linked above.
E.D. New York · 2026-09
Nantongo v. Nationwide Mortgage Bankers Inc.
Sanctions motion denied. Court document linked above.
S.D. New York · 2026-09
Tijerino v. Spotify USA Inc.
Outcome not recorded in the dataset. Court document linked above.
How Irys One Helps
How Irys One helps New York litigation lawyers.
Research, drafting and matters in one place, with New York’s courts in scope.
Deep Research
Comprehensive legal research memos
Run natural-language queries across federal and state case law and receive structured research memos with 15+ cited sources, filtered by jurisdiction and fully cited to primary authority.
Citation checking
Citation checking
Scan a brief or motion and flag the citations we could not match to a case record. Read the authorities yourself before you rely on them.
Drafting Assistant
Brief and motion drafting
Draft motions, briefs, and memoranda with AI suggestions that appear as tracked changes, preserving full legal formatting and version history.
Reviews
Document review at scale
Analyze a whole document set simultaneously against the same question set, extracting key facts, dates, and monetary figures with citations to source text.
Matters
Persistent case workspaces
Every matter is a persistent workspace where documents, research, drafts, and conversations live together. full context preserved for the life of the case.
Data handling
What happens to a New York firm’s matter data.
Your data is not used to train, fine-tune, or improve any AI model. Irys One is covered by SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and matters stay isolated so attorney-client privilege holds. How Irys One handles your data →
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about litigation AI in New York.
Does New York require lawyers to disclose AI use?
No. New York does not require lawyers to disclose AI use to courts or clients. The New York City Bar's Formal Opinion 2024-5 sets guardrails rather than bright-line rules, and states that routine AI features need not be disclosed. What New York does require is verification. A lawyer remains fully responsible for AI output and must confirm that every citation and fact is accurate before it reaches a court or a client.
Have New York courts sanctioned lawyers over AI citations?
Yes. 134 cases are on record in New York courts, 21 of them carrying a monetary penalty, per the AI Hallucination Cases Database (Oct 2026 pull). The most recent is Sexton v. Department of Homeless Services, et al. in S.D. New York.
What does Irys One do for litigation lawyers in New York?
Litigation practice demands comprehensive legal research, precise brief drafting, and efficient document review. often under tight court deadlines. Irys One gives litigators AI-powered tools that accelerate every stage from case assessment to trial preparation. The modules that carry most of that work are Deep Research, Citation checking, Drafting Assistant, and every cited authority is surfaced with its source so an attorney can check it before filing in NY.
Is client data used to train AI models?
No. Your data is not used to train, fine-tune, or improve any AI model. Irys One is covered by SOC 2 Type II and ISO/IEC 27001:2022, data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and matters are kept isolated so attorney-client privilege holds.
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