The mark
A firm showing this mark has self-certified to NativeLaw that it uses AI on some of its workflows, with a named solicitor reviewing and signing that work before it reaches a client. This page explains exactly what that means.
Certified:
Reference: . NativeLaw holds the recorded declaration for this reference.
What the firm has certified
By displaying this mark, the firm has declared to NativeLaw that:
It is regulated by the SRA, or an equivalent legal regulator, with at least one solicitor holding a current practising certificate.
It uses AI on at least one workflow or matter type.
A named solicitor reviews and signs every AI-assisted output before it reaches a client.
It keeps a record of who signed off and when.
A named person is responsible for its AI use.
How the mark works
AI-Hybrid is a self-certified mark. The firm made the declaration above, and NativeLaw recorded it with a date and a reference. It is not an independent audit of the firm's work.
NativeLaw may vary, suspend or withdraw the mark at any time, at its absolute discretion. NativeLaw certifies the operating discipline around a firm's use of AI, not the firm's legal advice, which remains the firm's own professional responsibility.
Two marks
The two marks are not a ladder. AI-Hybrid is self-declared, for a regulated firm using AI at the discretion of the solicitor conducting the matter, on the workflows where it helps, under supervision. AI-Native is independently verified and monitored, for a firm that has chosen to run AI across every matter type, with every output signed and recorded. Any firm can reach AI-Native if it chooses to work that way, and for many firms, a specialist boutique above all, AI-Hybrid is the right and lasting choice. The supervision is the same under both.
