AI is transforming the way corporate legal teams operate — from automating contract review and discovery, to monitoring regulatory compliance and managing sensitive intellectual property. Yet legal environments bring some of the highest risks for AI adoption:
- Exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) or privileged data
- Misuse of AI outputs in regulatory filings or litigation
- Lack of visibility into how AI systems make or record decisions
- Evolving compliance requirements across GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AI Act
Our AI runtime security solutions secure Corporate Legal Management with a three-part approach: Red Team to validate, Guardrails to protect, and inbuilt Observability to govern.
AI Red Team: Validate AI Applications Before Legal Exposure
F5 AI Red Team, previously known as Inference Red-Team, proactively tests AI systems used for legal drafting, case analysis, and compliance monitoring. By testing with simulated real-world adversarial behaviors, legal teams can be confident applications won’t expose sensitive data or produce untrustworthy outcomes.
- Agentic Resistance: Multi-turn, context-driven attacks designed to exploit confidential contract clauses or protected legal data.
- Signature Attacks: Thousands of curated prompts to uncover risks including unauthorized data disclosure or adversarial manipulation.
- Operational Stress-Tests: Identify vulnerabilities that could crash or delay legal AI applications, risking deadlines and regulatory filings.
Outcome for Legal Teams: Applications are hardened against misuse, reducing liability and ensuring privileged information stays protected.
AI Guardrails: Real-Time Protection for Legal AI Tools
Once legal AI applications are in production, F5 AI Guardrails, previously known as Inference Defend, acts as the defensive layer, stopping threats in real-time at runtime.
- Prevents Data Leakage: Blocks attempts to extract PII, financial records, or attorney–client privileged content.
- Stops Adversarial Manipulation: Defends against prompt injections and jailbreaks that could alter contract language or case summaries.
- Tailored Controls: Security policies align to each legal workflow — whether internal counsel, external filings, or compliance reporting.
Outcome for Legal Teams: AI tools stay compliant, accurate, and secure without slowing down casework or contract timelines.
Observability: Enterprise-Wide Visibility & Auditability
In legal workflows, traceability is everything. Our inbuilt Observability features deliver full visibility into AI usage, ensuring every input, output, and decision is logged for audit and compliance.
- Global Dashboards: A centralized view of AI usage and security events to enable compliance across the entire enterprise.
- Audit-Ready Records: Complete logs of interactions ensure defensibility in court or regulatory inquiries.
- Policy Enforcement: Flags and reports non-compliant AI activity in real time, helping teams stay ahead of evolving regulations.
Outcome for Legal Teams: Compliance is simplified, oversight is strengthened, and every AI decision is traceable and defensible.
AI Security for Corporate Legal Management
With our suite of AI runtime security solutions, corporate legal teams gain:
- Confidentiality Assured: AI applications are hardened and monitored to prevent disclosure of privileged or regulated data.
- Regulatory Confidence: Simplifies adherence to GDPR, EU AI Act, and industry-specific legal standards.
- Proven Risk Reduction: Avoids multi-million-dollar breaches, fines, or litigation costs.
Trusted AI Adoption: Legal departments can confidently deploy AI assistants and automation without risking compliance or reputation.
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