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A lawyer who practises on their own account handles personal data of clients, opposing parties and witnesses every day. The Data Protection Act sets specific obligations for any controller, and clarifies that lawyers are not on the list of those who must appoint a data protection officer.
Artificial intelligence agents do not just answer: they break down tasks, connect to other services and act. In February 2026 the Spanish Data Protection Agency published a guide on their risks for personal data. We summarise what matters to a firm considering using them.
Lawyers' fees are freely agreed, and the Professional Associations Act prohibits bar associations from recommending prices. They may only draw up indicative criteria for a very specific purpose: the assessment of costs and the jura de cuentas (fee-claim procedure). We explain the scope of the rule.
In May 2026 the Advisory Council on Innovation and the Legal Profession of the Spanish Legal Profession published ten principles for the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence. We summarise them and suggest how to turn them into concrete firm practices.
Since January 2026, judges and magistrates work under a CGPJ instruction that sets which AI tools they can use and for what. The Justice Administration has its own policy. Many firms, by contrast, still have no written rules.
A law firm is a business and its workers have the right to effective health and safety protection. The Occupational Risk Prevention Act requires prevention to be integrated into management, risks to be assessed and prevention to be organised in a way that depends on headcount.
