AI Governance Review
Your people are already using AI. Do you know what they are putting into it?
AI is already in your business. Governance is how you stay in control
AI tools are easy to start using and hard to see. A drafting assistant in the browser, a summarizer on a phone, a free chat tool open in another tab. Without a written policy and an approved set of tools, a business has no clear picture of what client, patient, or company information is going into them or where it ends up.
For businesses that handle confidential information, the stakes are already written down. In July 2024 the American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 512, its first formal ethics guidance on generative AI, and Washington’s Rules of Professional Conduct ask lawyers to understand the technology they use and protect client information. The IRS reminds tax and accounting professionals that federal law requires them to maintain a written information security plan. Healthcare practices must safeguard patient information under the HIPAA Security Rule.
Your own counsel or compliance advisors decide how those rules apply to your business. Our job is the technical side: finding out what is actually in use, what it can reach, and how to control it, without taking useful tools away from your people.
The AI Governance Review gives your business:
- A clear picture: Confidential staff interviews and a technical review of what AI tools can reach in your email, file, and document systems.
- Rated risks: A findings report that ranks each risk, so you know what to fix first.
- A policy your counsel can adopt: An AI acceptable use policy drafted for your firm, plus a recommended approved toolset.
- A 90-day roadmap: Practical next steps to put the controls in place without slowing your people down.
Part of our AI services for business
The AI Governance Review is a fixed-scope, three-week engagement for businesses with 10 to 250 people in Tacoma, Seattle, Lakewood, Olympia, and across Western Washington. It is especially valuable for law firms, CPA and accounting firms, financial advisors, and healthcare practices, and it fits any business that wants its people using AI safely.
Graemouse has supported Western Washington businesses since 2007, and we manage IT and cybersecurity every day. The review is grounded in how your systems actually work, not a generic checklist. When you are ready for next steps, see all of our AI services for business.
Sources: Foley & Lardner summary of ABA Formal Opinion 512; WSBA NWSidebar on RPCs for Washington legal professionals; IRS IR-2026-92.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the AI Governance Review legal advice?
Is the AI Governance Review legal advice? No. We handle the technical review and draft the policy language. Your own counsel or compliance advisors review it and decide how professional rules and regulations apply.
Do we have to stop using AI?
Do we have to stop using AI? No. The goal is to give your people approved tools they can use safely, with clear rules about what client information can go into them.
How long does the review take?
How long does the review take? About three weeks from kickoff to the findings report, policy draft, approved toolset, and 90-day roadmap.