Structured governance, phase by phase.
Every engagement follows the same structure: Assess before you Design. Design before you Deploy. No tools are recommended before governance is defined. No phase begins before the prior one is complete. This is how defensible AI adoption works in practice.
Governing Principle
All services are advisory in nature. KeaneAdvisors.AI does not provide legal advice, regulatory determinations, or compliance certifications. Each firm remains solely responsible for its own governance, supervision, and compliance decisions.
How Engagements Work
Every engagement begins with Phase 0. No exceptions.
The AI Governance Phase 0 Assessment is the required starting point for all advisory engagements. It is not a formality. It is the diagnostic foundation that every downstream recommendation is built on. Without a scored, documented baseline, there is no defensible governance framework to design. Without a governance framework, there is nothing to deploy. The sequence is not optional — it is the methodology.
Firms that complete the Phase 0 Assessment independently through the SaaS platform already have the inputs needed for Phase 1. Firms that want a structured advisory engagement beginning with Phase 0 can engage under the Master Services Agreement.
Self-Service
SaaS Platform
Complete the Phase 0 Assessment independently at app.keaneadvisors.ai. The Solo plan includes the Defensible AI™ Assessment (1 attorney). Paid plans include the PDF Governance Report. Use your results to guide Phase 1 internally or as the basis for an advisory engagement.
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Master Services Agreement
Structured engagement under the Master Services Agreement. Begins with Phase 0 Discovery & Scoping, proceeds through Phase 1 Design and Phase 2 Limited Pilot Implementation under executed Statements of Work.
Platform Pricing
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Defensible AI™ Assessment Engagement
A fixed-scope, fixed-fee engagement that evaluates your firm's AI governance posture and delivers a written Defensibility Report — built to stand up to a malpractice carrier, bar inquiry, or court scrutiny.
- Fixed scope, fixed fee — no open-ended billing or scope creep
- One-week turnaround from kickoff to delivered Report
- Written Defensibility Report you own and keep
- Report built to produce to a malpractice carrier at renewal
- Documents defensible AI supervision under ABA Model Rules 5.1 and 5.3
- Grounded in ABA Formal Opinion 512 (all six topics and all eight distinct Model Rules — 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 3.1, 3.3, 5.1, 5.3 — with 8.4(c) referenced alongside 3.3)
- Assesses AI exposure across the firm's actual practice areas
- Identifies specific gaps that create ethics and malpractice risk
- Prioritized remediation plan, ranked by exposure
- Evidence of reasonable supervision if a court, regulator, or bar inquires
- Designed for managing partners and general counsel carrying personal liability
- Bounded diagnostic — any follow-on work scoped and quoted separately
Engagement Fee
$7,500
Governance Framework Design
Advisory and architectural engagement that translates Phase 0 findings into a documented Design Framework. Covers AI use cases, workflow governance, supervision protocols, and data classification. Up to two review sessions.
- Defined AI use case descriptions for approved workflows
- Governance and supervision protocol outline
- Data classification and handling guidelines
- Risk identification and mitigation considerations
- Defined success metrics for pilot testing
- Not to exceed 20 professional hours
Engagement Fee
Scoped per SOW
Controlled Pilot Implementation
Structured, controlled deployment implementing the Phase 1 Design Framework within a defined pilot environment. Validates governance checkpoints, tests supervisory safeguards, and evaluates operational performance.
- Configure selected AI tools within approved environments
- Establish user roles and permission structures
- Implement governance checkpoints from the Design Framework
- Conduct pilot validation testing with structured documentation
Engagement Fee
Scoped per SOW