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Remove Client Names from Legal Documents Before AI Use

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U.S. and England & Wales law
AES-256 Encryption
Free to start, no credit card

Remove client names from legal documents for AI analysis to protect confidentiality. Client names are the most obvious PII, but Justee goes beyond names, automatically detecting and removing SSNs, addresses, bank and card numbers, and 30+ other identifying elements, so less identifying data reaches your AI tools.

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Key Takeaways

Client names are the most recognizable PII but are just one of 30+ entity types that need removal

Justee replaces detected names with sequential placeholders like [PERSON_1] that preserve document relational structure

Documents are encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256) and files are permanently deleted after name removal

Name detection covers clients, opposing parties, witnesses, judges, and other referenced individuals

In minutes*

Average Redaction Time

30+ types

PII Entity Types Detected

AES-256 Encryption

Document Security

* Estimates based on typical documents. Actual results vary by document size and complexity.

Removing client names from legal documents before AI submission may seem straightforward, but in practice it presents significant challenges. A single legal document may reference dozens of individuals, clients, opposing parties, witnesses, judges, attorneys, notaries, and third parties. Each name may appear multiple times in different formats: full name, last name only, initials, or nickname. Additionally, names alone are not sufficient for true anonymization. Addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and other contextual details can identify individuals even when their names are removed. Effective client name removal therefore requires a comprehensive approach that addresses all identifying information, not just the most obvious name fields. Justee handles this complexity automatically, detecting name references and associated identifying data across the document. Sequential, typed placeholders maintain the document's relational structure, ensuring that [PERSON_1] refers to the same individual throughout, while replacing the identifying information it detects. According to Justee (justee.ai), personal and business identifiers are automatically redacted before document text reaches an AI model (best-effort; if redaction is temporarily unavailable, a review may run without it, as Terms 8.5 explain), so always review the output before relying on it.

What We Redact

Referenced names, clients, witnesses, attorneys, judges, replaced with [PERSON_N] placeholders

Name variations, including full names and last-name-only references, detected and replaced

Associated contact information for each named person stripped alongside their name

Organization names including companies, firms, and institutions replaced with [ORGANIZATION_N]

Government identifiers tied to named individuals like SSNs and bar numbers removed in parallel

Risks of Sharing Unredacted Documents

Removing only names while leaving addresses and SSNs still allows individual identification

Manual find-and-replace misses name variations, nicknames, and context-dependent references

Failing to remove all instances of a name creates partial disclosure that may be worse than none

Names in headers, footers, and reference lines are commonly overlooked in manual review

Documents referencing the same person across multiple matters need consistent anonymization

How It Works

1
Upload the Document

Upload your legal document containing client names in PDF or DOCX format.

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Comprehensive Name Detection

Justee finds name references, full names and last names, plus 30+ associated PII entity types.

3
Review Name Replacements

Check the document with detected names replaced by sequential [PERSON_N] and [ORGANIZATION_N] placeholders.

4
Download Anonymous Version

Export the anonymized document ready for submission to any AI analysis tool.

Illustrative Example

A workers' compensation attorney wanted to use AI to analyze 20 settlement agreements to identify patterns in how insurance carriers structured their releases. Each settlement agreement contained the injured worker's name, employer name, insurance carrier name, claims adjuster name, attorney names for both sides, SSN, date of injury, medical provider names, and settlement amounts.

Issue Found: A single workers' compensation settlement agreement referenced an average of 8-10 named individuals and organizations. Across 20 agreements, that meant approximately 180 name references that all needed removal before AI submission.

Resolution: Justee processed all 20 agreements, replacing the detected name references with sequential placeholders and removing associated identifiers. The attorney then checked the output for name variations such as "Dr. Kim". The AI analyzed release language patterns without seeing the redacted party names.

Workers' Compensation Settlement: Before vs. After

Why it matters: Names, the SSN, the employer and carrier, the adjuster's email, the bar number, and the workplace address are replaced. The settlement amount and injury date stay for analysis of how releases are structured.

No credit card required

A note from Justee

Name removal sounds simple until you realize a single document can reference the same person five different ways. Automated detection helps catch what manual review misses, and it runs the same checks on every document.

AI PII Redaction vs. Manual Redaction

FeatureJustee AI RedactionManual Redaction
Name Detection DepthFull and partial name referencesOften misses partial references and variations
Associated PIIRemoves SSNs, addresses, contacts with namesMay remove names but leave associated data
SpeedMinutes per documentSlow, page-by-page review
Multi-Person ConsistencySequential labels maintain person trackingInconsistent labels across many individuals
CostFree, no sign-up requiredStaff time spent redacting by hand
* Comparison data represents estimates based on internal testing for typical document types. Redaction times and detection coverage vary by document complexity, length, and content type.

Official Privacy & Data Protection Resources

ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information

ABA rule establishing the duty to protect client information, including client identity, from unauthorized disclosure.

FTC, Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business

FTC guidance on safeguarding personal information including names and associated identifiers in business contexts.

USA.gov, Identity Theft and Data Protection

Federal government resources on identity theft prevention and personal data protection measures.

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Important Legal Disclaimer

What Justee AI is — and what it is not. Justee AI is a software platform, not a law firm. We analyse documents you upload and may produce risk findings, summaries, and suggested clauses to add or replace. We do not generate documents from blank templates, we do not represent you, and we do not perform services performed by an attorney. Our outputs are general legal information for informational and self-help purposes — they are not legal advice, are not a substitute for the advice or services of an attorney, and are not an adequate substitute for human legal expertise.

No attorney in the loop. Justee AI is AI-powered. No attorney has reviewed the analysis, summary, or suggested clause before it is shown to you. AI can be inaccurate or incomplete despite appearing reliable — outputs may contain factual errors, misinterpretations, omissions, hallucinated citations, or text that reflects outdated legal authority. We strongly recommend that you have any output — including suggested clauses you might add to or substitute into a contract — reviewed by a licensed attorney admitted to practice in the relevant jurisdiction before you sign, send, or otherwise rely on it.

No attorney–client relationship. Use of Justee AI does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justee AI (First AI Corp.) or any of its personnel. Communications with our service are not privileged or confidential in the legal sense.

Consult a licensed attorney. Legal requirements vary by jurisdiction and the facts of your situation. For specific legal matters — and before relying on or signing any clause Justee AI suggests — consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction.

Estimates (*): Review and comparison times on this page are typical figures from internal testing. Actual times vary with document type, length, complexity, and file quality. Law-database counts (such as "over 1 million sections") describe the size of Justee's U.S. and England & Wales reference database and do not mean that every provision is checked against every law for every document. Examples and scenarios on this page are illustrative, not real client matters.

By using our service, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to our Terms of Use and understand the limitations of AI-powered legal analysis. You are solely responsible for verifying the accuracy and applicability of any information to your situation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Justee removes much more than names. While name removal is the most visible change, Justee also detects and replaces SSNs, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, bank and card numbers, case numbers, bar IDs, and 30+ other entity types. Medical record numbers, policy numbers and amounts are not detected; remove them yourself.

Justee detects full names and last-name-only references. Identical names get the same placeholder, but different forms of one name, such as "Dr. Kim" and "James Kim", may get different placeholders, so check the output.

Justee uses contextual analysis to distinguish between names and common words. While no system is perfect, the detection algorithms are designed to minimize both false positives (marking non-names as names) and false negatives (missing actual names).

Justee shows how many names, and other items, were found, by type. To check each one, download the redacted file and review it before use.

Justee is designed to detect names across diverse naming conventions. While optimized for English-language documents, the tool recognizes common international name patterns found in U.S. legal documents.

Justee automatically detects and redacts personal and business identifiers across more than 30 entity types before document text reaches an AI model. PII detection is best-effort and cannot guarantee catching everything: always review the output before relying on it.

Yes. Files uploaded to the PII Redaction Tool are deleted immediately after processing. Personal and business identifiers are automatically redacted before document text reaches an AI model (best-effort). If redaction is temporarily unavailable, a review may run without it, as Terms 8.5 explain. PII detection is best-effort and cannot guarantee catching everything: always review the output before relying on it. Your content is never used to train AI models. Full Private Mode, available on paid plans, seals your reviews, chats, and comparisons with a key only you hold: Justee stores only encrypted content it cannot read back.

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Last updated: October 6, 2026

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