Enterprise AI
Legal research AI
AI used to find, organize or analyze legal material.
Example
A researcher uses a tool to identify potentially relevant decisions.
Why people use it
It helps legal researchers search and organize large amounts of material.
What you'll hear
“Find decisions that might be relevant to this issue.”
What this means for you
Check authorities in reliable legal sources before relying on them.
Can you control it?
Sometimes
Sometimes. Your choices depend on the tool and your access. The settings available to an everyday user may differ from those available to the people running it.
Common questions
- Can generated case citations be accepted without checking?
- No. Citations and descriptions can be made-up or misread.
- Can an old case no longer be reliable authority?
- Yes. Later decisions or legal changes can affect how it should be used.
- Can a tool miss the relevant jurisdiction?
- Yes. Similar legal words can refer to different rules in different places.