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How to submit a query in Ask Lexroom (example: family law)

How to enter a legal query in Ask Lexroom, select the right modules and read the answer with its sources: a practical example with a family law query.

Written by Caterina Tiziani

How it works

Ask Lexroom is the most-used section of the platform: you enter a legal query and Lexroom's artificial intelligence gives you an answer based on verifiable sources, generally within 60 seconds.

  1. Select the specific module for the query (e.g. Family)

  2. If useful, also add a macro-module (e.g. Civil): Lexroom will search for information and sources in both databases

  3. Write the query and send it with the arrow

Write in natural language, not keywords

Unlike traditional databases, the search should not be done by keywords (e.g. "intra-family damage compensation"), but by formulating a proper query, with questions in interrogative form. This way the artificial intelligence better understands what you're asking and produces a more accurate answer.

How to read the answer and the sources

  • In the sources panel you'll find all the sources used (legislation and case law, from both the Supreme Court and lower courts): each source can be viewed in its original form and downloaded

  • In the text of the answer you'll find clickable boxes (e.g. C1, C2): by clicking them you can see the headnote, view the excerpt of the ruling used for that paragraph, search for concurring and dissenting decisions and download the full source

After the answer

  • Go deeper: keep interacting with the AI by asking for more detail on the answer, even by attaching new documents to analyse

  • Copy the entire opinion to move it onto your letterhead

  • Export it to PDF or Word

  • Format the answer (at the top) to turn it, for example, into an email, a bulleted list or a table — see how to use the Format function

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