What you can do with Ask Lexroom
Ask Lexroom is the right feature for everything that isn't document drafting in the strict sense:
Analyse documents: click Attach and insert one or more files (maximum 20, in PDF, text or Word format)
Ask for an opinion: you have a doubt or a new client and don't know where to start reasoning about the case
Build an analysis or a strategy: what you used to do by searching for rulings in a database and "connecting the dots", Lexroom does for you
You can select one or more areas of law (depending on your subscription), combining general modules — such as Civil, with Supreme Court and lower courts — and more vertical, sector-specific modules on the topic you need.
Practical example: analysing a statement of claim
In the video, a colleague's draft statement of claim is analysed, to understand whether it was well written and had valid arguments. A civil-law topic, so:
Select the Civil module
Attach the statement of claim
Enter a prompt in natural language, for example: Analyse the attached statement of claim. I'm defending the claimant: suggest changes or additional elements and add recent case law to support my argument.
Click the blue arrow: in about a minute Lexroom analyses the document, cross-referencing it with the database of the selected module
How to read the result
In the sidebar you'll find all the sources used to answer (in the example: 13 between rules and case law), cited in the paragraphs of the answer
For each citation you can: download the official source, generate a headnote in a few seconds, search for concurring and dissenting decisions to understand the lines of case law
The answer also flags points of the document to strengthen (in the example: an aspect that was only mentioned and deserved more depth) and further rulings to support the argument
And after the analysis?
Do you have doubts or want to explore an aspect further? Continue the dialogue in the follow-ups bar
Are you satisfied? Download the file in Word (to keep working on it) or in PDF
The generated opinion can become the basis for Document Drafting: the case-law support you've gathered will help you draft the official document and consolidate the argument
A tip on language
Ask questions in natural language, as if you were discussing with a colleague or giving instructions to a very well-prepared trainee. The better the question is phrased, the better the support will be.
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