AI for Lawyers: Legal Research That Doesn't Miss Citations

By Jordan Taylor

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You've been burned before. Missed a case that opposing counsel found. Spent 8 hours on research that a partner dismissed in 5 minutes. Or worse—cited something that wasn't quite what you thought it was.

AI legal research tools can cut your research time by 60-75%. But they come with a catch that's ended careers: hallucinated citations. The AI will confidently cite cases that don't exist or misstate holdings so subtly you'd never catch it without reading the full opinion.