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What Is a Legal Research Platform?

A database of cases, statutes, regulations and secondary sources with search and, increasingly, AI-generated answers with citations.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

AI research tools have changed how lawyers start research, with plain-language questions instead of search strings. The citations still need to be read and checked before anyone relies on them.

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Related Terms

Citator
A tool that shows whether a case or statute is still good law and how later decisions have treated it.
RAG (retrieval-augmented generation)
An AI technique that first looks up relevant documents, such as cases or your contracts, and then has the model answer from what it found.
Citation checking
Verifying that every case, statute and quote cited in a brief or memo exists, says what it is cited for, and is still good law.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.