Prepare a matter
Turn scattered documents and correspondence into a clear starting point, with the facts organised for review.
Legal practice · Development partnership
Legal Intelligence for advocates and law firms
Spend your time on the case, not the file. Led by advocates and lawyers in India and Australia.
- Availability
- In development. Practitioner trials begin once each workflow passes legal and technical review; there is no general release date yet.
- Who it helps
- Advocates, law firms and in-house legal teams who want to spend less time on preparation and research, with a lawyer reviewing every output.
Matter preparation, research and first drafts in one workspace. Every suggestion links back to the document it came from, and a lawyer decides what is used.
Prototype walkthrough
One matter, from client to assessment.
Follow a fictional matter through the prototype, from choosing the client to a draft assessment. Nothing moves on until the lawyer confirms it.
Step 1 of 6 · Client information
Start with the client.
Link the matter to a client from the firm’s directory or register a new one. The client can be changed later without losing documents or assessment history.
The lawyer chooses the client.
Freight logistics company
Organisation · existing client
Step 2 of 6 · Matter details
Set the context once.
Record the parties, whether proceedings have started and what the client wants assessed. The same matter carries on if proceedings begin later.
The lawyer records the instructions.
- Matter
- Unpaid freight invoices
- Representing
- Claimant
- Proceedings
- Already in court · evidence served
- Jurisdiction
- Australia · New South Wales
- To assess
- Prospects on the unpaid invoices and the agreed rate rise
Step 3 of 6 · Documents
Bring in the instructions and evidence.
Upload files, attach documents the firm already holds, or connect a mailbox or drive. The matter agent searches connected accounts for material that belongs to the matter and suggests it with reasons. Each document is then classified automatically.
The lawyer adds what belongs and confirms each type.
Agent searched 2 connected accounts
3 documents suggested for this matter, each with the agent’s reasons.
- Master services agreement.pdfUploadedAI suggested type: Contract · 97%Confirmed
- Rate variation email.emlFound by the agent · mailboxAI suggested type: Correspondence · 94%Confirmed
- Invoices 3318 to 3335.pdfFound by the agent · driveAI suggested type: Evidence · 88%Confirmed
- Operations manager affidavit.pdfFirm libraryAI suggested type: Evidence · 81%Needs review
15 documents prepared. Types are suggested by the agent and confirmed or corrected by the lawyer.
Step 4 of 6 · Extraction & review
Review what the documents say.
A case summary is drawn from the prepared documents. Each value links to the exact quotation it came from, and the lawyer confirms, corrects or excludes it.
The lawyer confirms every value.
27 of 64 fields extracted12 documents cited
A coverage report, not a checklist. Every field is optional.
- Confirmed
Rate variation
12% rise for fuel and tolls, agreed from January
Email of 11 December · page 1
- Confirmed
Amount outstanding
$486,320 across invoices 3318 to 3335
Invoice schedule · page 2
- Awaiting review
Withholding clause
Clause 11.4 applies when monthly performance falls below 95%
Master services agreement · page 14
Step 5 of 6 · Analyse & research
Identify the issues, then research them.
Legal issues are drawn from the reviewed extraction. Research attaches authorities to each issue and stays separate from the case evidence. Both run only when the lawyer chooses.
The lawyer accepts or rejects each issue.
- I1Was the rate rise validly agreed?3 sources
- I2Did the withholding go beyond the clause?2 sources
- I3Was the cross-claim notified in time?2 sources
3 authorities retained
9 of 18 searches returned results. Searches that found nothing are shown too.
Step 6 of 6 · Assessment & report
Complete an assessment you can stand behind.
The narrative cites the extraction, issues and authorities it relies on. Each completion is saved as a version that never changes, and a report is optional.
The lawyer completes and owns the assessment.
Assessment completed · v1.0
Saved exactly as completed, with 15 source versions.
- Prospects
- Strong on liability for the invoices. Good on the rate rise, which rests on the carrier’s own email and file note.
- Key risks
- Authority to vary the rates may be challenged. Late notice of damage is pleaded against the claim.
Next: open preparation
Where it saves time.
Find relevant material
Go straight to the facts and sources you need instead of rereading the whole file.
Spot changes, gaps and conflicts
When new documents arrive, see which facts changed, where evidence is missing and where sources disagree, for you to assess.
Prepare drafts for review
Develop research notes and first drafts for a lawyer to check, refine and use in their work.
Who shapes it
Built by lawyers, for lawyers.
Legal Intelligence is led by advocates and lawyers. Our legal lead is an advocate with more than 25 years across legal practice and technology, from courtroom work to cybersecurity and AI systems.
- Lawyers set the priorities
- Advocates and lawyers decide which preparation, research and drafting work we build for first.
- Lawyers define what good looks like
- Legal quality criteria, from source accuracy to usefulness, come from practice. Our evaluation team tests each workflow against them.
- Lawyers sign off before trials
- A workflow reaches practitioner trials only after legal and technical review. Each practice agrees its workflow and jurisdiction, and lawyers review every output before use.
- AI Alchemy builds it
- As technology partner, AI Alchemy provides product engineering, AI systems, integration and technical security.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
Does it give legal advice?
No. It prepares material for a lawyer: organised facts, research and first drafts. A lawyer reviews every output and decides what is used.
Which jurisdictions does it cover?
We are developing it with advocates and lawyers in India and Australia. Each workflow is evaluated for each jurisdiction before a practitioner trial.
Where do matter documents go?
The proposed workspace runs in the firm’s own tenant, and a lawyer chooses which documents belong to a matter and who can see them. You do not need to share client documents to become a development partner.
What does a development partnership involve?
You tell us which preparation, research or drafting work to improve, then give feedback and review outputs as each workflow develops. No client or matter details are needed to start, and participation and any trial scope are agreed with you first.
The work behind the platform.
Preparation takes experienced lawyers away from advice and clients. The case study sets out that problem and the outcomes practitioner trials will assess.
Read the Legal Intelligence storyYour next step
Help shape Legal Intelligence.
Tell us about your practice and the work you would like to spend less time on. AI Alchemy receives your enquiry and arranges a conversation with our legal lead about the development stage and how your firm could take part.