The Toronto-based company Alexi, whose platform provides AI-driven tools for litigators, said today that it has launched an “advanced legal reasoning” capability that will “elevate litigators’ capacity to analyze and understand the full complexities of issues and facts of any given litigation file.” In a press release announcing the news, Alexi claims that this is […]
The Toronto-based company Alexi, whose platform provides AI-driven tools for litigators, said today that it has launched an “advanced legal reasoning” capability that will “elevate litigators’ capacity to analyze and understand the full complexities of issues and facts of any given litigation file.”
In a press release announcing the news, Alexi claims that this is the “first-ever” advanced legal reasoning tool for litigators.
“This new product allows lawyers to upload tens of thousands of documents and conduct deep analyses to uncover insights into the strengths, weaknesses, and potential strategies buried in the complexities of the facts and issues — all within minutes,” the press release says.
This news comes on the heels of Alexi’s announcement last October of a significant expansion of its platform, following its $11 million Series A raise last June.
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In an interview today, Mark Doble, CEO of Alexi, told me that the new tool uses orchestration of a suite of specialized AI agents to provide results that contain properties of legal reasoning.
These agents can answer lawyers’ questions and perform other tasks by reviewing collections of up to 10,000 documents along with legal research materials and web resources.
The tool orchestrates which agents it needs to perform the task, and then engages them to deliver the results.
Doble offered the example of a lawyer using the tool to answer the question, “What was the spouse’s income in 2021 for calculating child support?”
Because the answer to that question requires understanding of the legal standard for calculating income in the context of child support, the orchestrator would first employ an agent to search statutory or case law for that standard.
It then employs another agent to apply that understanding to all of the documents in the case and extract the information needed to provide the appropriate answer.
According to Alexi, this new ALR technology can be used for:
- Case strategy development. Lawyers can seek answers to complex questions such as, “What is the weakest part of our claim concerning liability?” By analyzing key documents and referencing leading legal authorities, Alexi will provide a detailed response.
- Chronology building. Alexi can create comprehensive, issue-specific chronologies.
- Outcome-oriented strategy suggestions. Based on an understanding of the case’s key legal issues and facts, Alexi can propose tailored strategies to achieve the desired outcomes.
Doble believes this is the first legal AI product to use agent orchestration in this manner to achieve results that mirror legal reasoning.
Although I requested a demonstration of the product, Doble said it will not be ready to demonstrate until later this month.
For now, the product remains in development and testing with selected customers. It is slated for release for general availability in February, he said.
The product will be integrated in Alexi’s existing platform at no extra cost to current subscribers or to subscribers who sign up before the end of January. New pricing will be put in place when the product is released in February.
