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“For natural language editing you have NotebookLM, Spellbook, Harvey etc.”
in “What is the best (and most reliable) legal AI/software out there?” · 25 voices
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- r/Lawyertalk · May 25, 2026
HarveyValues“For drafting legislation and working with case law, probably Harvey AI.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · May 23, 2026ValuesSmokeball with its Archie AI add-in is easier than Needles, includes court forms, and the AI is very good. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Mar 30, 2026CoCounselValues
“The AI search is actually useful and it's way cheaper than Westlaw.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Mar 18, 2026MixedNo single tool covers everything, so stack a practice guide, a dedicated legal AI and case law, and keep ChatGPT away from client work. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 23, 2026
ClioValues“Based on your specific use cases I would say the one solution that comes the closest is Clio.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Nov 20, 2025ClaudeValues
“Now using Claude sonnet 4.5 the results are much better.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Nov 3, 2025MixedGenie AI has been much smoother than Robin AI for drafting and review in-house, while Westlaw is still unmatched for deep research. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Oct 29, 2025ValuesWestlaw and Lexis remain the gold standard for research, while AI Lawyer is solid for contracts, motions and filings and rarely hallucinates. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Oct 20, 2025ValuesAI Lawyer is the most consistent for drafting and templates, and vLex Vincent is more trustworthy than general LLMs for case law research. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Oct 20, 2025
vLex VincentValues“For case law, I still use vLex (Vincent AI) and Fastcase - they’re more trustworthy than general LLMs for research.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Oct 20, 2025ValuesUses AI Lawyer for drafting and review and values that it flags missing terms and citation errors instead of hallucinating law. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Aug 20, 2025Westlaw AICriticizesCalls Westlaw's AI suite and CoCounsel worthless, saying the AI research pales next to a proper boolean search. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Jul 9, 2025MixedUses Gavel for work product including contract analysis and redlining, and uses ChatGPT only for business ops because they don't trust it with client data. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Apr 24, 2025
ChatGPTCriticizesArgues lawyers should not put confidential client matters into general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT and should use security-first legal tools instead. (summary, not a quote)open - r/Lawyertalk · Apr 9, 2025MixedUses Iqidis as a daily driver for drafting and research, calls much legal AI hype, and finds Spellbook's suggestions inconsistent. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Mar 8, 2025ValuesChose Alexi over CaseText and ChatGPT's legal premium offering and is very happy so far. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 14, 2025Westlaw AIValues
“For case search and practical guides -- Westlaw Practical Law. Nothing beats that yet, not even their CoCounsel app.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Feb 2, 2025Lexis+ AIValues
“I agree, after 25 years with westlaw, I switched to Lexis within the past year and it's AI/ protege program has changed my life.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Dec 22, 2024ValuesReports a good pilot experience with SmartCounsel.AI for research, drafting and document analysis, rating it as good as CoCounsel at $100 per user per month. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Sep 30, 2024CoCounselValues
“I use Casetext, like it. I used to use SmartRules, totally not worth it-dumped it.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Aug 22, 2024MixedSays SwiftLaw is great for document creation, contract review and editing at $100/month, but has no legal research capability. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Apr 18, 2024Lexis+ AIValues
“Lexis has an AI that is decent at answering legal questions with citations.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Apr 18, 2024ChatGPTCriticizes
“Even for case law, it will sometimes merge the most common cases, and spit out a case that doesn’t exist.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Apr 18, 2024CriticizesConsiders LLMs fundamentally unsuited to legal research beyond the broadest level and recommends Practical Law instead. (summary, not a quote)open