Citation Check
Citation check solutions verify that case citations in briefs, motions, and pleadings are accurate and correctly formatted, replacing what has traditionally been painstaking manual proofreading. Some are word processor plug-ins that check citation formatting in-app and build tables of authorities as a document is drafted. Others accept an uploaded brief and return additional relevant cases, updates on a cited case's current status, or authority that should be cited in opposition. This functionality extends beyond the US to jurisdictions with their own citation conventions. Solutions are used before filing to catch both formatting errors and substantive issues, such as citing overturned or superseded authority, helping teams avoid embarrassing or sanctionable errors in front of a court. Generative AI has made this checking faster and more thorough, with tools now able to extract citations directly from a document, cross-reference them against case law databases, and flag citations that misstate a holding or are no longer good law. Tools that broadly detect AI hallucinations, apply guardrails to AI outputs, or monitor AI usage across an organization sit in the separate AI Deployment category; this category covers checking specifically aimed at the citations within a legal document.
Citation check solutions verify that case citations in briefs, motions, and pleadings are accurate and correctly formatted, replacing what has traditionally been painstaking manual proofreading. Some are word processor plug-ins that check citation formatting in-app and build tables of authorities as a document is drafted. Others accept an uploaded brief and return additional relevant cases, updates on a cited case's current status, or authority that should be cited in opposition. This functionality extends beyond the US to jurisdictions with their own citation conventions. Solutions are used before filing to catch both formatting errors and substantive issues, such as citing overturned or superseded authority, helping teams avoid embarrassing or sanctionable errors in front of a court. Generative AI has made this checking faster and more thorough, with tools now able to extract citations directly from a document, cross-reference them against case law databases, and flag citations that misstate a holding or are no longer good law. Tools that broadly detect AI hallucinations, apply guardrails to AI outputs, or monitor AI usage across an organization sit in the separate AI Deployment category; this category covers checking specifically aimed at the citations within a legal document.
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