Clearbrief

Clearbrief is an AI-powered platform for citation verification and evidence-linked legal drafting, built into Microsoft Word, that helps legal and HR teams draft and verify fact-intensive documents by connecting citations directly to their sources.

Key features and functions include:

Cite-Checking
Scans an open Word document and displays each citation alongside its source, drawing on integrations with LexisNexis and Fastcase/vLex as well as user-uploaded case materials. The tool flags citations that may be fabricated or misquoted, or where the cited source does not fully support the associated sentence.

Fact-Citation and Verification
Locates and inserts citations for sentences in a draft by matching them against uploaded evidence, such as discovery documents, deposition transcripts, and medical records. Users can apply this to individual sentences or full sections of a document.

Cite Check Report
Produces a downloadable record documenting that each citation in a document was reviewed, with flagged citations linked to a web-based version of the brief that can be viewed by colleagues or clients without opening Word.

Hyperlinked Timelines
Extracts dates and facts from case documents and medical records to build chronological timelines with citations linked to their underlying sources.

Table Builder and Evidence Summaries
Compiles facts from case materials, including depositions and medical records, into structured tables and summaries for comparing information across a matter.

Tables of Authorities and Hyperlinked Filings
Generates a Table of Authorities and converts citations into firm- or court-specified formats, then hyperlinks citations throughout a filing.

Smart Exhibits
Formats, numbers, and organizes exhibits from upload through filing, and updates exhibit names and the exhibit index as a document changes.

Investigation Reports
Drafts investigation reports and declarations from uploaded evidence, with factual statements linked to their sources; intended for in-house HR and legal teams conducting internal reviews.

Bring Your Own Storage
An enterprise option that allows organizations to retain uploaded documents within their own cloud storage environment.

Clearbrief has received industry recognition including the Legalweek Litigation Technology of the Year award (2023 and 2026), the Legalweek Technology for Good award (2026), the LegalTech Breakthrough Award for Legal Compliance Solution of the Year (2025), and the Clio Cloud Conference's Best Practice of Law App award (2025).