Using LawY in Archie for legal research

Learn how to use LawY, an AI-powered legal research assistant, to answer questions that involve substantive law.

LawY excels at helping you with the following tasks:

• Conducting legal research
• Finding relevant case law
• Creating case summaries
• Comparing case law
• Drafting documents and clauses
• Creating checklists

In addition to being a powerful, purpose-built AI for legal research, LawY also provides the ability for you to send its answers to a qualified lawyer in your practice area to review and verify the AI answer for accuracy. 

Learn more about LawY on their website and the LawY User Guide.

To get started with LawY:

1. Open a matter in the Smokeball Desktop App or Smokeball Web App.

2. Select the Archie tab.

   
   

3. Select Legal Research located on the top-left corner of the Archie screen.

   

4. Type your query in the LawY chat box. 

   • LawY is automatically configured according to the matter's practice area. For example, on a Commercial Lease matter, the LawY chat box prompt will display "Ask anything about "Lease - General Advice"..."

     

5.  LawY will generate an answer to your query. 

   

6. At the bottom of the response, you can view links to resources LawY considered, along with suggested follow-up questions you could ask. Click on the follow-up question to run it in the same conversation.

   

LawY is also integrated directly into Archie; if you enter a legal research oriented question in Archie, it will identify whether or not you would like to use LawY to answer the question, or to proceed with Archie.

Using LawY Deep Research

If you wish to validate an answer or would like to do further research on it, select Deep Research + Human Verification on the top-right corner of the conversation. This feature is included in the Archie add-on at no extra cost.

A panel will open from the right-hand-side of the screen, where LawY will display recommended follow-up questions. Tick the questions you want to research, then select Next.

Next, you will be prompted to select relevant facts for your research. If there are none from the LawY conversation, you can still continue with the Deep Research Request.

Lastly, select Request Research. There are two options you can choose from:

• Deep Research - LawY uses the newest and latest AI tools and models to conduct more research into your questions and facts. It will take approximately an hour to come back with its findings, and you can access this from the Deep Research tab on the left panel once it's ready.
• Deep Research + Verification - In addition to conducting deep research, LawY will send the findings from deep research to a qualified lawyer in the practice area to verify the answer. This takes approximately 1-3 business days. You can access Verifications from the Verification tab on the left panel once this process is complete.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Practice Areas and Matter Types can LawY assist with?

LawY is available for all Practice Areas and Matter Types across all states.

Why should I use LawY instead of Archie for legal research?

LawY has a proprietary knowledge base that has the option to have questions verified by qualified lawyers. View the LawY user guide to understand more about using LawY for various use cases.

LawY excels at providing general matter information tailored to a Practice Area and case law, while Archie excels at using facts and documents that encompass the full context of your matter.

Does LawY provide legal advice?

LawY does not provide legal advice. It is strictly a legal research tool which focuses on helping you explore legal questions and principles and should not replace the crucial work of a lawyer.

By using LawY, you must ensure that you thoroughly read, understand and check the accuracy of all generated answers before using them in your work.

I need help with LawY. Who should I reach out to?

For further assistance with LawY, contact LawY support on their website or email hello@lawy.ai