Find Precedents: AI-Powered Legal Precedent Search

Search millions of cases to find the perfect precedent. Get AI-curated results with shepardizing and relevance scoring.

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Will M. Helixon
K&L Gates
Foley's List
Mayer LLP
Government of Western Australia
Clayton Utz
Allens
Morgan Lewis Bockius
Piper Alderman
Shearn Delamore
Southern Arizona Legal Aid
Will M. Helixon
K&L Gates

How NexLaw’s Find Precedents Feature Works

Our AI-powered precedent finder understands your legal issue —
not just keywords.

1

Describe Your Issue

Type your legal question or describe your case facts in plain English. No Boolean operators needed.

2

AI Finds Analogous Cases

NexLaw’s legal AI searches millions of cases and ranks results by relevance, not just keyword matches.

3

Review & Cite

Get shepardized precedents with AI summaries, key quotes, and Bluebook citations ready to use.

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Why Litigators Choose NexLaw
for Precedent Research

Stop wasting hours on irrelevant cases. Find the perfect precedent in seconds.

Semantic Understanding

AI understands legal concepts and analogies, not just keyword matches. Find truly relevant precedents.

Auto-Shepardizing

Every case is automatically checked for negative treatment. Never cite bad law again.

Relevance Scoring

AI ranks cases by how well they match your facts and legal issue, not just citation count.

Smart Filtering

Filter by jurisdiction, court level, date, case type, and outcome. Save custom filters.

Key Quotes Extracted

AI highlights the most relevant passages and holdings. Copy-paste ready for your brief.

Research Libraries

Save cases, create folders, and build reusable research libraries organized by practice area.

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What Litigators Say About Our Legal AI Assistant

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Will M. Helixon
Founder & Attorney, Military Law Specialist
Law Office of Will M. Helixon
US
"After 31 years in military law and 150+ jury trials, I approached NexLaw with healthy skepticism. The platform exceeded my high expectations fundamentally changing how my team approaches research and case preparation. The TrialPrep feature has become indispensable, elevating our trial readiness to new heights."

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Find quick answers to common questions about us!

1. What is the Find Precedents feature in NexLaw?

The Find Precedents feature helps legal professionals quickly identify relevant legal precedents using AI, allowing them to support arguments and legal analysis with applicable past cases.

2. Who should use NexLaw’s Find Precedents feature?

This feature is designed for lawyers, litigators, legal teams, and law firms that need fast access to relevant case law when preparing pleadings, opinions, submissions, or legal strategies.

3. How does Find Precedents work?

NexLaw analyses legal queries, facts, and issues to surface relevant judicial decisions and precedents, helping lawyers locate supporting case law more efficiently than manual research.

4. Can Find Precedents be used across different jurisdictions?

Yes. The feature supports multi-jurisdictional legal research, enabling lawyers to identify and review precedents relevant to different legal systems and courts.

5. Does Find Precedents replace traditional legal research?

No. Find Precedents is a research support tool, not a substitute for professional legal research or judgement. All results should be reviewed and validated by a qualified legal professional.

6. How accurate are the precedents identified by NexLaw?

NexLaw provides AI-assisted results based on available legal data, but lawyers should verify relevance, authority, and applicability before relying on any precedent in practice.

7. Is my legal research data secure on NexLaw?

Yes. NexLaw uses enterprise-grade security measures to ensure all legal research inputs and outputs remain confidential and protected.

8. Can Find Precedents be used together with other NexLaw features?

Absolutely. The feature integrates seamlessly with Legal Research, Build Argument, Compare Jurisdiction, and Case Chronology, enabling a more connected and efficient legal workflow.

9. How does Find Precedents improve legal productivity?

By reducing the time spent searching for relevant case law, NexLaw allows lawyers to focus more on analysis, strategy, and client advisory work.

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