Courtroom Asssistant

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  Courtroom Assistant is designed to support you during live courtroom proceedings. It functions as your real-time AI co-counsel, using your prepared case strategy and exhibit list from TrialPrep to generate and refine legal arguments as hearings progress.

Getting Started: Launching Courtroom Assistant

1. Navigating from TrialPrep

   • • You will need an active TrialPrep to access courtroom assistant.
   • • Select the button “Start Courtroom Assistant”.

   

2. Entering details for the Assistant

   • • Give the session a name (E.g. Court Session1).
   • • Choose the exhibit list you want to bring into the session.
   • • Courtroom Assistant will reference all selected exhibits, witness statements, and related materials when generating in-court arguments.

   

3. Creating Courtroom Assistant Session

   • • Select “Start Session”.

   

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In-Court Use: Engaging with Courtroom Assistant

1. Ask Legal Questions in Real Time

   • During your hearing, type or speak naturally with Courtroom Assistant.

   • Example prompts:

     • • “Summarize the exhibits supporting our motion for summary judgment.”
     • • “What’s the strongest counter to the objection on admissibility?”

   

2. Receive Contextual Arguments

   • • Courtroom Assistant will analyze your exhibit list, prior strategy, and jurisdictional law to generate structured responses.
   • • Each output includes relevant legal reasoning, citations, and evidence references

   

3. Refine, Adapt, and Apply

   • • Use the generated argument to strengthen your oral submissions, written notes, or responses to opposing counsel.
   • • Courtroom Assistant provides the analytical foundation, but you remain in full control of how the arguments are presented and delivered — ensuring every statement aligns with your legal strategy and professional judgment.

Post-Session: Updating and Continuing Strategy

1. End the Courtroom Session

   • When your hearing concludes, click End Session to save the session log and generated arguments.

   

2. Upload Additional Materials

   • • Jury Instructions documents (Mandatory)
   • • Additional Evidence (Optional)

   

3. Return to TrialPrep and Prepare for the Next Session

   • • Courtroom Assistant automatically synchronizes your new inputs with TrialPrep.
   • • TrialPrep then re-analyzes your case to update your overall trial strategy and recommendations.

   

   • • Repeat the process for subsequent hearings or trial days.