Clearbrief

Clearbrief is an AI-powered legal writing and brief drafting platform that works as a Microsoft Word add-in, helping litigation attorneys find, verify, and cite factual evidence directly in their documents. Core capabilities: AI-powered fact-finding from discovery documents, citation checking (legal and factual), automatic Table of Authorities generation, brief analysis showing how well citations support arguments, interactive cloud-hosted filings with clickable source links, timeline generation, and exhibit creation. Founded 2020 in Seattle by Jacqueline Schafer. ~$8M total funding ($4M raised Jun 2024, per LawNext/GeekWire). ~39 employees. 16K+ LinkedIn followers. SOC 2 Type 2 certified. Claims to save 7 hours per week of litigation work. Key partnerships: Dykema (AmLaw firm-wide adoption), LexisNexis (access Lexis content within Word), Clio (integration), MyCase (partnership), Fastcase (instant legal research access). $300/brief per-brief pricing option available alongside subscription. 2025 Legalweek Awards finalist (multiple categories). Free paralegal training course. Clearbrief AI Academy for hands-on training. Reddit sentiment positive: ‘I use it to cite check my appellate briefs’ (r/LawFirm), praised for BriefCatch-like usefulness. G2 listed. Used by law firms, courts, government agencies, and in-house teams. Patented AI technology.

Capabilities

Spans 10 product areas: Brief , Drafting and , Analysis, Citation , Checking, Document , Checking and , Formatting, Review and , Legal Research.

Workflow Coverage

Based on published feature listings, this tool maps to 1 workflow area:

• Research & Analysis — Citation Checking, Citation Analysis

Workflow mappings derived from published feature lists. Not independently verified.

Company Info

• Founded: 2020
• Team size: 1-10 employees
• Funding: $6.5M
• HQ: United States
• Sector: Litigation

What We Haven’t Verified

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