During a bathroom break in a law school class, Bradley Neal, a 3L at The George Washington University Law School, conceptualized a generative AI product that aids law students in understanding and briefing cases. Losing track of a case discussion during his brief absence, he turned to GPT-4, an artificial intelligence tool, for answers. This sparked an idea: could the AI generate concise briefs for legal cases?
Following this class break eureka moment, Neal developed and launched Lexplug, a platform intended to make interfacing with legal cases more accessible, efficient, and engaging for law students. Lexplug’s foundation is a library of case briefs, entirely crafted by Neal using GPT-4. He has produced 7,000 briefs thus far and aims to reach a goal of 50,000 by year-end. He prioritizes on basis of syllabi from basic law school courses such as constitutional law and torts and holds complete texts of every briefed case. It is worth noting that devising a method for GPT-4 to reliably generate precise and error-free briefs was a process of one-month of trial and error.
Additional features of Lexplug include an interactive tool, Gunnerbot, which allows students to ask questions about the case while viewing a brief, and the “Explain Like I’m 5” Mode, responsible for translating legal jargon into simplified terms. Neal also plans to roll out a feature that allows users to create case briefs instantly, ideally in less than 90 seconds, for cases that haven’t been briefed yet.
Subscriptions follow a seven-day free trial at $9 per month, placing Lexplug in direct competition with other legal services like Quimbee, which offers 45,500 case briefs for $19 per month. However, Lexplug’s inception coupled with the forthcoming features signifying an overall enhancement to the learning process may present a significant edge in the competition.
It’s noteworthy to mention that this isn’t Neal’s first foray into legal tech. He’s used his technological prowess before to develop Channel 42, a voice chat channel for Reddit users, and Counsel Companion, a Chrome extension acting as a legal research assistant. Furthermore, he lodged a podcast, titled The Supreme Court: Oral Arguments, which streams court’s oral arguments on the day they are published. The tech-savvy law student’s future career remains undecided, but it’s clear that his contributions to legal tech are invaluable.
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