AI legal research startup Descrybe has been added to the National Society for Legal Technology’s (NSLT) Legal Research Technology curriculum – a globally adopted program used by more than 350 universities, law schools, and other legal education programs across the USA. This is major validation for Descrybe, which now joins Lexis+, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, Fastcase, and HeinOnline as one of six core research tools taught in the curriculum, replacing Casetext, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2023 and is no longer available as a free resource.
Descrybe last year announced that it had completed a year-long effort to summarise and make searchable all State Supreme and appellate judicial decision from US State Courts. It rolled out a major upgrade last October and users can now search 3.6 million US judicial opinions using case facts or legal concepts, in either English or Spanish. In June this year, Descrybe launched a paid upgrade – the Legal Research Toolkit – including an ‘AI Cytator.’
“As a legal technology education expert and industry consultant, I’ve evaluated countless tools that promise to streamline legal research and analysis—but few deliver with the precision and practicality of Descrybe,” said Doug Lusk, founder and CEO of NSLT. “This platform stands out for its ability to distill complex court opinions into clear, accessible summaries while preserving the nuance and legal significance of the original text. Descrybe empowers attorneys, paralegals, and law students to engage with judicial content more efficiently and with greater confidence. In an era where time and clarity are at a premium, Descrybe.ai is setting a new standard for how legal information is consumed and understood,” he said.
With more than 50,000 monthly users, Descrybe’s Legal Research Toolkit offers natural language search, simplified case summaries, citation analysis, issue-level insights and a brief checker.
“Being included in the NSLT curriculum that reaches so many future legal professionals is a huge validation of the platform we’ve built,” said Kara Peterson, co-founder of Descrybe and a 2024 ABA Women of Legal Tech honoree. “It’s a proud moment to see Descrybe joining the ranks of the world’s most respected research tools—and to know we’re helping move the field forward.”
Descrybe won the 2024 Anthem Award for Best Use of AI, two Webby Award nominations for AI and Law, and a double finalist spot at the 2024 American Legal Technology Awards for Startup of the Year and AI Innovation. You can find out more about them and access the research platform HERE.