What is the AI Chat?

The Lawis AI Chat lets you have a conversation with an AI legal assistant trained on the Lawis legal database. Instead of browsing through search results, you ask a question and receive a direct, structured answer — with every claim backed by a citation to a primary source.

How it differs from the Search Engine

Both the Search Engine and AI Chat draw on the same legal database, but they serve different purposes:

• Search Engine — returns a ranked list of relevant documents. You browse and read them yourself. Best for exploring a topic or finding specific primary sources.
• AI Chat — returns a direct answer to your question, synthesizing information from multiple sources and citing them inline. Best for getting a quick, reliable answer to a specific legal question.

What makes it different from a generic AI

Unlike general-purpose AI assistants, the Lawis AI Chat does not rely on memorized training data to answer legal questions. Every response is grounded in live retrieval from the Lawis legal database — meaning answers reflect the actual text of laws and court decisions, not approximations.

You can see exactly which sources the AI used by expanding the citations in any response.

Multi-turn conversations

The AI Chat supports follow-up questions. If an initial answer raises new questions, you can ask for clarification, request more detail on a specific article, or explore a related issue — all within the same conversation. Context is maintained throughout the session.

How to access it

From the left navigation bar, click the Chat icon, or navigate to /conversation in the app. Click New Conversation to start a fresh session.