Legal & Law Firms
Enhance research and litigation insight with open legal and financial data.
Whether in private practice, legal education, or public interest law, organizations are turning to open data to elevate the way they research, advise, and litigate. Here’s how leading firms, colleges, and legal clinics are putting that data to work
Advanced Case Law Research & Structuring
A litigation firm handling commercial disputes needed a faster way to prepare for motion practice and precedent analysis.
By implementing a platform that structured court dockets and filings into searchable insights—tagging entities, motions, and outcomes—they moved from static keyword search to dynamic, context-aware research.
This reduced research time by 50% and helped attorneys craft arguments precisely aligned with prior rulings and judicial tendencies.
Litigation Outcome Forecasting
A class action firm specializing in securities law wanted to better assess case viability before committing to major filings.
Using historical case trends, judge decisions, and jurisdictional data, the firm built a prediction engine to forecast outcomes. These scores influenced whether to lead, join, or avoid high-cost litigations
The data-enabled approach led to a stronger win/loss ratio and higher ROI per case filed.
Due Diligence for M&A and Regulatory Risk
A corporate law team supporting M&A deals needed more clarity on legal exposure tied to acquisition targets.
They integrated open legal records and financial data to uncover undisclosed disputes, repeat litigation history, and enforcement actions. The resulting risk profiles gave deal teams leverage in negotiations.
In one deal, the discovery of a history of wage theft claims enabled the client to reduce their offer by 12%—saving millions in contingent liability.
Empowering Law Schools & Legal Clinics with Case Insight
A university law school running a public legal clinic needed better tools to train students in case law analysis and legal reasoning.
They adopted an open-data research platform that allowed students to explore real-world dockets, decisions, and filings—structured by issue, outcome, and legal argument.
This transformed how clinical teams prepared for hearings, strengthened student learning outcomes, and allowed faculty to build simulation exercises from live precedent. It also enabled low-income clients to receive more thoroughly researched legal assistance.
From courtroom to classroom, open legal and financial data is helping lawyers, students, and researchers work smarter—fueling better insights, better service, and better outcomes.
