The AI Assistant, complete guide

The AI Assistant answers questions about Supreme Court of India cases, orders, defects, listings and court-wide figures from the records LawyerInsight holds. It also explains points of law and procedure in plain words and writes first drafts. It is a research aid. It is not legal advice, and it does not replace reading the order itself. For an overview of the product, see what LawyerInsight is.

You need an account to use it. On the web it is called AI Assistant in the left menu. In the mobile app it is the home screen, called Assistant in the side menu.

Asking a question

Type the question the way you would ask a colleague. The assistant looks things up in the records first and then writes the answer. While it works, a "Thinking..." line shows plain-language steps such as "Finding the case" or "Reading the order".

Questions that work well:

These are starter suggestions from the web chat. Press Stop (the square button) to stop an answer part-way.

Naming the case

To look up one case, give the diary number with its year, or the case number (for example SLP(C) 1234/2025), or a CNR. If more than one case matches, the assistant lists them. In the app you can also attach a case to the question with Attach a case, so the assistant knows which matter you mean. On a case page on the web, the AI Workspace tab has quick buttons for "Last order", "Next listing" and "Open defects". See diary number vs case number if you are unsure which to use.

How answers cite their sources

Facts about cases, advocates, judges or counts carry numbered markers such as [1], [2]. On the web each marker is a small chip. Click it to open the source: a case page, a judge or advocate profile, an organization page, or an external document such as an order PDF. In the app, the answer ends with a Sources list, and each source can be opened.

A few points about how to read answers:

• Case facts should come only from what its lookups returned. If it finds no matching case, it should say so rather than guess.
• It names the case (title plus diary number or citation) for each fact it states.
• General explanations of law (a limitation period, what a section says) come from the assistant's own knowledge, not from court records. Those answers end with a short line saying they are general information, and you should check the bare Act.

Tip: Click the marker for any date, name or number you will rely on. For anything you will file or cite, open the official order from the case page.

Follow-ups and conversations

Every question you ask belongs to a conversation, and the assistant keeps the thread, so you can say "and the next hearing?" without repeating the case.

• After an answer, up to three suggested follow-up questions can appear. Click one to ask it.
• Under a finished answer on the web you can Copy the text, copy a Share link to the conversation, and mark it Helpful or Not helpful. In the app the actions are Copy answer, Share answer, Read aloud, Ask again and Good answer / Not helpful.
• The conversation list on the web has New chat, Search chats, rename and delete. Deleting asks you to click a second time ("Sure?"). In the app, press and hold a chat to delete it.
• The Share link opens the conversation for its owner after sign-in. It is not a public page, so a colleague cannot read your chat from it. To send a client a case status, use Share with client on a tracked case instead (see tracking a case).

Note: In the app, Ask again asks the same question again, and it counts as a new question for the day.

For some actions on your own data the assistant stops and asks you to confirm before it goes ahead. Stopping tracking of a case and forgetting a saved memory both work this way: a card appears with Confirm and Cancel.

Attaching a photo or document

You can attach a file to a question, for example to ask "What does this order say?" or "Is this defect memo curable?". On the web, use the + button next to the question box and choose Camera, Photos or Document. The app has the same three choices under Attach.

Limits to know:

• At most 3 files per question, and at most 20 uploads per day.
• Excel (.xlsx) files are not supported yet.
• The type is checked from the file's contents, not its name, so a renamed file is refused. A PDF or Word file that is damaged or password-protected cannot be opened.
• A file sent with no question is treated as "What does this say? Summarise it and point out anything I need to act on."
• If it names a case or diary number, the assistant looks that case up before saying anything beyond what the file itself says. It treats the file's text as your document, not as instructions.

What happens to the file. Files are kept for 24 hours and then deleted. The conversation keeps only the file name and type, not the file. Photos and scanned pages (a PDF with no text layer) are read by an outside AI service (Gemini). The text of a document, or what was read from a photo, is used by the assistant to write the answer and is cut at 40,000 characters. Uploading costs no question; the question that uses the files counts as one question. See the privacy policy for the full picture.

If a photo cannot be read just now, you are asked to try again or paste the text.

Drafting filing documents

There are two separate ways to get a draft.

Ask the assistant to draft

Ask for a prayer, application, affidavit, notice, reply or synopsis. The assistant writes the draft in full, in the style an advocate would file, and puts anything it does not know in [square brackets] for you to fill in. Where it is unsure of a rule or section, it should leave it out or mark it [verify]. This is an ordinary question and uses one question from your allowance.

Draft from a case page

On a case page on the web, sign in and open Draft a document. Pick a document, give the few details it asks for (all optional), and choose Create draft. Facts such as the cause title, parties and dates come from the case record. Whatever the record cannot supply stays in brackets, and a Still to fill in list shows what is left. You can Download Word or Copy text. This is template-based. No AI model is called, so it does not use a question or a credit.

Placeholders you will meet include the I.A. number and year, the date and the AOR code. The vakalatnama carries a reminder to affix the Advocates' Welfare Fund stamp and verify the amount. The condonation drafts can suggest days of delay from the record dates, to be verified.

Before you file on the same page checks the case record against the points the Registry most often objects to. Each point is marked Needs attention, Check yourself or Looks fine. It shows only what the record shows.

Warning: Every draft carries the line "Check every fact, date and reference before filing. Not legal advice." Read each paragraph, and check dates, case numbers and legal references against the source documents before you sign.

Memory

The assistant can remember facts and case notes, but only when you ask it to, for example "remember that I am focused on the Kerala High Court appeals". Open Assistant memory in the account menu (web address /settings/memory) to review, edit or delete what is kept. Notes are grouped as About you, General and one group per case. Use Pause memory to stop the assistant using or learning memories while keeping what is saved, or Delete all to clear everything. Pinned items are always recalled. Only you can see them. Details are in what the assistant remembers.

Plan limits and credits

Every AI feature is limited by your plan. At the time of writing, the Free plan allows 10 assistant questions a day and the Pro plan allows 100. These numbers are settings and can change, so check your own figures rather than relying on this page: open Plan and usage in the account menu (web address /settings/plan) when it is available to you. It shows your plan, today's use, and the time the allowance resets. A day runs from midnight to midnight Indian time.

• When you are down to 3 questions or fewer, a note beside the question box shows how many are left and when they reset.
• Once the day's allowance is used, you may use credits: each further question takes one credit. Credits do not reset at midnight and do not expire. When you have none left, the assistant shows a calm notice with the reset time instead of an answer, and no question is used.
• Pro is granted by the LawyerInsight team for now, and credits are added by hand. Online payment is not live yet, so there is no price to pay on the page.
• Searching Supreme Court records is free for everyone.

What the assistant will not do

• It does not rank, rate or recommend lawyers or law firms. Under Bar Council rules it will decline and offer factual information instead, such as an advocate's matter count presented as a historical tally. It keeps Advocates-on-Record distinct from Senior Advocates.
• It does not give outcome, relief or adjournment rates for a named judge or bench. Outcome figures are court-wide, by bench size or by cohort. See court-wide insights.
• It does not predict how a case will be decided.
• It is not legal advice. It cannot look up live information such as the weather or prices.

Common questions

Is the assistant's answer official? No. It is a research aid built on public Supreme Court records. Use the official order for anything you file. See the methodology.

Why did it say it could not find a case? It may not be in the records yet. Try the diary number and year, or see where to find Supreme Court orders and judgments.

Does attaching a file cost extra? No. The upload is free; the question counts as one question.

Can I connect my own AI tool? Yes, through AI connector keys in the account menu. See connect your AI tool.

Can I talk to it? The mobile app has a Talk button for voice chat, with its own daily time limit.