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Find Case Law Faster Without Cutting Corners

Apr 30, 2025
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Legal Research, Reimagined for the Modern Legal Professional

Legal research forms the foundation of effective advocacy, but traditional research methods can be time-consuming, overwhelming, and tedious. David AI’s new Legal Research Tool, built on top of its Boolean Query Generator, offers a smarter, faster path forward, allowing students, attorneys, and researchers to find relevant case law, statutes, and PACER documents without the hassle.

Powered in part by Free Law Project’s Court Listener and seamlessly integrated into David’s private research ecosystem , this tool gives you access to millions of court opinions and PACER documents at your fingertips.

With David AI, legal research isn’t just faster—it’s transformed.

How David AI’s Legal Research Tool Works

    David AI’s new Legal Research Tool builds upon the momentum of its Boolean Query Generator:
  • Start with a Boolean Search Begin by using David’s Boolean Query Generator to craft a highly targeted search string based on your natural language input. No advanced syntax knowledge required—David builds it for you.
  • Find Relevant Case Law Instantly Input your generated Boolean query or keywords (e.g., Mirana v. Arizona ) into David’s Legal Research Tool to retrieve relevant court opinions, statutes, and PACER filings.
  • Access Millions of Legal Documents David taps into Free Law Project’s Court Listener API , giving you access to millions of court opinions and PACER documents. You can easily browse case law, download PDFs to your desktop, and start forming arguments in minutes.
  • Take It a Step Further with David Upload relevant cases, briefs, or PACER PDF files into David’s secure vault and ask follow-up questions directly. David’s Provenance Engine ensures answers are grounded in your uploaded materials, not invented or hallucinated.

It’s a full research loop: Find → Validate → Draft. - oh my!

Why PACER Access Matters (and How David Simplifies It)

PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) offers a vast repository of court filings, but navigating and accessing documents can often be cumbersome. With David’s Legal Research Tool, millions of federal court documents become searchable and downloadable, without requiring a PACER account login. Users can apply either natural language or Boolean search logic to pinpoint exactly what they need quickly, bypassing the traditional per-page charges typically associated with PACER downloads. Built on trusted open-source legal resources and protected by David’s secure infrastructure, this tool provides enterprise-grade research capabilities without the usual friction.

Learn more about PACER here .

Benefits for Law Students, Attorneys, and Researchers

    For Law Librarians and Faculty:
  • Teach real-world research skills with free access to millions of court documents.
  • Help students bridge theory and practice faster with on-demand legal research.

Legal Research, Evolved with David AI

David AI combines innovative search strategies, access to millions of real court documents, and built-in validation- all while protecting your data privacy. Whether you’re drafting a client memo or building a case strategy, David delivers faster, more accurate legal research when it matters most.

Get Started Today

Ready to streamline your legal research? Sign up for David AI today and experience a more powerful, efficient, and private way to find, validate, and apply case law.

Think faster. Research smarter. Win more—with David AI.