AI doesn’t argue in court or advise in your place. It finds the case law, brings order to hundreds of pages of exhibits, and writes a first draft, which you check and sign.
AI helps lawyers with tasks such as “Research case law on a point of law,” “Build a case timeline,” and “Analyze the opposing brief.” Start with a single task, in Doctrine: allow 10 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Doctrine · “Poser une question” (Ask a question), detailed analysis
TodayFinding the useful decisions takes hours of keywords, and the doubt always remains that you missed one.
With DoctrineAn organized answer (texts, case law, conclusion) and the list of decisions to open, favorable and unfavorable alike.
Gemini Notebook · “Chat” panel
TodayPiecing together who wrote what, and when, across three hundred pages of exhibits takes hours before you even start reasoning.
With Gemini NotebookA dated timeline where every row points to the exhibit, ready to feed the statement of facts.
Doctrine · “Flow Litigate,” “Contrer” (Counter) button
TodaySixty pages of brief to take apart argument by argument, with the risk of leaving one unanswered.
With DoctrineThe full map of the opposing argument and a first outline of a response, to work through argument by argument.
Also
Claude · “Projects”
A structured first draft in Word, with references to the exhibits, which you rewrite and complete with verified case law.
Doctrine · “Flow Counsel,” in Word
The contract annotated by risk level and a counterproposal for the clause, to review before you insert it.
Superwhisper · Custom mode, “Local” model
A structured advice memo, written while the meeting is still fresh, without your voice leaving the computer.
A clear one-page letter, faithful to the court’s order, to which you add your analysis of the chances of an appeal.
Harvey · “Vault,” then “Review Tables”
A complete review table, where every cell points to the passage of the contract: the basis of the due diligence report.
DeepL · File translation, with “Glossary”
A working translation faithful to the layout, and the list of passages to have reviewed before you rely on it.
What to check
Doctrine says so itself: errors are possible, and very long decisions are not taken into account. Don’t put any citation in a filing without having read the decision.
Research case law on a point of lawDoctrine · “Poser une question” (Ask a question), detailed analysisThe prompt to copy
In [employment / contract / construction] law, in the following situation: [state the facts in two sentences, with no names]. Does the recent case law of [the Cour de cassation / the courts of appeal] accept [the position you want to argue]? Give the applicable texts, then the decisions from the last five years on both sides, with the court, the date, and the outcome for each.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobWrite a first draft of a brief
In your jobBuild a case timeline
In your jobResearch case law on a point of law
In your jobAnalyze the opposing brief
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
Court decisions, codes, and French legal texts in one place, with a sourced answer you check in one click. It is the profession’s research tool.
Recommended planDoctrine subscription, see the website. A free trial is offered.
Reading a forty-page complaint, building a first draft of a brief, explaining a judgment to a client: it is the assistant most at ease with long documents.
Recommended planFree to try, with no client data. At the firm: Team, $25 per user per month ($20 if billed yearly).
You upload a case’s exhibits and ask it questions: every answer points to the exact passage of the exhibit.
Recommended planFree: 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 questions per day.
Dictate a memo or a letter without your voice leaving the computer: with a “Local” model, nothing is sent online.
Recommended planFree, $0.
Translate a foreign exhibit or contract while keeping its layout, with your required terms enforced by a glossary.
Recommended planIndividual, €7.49 per month, billed yearly. On this plan, your texts are not used for training.
For business law firms: the thousands of documents in a transaction queried at once and compared in a table.
Recommended planOrganization contract, custom pricing.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Doctrine, Claude, Gemini Notebook, Superwhisper, DeepL, and Harvey. 3 of them can be used for free to get started.
Court decisions, codes, and French legal texts in one place, with a sourced answer you check in one click. It is the profession’s research tool. The plan to choose: Doctrine subscription, see the website. A free trial is offered.
With “Research case law on a point of law,” in Doctrine (“Poser une question” (Ask a question), detailed analysis). Allow 10 minutes the first time. An organized answer (texts, case law, conclusion) and the list of decisions to open, favorable and unfavorable alike.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.