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Align Research
Washington, DC, United States
What it is
Align Research uses AI agents to find existing case law in response to plain-language questions from lawyers. It returns relevant published and unpublished US federal and state court decisions from established case law databases, with key passages highlighted and complete citations for independent verification. A research job runs for a few hours, then results are emailed. The product does not create summaries, holdings, commentary, briefs, or suggested arguments; attorneys handle the legal analysis. Align presents it for litigators at small and midsize firms, as well as general counsel and legal operations teams. Its free plan provides three research jobs per month and is described as permanent. Each additional research job costs $100, paid once, with a defined per-job cost that the maker says can be billed to a matter as a line item. The web-based service has no free trial. Align’s launch announcement describes it as SOC 2 Type II certified. Its sign-in page lists an email address for people having trouble accessing their accounts.
For and against
For
- Free plan includes three research jobs per month.
- Searches published and unpublished federal and state decisions.
- Results include highlighted passages and full citations.
- Per-job cost can be billed to a matter.
Against
- Each additional research job costs $100, paid once.
- Results arrive after a job runs for a few hours.
- No free trial is offered.
- Does not summarize holdings or draft briefs.
The verdict
Align Research finds and cites cases but leaves interpretation and legal argument to attorneys. Its limited free allocation and per-job price may matter for teams estimating their research needs.
Who it suits
Align Research may suit litigators at small and midsize firms, general counsel, and legal operations teams seeking case law for attorney review. It is web-based and delivers research results by email.
Plans and prices
Free
3 research jobs per month · free and permanent
Read 4 Oct 2026 · align.lawyer
Research job
Fixed per-task price · results delivered after the research job runs
Read 4 Oct 2026 · align.lawyer
On the record
- Billing
- The maker says each paid research job has a defined cost that can be billed to a matter as a line item.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- It returns published and unpublished US federal and state court decisions from established case law databases.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Delivery time
- A research job runs for a few hours, then emails the results.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Align is a litigation technology company founded by Sam Davidoff, a former litigation partner at Williams & Connolly.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- No generated analysis
- The product does not produce summaries, holdings, commentary, or other original text; legal analysis is left to attorneys.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- The maker says Align Research finds cases but does not summarize holdings, draft briefs, or tell users what to argue.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Results
- Results include relevant cases with key passages highlighted and complete citations that users can verify independently.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Search input
- Users can ask legal research questions in plain language.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker’s launch announcement describes Align as SOC 2 Type II certified.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The product sign-in page lists [email protected] for sign-in trouble.research.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Align Research uses AI agents to find relevant existing case law and return cases for lawyers to review.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- The maker presents it for litigators at small and midsize firms and for general counsel and legal operations teams.align.lawyer · read 4 Oct 2026
