ArkLegal AI provides AI-assisted U.S. legal research, citation checking, document analysis, and drafting on Android, iOS, and the web. It searches available state and federal opinions, statutes, court rules, and specialized official legal materials, with coverage varying by source, jurisdiction, and date. Citation checks can provide links to records when available, though users are told to verify authorities independently. Matter workspaces organize research and uploads, support custom instructions, and allow litigation or transaction modes. Research responses can be exported as formatted DOCX documents. The Ark plan lists integrations with Clio, Microsoft Word, and OneDrive. A free account offers two total AI legal research queries without a credit card; eight free tools cover citation checking, case summaries, PDF preparation, OCR, and document extraction, with limits that vary by tool. The Law Database + AI Doc Synthesizer plan costs 39.99 USD per month and excludes AI legal research chat, case agents, and matter workspaces. The Ark plan costs 89.00 USD every 30 days. Ark says conversations, responses, and uploads are encrypted at rest with AES-256, but it has not completed a SOC 2 Type II audit and does not currently claim several listed compliance standards.
Who it is for
ArkLegal AI is aimed at lawyers, judges, arbitrators, and mediators, and is also described for solo attorneys, small firms, legal teams, and self-represented users. Its matter workspaces and document tools may suit people handling research by case or transaction.
What is good
- Searches available state and federal legal materials.
- Supports matter workspaces and document uploads.
- Exports research responses as formatted DOCX.
- Offers two free research queries without a credit card.
- Lists Clio, Microsoft Word, and OneDrive integrations.
What to know first
- Coverage varies by source, jurisdiction, and date.
- Users should independently verify authorities.
- Free accounts include only two research queries total.
- No selectable storage region for account data.
Verdict
ArkLegal AI brings research, citation checks, and document tasks together, but its coverage varies and citations still need independent verification. Compare the free-query limit and the two paid plans against the features and allowances you need.
Get started with ArkLegal AI
- Visit https://arklegal.ai/.
- Create a free account to access two total AI legal research queries without a credit card.
- Use the eight free tools for citation checking, case summaries, PDF preparation, OCR, or document extraction, subject to tool-specific limits.
- Choose a paid plan if you need its additional capabilities; the Ark plan is billed every 30 days.
- Access ArkLegal AI on the web, Android, or iOS.
Limits to know first
The free account includes two AI legal research queries total. The $39.99 per month Law Database + AI Doc Synthesizer plan has no AI legal research chat, case agents, or matter workspaces; it includes 5 GB storage and a monthly document-processing allowance of about 1,000 scanned pages.
Questions about ArkLegal AI
Is there a free plan?
Yes. A free account includes two AI legal research queries total and does not require a credit card. Ark also lists eight free tools, with limits varying by tool.
What do the paid plans cost?
Law Database + AI Doc Synthesizer costs $39.99 per month, billed monthly. The Ark plan costs $89 every 30 days.
Which platforms are supported?
ArkLegal AI is available on Android, iOS, and the web.
What integrations does the Ark plan list?
The Ark plan lists Clio, Microsoft Word, and OneDrive integrations.
Who made ArkLegal AI?
ArkLegal AI says practicing attorney Phil Revah, Esq., designed and built the platform and serves as its CEO.
Can users choose where account data is stored?
No. Ark says users cannot currently choose the storage region for account data.
ArkLegal AI plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI legal research software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $39.99/user/mo
- Authority search
- Yes
- Case analysis
- Yes
- Source citations
- Yes
- Document uploads
- Yes
- Primary-source coverage
- case law, statutes, regulations
- Jurisdiction scope
- national
