Descrybe is a web-based legal research platform for researching and verifying U.S. primary law. Its Legal Research Toolkit searches by concept, keyword, case name, citation, laws and rules, or legal issue, and includes treatment and quote checks. Descrybe Review checks whether cited cases are real, current, accurately quoted, and supportive of the points they accompany. The Platform adds guided Deep Research, brief review, direct primary-law search, saved sessions, and Word exports. Legal Engine can work with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Perplexity, and authenticated internal tools through Open Connector. Listed coverage includes state appellate and supreme courts, plus federal district, appellate, supreme, bankruptcy, and other special courts. Legal Engine costs 25.00 USD per month; Platform costs 50.00 USD per month and includes Legal Engine access. There is no free plan or trial. Descrybe says it does not use customer prompts, files, or research history to train its own models, and that SOC 2 readiness work is underway; it has not completed an independent SOC 2 examination or claimed ISO 27001 certification.
Who it is for
Descrybe is intended for lawyers, legal professionals, researchers, educators, and students. Its search and verification tools may suit people working with U.S. primary law and cited cases.
What is good
- Searches by issue, citation, case name, or keywords.
- Checks cited cases and quoted text.
- Includes Word exports on the Platform.
- Covers state and federal courts.
- Legal Engine integrates with listed assistant tools.
What to know first
- No free plan or trial.
- Platform payments are non-refundable.
- Third-party assistant subscriptions are purchased separately.
- SOC 2 examination is not complete.
Verdict
Descrybe combines primary-law research with case and quotation checks, with added research tools in the Platform plan. Consider the paid subscription and stated compliance status when assessing fit.
Descrybe plans and pricing
All plansCompared on legal research software
- Free plan
- No
- Case law search
- Yes
- Statute & regulation search
- Yes
- Citation tools
- Yes
- Jurisdiction coverage
- United States: state appellate and supreme courts; federal district, appellate, supreme, bankruptcy, and other special courts
