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Descrybe
What Descrybe is
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 a month; Platform costs $50 a 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 suits
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 it does well
- 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.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Descrybe Legal Engine | Monthly billing; renews monthly until future renewals are stopped. LAUNCH50 gives 50% off the first month. · 13 focused legal research tools · no per-search charges or AI add-on fees · third-party assistant subscriptions purchased separately | $25 a month |
| Descrybe Platform | Monthly billing; renews monthly until future renewals are stopped. LAUNCH50 gives 50% off the first month. · 150 full research runs per month · Platform includes Legal Engine access · payments non-refundable | $50 a month |
As descrybe.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
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.
Facts from Descrybe's own pages
- Brief review
- Descrybe Review checks whether cited cases are real, current, accurately quoted, and support the points they are cited for. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Company
- Descrybe identifies Kara Peterson and Richard DiBona as its co-founders and says the company is self-funded. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance status
- Descrybe says SOC 2 readiness work is underway and that it has not completed an independent SOC 2 examination or claimed an ISO 27001 certification. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Customer data
- Descrybe says its Legal Engine receives focused tool requests and authorization context rather than general access to an assistant account, tenant, email, workspace, or files. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption and access
- Descrybe says data is encrypted in transit with HTTPS/TLS and at rest through DigitalOcean-managed database and object-storage services, with production data access limited to authorized technical operations personnel on a need-to-know basis. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Newton, Massachusetts, United States · descrybe.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Legal Engine works with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Perplexity, and authenticated internal tools through the Open Connector. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Descrybe says lawyers, legal professionals, researchers, educators, and students use the service through paid subscriptions and organization-sponsored access. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Model training
- Descrybe says it does not use customer prompts, files, or research history to train Descrybe-owned models. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Organization access
- Firms and legal departments can arrange centrally billed access at a flat price per named user; universities and law libraries can explore institutional licensing through NELLCO. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Platform workspace
- The Platform includes guided Deep Research, brief review, direct primary-law search, saved research sessions, and Word exports. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Descrybe provides a legal research platform and Legal Engine for researching and verifying U.S. primary law. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Search and verification
- The Legal Research Toolkit supports searches by concept, keyword, case name, citation, laws and rules, or legal issue, and includes treatment and quote checks. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Descrybe provides a support page and lists support contact details through its website. · descrybe.com, 11 Oct 2026
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