Research with the AI Assistant
Overview
Haiku's AI Assistant now includes integrated legal research, allowing you to surface relevant case law, statutes, and governing legal standards directly inside your drafting and analysis workflow. With legal research enabled, you can ask issue-based questions, explore authorities, and incorporate citations into your documents — all without switching tools. The complete list of research sources is located here: Research Database Coverage
Getting Started
Access Legal Research in the AI Assistant
Legal research is built directly into the AI Assistant. To turn it on:
Open the AI Assistant
Click Sources
Toggle Legal Research on
Select your preferred jurisdiction (e.g., California, New York)
Once enabled, all research queries will return verified authorities from the selected jurisdiction.
Ask a Research Question
Type any issue, rule, or fact pattern into the Assistant. Haiku will return:
Relevant cases
Statutes and legal principles
Concise rule statements
Explanations tied to your jurisdiction
Citations and source links
The Assistant supports follow-up questions within the same thread for deeper analysis.
What You Can Do with Legal Research
📚 Retrieve Case Law and Governing Rules
Ask for the legal standard, relevant precedent, or elements of a claim. Example “What is the California rule for establishing liability in a rear-end collision?”
⚖️ Summarize Cases and Statutes
Get concise summaries of holdings, rules, and reasoning. Example “Summarize key cases involving aggravation of pre-existing injuries.”
📝 Insert Authorities Into Drafts
Combine research and drafting seamlessly by asking the Assistant to include supporting citations. Example “Draft a demand letter and include supporting California cases.”
🔍 Narrow or Expand Research
Refine your search using follow-up instructions. Examples “Narrow this to premises liability cases.” “Show additional authority from the last 10 years.”
📑 Verify Sources
Click Sources below each response to view:
The full list of cases or statutes referenced
Direct citations
Source links for verification
This ensures transparency and accuracy in every research result.
Supported Research Types
Haiku’s Legal Research can provide:
Case law (state and federal)
Statutes and code sections
Elements and standards for common legal claims
Defenses and burden-shifting frameworks
Rules tied to specific fact patterns
Multi-jurisdiction comparisons
Tips for Better Results
Ask in Plain Language
You don’t need perfect phrasing. Examples: “What's the duty of care for a landowner in Texas?” “Cases about unsafe conditions inside retail stores.”
Specify the Jurisdiction
Use the toggle to select your state before starting your query.
Use Follow-up Questions
Continue refining until you get the exact angle, timeframe, or case type you need.
Request Applications to Your Facts
Example: “Apply the rule to a rear-end collision with a sudden stop scenario.”
Best Practices
Review all citations before relying on them
Keep research and drafting in the same thread for context continuity
Use Haiku to explore legal theories, validate arguments, or add authority to documents
Save time by asking Haiku to turn research results into memos, letters, or summaries
Retention Policy Notice
In accordance with the firm's retention policy, all files uploaded to Haiku will be deleted after 30 days, and all chats, including their history, will be permanently deleted after 30 days of inactivity (not sending a new prompt). To maintain a record of your files and chats, please download and save copies to iManage. This ensures that you have a backup and can access your files and chat history even after they are removed from Haiku.
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