# Using the AI Assistant

## Using the AI Assistant for Legal Drafting, Research, and Document Analysis

Haiku’s AI Assistant is built on millions of legal documents, enabling it to understand legal language, context, and structure. With the AI Assistant, you can draft legal documents, analyze files, summarize transcripts, identify clauses, and surface verified case law and statutes — all in one place.\
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### Getting Started

1. **Access the Assistant**:\
   Log into your Haiku account and navigate to the **AI Assistant** tab from the dashboard.
2. **Enable Legal Research (Optional)**

   If you want case law, statutes, or jurisdiction-specific rules:

   1. Open the Assistant panel
   2. Click **Sources**

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   &#x20;c. Toggle **Legal Research** on

   &#x20;d. Choose your jurisdiction (e.g., California)
3. **Upload Files or Paste Text**:\
   Upload one or multiple documents, or simply paste your content directly into the chat.
4. **Type a Prompt**:\
   Ask the Assistant to analyze, draft, summarize, research, or explain content. It supports follow-up questions and multi-turn conversations.

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### What You Can Do with the Assistant

Use Haiku to complete a wide range of legal tasks.

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#### 📝 Draft Legal Documents

Prompt the Assistant to create new contracts, letters, or filings.\
**Example**:\
\&#xNAN;*“Draft a settlement agreement using the uploaded discovery files.”*

#### 📄 Analyze Uploaded Files

Ask questions about documents, extract summaries, or find specific content.\
**Example**:\
\&#xNAN;*“Summarize the key takeaways from this 100-page deposition.”*\
\&#xNAN;*“What clauses in this NDA reference indemnification?”*

#### **⚖️ Conduct Legal Research**

Use the built-in research tools to find cases, rules, statutes, and principles specific to your jurisdiction.\
**Example:**\
“What's the California rule for rear-end collision liability?”

#### 🔍 Locate and Highlight Key Information

Use targeted instructions to surface precise legal content.\
**Example**:\
\&#xNAN;*“Highlight all mentions of the force majeure clause across the uploaded contracts.”*

#### 💡 Brainstorm or Strategize

Use Haiku as a legal thought partner to develop arguments or explore case angles.\
**Example**:\
\&#xNAN;*“Outline three argument strategies for a motion to compel based on the facts provided.”*

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### Supported File Types

You can upload and analyze files in the following formats:

`.pdf` (text-based), `.docx`, `.xlsx`, `.xls`, `.pptx`, `.txt`, `.csv`, `.json`, `.html`, `.xml`, `.md`, `.markdown`

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### Tips for Better Results

* **Refine Your Prompt**: If results are incomplete or off-target, add specifics about jurisdiction, document type, or desired output format.
* **Be Selective with Uploads**: Upload only the files relevant to your query for faster and more accurate answers.
* **Ask for Suggestions**: Not sure how to start? Ask Haiku to suggest a prompt based on your materials.\
  \&#xNAN;*Example*: *“Given these files, what kind of legal document should I create?”*
* **Experiment Freely**: Haiku supports multi-turn conversations and context-aware responses. Don’t hesitate to iterate on your query.

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### Best Practices

* **Critically Review AI Output**: HAIKU delivers structured, relevant responses — but human review remains essential.
* **Use for Multiple Legal Functions**: Draft pleadings, prepare client communications, summarize evidence, or brainstorm argumentation strategies — all from one interface.

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### Retention Policy Notice <a href="#retention-policy-notice" id="retention-policy-notice"></a>

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.
