Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about TomLegal AI legal research — accuracy, privacy, coverage, and how it fits into your practice.
No. TomLegal is a legal research tool, not a law firm and not a substitute for professional legal advice. It helps lawyers, paralegals, and legal professionals research faster — but every legal decision should be reviewed by a qualified attorney. TomLegal does not create an attorney-client relationship.
TomLegal uses large language models fine-tuned for legal research, combined with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) that grounds answers in real case law, statutes, and regulations. Every response includes inline citations so you can verify sources. Accuracy depends on the complexity of the query and the jurisdiction — always cross-check citations before relying on them in practice.
On the Free and Guest tiers, research queries may be visible in the public Discover feed. On the Pro plan, all research is fully private — your queries and results are never shared, never appear in public feeds, and are not used to train models. Pro research is encrypted in transit and at rest.
TomLegal covers federal and state case law across the United States, including all 50 states and federal circuits. It also indexes Canadian, UK, Australian, and EU legal sources. Coverage is expanding — check back regularly or contact us for jurisdiction-specific questions.
TomLegal aggregates and searches across court opinions, statutes, regulations, administrative rulings, legal treatises, and secondary sources. Data is sourced from public court records, government databases, and licensed legal publishers. The AI cross-references multiple sources to provide comprehensive, well-cited answers.
TomLegal supports a wide range of practice areas including contracts, employment law, corporate law, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, tax, immigration, family law, and criminal law. The AI is trained to handle complex multi-issue legal questions across these domains.
Yes. Guest users get 10 queries per day with no account required. Creating a free account gives you 25 queries per day and the ability to save and revisit past research. The Pro plan offers unlimited queries, fully private research, access to the latest AI models optimised for legal accuracy, and deeper sourcing.
Yes — many lawyers use TomLegal to accelerate research for client matters. On the Pro plan, all research is fully private and encrypted. As with any research tool, you should independently verify citations and apply your professional judgment before relying on results in legal filings or client advice.
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TomLegal is an AI-powered legal research tool and does not provide legal advice. Consult a qualified attorney for legal decisions.