Clearbrief review
A citation-focused legal drafting tool with strong document analysis and a costly paid entry tier.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Clearbrief is an AI-assisted legal writing platform delivered through a Microsoft Word add-in. It is designed for litigators, in-house legal teams, courts, government agencies, and law students that need help checking citations, connecting claims to supporting evidence, analyzing legal documents, and preparing filing materials. Its focus is drafting rather than broad legal workflow management, with tools for timelines, summaries, tables, authorities, and hyperlinked filings.
The published plans show a freemium model. Clearbrief offers a free plan, including a free law-student offering, while the Solo plan costs $300 per user per month when billed monthly and includes core Clearbrief features plus the Microsoft Word workflow. Enterprise Unlimited has custom pricing, with volume discounts available and 1:1 training listed among its highlights. That makes the free option useful for evaluating the product, but the public paid entry point is substantial for individual practitioners or small teams.
Clearbrief’s strongest fit is citation-heavy brief work that benefits from structured document analysis. It can add Fact-Cite suggestions for supporting pages, check legal and factual citations, generate a Table of Authorities, analyze opposing or judicial filings, and create hyperlinked filings and courtesy copies. Integrations with LexisNexis, Relativity, iManage, Clio, and Fastcase/vLex extend its fit across research and document-management environments. Choose Clearbrief when citation verification and evidence-linked drafting are central requirements. Consider an alternative if you need a broader legal platform, a lower-cost paid plan, or a workflow that does not center on Microsoft Word.
Clearbrief pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Hyperlinked evidence and legal and factual citation checks
- Timelines, tables, summaries, and Tables of Authorities
- Integrations with LexisNexis, Relativity, iManage, Clio, and Fastcase/vLex
- Where it doesn't
- Solo starts at $300 per user per month
- Paid drafting workflow centers on Microsoft Word
- Narrower focus than broader legal research platforms
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