Fastcase
Transform your legal workflow with AI-powered research and insights.
Executive Summary
vLex Fastcase is an advanced online legal research platform designed for attorneys, law firms, and legal aid organizations. It provides comprehensive access to primary and secondary legal materials across U.S. and international jurisdictions. Leveraging AI-driven tools, the platform streamlines research workflows, offers deep analytical insights, and ensures citation confidence, ultimately reducing research time and enhancing legal strategy.
Use Cases
- Conducting comprehensive legal research across U.S. and international jurisdictions.
- Identifying relevant case law, statutes, and regulations for specific legal issues.
- Verifying the validity and precedential value of legal authorities using negative citators.
- Developing and refining legal arguments with supporting citations and analysis.
- Monitoring legal developments and new court filings relevant to specific cases or practice areas.
- Expediting pre-trial preparation and enhancing overall case strategy with AI-driven insights.
Features
Visibility
- Enhanced User Interface: A modern, user-friendly interface that simplifies navigation and allows for efficient content browsing by jurisdiction and type.
- Customizable Relevance Algorithm: Allows users to adjust the weighting of factors like numerosity, proximity, density, and diversity to tailor search results to their specific needs.
- Interactive Timeline: Visualizes search results on a timeline, helping users understand the historical context and evolution of legal precedents.
- Search History & Bookmarks: Provides access to past searches and saved documents, enabling continuity and organization of research efforts.
- Outline View: Enables browsing of codes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, and treatises in a structured outline format for easy navigation.
Intelligence
- AI Case Analysis: Offers automatically generated header notes, identifies the legal issue of a case, and provides quick insights into the matters at hand.
- Cert Negative Citator: A cutting-edge tool that swiftly identifies cases with negative treatment, providing a comprehensive perspective on a case's precedential value.
- Natural Language Search: Allows users to perform searches by entering questions or statements in plain English, making legal research more intuitive.
- Smart Search Technology: Powers the platform's search capabilities, including mobile applications, to deliver efficient and relevant legal research results.
- Docket Search & Integration: Provides access to docket information and integrates with services like Docket Alarm for comprehensive case tracking.
Support
- Direct Customer Support: Toll-free phone and email support available during business hours for assistance with login issues and general inquiries.
- Comprehensive User Guides & Tutorials: Access to detailed user guides, tutorial videos, and scheduled webinars to help users maximize platform potential.
- Online Help Center: A dedicated support center with resources and FAQs for self-service assistance.
Technical Specifications
- Architecture
- Cloud-native SaaS
- Deployment
- Cloud/SaaS
- Authentication
- Integrated with bar association logins; direct account creation also available.
- API Available
- Yes
- MCP Server
- No
AI/ML Stack
- NLP
- Machine Learning
- LLM
Integrations
- Bar association member access programs
- Citation export formats (e.g., copy/print/export for briefs and memos)
Security & Compliance
Encryption: Not explicitly detailed, but standard industry practices for legal tech platforms are expected.
Pricing
- Model
- Tiered subscription, often included as a member benefit for bar associations
- Starting Price
- Starting at $65/user/month (for Fastcase, pre-vLex merger); often free through bar associations.
- Target Customer
- SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise, Solo practitioners
- Contract Type
- Annual, Monthly available, Multi-year discounts (typical for subscriptions)
- Free Trial
- Yes, Ongoing access often provided through bar association memberships (credit card required)
About Fastcase, Inc.
Fastcase is a legal intelligence company that provides AI-powered legal research and workflow solutions, including access to U.S. case law, statutes, regulations, and related legal materials. It serves law firms, bar associations, and legal professionals with search, citator-style tools, and workflow features. Fastcase merged with vLex in April 2023 to form vLex Group, which was subsequently acquired by Cleo Incorporated in November 2025.