Yes, ReferU.AI is completely free for users seeking representation.

Traditional methods of attorney discovery are most often pay-to-play, whereas, ReferU.AI does not allow advertising or any other external influence over its matchmaking system.

Referrals and online reviews might be helpful for understanding one client’s experience, but often reflect subjective measures such as bedside manner, responsiveness, and other factors from a single experience. Instead, ReferU.AI identifies attorneys who have experience in matters materially similar to yours.

‍Organic search engine results reflect marketing efforts, such as regularly publishing long-form content and keyword-stuffing “[practice area] attorney near me.” Paid search engine ads rank by keyword and bidding strategy as well as ad quality. This can reward marketing efforts and budgets over evidence of documented experience according to court records.

‍ChatGPT and other LLMs are trained on public web content of uneven quality, often echoing marketing language. However, none consider documented evidence of experience from authoritative publicly available court records.

‍Lawyer directories are often “pay-to-play” models that generate revenue from selling subscriptions and “boosted” profiles to attorneys in order to increase visibility and attract clients.

Of the 1,200 “best of” lists, many are paid-recognition packages that allow attorneys to purchase listings or badges. “Vanity awards” can be misleading when one of the defining features of the honor is whether the attorney can afford their trophy.

Link asks questions similar to an initial consultation such as what happened, when, and where, status, and deadlines. You remain in control at every step and can decide what to share and which attorney(s), if any, receive your consultation request.

Link also collects practical information such as your location, budget, availability and communication preferences, and language and accessibility requirements.

By doing this, your consultation can focus more on goals, options, strategy, and next steps, instead of repeating your story from scratch each time.

A universally “right” attorney doesn’t exist. “Fit” is context-dependent and may be subjective based on an individual’s goals, budget, communication preferences, urgency, and other criteria.

ReferU.AI makes the process more efficient and evidence-based by surfacing attorneys with documented experience handling highly-similar matters based on publicly available court records.

Link then automates outreach to the attorneys you choose so you can make an independent decision about which attorney is “right” for you.

There’s no reliable, apples-to-apples way to rank attorneys. While simple metrics like “win rates” may sound like a decisive, level playing field, win rates can be misleading because it doesn’t consider venue, judge, or side-effects, posture, stakes, fact-patterns, and other criteria. Plus, the attorney’s own case-selection can influnece the scoreboard based on the case’s strengths and weaknesses.

For those reasons, ReferU.AI is an attorney matchmaking platform instead of an attorney ranking system. We do not evaluate, endorse, or recommend any attorney. Instead, we surface attorneys whose court appearances and other subjectives measures such as bar standing, board certifications, and advanced training, demonstrates evidence of experience in matters similar to yours.

Yes, and many are uncertain what speciality or sub-specialty their matter is categorized under. ReferU.AI aims to solve for that by empowering users to explain their legal matter in plain language and identify the likely practice area(s) and jurisdictional considerations so you can decide which attorney(s) to contact.

ReferU.AI will contact the attorneys on your behalf to facilitate the match. However, each attorney chooses independently whether to contact you or accept your matter. We do not guarantee that any attorney will respond, agree to represent you, or meet any deadlines. If your situation involves deadlines or urgent constraints (including statutes of limitation or filing deadlines), we recommend that you continue your search in parallel.

No, we don’t share your information with attorneys until you’ve given us permission to connect you with one. You’re in complete control of attorney outreach. Before that, your information is used solely to generate matches.

ReferU.AI treats data privacy and security as our highest priority. We use advanced security protocols to encrypt data in transit and at rest, redact personally identifiable information pre-processing, and don’t train our models on user conversations. We routinelyhire ethical hackers to attempt to penetrate our system and offer bug bounties. You’re also in complete control of what you choose to share. For more information about our comprehensive privacy and security measures, please read our Privacy Policy.

While ReferU.AI uses state-of-the-art methods to keep your data private and secure, that’s not the same as an attorney-client relationship and the protections of such a relationship do not apply.

However, in good faith, we’ll contest, narrow, and challenge legal requests, only disclose if compelled by a court order, and notify you when legally permitted. For more information on confidentiality, please read our Privacy Policy.

Nevertheless, if you’re more comfortable, share only a high-level summary and save the details for when you consult with an attorney.