DISPOSITIVE REASONING RESEARCH
We investigate the facts, legal rules, and arguments that determine a case—and how to make that reasoning explicit, traceable, and open to examination.
A conclusion is only as strong as the reasoning that supports it.
Dispositive investigates how facts, evidence, legal rules, and procedural context shape the questions that determine a case. Our research supports litigation and adjudication by making the grounds for a conclusion available for examination: what supports it, what challenges it, and what could change it.
We are developing a language and compiler to support accurate, explicit representation of facts, legal rules, arguments, and their relationships. This work is part of our research into neurosymbolic methods that combine neural language capabilities with symbolic representations and rules.
Research-based AI, implemented for your practice.
We also help law firms and legal practices implement AI solutions—from selecting and integrating available industry products to building custom solutions and private AI. Research informs the design; evaluation against the needs of your practice determines how the system is used.
AI Strategy & Implementation
Choose where AI belongs in your practice. We assess workflows, evaluate commercial platforms, and turn priorities into a focused implementation plan.
Legal Knowledge & Workflow Engineering
Connect firm knowledge, documents, and business systems so people and AI agents can work from relevant context, with clear permissions and review points.
Private AI & Model Development
Develop capabilities around your firm’s knowledge and requirements, with deliberate choices about model adaptation, deployment, access, and the use of sensitive information.
Evaluation & Ongoing Operations
Examine what the system produces and how it behaves. Test source support, task fidelity, and failure conditions, then use the findings to guide improvement.
Bring a question worth examining.
Whether you are exploring a question in dispositive reasoning or implementing AI in a legal practice, start with the problem you want to address. We welcome research conversations and focused consulting engagements.