Callidus Legal AI has launched a groundbreaking platform that redefines legal workflows, integrating a comprehensive U.S. case law database with advanced AI to automate litigation tasks. This innovation accelerates legal research and drafting, empowering attorneys with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
Callidus Legal AI’s platform, launched on May 19, 2025, combines a proprietary AI reasoning engine with a database of over 10 million U.S. legal cases, enriched with metadata, summaries, and issue-based tagging. “Legal reasoning is highly nuanced,” said Justin McCallon, CEO of Callidus. “Our platform thinks like a lawyer, synthesizing high volumes of text-based data.” Unlike chatbot-based competitors, it delivers work-product-caliber outputs, including 30+ page briefs and citation-ready documents, addressing the 44% of legal tasks Goldman Sachs estimates are automatable.
Traditional platforms like Westlaw and Lexis, valued at $60 billion each, dominate with annotated case data but restrict access, hindering innovation. Callidus bypasses this through partnerships, building a comprehensive case law database optimized for AI-driven research. Its agentic AI and retrieval systems condense week-long research tasks into 10 minutes, achieving 85% completion. Lawyers refine outputs using integrated Microsoft Word tools, ensuring court-ready documents with accurate citations.
The platform’s interactive research system offers element-by-element legal outlines and exhaustive precedent suggestions, streamlining complex litigation workflows. Unlike generic AI prone to errors, Callidus uses anti-hallucination checks and domain-tuned LLMs for reliable, traceable results. Priced at $149/month with a five-day free trial, its cloud-native design scales from solo practitioners to Am Law 100 firms, delivering enterprise-grade features without heavy onboarding costs.
Callidus plans to enhance its platform with new capabilities in the coming months, targeting end-to-end litigation and transactional workflows. By unifying legal research, contract redlining, and document drafting, it eliminates tool sprawl. Compliant with ABA ethics rules and featuring robust data encryption, the platform ensures client confidentiality, positioning it as a trusted solution for attorneys embracing AI’s transformative potential.
Callidus Legal AI’s platform marks a pivotal shift in legal technology, offering a scalable, AI-native solution that surpasses legacy systems. By enabling attorneys to focus on strategic decision-making, it enhances efficiency and outcomes, establishing Callidus as a leader in the AI-driven legal revolution.
Callidus is the most advanced legal AI platform. Offering a wide range of support for both litigation and transactional workflows, Callidus helps legal professionals drive better outcomes with increased efficiency.