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🔮 Using Perplexity AI for legal research

With powerful real-time data & citation

Hey AI Lessons Crew 🔮

Navigating the legal research landscape can be quite challenging, but AI can help make that more accessible. Perplexity AI, for instance, offers a streamlined approach to legal research, allowing you to dive deep into case law, statutes, and legal precedents quickly and efficiently. That's our focus in today’s lesson!

This week’s lesson includes…

  • 📜 How to use Perplexity AI for legal research

  • 🛠️ Transforming complex legal information into accessible insights

🔮 Let’s start…

Perplexity is, in some way, a powerful combination of ChatGPT and Google Search and has been used by many professionals to tackle different tasks, but for today we will focus on legal research.

Open Perplexity AI and get ready to type or paste your queries.

Example Task: Researching Intellectual Property Rights

We will explore how to research intellectual property rights using Perplexity AI:

1) Finding Relevant Case Law

Just ask Perplexity AI to “Find case law on trademark disputes in the technology sector.” It will quickly sift through countless documents to provide you with relevant cases, summaries, and citations.

2) Interpreting Statutes

Need to understand specific statutes? Prompt Perplexity with “Interpret the Lanham Act’s provisions on trademark dilution.” You’ll get a breakdown of the statute's language and its implications.

3) Comparative Legal Analysis

How do intellectual property rights differ in the U.S. versus the EU? Ask Perplexity AI to perform a “Comparative analysis of intellectual property laws in the U.S. and the EU,” and it will deliver a detailed comparison, including critical differences and similarities.

4) Precedent Utilisation

Utilise past rulings effectively by asking, “Show how the ‘Blurred Lines’ case has influenced copyright infringement rulings.” This will provide insights into how historical cases are shaping current legal landscapes.

Perplexity AI is particularly effective for legal research due to its real-time data access, ability to provide specific and current answers, interactive querying, and direct source citations.

Imagine how much time you could save on your next legal research project with the help of Perplexity AI. It’s also perfect for prepping for client meetings, writing legal briefs, or just staying updated on legal trends.

Perplexity has been used a lot by lawyers, programme managers, teachers, etc. Make sure to explore the tool and see how you can best use it!


Until next week,

André