Dykema Partners with Clearbrief to Empower Litigators and their Clients with AI Drafting Suite in Word

CHICAGO and SEATTLE, March 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading national law firm Dykema announced today that it has integrated Clearbrief, the award-winning AI-powered legal writing platform. Attorneys and business professionals will have access to Clearbrief's responsible AI tools that help litigators find, organize, and share the underlying evidence behind their legal writing. Sharing the underlying evidence behind writing has been critical to Dykema's success. Clearbrief's design in Word solves a major challenge with Legal generative AI - the need to check over all generated content as compared to the source.

Dykema first piloted Clearbrief in its appellate group in 2023, working with Clearbrief's "classic AI" tools inside Word that speed tedious tasks like search, cite-checking, creating exhibits and Tables of Authorities, and hyperlinking pleadings for filing with the court and sharing with clients. In 2023, Dykema gained early access to Clearbrief's patented generative AI tools - the Instant Hyperlinked Timeline and Verified Facts Section, which organize factual evidence and generate draft work product with citations that display the underlying evidence from a split-screen view next to the writing inside Word.

Tom Alleman, Dykema Member, uses Clearbrief's Table Builder to add charts to an appeal. "The way Clearbrief operates aligns really neatly with how I think through my cases and how I prepare my motions. The flow is very user-friendly. I love adding charts to my briefs and table builder is proving to be very helpful! I am very happy with how I can navigate this massive appellate record. I am also able to use the add fact-cite tool in place of my old method – laboriously looking through the record for points I thought were in it. Great time saver and insurance that what I say is in the record is in the record."

Dykema Office Managing Member Melanie Chico and others are thrilled with how easy Clearbrief makes the review process: "Being able to easily review drafts, confirm the accuracy of citations, and find additional evidence to cite using Clearbrief is a game-changer."

Even more important, said Myka Hopgood, Chief Knowledge Management and Innovation Officer at Dykema, is Clearbrief's ability to hyperlink briefs to share externally. "This is a resource that we can share with our clients. It makes our legal writing much more accessible and strengthens our credibility with the court." 

Professionals involved in the firm's pilot reported significant efficiency improvements during the drafting of legal pleadings, analyses of discovery materials, and routine tasks involved in litigation filings, as well as in preparing for oral argument.

"Dykema saw back in 2023 the major impact that AI would have on the world of litigation and worked to get Clearbrief into the hands of their teams early on. They are now seeing a massive advantage in the courtroom, as their litigators have had time to familiarize themselves with responsible AI tools," said Clearbrief's Founder and CEO Jacqueline Schafer. "We are delighted to be working with Myka and the innovation team at Dykema because of the creativity they bring to the work of re-envisioning how lawyers deliver value to clients," Schafer said.

About Dykema
Dykema serves business entities worldwide on a wide range of complex legal issues. Dykema specializes in litigation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as many other practice areas. Dykema lawyers and other professionals work in close partnership with their clients—from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies—to deliver outstanding results, unparalleled service and exceptional value in every engagement.

About Clearbrief
Clearbrief is a patented legal writing platform in Word solving for legal-grade accuracy, helping attorneys, judges, and investigators verify and draft credible, accurate documents that reference both confidential & public information. Clearbrief was recognized as the 2023 Litigation Technology Product of the Year by LegalWeek, is a 2025 Legalweek Finalist in Best Use of AI (Litigation & Ediscovery) and Innovator of the Year, and the platform also integrates with LexisNexis, Relativity, iManage, Netdocs, and more.

For more information, visit clearbrief.ai or contact Clearbrief at [email protected].

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