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Legal documents,
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How it works

Three steps to clarity

No legal background needed. No account. No cost.

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Drop a PDF or paste the text of any legal document — any format, any type.
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AI reads the law
Our AI identifies every applicable statute, case law precedent, and deadline.
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Get a clear breakdown with sources you can verify — in any of 15 languages.
About

Our purpose

The Name

Veri + Lex — Latin for "truth" and "law"

We built VeriLex to do exactly what the name promises — reveal the truth of the law, in language anyone can understand.

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The Problem

Millions of people receive legal documents — eviction notices, court summonses, debt letters — and have no idea what they mean or what rights they have. Legal jargon is a barrier that shouldn't exist.

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Our Goal

VeriLex explains what any legal document says — in plain language, with specific laws cited, deadlines flagged, and free legal aid listed. We never give legal advice, but we make sure you understand exactly what you're dealing with.

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Who It's For

Anyone who receives a legal document and feels overwhelmed — students, renters, immigrants, workers. No legal background needed. Supports 15 languages. Always free. No account required.

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Private by Design

Your documents are analyzed in real-time by Claude AI (Anthropic) and never stored, logged, or shared — not even temporarily. VeriLex is free, requires no account, and collects no personal data.

FAQ

Common questions

Everything you need to know before you start.

No — VeriLex provides legal information, not legal advice. There's an important difference: legal information explains what the law says in general; legal advice applies the law to your specific situation and requires a licensed attorney. VeriLex helps you understand what a document means and what laws apply, but it does not tell you what to do. For advice specific to your case, please consult a licensed attorney. We include links to free legal aid organizations on every result.
Your document is sent securely to Claude AI (by Anthropic) for analysis and is never stored on our servers. We do not log, save, or share the content of any document you upload or paste. The analysis result is displayed only in your browser and discarded when you leave the page. For highly sensitive documents (e.g., immigration papers), you may want to redact personal identifiers like full names and ID numbers before uploading.
VeriLex works with almost any legal document: eviction notices, debt collection letters, lease agreements, court summonses, employment contracts, immigration notices (Notice to Appear, RFEs), IRS and tax letters, traffic citations, and more. You can paste text directly or upload a PDF. PDFs with selectable text are extracted instantly; scanned or handwritten PDFs are processed with AI vision (takes ~20 seconds). You can also upload a JPEG or PNG photo of a physical document.
VeriLex supports 15 languages for both the website interface and the AI analysis output: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, French, Haitian Creole, Punjabi, and Amharic. Select your preferred output language from the dropdown in the analysis form. You can also switch the entire website interface using the language button in the top navigation bar.
VeriLex uses Claude AI by Anthropic, which is highly capable of identifying relevant statutes and citing them accurately. All statute citations include a direct link to the official text (e.g., leginfo.legislature.ca.gov for California law) so you can verify them yourself. For case law, we only include citations the AI is confident about — a missing citation is always better than a fabricated one. Laws change over time, so always verify current versions before relying on them.
First, paste or upload the document to VeriLex to understand exactly what it says and what your rights are. Pay close attention to the Key Dates & Deadlines section — missing a deadline can seriously harm your case. For high-urgency notices, VeriLex will show a "What to do right now" action box. Then reach out to a legal aid organization immediately. In the Bay Area: East Bay Community Law Center (510) 548-4040 and Bay Area Legal Aid (415) 982-1300 offer free help.
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