← All workflows

Authority Verification

Verify Legal Citations in Minutes, Not Hours

8 minutes with CaseMark

Run this workflow

Run it in CaseMark

Upload your documents and get a finished work product in minutes. New accounts get $5 free to run their first skill.

8 minutes with CaseMark

What you'll need

  • Legal Brief or Opinion

SOC 2 Type II · HIPAA compliant · $5 free credit

Workflow

Overview

CaseMark's Authority Verification skill automates the painstaking process of validating legal citations, retrieving source text, and discovering related authorities. Powered by AI and comprehensive legal databases, it transforms hours of manual citation checking into a streamlined, reliable workflow that produces filing-ready verification reports.

Manually verifying legal citations is one of the most time-consuming tasks in legal practice. Attorneys and paralegals must individually check each citation, confirm it references a real case or statute, verify the quoted text matches the source, and ensure the authority hasn't been overruled — a process that can take hours for a single brief and is prone to human error.

CaseMark automates the entire authority verification workflow. Upload a brief or opinion, and CaseMark extracts every citation, verifies each against comprehensive legal databases, retrieves source text, flags problematic references, and discovers related authorities — all in minutes. The result is a structured, filing-ready report that gives attorneys confidence in every citation.

How it works

  1. 1. Upload your brief, motion, or opinion containing legal citations

  2. 2. AI verifies each citation against authoritative legal databases and retrieves source text

  3. 3. Review flagged citations, explore related authorities, and confirm accuracy

  4. 4. Export a filing-ready authority verification report (DOCX, PDF)

What you get

  • Citation Verification Summary

  • Verified Authority Details

  • Unverified or Flagged Citations

  • Related Authorities

  • Source Text Excerpts

  • Filing-Ready Authority Report

What it handles

  • Automated citation verification against comprehensive legal databases

  • Full source text retrieval for verified authorities

  • Related authority discovery and expansion

  • Document-wide citation audit for briefs and opinions

  • Filing-ready authority verification reports

  • Multi-match detection with manual review flagging

Required documents

  • Legal Brief or Opinion

    The legal document containing citations to be verified, such as a brief, motion, memorandum, or court opinion

    .pdf, .docx, .txt

Supporting documents

  • Citation List

    A standalone list of specific citations to verify, if not embedded in a full document

    .pdf, .docx, .txt, .csv

  • Research Notes

    Additional context or research notes specifying particular issues or authorities of interest

    .pdf, .docx, .txt

Why teams use it

Eliminate hours of manual citation checking with automated verification against authoritative legal databases

Catch hallucinated, misquoted, or incorrectly cited authorities before they reach the court

Discover related authorities and strengthen your arguments with expanded case law research

Produce comprehensive, filing-ready authority verification reports for every brief or motion

Questions

What types of legal citations can CaseMark verify?

CaseMark's authority verification can validate case law citations, statutory references, and other legal authorities found in briefs, motions, and opinions. The system checks citations against comprehensive legal databases to confirm they reference real, existing sources.

How does CaseMark handle citations that don't match?

When a citation cannot be verified, CaseMark flags it as 'not found' — indicating a possible typo, hallucination, or unsupported reference. When multiple potential matches are found, CaseMark flags the citation for manual review so you can select the correct authority.

Can CaseMark audit an entire brief for citation accuracy?

Yes. CaseMark can scan an entire brief or opinion, extract every citation, and verify each one individually. You receive a comprehensive audit report showing which citations are verified, which need attention, and which could not be found.

Does CaseMark find related authorities beyond what's cited?

Absolutely. After verifying your citations, CaseMark can expand your authority set by finding related cases and authorities. This helps strengthen your arguments and ensures you haven't missed key precedent.

How long does a full citation audit take with CaseMark?

A typical brief with 20-50 citations can be fully audited in approximately 8-10 minutes. This compares to hours of manual verification using traditional research methods, freeing attorneys to focus on strategy and analysis.

Is CaseMark's authority verification suitable for filing-ready work product?

CaseMark generates structured authority verification reports designed for professional use. However, as with any AI-assisted tool, we recommend attorney review of all results before filing. The reports are formatted to make that final review fast and efficient.

Related

30b6 Corporate Rep

Master 30(b)(6) Depositions in Minutes, Not Hours

30b6 Deposition

Draft & Defend 30(b)(6) Depositions in Minutes

Abstract of Judgment

Draft Judgment Abstracts in Minutes, Not Hours