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01 / 10Artificial intelligence should not only write like a lawyer.It must also think like one.
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OLC Engine brings the cognitive discipline of a lawyer into a software process: identify what matters, organise the case, check the law and evidence, test opposing positions, develop a strategy and prepare the appropriate legal document.
It connects a universal method of legal work with the sources and rules of a specific jurisdiction and the material of an individual case. The foundations, results and open questions of that work can be reviewed.
For the individual lawyer and the whole team.
The model provides generative capability. Engine gives it a legal method.
- Current build
- PRIVATE · v0.1.0System core
- Current jurisdiction
- Slovenia
- Licence
- PARTNERSHIP TERMSBy individual agreementsales@openlegalcore.org
- Client
- OLC Legal Workspace
01 / A NEW PARADIGM
The next legal tool is not a faster typewriter.
The pen preserved legal thought.
The typewriter made it faster to put that thought into writing.
The computer enabled the search, reproduction and digital processing of legal material.
Today, generative AI can produce convincing legal text in seconds.
01Threshold / generative capacity
Each of these steps changed how we work with legal material. Generative AI raises the next question: how can its capability be connected to the judgment that produces a well-founded legal work product?
02Before the text / decisions
Before the text comes a series of decisions.
Who made the assertion? What supports it? Which legislation was in force at the relevant time? Which judgment is comparable? What would the opposing party challenge? Does a missing document change the assessment? What result does the procedural position require?
A fluently written appeal may rely on the wrong historical version of a statute. An opinion may treat a party’s assertion as an established fact. A recommendation may overlook an adverse judgment or an exception on which the outcome depends. The quality of the work product therefore also depends on how the case was handled.
03Engine premise / disciplined method
OLC Engine connects generative capability with a structured legal method. It clarifies the task, determines the work required, uses the appropriate material and sources, tests possible interpretations and checks how far the underlying material supports a conclusion.
Legal text is the result.Legal judgment is the path to it.
02 / THE TRAINED LEGAL MIND
Legal expertise is also a way of directing attention.
An experienced lawyer sees more in the material than its immediate content. In a narrative, they recognise roles and interests. Among events, they notice the decisive date. In a document, they find the detail that changes the legal characterisation. They also test a persuasive argument from the perspective of those who will challenge it.
This discipline develops through study, practice and scrutiny of one’s own judgments. It directs attention: what matters, what is missing, which interpretation needs testing and when to return to the initial assumptions.
Engine emulates this recurring cognitive process through connected tasks, structured records and reviewable results.
Identify who is speaking
The meaning of an assertion also depends on its source. Engine identifies participants, their roles, their position in the proceedings and the objective of the task.
Distinguish assertions, evidence and findings
A party’s statement, the content of a document and an authority’s finding have different statuses. Engine preserves their origins, links to evidence and unresolved conflicts.
Notice what changes the assessment
A date, the type of proceedings or a missing document may be decisive. Engine directs work towards the information that matters for the required result and clarifies the task when its basis is not yet sufficiently defined.
Keep multiple interpretations open
Engine compares alternative legal characterisations against facts, evidence and sources. It shows what supports each option and where gaps remain.
Anticipate objections
Assessment includes adverse decisions, opposing arguments, exceptions and the conditions under which a rule applies. Engine also tests the circumstances in which a proposed conclusion would fail.
Revise the assessment when its basis changes
A new fact or item of evidence may change the interpretation, risk and next action. Case memory preserves corrections and revisions; subsequent work can use the updated foundation.
Choose the appropriate form of result
An answer, opinion, contract and appeal require different structures and review criteria. Engine adapts drafting to the task and connects it to the confirmed analytical foundation.
Universal method. The law of a specific jurisdiction.
Engine’s universality has two connected levels.
At the functional level
The fundamental tasks of legal work are shared across jurisdictions: clarify the task, organise facts and evidence, check sources, compare interpretations, test objections, develop a strategy, and prepare and review the result. At this level, Engine is designed as a universal cognitive core.
At the legal level
These tasks acquire their content and meaning within a specific legal system. The law, institutions and rules of each jurisdiction determine what counts as a relevant source, the weight of a decision, the applicable time limit and how a filing is prepared.
Engine therefore connects a universal cognitive architecture with a jurisdiction-specific legal foundation. Legal memory consists of maintained legislation and case-law databases, with source identities and versions over time. Their use is governed by local rules on authority, procedure, language and professional requirements.
In a future expansion to another jurisdiction, the core method is retained; the appropriate national sources are connected to it and the rules governing their use are adapted. The same cognitive tasks can then address a matter within a different legal system. This design enables future connections between Engine and different national jurisdictions, including those of EU Member States. Version 0.1.0 is grounded in Slovenian law.
Universal cognitive architecture. Jurisdiction-specific legal authority.
03 / System core
One core. Connected legal work.
OpenLegalCore connects legal sources, document processing, the state of a matter and the user workspace. Maintained legislation and case law databases provide the legal foundation. Engine processes case material, guides analysis and connects the results. OLC Legal Workspace enables users to work in Conversations and Matters.
Document processing is included in Engine. Its Worker handles the import and preparation of text, PDF files, office documents and images, including OCR and the preservation of links to individual pages. Engine extracts statements and legally relevant facts from the prepared material and links them to supporting passages.
For each task, Engine uses the relevant case material and execution settings tailored to the required result. A structured plan defines the necessary stages, the components involved and the connections between their results.
Two forms of memory. One connected method.
Legal memory consists of maintained legal sources: legislation, case law, record identities and their versions over time.
Case memory preserves the participants, statements, evidence, contradictions, questions and changes in an individual matter. Across Conversations and Matters, it provides continuity for further work.
Engine connects both foundations. A legal source acquires meaning in relation to the specific facts of a matter; a statement or piece of evidence is also assessed against the law applied. The identity of the source, its legal role and its version over time remain part of this connection.
Eight tasks in the legal process
Attention
Clarify the task, participants, procedural position, objective and missing information.
Case model
Organise events, statements, evidence, findings and contradictions, and preserve the connections between them.
Authoritative sources
Retrieve the relevant legislation and case law, with source identities, citations and the relevant temporal basis.
Hypotheses
Compare possible legal characterisations and test them against facts, evidence and sources.
Testing opposing positions
Consider adverse sources, objections, exceptions and the conditions under which a conclusion would fail.
Strategy
Compare procedural options, consequences, risks, alternative paths and next actions.
Expression
Prepare the required form of legal text from the validated analytical foundation.
Review
Check the support for conclusions, citations, coverage of the material, the type of text and unresolved questions.
04 / Matter and documents
A matter must be organised before we can trust the answer.
A legal matter involves people and their roles, events and dates, statements and denials, documents and evidence, claims and objections, procedural actions, contradictions and questions that remain open. For further work, these categories need to retain their meaning and their connections to one another.
From document to usable assertion
Document processing is included in Engine. Its Worker handles the import and preparation of text, PDF files, office documents and images. For scanned material, OCR converts the content into text and preserves links to individual pages. Extracted assertions are linked to supporting passages so that their source can be revisited.
The path from document to legal work product preserves five levels:
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Original file — the material on which the work is based.
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Prepared text — content with preserved links to pages and source material.
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Extracted assertions — proposals with precise references to supporting passages.
- 4.
Matter records — selected items with their source, status and connections.
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Analysis and text — further work that draws on this foundation.
The coverage record shows the scope addressed and the remaining gaps. For large case files, a controlled, multi-stage review preserves continuity of evidence and records stopping conditions.
Case memory across Conversations and Matters
Persistent Case Memory provides continuity of work across sessions and clients, respecting identity and permissions. It operates in Conversations and Matters: it enables work to continue and connects material and findings in a structured register.
The register preserves participants and authorisations, statements with their sources, evidence, contradictions, corrections and revisions. It shows who made an assertion, what a document states, what remains disputed and what was later corrected.
An organised record also preserves disputed issues. A matter may contain differing statements and conflicting evidence. Their status and history remain important after the first answer has been produced.
Persistent findings also include unresolved questions, evidentiary gaps, procedural risks and next actions. They carry references, severity levels and a history of changes.
05 / Analysis, strategy and expression
Retrieval provides the material. Legal work begins when we test it.
In a complex matter, facts, documents and legal sources form the foundation for several connected tasks. Analysis establishes what that foundation supports. Strategy compares ways forward. Drafting shapes the result into the legal work product required by the task.
Analysis that can be reviewed
Engine prepares a structured work product: the key facts, legal questions, sources used, assumptions, alternative interpretations and their application to the matter. It highlights evidentiary gaps, missing information, risks and the limits of its conclusions.
For case law, it examines connected series of decisions, compares favourable and adverse decisions, and takes account of differences in the decisive facts. The connection between the matter under consideration and the reasoning of each decision is important.
Opposing positions are part of the analysis. Engine tests adverse sources, possible objections, exceptions and circumstances that could change the conclusion. Alternative interpretations remain visible when the available foundation does not yet resolve them.
Strategy with reasons and options
Procedural strategy starts from the objective and procedural position. Engine compares the available paths and, for each option, examines strengths, vulnerabilities, risks, alternative paths and next steps.
This makes it possible to review the reasons for the proposed path, the information it depends on and the circumstances that would require it to change.
Text from a validated analytical foundation
Engine prepares legal text from a validated analytical foundation. It adapts the structure, style, scope and source requirements to the type of task. Based on the context and complexity, it also dynamically determines the depth of examination needed: a simple question may call for a short, direct answer, while a complex matter may require more extensive analysis and more detailed reasoning.
Drafting covers legal opinions, correspondence, contracts, objections, appeals, and court and administrative submissions. The type of text determines how statements, arguments, sources and the required result are organised.
For an appeal, the connection between the challenged position, the grounds and the result sought is important. An opinion must answer the question clearly and explain the conclusion. For a contract, the task determines the necessary content and structure of the agreement.
The final work product retains its connection to the underlying foundation for professional review, supplementation and use in the specific proceedings.
06 / Practical work
From case file to legal work product.
The scope of work adapts to what you want to accomplish.
Legal question
— clarification of the question, sources used, a reasoned explanation and remaining uncertainties.
Complex matter
— a review of facts and evidence, legal questions, alternatives, opposing positions, risks and gaps.
Procedural decision
— a comparison of options, objectives, strengths, vulnerabilities and next actions.
Opinion, contract or submission
— drafting from an analytical foundation, with a structure and scope suited to the task.
Large case file
— a controlled review of material with a coverage record, connections between evidence and findings, and stopping conditions.
Deadlines with calculations and a legal basis
Determining a deadline requires attention to the legal characterisation of the triggering event, the version of the rule in force at the relevant time, the method of counting and any exceptions. A disputed fact may also affect the calculated date.
Engine shows the calculation and the legal basis used. It highlights assumptions, missing information and disputed facts that may change the result.
Jurisdiction with a transparent decision path
When determining subject-matter and territorial jurisdiction, Engine connects the relevant information with the rules used. It shows the reasons for determining jurisdiction and highlights conflicting rules and missing information.
Quality throughout the process
Quality checks cover consistency between the result and its analytical foundation, support for conclusions, coverage of the material, any incomplete or truncated content and the suitability of the type of text. When an error is detected, Engine returns a report or stops execution.
A reviewable result also includes its limits: what has been addressed, which questions remain open and what foundation is needed to continue.
07 / Legal Workspace and collaboration
Legal work has a space of its own.
In Legal Workspace, users manage Conversations and Matters, organise material and review results. Behind the scenes, Engine connects legal sources, documents and case memory, carries out analysis, develops strategy and prepares texts.
Individually or together.
Engine also supports teamwork in Legal Workspace. Members of an organisation can collaborate in the same Conversations and Matters and use shared notes and files. Each member can also have a separate private space.
A shared matter enables work to continue from the same foundation: material, findings to date and open questions remain connected to the matter. Access to shared or private material determines what is available to each user for further work.
The workspace and the legal core.
Legal Workspace enables interaction, organisation of material and review of results. Engine guides the legal work, connects the necessary functions and checks the resulting work product.
Users thus work in a clear environment, while the legal method connects the individual steps into a whole — from the initial question to a reasoned legal work product.
Integration into a partner’s process.
Partnership starts with the specific work: who carries it out, what material they use and what result they need.
Together, we define the legal tasks, access to material, the way of working together and review of results. We adapt the scope of integration and the division of responsibilities to the organisation’s agreed process.
08 / Next expansion
The same legal method. New legal environments.
Version 0.1.0 focuses on the Slovenian jurisdiction. The next expansion will bring additional groups of legal sources and the use of Engine in other jurisdictions.
A broader legal foundation
The planned expansion includes European Union law, the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, and search across publicly available decisions and opinions of the Slovenian Information Commissioner.
Each group of sources requires appropriate treatment: who issued the source, the period for which it applies and its legal weight. These distinctions must remain clear when sources are used in analysis and in the reasoning supporting the result.
Planned release: November 2026.
Other jurisdictions
Clarifying the task, assessing the facts, testing opposing positions and preparing a reasoned result form a shared cognitive method. Its legal foundation, however, belongs to the individual jurisdiction.
Engine is designed to connect the same method with different national legal databases. For each new jurisdiction, local sources, language and the rules governing their use must be put in place, and the results must be tested in that specific legal environment.
The shared method thus draws on the law applicable to the matter under consideration.
Status: in testing. Planned release: December 2026.
09 / Collaboration and licensing
We are building a method, not just a model.
Developing a legal method brings together legal, research and technical expertise. Legal professionals contribute their knowledge of sources, evidence, procedures and ways of doing legal work. Technical partners connect Engine with an organisation’s working environment. When expanding into other jurisdictions, we work with experts who know the local legal system and its sources.
Licensing by agreement.
OLC Engine is a privately developed legal core. Licensing and terms of use are agreed individually with each partner.
The agreement starts from specific needs: the purpose and scope of use, the working environment, the necessary integrations and support for integration into the organisation’s legal process.
Let’s discuss your legal process.
Tell us about your working environment, tasks and expectations. Together, we can define an appropriate scope for using Engine and a way of working together.
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