AI for the Legal Practice

AI for the Legal Practice: client communication, deadline notices, document filing and appointment booking.

approx. 80% · Less file routine

Mail and documents are recognized, matched and filed.

approx. 10 hrs · Freed up for matters weekly

The time saved adds up across the working week.

approx. 3 hrs · To the client reply

Inquiries are pre-sorted and presented with a draft.

Every · deadline is monitored

Every recognized deadline is put forward for confirmation and then monitored.

All figures are model calculations based on the stated assumptions and are not measured customer data. The full calculation is under “Why?” in each case.

Everyday Work at the Firm: When Every Minute Decides Whether You Win the Client

In a law firm, time is scarce. Even so, lawyers and their teams spend many hours on administrative tasks that delay the actual legal representation. When potential clients look for a lawyer, the first response often decides: whoever does not answer quickly loses the client to another firm.

On top of that come many questions about legal protection insurance, for example about waiting periods or costs, which require time-consuming preliminary checks. Many firms still work with manual processes that are too slow for today's everyday work. Without client communication that also works outside office hours, it becomes hard to keep up with rising case numbers.

Law Firm Use Cases

Short Case Reports

The case on one page

Reads the file, highlights key facts, legal questions and comparable cases and turns them into an organized short report that the lawyer reviews.

Case Deadline Management

Deadlines in view

Keeps court dates, filing deadlines and limitation periods across all files in view, enters them in the calendar and creates reminders with a preliminary deadline that you confirm.

Reviewing and Forwarding Contracts

Spot risks early

Yura checks every contract for risks, unusual clauses and possible regulatory breaches and forwards it with all notes to the responsible practice group.

Drafting Documents

Draft from your templates

Creates drafts of contracts, non-disclosure agreements, motions and letters from your templates and in your firm's style.

Billing & Time Tracking

Time recorded properly

Records billable hours, checks time entries and prepares invoices. Errors stand out before the invoice goes to the client.

AI Automation for Your Law Firm

The Yura Solution: AI-Powered Client Communication

We start at the first message. The AI Mail Assistant reads incoming documents, recognizes what they concern and files them under the right matter. Recurring questions, for example about the process, costs or cover under legal protection insurance, are answered by the assistant with the information your law firm has stored.

It proposes appointments, and you confirm them. That keeps client communication moving even while you are in a hearing.

Results in everyday work: Cost Savings and More Client Matters

Above all, throughput rises. When routine correspondence no longer passes through a person one inquiry at a time, the same law firm handles more matters in the same hours. That is where the real cost saving lies.

In addition, first inquiries no longer sit: someone who writes in the evening gets an acknowledgment and a proposed appointment and does not have to wait until Monday. The legal review stays with the lawyer, and automation makes sure it can start earlier.

Legal Privilege and Data Protection

Legal privilege leaves no room for interpretation. Everything that runs through the AI assistant is encrypted and processed GDPR-compliant on servers in Germany, and client data does not leave the EU. Whether sole practitioner or large firm, the requirements for client communication are the same, and we provide the documentation for them (data processing agreement, record of processing activities).

How Yura makes work in the firm easier

Support from taking on a client to closing the matter

• Task Management Automatically created to-dos from client inquiries, from requested documents to deadlines
• AI Phone Assistant Reachable around the clock for client inquiries, initial consultation bookings and general information about the firm
• Client Intake Structured intake of new clients, conflict of interest checks and an initial classification of the case
• Chat Access Clients reach the firm via chat, for example for appointment requests, the status of their case and document uploads
• Deadline Management Automatic tracking of court dates, filing deadlines and statutes of limitations
• Calendar Management Automatic coordination of client appointments, court dates and deadlines in the firm's calendar

What an AI may do in a law firm and what it may not

The line runs between preparation and judgment. An AI assistant for law firms may open and sort mail, take calls, note deadlines, file documents under the right matter and prepare drafts. It does not assess a case, comment on the prospects of success or make any decision that calls for a lawyer's review.

That is why Yura is set up so that anything leaving the firm passes through an approval step. The groundwork is automated, and the legal work stays with the lawyer. The same holds for a sole practice and an in-house legal department alike: whether associate, partner or in-house counsel, the legal assessment is always made by a lawyer. The AI takes over the groundwork for lawyers, and the responsibility stays with them.

The AI secretary: calls, deadlines and client enquiries

Many firms cannot staff reception continuously, and that is exactly where clients are lost: a caller who cannot get through calls the next firm. An AI secretary answers around the clock, asks what the matter concerns, who the opposing party is and how urgent it is, checks the calendar and books an initial consultation. On ongoing matters it records the question and puts it in front of the responsible case handler with the file reference attached.

It gives no legal advice, even when asked directly. The details are described on the AI phone assistant page.

Professional confidentiality: the legal framework for AI in a German firm

This is where most conversations are decided. Since the 2017 reform, § 203 (3) of the German Criminal Code expressly permits professionals bound by confidentiality to involve external service providers where this is necessary for their practice, and § 43e BRAO sets out the conditions. Three things are required in substance: careful selection of the provider, an explicit confidentiality undertaking from them, and a restriction to the data actually needed.

Yura supplies processing on servers in Germany, a confidentiality undertaking, and a data processing agreement with audit logs from the Business plan onwards. The selection decision and its documentation remain with the firm.

Deadlines: where the AI assists and where a person decides

Liability around deadlines is unambiguous, so the division of roles is stricter here than elsewhere. The assistant spots deadline references in incoming mail, proposes a preliminary deadline and a final deadline, and puts both forward for confirmation. Entering, removing or extending a deadline is done by a person, without exception.

There is no automation that marks a deadline as handled without confirmation. We deliberately do not offer software that takes over deadline control entirely. In litigation, meaning contested court proceedings, every deadline counts. Ask other vendors closely how they handle deadlines, too.

Working alongside your existing practice management system

Firms work with RA-MICRO, DATEV Anwalt or comparable systems, and none of them needs replacing. Yura works in front of them: it processes the inbox, the phone line and the calendar and passes the result on in an organized way. For this it uses the accounts already in daily use, such as Outlook for mail and appointments and Microsoft Teams for internal coordination, as well as open interfaces wherever the system offers them.

We do not promise a direct connection to practice management software. Handover runs through files and email.

Where the assistant fits in a law firm

What matters is how many first inquiries currently fail because nobody picks up the phone or an email sits until Monday. The AI phone assistant answers those calls, records the matter and suggests an appointment from your calendar; written inquiries are prepared by the AI Mail Assistant as a draft reply that you review before it is sent. Neither of them gives a legal assessment.

Our call check shows which calls in your firm are suitable.

Questions about AI in Law Firm

Answers to what gets asked most. Something else on your mind?

How does an AI assistant improve client communication in my law firm?

The assistant is the first point of contact: it takes the inquiry, settles standard questions about the process, costs and cover under legal protection insurance, and proposes an appointment. Someone searching for a lawyer nearby in the evening gets an answer and does not end up on the answering machine. Anything that requires a legal judgment still comes to you, fully prepared. Processing is GDPR-compliant.

Can the AI chatbot answer questions about legal protection insurance?

Yes, within what your firm has stored, for example which legal protection insurance documents belong in the first meeting or how the firm handles coverage requests. Whether cover is likely or which costs a client may face is not assessed by the assistant. That remains for the lawyer to review. It passes such questions on to the responsible lawyer with a summary. Details are in the overview of AI modules.

Is the use of artificial intelligence in the law firm GDPR-compliant?

Data is processed encrypted on servers in Germany, for all client communication via chat, email and AI phone. That way legal privilege is preserved even when the first inquiry arrives through a digital channel. You get the data processing agreement and the details for your record of processing activities from us.

How does the AI phone assistant help when clients search for a lawyer nearby?

When clients search locally for a lawyer nearby, being reachable is the most important factor. Our AI phone assistant takes calls right away, records the key details and directly offers a free appointment in Google Calendar. That keeps prospects from moving on to the next firm just because your line is busy. The AI can collect first information about the case and pass it on to the lawyer in a structured way. Learn more about the AI phone assistant.

Can clients securely upload documents for the law firm?

Yes. Clients can upload documents securely and GDPR-compliant directly in the chat or through a dedicated link. The artificial intelligence (AI) evaluates the documents in advance with the help of the AI Mail Assistant and gives the lawyer a summary of the key points. That speeds up taking on new clients considerably, because sifting and sorting paperwork by hand falls away. Learn more about the AI Mail Assistant.

Which work does AI automation take off lawyers’ hands?

Mainly the routine around client communication: taking first inquiries by phone and email, answering standard questions about the process, suggesting appointments from the calendar and assigning incoming documents to the right file. The time this frees up remains for legal work. Every decision about a client matter and every legal assessment stays with the firm.

Does Yura also offer solutions for insurance advisors and consumer advice services?

Yes. Besides the classic law firm, insurance advisors, financial planners and consumer advice services also benefit from automated communication. Wherever many inquiries about topics such as legal protection insurance come in, the AI assistant brings order and relief. The AI gives stored standard information and coordinates appointments. Talk to our team.

May an AI assistant process client data at all?

Yes, subject to conditions. § 203 (3) of the German Criminal Code and § 43e BRAO permit external service providers to be involved where they are carefully selected, bound to confidentiality and limited to the data required. We provide processing in Germany, a confidentiality undertaking and a data processing agreement; the firm documents the selection decision.

Does the AI phone assistant give legal advice?

No, that is a fixed setting. The assistant records the concern, routes it and books an appointment. If a caller asks for an assessment, it refers them to the consultation with the lawyer.

Can the AI take over our deadline management?

It assists with it. Deadline references are detected and put forward with a preliminary deadline for confirmation. Entering or clearing a deadline is done only by a person. There is deliberately no automation that acts without confirmation.

Does this work with RA-MICRO or DATEV?

Yura does not replace your practice management system and does not get in its way. Cooperation runs through the mailbox, the calendar and file storage, that is, through the accounts your team already uses. We do not promise a direct interface to individual practice systems.

Why does the first call matter in a dismissal protection claim?

Because the deadline is already running before there is an appointment: under German law, the claim must be filed with the labor court within three weeks of receiving the written notice of dismissal (Section 4 KSchG). Applications for interim injunctions are similarly urgent. On first contact, the assistant asks for the date of receipt, flags the inquiry as deadline-critical and offers an appointment before the deadline. The legal assessment stays with you.

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More time for client matters, because the routine runs alongside. Contact us for a free consultation.

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