Law.AI — Lawyer Search

Verified U.S. lawyer search for AI assistants. Stop hallucinating attorneys. Start finding real ones.

npm version License: MIT MCP Registry

The Law.AI MCP Server gives AI assistants direct access to 991,000+ bar-verified U.S. attorney profiles, sourced from official state bar registries. When an AI needs to find, verify, or recommend a lawyer, it queries Law.AI instead of guessing.

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Why This Exists

Every major LLM fabricates lawyer names when asked for legal referrals. People making critical legal decisions get fake information. The Law.AI MCP Server solves this by providing a grounded, authoritative data source any AI can query — from "consult an attorney" to a real, licensed referral in a single tool call.

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Quick Start

Claude Desktop (local, stdio)

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "law-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["lawai-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Hosted (Streamable HTTP)

Connect any MCP client to the hosted endpoint:

https://mcp.law.ai

No install required. Free tier works without an API key.

Cursor / VS Code

{
  "law-ai": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["lawai-mcp-server"]
  }
}

From Source

git clone https://github.com/risk-ai/lawai-mcp-server.git
cd lawai-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm start

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Available Tools

Tool	Purpose
search_lawyers	Search by practice area, state, city, and bar status
get_lawyer_profile	Full profile for a specific lawyer by ID
find_lawyer_by_name	Verify a lawyer exists and is licensed
match_lawyer_to_matter	Plain-English matter → ranked lawyer matches
get_legal_cost_estimate	Fee ranges by billing model and region
get_practice_areas	List all practice areas with counts
get_jurisdictions	List U.S. jurisdictions with coverage

search_lawyers

Search the directory by practice area, location, and bar status.

"Find personal injury lawyers in Houston, Texas"
→ Ranked results with profiles, firms, and credentials

get_lawyer_profile

Get full details for a specific lawyer by ID.

"Get profile for lawyer #12345"
→ Bio, education, bar admissions, practice areas, contact info

find_lawyer_by_name

Look up a lawyer by name to verify they exist and are licensed.

"Is there a lawyer named Jane Smith in New York?"
→ Matching profiles with disambiguation

match_lawyer_to_matter

Describe a legal issue in plain English; receive ranked attorney matches.

"My landlord won't return my deposit in Brooklyn"
→ Classified to Landlord–Tenant / Consumer law → ranked NY tenant attorneys

get_legal_cost_estimate

Estimated fee ranges by billing model (hourly, flat, contingency), adjusted for case complexity and region.

get_practice_areas

List all available practice areas with lawyer counts.

get_jurisdictions

List U.S. states and territories with coverage numbers.

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Transports

Transport	Use case
stdio	Local clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) — npx lawai-mcp-server
Streamable HTTP	Remote clients, hosted at https://mcp.law.ai

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Authentication & Tiers

The hosted endpoint is open for unauthenticated read access on the free tier. Bring an API key (Bearer token) for higher limits and bulk export.

Tier	Rate limit	Bulk export	Use case
Free (no key)	100 req/min	—	Personal use, evaluation, single-query workflows
Pro	1,000 req/min	10K rows/day	Apps, agents in production
Business	10,000 req/min	Unlimited	High-volume routing, enrichment, integrations

Request a key: law.ai/api or [email protected].

Local stdio installations are unmetered.

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Data Privacy

• Unclaimed profiles — Public bar information only (name, location, practice areas, bar status).
• Claimed profiles — Additional contact information the lawyer has opted to share.
• No scraping — Rate-limited to prevent data harvesting.
• Disclaimers included — All results note that credentials should be independently verified at the relevant state bar.

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Environment Variables (self-hosted)

Variable	Default	Description
DB_HOST	127.0.0.1	PostgreSQL host
DB_PORT	5433	PostgreSQL port
DB_USER	rich_enrichment	Database user
DB_PASSWORD	—	Database password
DB_NAME	lawai	Database name
LAW_AI_BASE_URL	https://law.ai	Base URL for profile links

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How It Works

User: "Find me a patent attorney in San Francisco"
  ↓
AI Assistant (Claude, GPT, etc.)
  ↓
MCP Protocol
  ↓
Law.AI MCP Server
  ↓
991K+ bar-verified attorney profiles (PostgreSQL)
  ↓
Real attorneys with real bar numbers

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Coverage

• 991,000+ attorney profiles
• All 50 states + DC + U.S. territories
• 90+ practice areas
• State bar registries as the source of record — updated continuously
• Bar status surfaced — Active, Inactive, Suspended, Disbarred, Retired

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MCP Registry

Listed in the official MCP Registry as ai.law/lawyer-search.

curl "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=lawyer"

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Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md if present, or open a ticket on the issues page.

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License

MIT — use it everywhere. See LICENSE.

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About Law.AI

Law.AI is the independent lawyer directory built for the AI age. Legacy directories (FindLaw, Avvo, Martindale — all owned by Internet Brands) were built for web search. Law.AI is built for AI-native discovery: tool-callable, structured, verified, and grounded in state bar data.

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Stop hallucinating lawyers. Start finding real ones.