Matlock & Partners

Privacy-first legal AI

Use AI without exposing client details.

Matlock redacts matter details, shows the exact outbound prompt, and waits for your approval before anything leaves your device.

  • Full prompt transparency

Why this exists

Legal work needs a safer AI workflow.

Lawyers are already using AI, but legal prompts can contain client identities, litigation strategy, privileged context, deal terms, or facts that make a matter identifiable. Matlock gives lawyers a safer workflow: redact first, inspect the prompt, then ask AI.

Redaction

Transparency

Auditability

Before send

Personal details become placeholders.

Client names, contact details, and strategy notes are redacted before the prompt leaves. The lawyer sees the final prompt and stays in control.

Personal information redacted before sending to AIA legal note with client details is transformed into placeholders. The outbound prompt appears beside an approval control.Selected matter noteClient:Avery Stone[CLIENT_1]Email:[email protected][EMAIL_1]Phone:(404) 555-0198[PHONE_1]Strategy:reject $450,000 ceiling[STRATEGY_1]Outbound promptDraft notesfor [CLIENT_1].Do not reveal[STRATEGY_1].Lawyer controlApproveEditCancel
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Matlock SafePrompt

Nothing sends until you approve it.

Matlock highlights sensitive information, replaces it with safe placeholders, and shows you the exact prompt that will be sent to the LLM. Edit it, approve it, or cancel.

  1. 1

    Select legal text in Word or the browser.

  2. 2

    Matlock detects client and matter information locally.

  3. 3

    Review the redaction diff and outbound prompt.

  4. 4

    Approve, edit, or cancel before anything leaves.

Agentic workflows

Multi-step AI help, still under lawyer control.

Matlock can help lawyers run guided workflows for drafting, review, redaction QA, and research feedback. Every step stays inspectable: the lawyer sees the plan, the prompt, the output, and the next action before approving it.

  • Plan the task before asking an LLM.
  • Redact matter data at every step.
  • Show prompts, outputs, and next actions.
  • Require lawyer approval before anything leaves.
Lawyer-controlled agentic workflowA lawyer starts a workflow, Matlock redacts matter data, the AI agent plans draft and review steps, and the lawyer approves the final packet before anything leaves.Lawyer requestBuild a redactedlitigation memo.Privacy gate[CLIENT][STRATEGY]Agent planDraft, check,then ask.DraftMemo outlineReviewMissing factsand risksLawyer controlApproveEditAudit trailPrompts visible.Steps visible.
Matter brief

Convert notes and documents into a redacted working brief the lawyer can inspect before AI sees it.

Draft package

Coordinate drafting, rewriting, and issue-spotting steps while preserving prompt transparency.

Review loop

Route AI outputs through hallucination checks, missing-fact flags, and lawyer approval before use.

Built for lawyers

Client and matter information redaction, not just generic PII.

Matter redaction

Names, parties, docket numbers, matter IDs, strategy notes, privileged context, and re-identifying facts.

Prompt preview

The lawyer sees the exact outbound prompt before it is sent to an LLM.

Lawyer control

Nothing sends automatically. Edit the prompt, approve it, or cancel.

Word workflow

Draft, summarize, rewrite, review, and inspect prompts where legal work already happens.

Browser guard

A safer prompt gate for AI chat tools and legal research sites, with approved domains by default.

Research access

Use the tooling free of charge and opt into transparent research for AI companies. You control what you share.

Practical AI help, still lawyer-supervised.

Litigators
  • Summarize redacted facts
  • Draft issue lists
  • Create deposition outlines
  • Rewrite client updates
  • Flag unsupported assertions
Transactional lawyers
  • Review clauses
  • Summarize redlines
  • Draft anonymized negotiation positions
  • Create closing checklists
  • Compare term-sheet language
Solos and small firms
  • Draft client emails
  • Simplify legal explanations
  • Turn notes into polished text
  • Create intake summaries
  • Review forms for missing information

Research access

Help AI companies build safer legal AI.

Use Matlock's privacy tooling free of charge while contributing to transparent research for AI companies. You control what you share, see every outbound prompt, and approve anything before it leaves.

Legal documents and laptop reviewed by two people
Evaluate AI legal outputs
Find hallucination risks
Create practice-specific rubrics
Test redaction quality
Use privacy tooling free of charge
Share only approved feedback

Privacy pledge

The lawyer sees and controls what leaves.

  • Your documents are not our dataset.
  • Your prompts are not for sale.
  • Your client information should not be invisible in transit.
  • The lawyer sees and controls what leaves.

Matlock helps detect and redact sensitive information, but lawyers remain in control. Always review the outbound prompt before sending.

Private beta

Join the waitlist.

We're inviting lawyers by practice area so privacy-first AI workflows can be tested safely.

Beta Access

Open the short waitlist form when you're ready. The same privacy rule applies here: don't include confidential client or matter details.

Questions lawyers will ask.

Does Matlock guarantee privilege?

No. Matlock is designed to reduce exposure before AI use, but privilege and confidentiality depend on facts, jurisdiction, client consent, firm policy, and vendor terms.

Is redaction automatic?

Matlock detects and suggests redactions, but the lawyer reviews the outbound prompt before sending.

What gets sent to the LLM?

Only the redacted prompt you approve.

Do you train on my documents?

No. The beta is built around prompt transparency, opt-in feedback, and no sale of prompts or client data.

Can my firm review this?

Yes. Firm pilots can request security documentation, data-flow diagrams, privacy policy details, and admin controls.

Is this legal advice?

No. Matlock is an assistant for lawyers, not a replacement for lawyer judgment.