Lexware

The litigation workspace for barristers

Your brief went digital. It never got better. Until now.

Import your brief. Connect the evidence. Build your case.
Documents, chronology and working papers, in one local workspace.

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The Lexware brief shelf on the fictional Meridian Foods matter, with coloured volumes of different widths for Pleadings, Agreements, Correspondence and Witness & Expert Evidence.
Designed by a practising barrister, for practising barristers
The core loop

Master the whole matter — your way.

01

Brief in

Import a zipped download, an existing folder of documents, or a compiled PDF court book — read-only, in minutes, your originals never touched. Then, as the matter grows, documents that arrive after the brief — an emailed PDF, a forwarded .msg — triage in through the Intray.

02

Master it

Navigate the brief like a ring binder, search every word in an instant, and highlight and annotate as you read — at your computer or in Lexware Companion on your iPad.

03

Build the ultimate chronology

Extract events from your documents and add them to a chronology. Move between a timeline, calendar or sortable table, filtered by party, issue or tag, with every event linked back to its source.

04

AI on your terms

Use as little or as much AI as you choose — Lexware is built to put you in control. Use the app without any AI, or integrate deeply with local and cloud AI services, taking advantage of inbuilt pseudonymisation of data. The choice is yours, and you can configure different options for different matters.

Reading

Read across the brief.
Keep your place.

Read documents side by side, mark key pages with sticky Quick Tabs, and add highlights or comments as you go. “On your desk” keeps open documents ready to resume where you left off.

Lexware showing the Meridian sample transcript and Julia Pond's witness statement side by side, with sticky Quick Tabs, highlighted evidence, uniform volume sizes and open documents on the desk. Lexware in dark mode showing the Meridian sample transcript and Julia Pond's witness statement side by side, with sticky Quick Tabs, highlighted evidence, uniform volume sizes and open documents on the desk.
Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics · Fictional sample matter Enlarge screenshot ↗
Chronology

Build a chronology like no other.

Turn your documents into a source-linked chronology. Review events, follow the story and go straight back to the evidence.

Lexware's chronology on the sample matter Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics — dated events on a timeline, colour-coded by category, with a filter rail. Lexware's chronology on the sample matter Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics — dated events on a timeline, colour-coded by category, with a filter rail.
Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics · Fictional sample matter Enlarge screenshot ↗
  • See the storyTimeline, calendar or sortable table.
  • Focus the evidenceFilter by party, category, tag or fact status.
  • Keep the sourceReturn to documents and pinpoints.
Notes

Keep your analysis connected to the evidence.

Draft submissions, witness outlines and advice with automatic legal numbering and live citations. Preview a source without losing your place.

Lexware's Notes view on the synthetic matter Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics — a numbered hearing-preparation note with live evidence citations and a linked-material panel. Lexware's Notes view on the synthetic matter Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics — a numbered hearing-preparation note with live evidence citations and a linked-material panel.
Meridian Foods v Harlow Logistics · Fictional sample matter Enlarge screenshot ↗
  • Write with structureAutomatic legal numbering as you draft.
  • Follow the evidenceLive citations, source previews and backlinks.
  • Take your work with youExport a PDF with footnoted citations.
One connected workspace

Every part of the matter, in its place.

Lexware keeps the material you receive, the record you need to master and the work you create in clear groups — distinct, but connected throughout the matter.

Case materials

From the delivered brief to a court-ready bundle.

Brief

Read PDFs, Word files, email, spreadsheets, slides and images in one pane. Links inside PDFs still work; Lexware markup stays out of the original files.

Chronology

Extract, review and compare source-linked events in a timeline, calendar or sortable table.

Bundles

Assemble a court book for each hearing, export one merged PDF, or hand it to LiquidText or PDF Expert.

Source records

The filed, exchanged and spoken record, kept distinct.

Pleadings

The pleadings dispute matrix — a Lexware signature no comparable tool offers. Work through the claim, defence and reply paragraph by paragraph, every allegation admitted, denied or not admitted, each linked back to its filed source.

Correspondence

See the matter's inbox and outbox by date; filter by people or domains to follow an exchange.

Authorities

Collect cases, legislation, secondary material and pinpoints; detect Australian citations, fill court and year from a pasted citation, read them in place, open AustLII, marshal them for and against each argument on a board, and export a list or bundle index.

Transcripts

Move by day and witness, search for patterns, and carry colour-coded highlights across the hearing record.

Working papers

Linked analysis and action built from the record.

Notes

Draft structured work with live citations, source previews and backlinks wherever the evidence is used.

Scratchpad

Press S on a selected passage to make a quote card with your note and a backlink, then arrange cards on a freeform canvas.

Tasks

Keep the matter's to-dos beside the document or event they concern.

AI Assist

Optional help, only where you want it.

AI Assist

Use Ask for a focused drafting or analysis task, then follow its progress and result in Activity. Off-device runs require matter-by-matter consent.

Dashboard

Build a structured matter briefing from the records and documents you choose. Refresh it as the matter changes; earlier briefings are retained.

Lexware Companion for iPad

Work through the brief on your iPad.

Read the brief, search the matter and keep the chronology beside the papers. Apple Pencil ink, highlights, comments and sticky tabs sync back to Lexware on the desktop. You can also read Notes and the Scratchpad, and add a selected passage to the Scratchpad as you work.

Lexware Companion connects directly to Lexware over the same local network or the computer's hotspot. Your Mac or Windows PC must remain awake with Lexware running. There is no cloud relay or Lexware matter account.

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Requires iPadOS 18 or later and an active Lexware Pro subscription or Pro trial on Mac or Windows.

Lexware Companion showing a volume of the synthetic Meridian Foods brief beside a pleading on iPad. Lexware Companion showing a Scratchpad passage and Apple Pencil ink on a document in the synthetic Meridian Foods matter.
The part that matters most

Matter content stays on your computer by default.

Lexware does not receive or store your brief, extracted text, chronology, pleadings, notes or other matter work. Off-device AI and Lexware Companion access are separate choices, both off until you enable them.

Local by default

Built-in rule-based date extraction runs locally without AI or cloud. Optional use of Ollama local model (separate installation required). Off-device AI is opt-in, per matter and you choose when to use it.

No matter account, no tracking

There is no Lexware account for your matters, no hosted matter copy and no usage analytics. Lexware cannot see what you open or how you work.

Originals untouched

Your brief is read-only — never moved, renamed or rewritten. The brief you were delivered stays exactly as it arrived.

Built in Australia for Australian barristers. Lexware does not receive or store your matter content. How Lexware handles your data →  ·  The security architecture →  ·  Privacy policy →

Why I built Lexware

I built Lexware because I wanted a better way to work with electronic briefs. I was frustrated by the lack of tools that fitted the way we work as barristers.

Some of us work entirely electronically. Others prefer paper whenever possible. But most of us need to work with electronic documents at least some of the time.

Lexware is designed to make those documents easier to read, navigate, search and work with.

I'm also conscious that barristers differ in their familiarity with AI and their willingness to use it, and that the rules governing its use vary between jurisdictions.

That's why I've built Lexware to work effectively without AI, while offering optional AI integrations for those who want to use them where appropriate. You choose whether to enable them for each matter.

I use Lexware every day in my practice, and I'm committed to making it better. If you have feedback or a feature request, I'd like to hear from you.

Stewart Webster KCFounder, Lexware

Questions

What barristers ask before they start.

Does my matter data leave my machine?

Not by default. Matter content can go to an off-device AI provider you enable for that matter, or directly to Lexware Companion over the local network or the computer's hotspot. Lexware does not receive or relay it.

Does it work offline?

Yes. The desktop workspace and built-in rule-based date extraction run without an internet connection. Companion's connection to the matter does not use a cloud relay, but it needs a local network or the computer's hotspot. Claude, ChatGPT and Ollama Cloud require internet access. A remote Ollama endpoint requires a connection to that endpoint; local Ollama can run offline. An activated paid licence is cached for offline use, with a 14-day grace window.

What files can it open?

PDFs, Word, email — Outlook .msg and standard .eml — Excel, PowerPoint and images, all in one pane. Excel can also import directly as a chronology.

Which platforms does it run on?

Lexware runs on Apple Silicon Macs and Windows 10 or 11, with Windows installers for x64 and arm64. Lexware Companion runs on iPadOS 18 or later and pairs with the desktop app. Intel Macs are not supported.

What does Lexware cost?

Start with a two-month free trial of Pro. Verify your email to download; no card is required. After the trial, Free costs nothing, Starter is A$19 a month + GST for up to five active matters, and Pro is A$79 a month + GST with unlimited matters, Assist and the iPad companion. Nothing is charged unless you choose to subscribe. See all plans and annual offers.

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Try Lexware on a real matter.

Start with the full Pro workspace for two months. No card required. Afterwards, keep reading on Free or choose Starter or Pro.

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