Platform · Matters
The agent remembersthe matter. You stopre-briefing it.
One workspace per matter. Documents, research threads, and analysis live together — and the context is still there in three months.
A matter workspace holds every file, research thread, and analysis for a single piece of work, and the agent reads all of it. Upload once and it is queryable forever: come back after a week or a quarter and the agent is caught up on the documents, the prior analysis, and the questions still open.
Context persists indefinitely — until you archive the matter yourself
How it works
How a matter stays loaded
- 01
Create the matter and set the practice area
Corporate, Litigation, Employment, Contracts, IP, Real Estate, or Regulatory. The practice area tunes how the agent reads what you add.
- 02
Upload everything you have
PDFs, DOCX, scans, image-based files. 8rney extracts text, runs OCR fallback on scanned pages, summarizes each file, and indexes all of it for retrieval.
- 03
Ask questions grounded in your case files
The Analysis tab answers using your documents as primary context, and cites the specific file and section each answer came from.
- 04
Come back whenever
Matter context persists. After three months the agent already knows the documents, the prior analysis, and the open questions — no re-briefing.
Coverage
What the matter workspace covers
- Per-matter workspaces with status tracking (Active / Archived)
- Document upload with OCR fallback for scanned and image-based files
- Auto-summaries for each uploaded file — triage without reading everything
- AI Q&A grounded in your uploads, with file-level citations
- A Research tab connected to the matter, so context stays linked
- Analysis threads that persist across every session in the matter
- Practice areas: Corporate & M&A, Litigation, Employment, Contracts, IP, Real Estate, Regulatory
Questions
Matter workspace FAQ
What is AI matter management?
A workspace where all files, research, and analysis for a legal matter sit in one place — and an AI agent reads and remembers everything across sessions. Upload documents once, ask questions any time, and the agent stays in context without re-briefing.
How is this different from traditional case management software?
Traditional case management stores files and tracks deadlines. A matter workspace does that plus active analysis — the agent reads your documents, answers questions grounded in the actual files, and retains the full thread across sessions.
What file types are supported?
PDF, DOCX, TXT, and image-based files (PNG, JPG). For scanned or image-based PDFs, 8rney runs OCR fallback automatically to extract text before indexing.
Can I have multiple matters open at once?
Yes. Each matter is a separate workspace. Free accounts include 2 active matters; Pro accounts include unlimited active matters.
Is matter context permanently retained?
Yes. Documents, analysis threads, and research stay connected to the matter until you archive it.