Software for immigration practice, built inside a law firm.
Removal defense, asylum and federal habeas for detained clients: intake in the client's language, conflicts checked on every spelling of every name, and every fact kept with its page. Docketing deadlines from court notices, for attorney confirmation, is in build. DuraLex is in early access.
One matter, start to finish.
Each step is marked live, proven in our firm, in build or planned. Rules illustrated in this sample: EOIR Policy Manual (Immigration Court Practice Manual) and the judge's standing orders.
- Intake and conflict checkLive
Interview in the client's language; A-number, entry date and prior filings captured; conflicts checked on every spelling.
- Engagement in writingProven in our firm
Flat-fee engagement and fee agreement, side by side in English and the client's language.
- Open the matterLive
Matter opened with the court case; Robert reviewing, Maria L. preparing; retainer to trust.
- Docket every deadlineIn build
One-year asylum deadline checked; hearings from the court notice; evidence due 30 days before the individual hearing.
- Gather the factsLive
Passport, I-94 and entry records read, each fact with its page; country conditions gathered.
- Draft, verify and fileProven in our firm
Asylum application, declaration and brief drafted; citations checked; filed with the court and served on DHS.
- Keep the client informedLive
Hearing reminders and status updates in the client's language.
- Resolve and closeLive
Individual hearing and decision recorded; final invoice, closing letter, file returned on request.
A sample matter with made-up names and numbers. See it on the practices page.
Detained clients: federal habeas.
A relative calls about a detained family member; DuraLex supports the matter from custody record to decision, with the attorney approving every step. Rules illustrated in this sample: 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 and 2243, the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases (Rule 1(b)) and the court's local rules.
- Intake and conflict checkLive
A relative calls about a detained family member; facility, A-number and custody history captured; conflicts checked.
- Engagement in writingProven in our firm
Engagement and fee agreement signed on the phone the same day.
- Open the matterLive
Matter opened; Robert drafting, David K. assembling the custody record.
- Docket every deadlineIn build
Return to the order to show cause tracked: due within 3 days unless the court allows more, up to 20.
- Gather the factsLive
Detention records and the custody timeline assembled, each fact with its source.
- Draft, verify and fileProven in our firm
Petition and memorandum drafted and checked; prepared for filing, and filed by the attorney.
- Keep the client informedLive
The family is updated after every docket entry.
- Resolve and closeLive
Traverse, hearing and decision; release tracked; final invoice and closing letter.
A sample matter with made-up names and numbers. See it on the practices page.
Your clients follow the case on their phone.
Two sample cases in six languages: an asylum case in removal proceedings and a federal criminal case. Court papers, notices and receipts in folders, the next dates, documents to sign and the balance.
What firms ask first.
Does the AI make decisions on its own?
No. AI supports your legal knowledge; it never substitutes for it. Every fact shows its source and page, and nothing enters the record or goes to a client until an attorney approves it.
Where are my firm's files kept?
In your firm's own cloud storage. DuraLex organizes and reads the files where they are.
Can we move over from our current system?
Yes. Early-access firms have their data moved over at no charge.
Can clients use it in their own language?
The intake interview runs in the client's language today, and status updates by email go out in the client's language. The client portal is previewed in six languages: English, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Spanish, Portuguese and Greek. Texting and WhatsApp are coming.