StrongSuit

Pros: There is nothing that I loke about Strongsuit after I tried it for the first time. Foolish me, I should have asked for a free trial.

Cons: While taking Strongsuit for an analytical test drive with one of the staff members I also ran parallel analyses using Westlaw Co-Counsel. On both tasks Co-Counsel provided results much quicker than Strongsuit. Co-Counsel also uploaded pdf documents significantly quicker than Strongsuit. Additionally, Strongsuit produced results that were inconsistent with the results I had previously obtained by a Co-Counsel analysis and manually verified.

I wanted Strongsuit for its analytical ability to help me analyze financial records for matrimonial actions. It did not deliver this. I immediately requested a refund and was stonewalled for a month and then told that I was stuck in a one-year contract.

Overall: I was disappointed by the product and requested a refund. I then was told that they would address my concerns and was stonewalled for a month. Then they would not refund my money for a product that I had not used. AVOID THIS PEOPLE. THEY ARE THEIVES!!

Pros: It can seemingly draft a summary disposition motion, ...although the law it picks might not actually be applicable.

Cons: Extraordinarily frustrating and confusing interface. Difficult to search for actual cases/law, so do not attempt to use this as a replacement for legal research. Extremely high priced for what it offers. Poor training videos. Lack of adequate onboarding. Crappy refund policy.

Overall: The demo made the software seem so good. I was giddy to be able to use it. This was a major mistake on my part. In reality, it is extraordinarily difficult to research a question, the steps and workflow required to get to the end result (such as drafting a motion or preparing a legal memo) is beyond frustrating. Software tries to identify law or legal concepts that would be applicable to the question you asked, but often finds wholly inapplicable, non-sequiturs, and tries to shove them into its work product.

Pros: StrongSuit does a great job assisting with pleadings, particularly with regard to Complaints. It helped eliminate non viable claims before filing, and substantiate solid claims.

The AI driven "Assistant" module did a great job generating a usable Complaint, requiring only final proofing and minor tweaks. Granted, this was a rather straight forward case.

Cons: User interface is a little awkward to navigate initially. For example, the Matter creation section includes a Complaint drafting module referred to as "beta". It did draft a Complaint, but one that was not well crafted. However, switching over to the AI Assistant, that tool did a great job generating a usable Complaint.

There seems to be some overlap in utilities and modules that produce substantially different results.

There is also a fair amount of reiterative processing that can create seemingly conflicting output. Once you become aware of the cycling it is easily overcome.

Overall: Very satisfied with StrongSuit. Exceeded my expectations. Does an excellent job researching case law and filtering out or highlighting potential problems with unviable or risky claims.