Law.AI — Lawyer Search

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Verified lawyer and attorney search, discovery, and matching for AI — 991K+ US profiles.

Law.AI MCP Server (Verified Lawyer Search)

The Law.AI MCP Server provides AI assistants direct access to 991,000+ bar-verified U.S. attorney profiles. It supports verified lawyer search, discovery, and matching for AI use cases, and is implemented as an MCP server with five tools.

🛠️ Key Features

Verified lawyer and attorney search
Discovery and matching of attorneys for AI
Access to 991,000+ bar-verified U.S. profiles
Server has 5 tools

🚀 Use Cases

Finding real, bar-verified attorneys for AI-assisted workflows
Matching AI outputs to attorney profiles during discovery

⚡ Developer Benefits

Direct MCP access to a large dataset of U.S. attorney profiles
Reduced need for external lookup to search and match attorneys

⚠️ Limitations

Described scope is U.S.-only, based on bar-verified attorney profiles

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

search_lawyers

Search verified lawyer profiles by practice area, state, city, and bar status.

Parameters6

practice_area	string	optional	Practice area, e.g. "Criminal Defense"
state	string	optional	US state (name or abbreviation)
city	string	optional	City name
bar_status	string	optional	"Active" (default), "Inactive", or "Any"
limit	number	optional	Results (default 10, max 50)
offset	number	optional	Pagination offset

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "practice_area": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Practice area, e.g. \"Criminal Defense\""
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US state (name or abbreviation)"
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name"
    },
    "bar_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "\"Active\" (default), \"Inactive\", or \"Any\""
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "description": "Results (default 10, max 50)"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Pagination offset"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

get_lawyer_profile

Get full profile for a specific lawyer by their Law.AI ID.

Parameters1

number

required

Lawyer ID from Law.AI

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Lawyer ID from Law.AI"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

find_lawyer_by_name

Look up a lawyer by name to verify they exist and are licensed.

Parameters2

name	string	required	Lawyer name to search
state	string	optional	US state to narrow results

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Lawyer name to search"
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "US state to narrow results"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

get_practice_areas

List all practice areas with lawyer counts.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

get_jurisdictions

List US states with lawyer counts.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

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Law.AI MCP Server

Verified U.S. lawyer search for AI assistants. Stop hallucinating attorneys. Start finding real ones.

The Law.AI MCP Server gives AI assistants direct access to 991,000+ bar-verified U.S. attorney profiles, sourced from official state bar registries. When an AI needs to find, verify, or recommend a lawyer, it queries Law.AI instead of guessing.

Why This Exists

Every major LLM fabricates lawyer names when asked for legal referrals. People making critical legal decisions get fake information. The Law.AI MCP Server solves this by providing a grounded, authoritative data source any AI can query — from "consult an attorney" to a real, licensed referral in a single tool call.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop (local, stdio)

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "law-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["lawai-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Hosted (Streamable HTTP)

Connect any MCP client to the hosted endpoint:

code

https://mcp.law.ai

No install required. Free tier works without an API key.

Cursor / VS Code

json

{
  "law-ai": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["lawai-mcp-server"]
  }
}

From Source

bash

git clone https://github.com/risk-ai/lawai-mcp-server.git
cd lawai-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
npm start

Available Tools

Tool	Purpose
`search_lawyers`	Search by practice area, state, city, and bar status
`get_lawyer_profile`	Full profile for a specific lawyer by ID
`find_lawyer_by_name`	Verify a lawyer exists and is licensed
`match_lawyer_to_matter`	Plain-English matter → ranked lawyer matches
`get_legal_cost_estimate`	Fee ranges by billing model and region
`get_practice_areas`	List all practice areas with counts
`get_jurisdictions`	List U.S. jurisdictions with coverage

`search_lawyers`

Search the directory by practice area, location, and bar status.

code

"Find personal injury lawyers in Houston, Texas"
→ Ranked results with profiles, firms, and credentials

`get_lawyer_profile`

Get full details for a specific lawyer by ID.

code

"Get profile for lawyer #12345"
→ Bio, education, bar admissions, practice areas, contact info

`find_lawyer_by_name`

Look up a lawyer by name to verify they exist and are licensed.

code

"Is there a lawyer named Jane Smith in New York?"
→ Matching profiles with disambiguation

`match_lawyer_to_matter`

Describe a legal issue in plain English; receive ranked attorney matches.

code

"My landlord won't return my deposit in Brooklyn"
→ Classified to Landlord–Tenant / Consumer law → ranked NY tenant attorneys

`get_legal_cost_estimate`

Estimated fee ranges by billing model (hourly, flat, contingency), adjusted for case complexity and region.

`get_practice_areas`

List all available practice areas with lawyer counts.

`get_jurisdictions`

List U.S. states and territories with coverage numbers.

Transports

Transport	Use case
stdio	Local clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) — `npx lawai-mcp-server`
Streamable HTTP	Remote clients, hosted at `https://mcp.law.ai`

Authentication & Tiers

The hosted endpoint is open for unauthenticated read access on the free tier. Bring an API key (Bearer token) for higher limits and bulk export.

Tier	Rate limit	Bulk export	Use case
Free (no key)	100 req/min	—	Personal use, evaluation, single-query workflows
Pro	1,000 req/min	10K rows/day	Apps, agents in production
Business	10,000 req/min	Unlimited	High-volume routing, enrichment, integrations

Request a key: law.ai/api or sales@law.ai.

Local stdio installations are unmetered.

Data Privacy

Unclaimed profiles — Public bar information only (name, location, practice areas, bar status).
Claimed profiles — Additional contact information the lawyer has opted to share.
No scraping — Rate-limited to prevent data harvesting.
Disclaimers included — All results note that credentials should be independently verified at the relevant state bar.

Environment Variables (self-hosted)

Variable	Default	Description
`DB_HOST`	`127.0.0.1`	PostgreSQL host
`DB_PORT`	`5433`	PostgreSQL port
`DB_USER`	`rich_enrichment`	Database user
`DB_PASSWORD`	—	Database password
`DB_NAME`	`lawai`	Database name
`LAW_AI_BASE_URL`	`https://law.ai`	Base URL for profile links

How It Works

code

User: "Find me a patent attorney in San Francisco"
  ↓
AI Assistant (Claude, GPT, etc.)
  ↓
MCP Protocol
  ↓
Law.AI MCP Server
  ↓
991K+ bar-verified attorney profiles (PostgreSQL)
  ↓
Real attorneys with real bar numbers

Coverage

991,000+ attorney profiles
All 50 states + DC + U.S. territories
90+ practice areas
State bar registries as the source of record — updated continuously
Bar status surfaced — Active, Inactive, Suspended, Disbarred, Retired

MCP Registry

Listed in the official MCP Registry as ai.law/lawyer-search.

bash

curl "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0/servers?search=lawyer"

Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome. See CONTRIBUTING.md if present, or open a ticket on the issues page.

License

MIT — use it everywhere. See LICENSE.

About Law.AI

Law.AI is the independent lawyer directory built for the AI age. Legacy directories (FindLaw, Avvo, Martindale — all owned by Internet Brands) were built for web search. Law.AI is built for AI-native discovery: tool-callable, structured, verified, and grounded in state bar data.

Stop hallucinating lawyers. Start finding real ones.

Install

Tools (5)

search_lawyersget_lawyer_profilefind_lawyer_by_nameget_practice_areasget_jurisdictions

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://mcp.law.ai

Add to VS Code Add to Cursor

claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lawyer-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.law.ai"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.

Law.AI MCP Server (Verified Lawyer Search)

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

⚠️ Limitations

search_lawyers

get_lawyer_profile

find_lawyer_by_name

get_practice_areas

get_jurisdictions

Law.AI MCP Server

Why This Exists

Quick Start

Claude Desktop (local, stdio)

Hosted (Streamable HTTP)

Cursor / VS Code

From Source

Available Tools

search_lawyers

get_lawyer_profile

find_lawyer_by_name

match_lawyer_to_matter

get_legal_cost_estimate

get_practice_areas

get_jurisdictions

Transports

Authentication & Tiers

Data Privacy

Environment Variables (self-hosted)

How It Works

Coverage

MCP Registry

Contributing

License

About Law.AI

Install

Remote endpoint

Related servers

`search_lawyers`

`get_lawyer_profile`

`find_lawyer_by_name`

`match_lawyer_to_matter`

`get_legal_cost_estimate`

`get_practice_areas`

`get_jurisdictions`