About lawdbl

lawdbl is a free AI-powered lawyer finder for members of the New Zealand public. The problem we are trying to solve is the difficulty in using google or other search engines to reliably find the right lawyer for the right problem.

The NZLS maintains a database of sorts but it is not particularly user friendly. Other organisations also provide resources. The quality varies.

lawdbl combines and centralises publicly available information about lawyers. It is accessible via a chatbox into which the user briefly states their issue and location. They are then given five to seven names. We hope that users will be able to use natural language to describe their issue then find the right lawyer.

When a search is executed, behind the scenes, the app creates a pool.* Lawyers are then selected from that pool and reflected in the search results. Where lawyers in the pool are equivalent, the shorter list of five to seven includes an element of randomness. So, if the same search is executed again, the results may vary.

lawdbl is still somewhat experimental. We are keen to hear from users. We continue to develop the search functionality. In time we hope to extend the service to permit more complex searching and interracting. Watch this space!

lawdbl was developed by the The Legal Drive Limited, an NZ-based legal tech software development and consultancy company founded by NZ lawyer Steve Keall.

Our spirit-bird is the pukeko.