How To Cite Check a Legal Brief Using Claude Code
In this video, I walk through how attorneys can use Claude Code to cite-check a legal brief using CourtListener instead of manually searching every citation one by one.
We start with a Florida Supreme Court brief, show how to validate case citations manually in CourtListener, then move into a Claude Code workflow that uses CourtListener's API to confirm whether cited cases exist, pull the underlying opinions, and help evaluate whether the cases are being used correctly in the brief.
If you want help setting up the CourtListener workflow for Claude Code, email me:
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Links:
DocketDrafter: https://www.docketdrafter.com/
CourtListener: https://www.courtlistener.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 What we are building: cite-checking with Claude Code
01:22 Using CourtListener manually for legal research
04:16 Searching CourtListener by citation
05:41 Connecting Claude Code to the CourtListener API
07:55 Starting the Claude Code cite-checking workflow
09:31 Batch-checking the remaining citations
12:24 Accuracy, context usage, and workflow tradeoffs
15:29 Getting help setting up the workflow
This is intended for attorneys and legal professionals who are already experimenting with Claude Code and want a practical way to make cite-checking faster while still keeping the source material verifiable.