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Documents & Evidence Intelligence

Every document. Every piece of evidence. Connected to the matter.

Upload any document and FernLex extracts entities, dates, parties and key facts — then connects every piece of evidence to the matter. No more digging through folders. No more manual review.

Matter workspaceAI extractionFull-text searchEvidence chainsSecure & auditable
Matter-linked OCR extraction Full-text search Evidence chains Audit trail
Evidence Vault

Documents live inside the matter — not scattered across drives and email threads. Every file is categorized, typed and connected to the case from the moment it arrives.

A workspace built for legal matters

FernLex organizes documents by matter, not by folder. Upload a passport, a medical record, an email thread or an audio recording — each file is classified into 33+ document types, stored securely and made immediately searchable.

33+ document types
PDF, DOCX, images, audio
Cloud storage import
Drag-and-drop upload
Filter by type, status, date or entity
Evidence Vault14 documents
Garcia Family — I-130 Petition
Identity Documents3
Passport — Maria Garcia.pdfPassportprocessed
Birth Certificate.pdfBirth Certificateprocessed
Drivers License.jpgID Documentprocessed
Medical Records2
Medical Exam — I-693.pdfMedical Recordprocessed
Vaccination Records.pdfMedical Recordprocessing
Correspondence2
USCIS Receipt Notice.pdfGovernment Letterprocessed
Attorney Letter — Feb 12.pdfCorrespondenceprocessed
Evidence Photos2
Wedding Photos — Album.zipPhoto Evidenceprocessed
Shared Residence Proof.pdfSupporting Evidenceprocessed
Audio Recordings1
Client Interview — Mar 3.mp3Audio Recordingtranscribed
Legal Filings2
I-130 Petition.pdfCourt Filingprocessed
Support Letter.pdfLegal Documentprocessed
Processing Pipeline

From upload to insight. Every document passes through a structured pipeline that extracts, classifies and connects — without manual input.

Step 01

Upload

Drop any file — PDF, image, DOCX, audio or video. FernLex accepts 33+ document types.

Step 02

Extract

OCR reads scanned images. Text is parsed from PDFs, DOCX files and transcribed from audio.

Step 03

Identify

Parties, dates, identifiers and key facts are pulled from the document automatically.

Step 04

Score

Legal relevance is calculated. The document is classified and linked to the matter.

Step 05

Connect

Related documents, case links and client links are discovered through entity matching.

Extracted InformationFrom: Medical Exam I-693.pdf

Parties

Maria Garcia (Petitioner), Juan Carlos Lopez (Beneficiary)

Key Dates

Marriage: Jun 14 2022 · Filing: Jan 8 2025 · Expiration: Mar 30 2025

Financial Data

Filing fee: $535 · Household income: $62,400

Legal Citations

INA §201(b)(2)(A)(ii) · 8 CFR §204.2(a)

Evidence Intelligence

Evidence should be understood in context, not buried in folders. FernLex surfaces what matters — and flags what's missing.

Document Summaries

AI-generated summaries capture the purpose, key clauses, parties, obligations and risks of every document.

Contradiction Detection

FernLex flags when two documents disagree — mismatched names, conflicting dates or inconsistent identifiers.

Evidence Chains

Documents are linked to legal claims. FernLex analyzes whether the evidence is sufficient or has gaps.

Legal Relevance Scoring

Each document is scored by relevance to the matter type — so the most important evidence rises to the top.

Matter Digest

FernLex reads across all documents in a matter and generates a cross-document synthesis — findings, discrepancies, timeline, gaps.

Document Comparison

Compare two documents side by side. FernLex highlights overlapping entities, factual alignment and conflicts.

Evidence Chain

Every document is linked to the legal claims it supports. See how evidence connects to your case theory.

I-130 Petition.pdf

Primary Filing

Relationship establishedFinancial support

Wedding Photos — Album.zip

Supporting Evidence

Relationship established

Joint Bank Statement.pdf

Supporting Evidence

Financial support

Affidavit of Support.pdf

Primary Evidence

Financial support

Evidence Sufficiency

FernLex analyzes whether your evidence meets the requirements for each legal claim — and identifies gaps.

Overall Sufficiency75%

Relationship established

3 docs

Financial support

3 docs

Legal marriage

2 docs

Shared residence

0 docs

Gap detected: No shared residence evidence found. Consider adding lease agreements, utility bills or affidavits.

Search & Discovery

Find the clause, date, party or piece of evidence you need — without opening every document.

5 results
FilenameFull-text contentEntitiesDates

I-130 Petition.pdf

Legal Filing

...petitioner Maria Garcia filed this I-130 petition for her spouse Juan Carlos Lopez under INA §201(b)(2)(A)(ii)...

Jan 8, 2025Match: petition · filing · INA

Email — USCIS Receipt.pdf

Correspondence

...receipt notice confirming I-130 petition received. Case number: MSC2190050123. Filing fee $535 received...

Jan 12, 2025Match: receipt · filing · fee

Medical Exam — I-693.pdf

Medical Record

...civil surgeon certification of medical examination. Vaccination records complete. No inadmissibility findings...

Dec 15, 2024Match: medical · examination

Joint Bank Statement.pdf

Financial Evidence

...joint account ending in 4521. Monthly deposits consistent with household income of $5,200. Rent payments $1,800/mo...

Feb 1, 2025Match: bank · financial · income

Client Interview — Mar 3.mp3

Audio Recording

...transcribed: 'We got married in June 2022 at City Hall. We've been living together at 1423 Oak Street since then...'

Mar 3, 2025Match: married · living together
Document Relationships

Documents don't exist in isolation. FernLex maps how every file connects — through shared entities, cross-references and evidence chains.

Evidence Network

See how documents connect through shared entities, references and supporting evidence.

PetitionI-130 Petition.pdfMarriageMarriage CertificateBankJoint Bank StatementMedicalMedical ExamPhotosWedding PhotosVaxAudioreferencessupportscorroborates

Cross-Document Analysis

FernLex detects when documents share the same entities — people, dates, identifiers — and surfaces those connections automatically.

I-130 Petition.pdf
Marriage Certificate.pdf
Joint Bank Statement.pdf
Wedding Photos — Album.zip
Maria GarciaJun 14 2022
Client Interview — Mar 3.mp3
I-130 Petition.pdf
Maria GarciaJun 2022

Relationship Types

referencessupportscorroboratescontradictssupersedes
Before & After

Manual document review is the biggest bottleneck in legal practice. FernLex changes what's possible.

Without FernLex

Documents scattered across drives

Files in Dropbox, email attachments, local folders — nothing connected to the matter.

Manual searching through every file

Opening each document to find one clause, one date, one party name.

No understanding of what's in each file

A stack of PDFs with no classification, no summaries, no extracted information.

Hours of review before anything is usable

Reading every page to build a picture of the case. Re-reading when context changes.

With FernLex

Every document in the matter workspace

Organized by category, typed automatically, linked to the case from upload.

Search across all documents instantly

Find any entity, date, clause or piece of content — across the entire matter.

Structured information extracted

Parties, dates, amounts, citations — all pulled out and organized for you.

Connected evidence, gaps identified

Relationships mapped, contradictions flagged, missing evidence highlighted.

Security & Control

Documents and evidence are sensitive. FernLex handles them with the same rigor your firm expects.

Firm-level isolation

Every document belongs to a firm. Data never crosses firm boundaries.

Role-based permissions

Control who can view, edit, upload or delete documents — per matter, per role.

Complete audit trail

Every upload, download, view and edit is logged with timestamp and user identity.

Document watermarking

Apply configurable watermarks to track document distribution and protect sensitive files.

Secure storage

Documents stored with hierarchical path encryption. Signed URLs for secure downloads.

Permission-checked access

Every API call verifies firm membership and document-level permissions before returning data.

Documents & Evidence Intelligence

Turn your document repository into a working body of evidence

Every document uploaded to FernLex becomes searchable, structured and connected to the matter. No more manual review. No more scattered evidence.

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