Your inbox becomes part of the matter
Every email arrives, gets understood, links to the right matter, surfaces what matters, and turns into action — without anyone reading through the whole inbox.
Connect your inbox
Gmail or Outlook — one connection, full intelligence
Connect once via OAuth. FernLex syncs your inbox and starts classifying, linking and drafting immediately. The integration is the easy part — what FernLex does with the email is the story.
Gmail
OAuth sync · Real-time classification
Outlook
OAuth sync · Real-time classification
Immutable audit trails
Enterprise-grade security
What FernLex does next
Classifies in 14 categories
Every email tagged by type — court notice, client doc, deadline, billing
Links to the right matter
Automatic association with client cases based on content and context
Drafts replies for review
Iris prepares responses — you approve before anything sends
Iris classifies. Sage decides.
Iris handles classification, linking and drafting. Sage makes binding decisions on what needs attention, what can wait, and what must escalate — with conservative legal bias.
Iris
Email Intelligence
Classifies emails across 14 categories, extracts deadlines, links to the right matter and drafts replies. Iris triages the inbox so your team focuses on legal work, not email management.
Document, court filing, billing, intake, litigation
Dates pulled and added to calendar
Emails connected to the right case
Response ready for your review
Sage
Inbox Intelligence
Scores every email thread for priority, urgency, action required, safe-to-ignore, and escalation. Sage triages the inbox with conservative legal bias — client communications are never auto-ignored.
0–100 composite score per thread
Critical, high, medium, low, inbox
Client emails never auto-ignored
Low confidence → attorney review
How they work together on email
Automatic context
Every email finds its matter
No manual filing. No guessing which case an email belongs to. Iris reads the content, identifies the client, and links it to the right matter — automatically.
Incoming email
From: uscis@uscis.dhs.gov
Subject: Receipt Notice I-485
Case Receipt Notice: Your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence, has been received. Receipt Number: MSC2190045XXX. Filing Date: May 30, 2026.
Linked matter
Green Card for Michael Carter
I-485 Adjustment of Status
Task & Event Detection
From inbox to action in one click
Iris reads every email, identifies what needs to happen, and proposes tasks and events — ready for you to create with one click.
Court hearing notice — June 20
Dear Counsel,
This notice is to inform you that a hearing has been scheduled in the matter of Smith v. TechCo, Inc., Case No. CV-2026-1187.
Hearing Date: June 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Location: Superior Court, Department 12
Please ensure all supporting documentation is prepared and filed prior to the hearing date. All parties must appear in person.
Regards,
Clerk of Court
Iris detected 3 items from this email
Smith v. TechCo · 95% confidence
Proposed Tasks
2Prepare appearance documents
Gather supporting documents for hearing
Proposed Events
1Court hearing — June 20, 10:00 AM
Important messages surface first
Not all emails are equal. Iris scores urgency based on content, sender, deadline proximity and matter context — so critical messages are ranked and surfaced first.
Arraignment scheduling notice
notices@superiorcourt.gov
Court notice — response deadline tomorrow
Lease redline received
counsel@meridianprop.com
Document received — review and acknowledge
Re: Question about the trust amendment
robert.johnson@gmail.com
Client inquiry — routine status update
How priority scoring works
Sender identity
Courts, opposing counsel, insurers scored higher
Content urgency
Keywords like deadline, urgent, response required
Deadline proximity
How soon action is needed based on extracted dates
Matter context
Case status, pending actions, risk level
From communication to action
Every email becomes structured work
An email does not just sit in the inbox. Iris identifies what needs to happen next — a task, a follow-up, a deadline, a matter update — and creates it automatically.
Draft discovery response
Deposition notice triggered task
Follow up with client on medical records
Client email triggered follow-up
File response by Aug 15, 2026
Deadline extracted from court notice
Matter timeline updated
Lease redline linked to matter
Not all emails generate action — only the ones that need it. Iris distinguishes between notifications, FYI messages and items requiring response.
Email becomes part of the matter history
Every email linked to a matter becomes part of its timeline — visible alongside filings, documents and events. The full story, in one view.
Lease redline received from landlord's counsel
Received Aug 14, 2026 · Redline of renewal and indemnity terms
Original lease executed
Five-year commercial lease signed by Westfield Holdings
Estoppel certificate requested
Lender requested a tenant estoppel certificate
Renewal option notice filed
Notice of renewal delivered to landlord
Westfield Holdings — Commercial Lease Review
Commercial Lease · Active
Emails linked
12
Documents
8
Filings
3
Events
15
Matter Intelligence tracks every email, document and filing as part of the case timeline — giving Atlas the full context for risk scoring, next-step recommendations and completeness analysis.
Human control
AI drafts. You decide.
FernLex does not send anything on its own. Every communication goes through your review — because client trust is not negotiable.
Review before anything sends
Every auto-drafted reply waits for your approval. Nothing leaves the firm without a human review.
Approval gates
High-escalation emails and client communications require attorney sign-off before Iris can act.
You control the send
Approve, edit or reject Iris drafts. The AI prepares — you decide.
The approval flow
Client email requires acknowledgment
Review-ready reply with matter context
Waiting for attorney/staff review
Edit, approve, or reject — your call
Approved reply goes to client
The AI workforce for law firms
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