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About Zalari

Built for legal work

Zalari begins with the legal question and the source behind an answer.

DeepCounsel develops Zalari with Nyamaropa Technologies as technology partner to help practitioners explore case law in an early research preview and inspect the source behind an answer. Team workspaces and private deployments are available; drafting remains experimental.

Legal work depends on context. A useful AI tool should keep sources and documents close enough to verify, without taking professional judgment out of the process.

Our current focus is source-led research for individuals and teams. Broader drafting and review workflows are being explored; experimental output is not ready for client advice, filing, or other production legal work.

Zalari is a research preview, not legal advice or a substitute for the practitioner responsible for a matter.

DeepCounsel

Developer of Zalari

How we are developing Zalari

Start with legal questions

Find research leads

Inspect primary sources

Test drafting with samples

Check sources and gaps

Configure team research

Shape repeatable steps

Our values

What shapes everything we build

Clarity over complexity

Legal work depends on a clear trail from question to authority. We keep sources within reach so every important proposition can be checked.

Context over fragments

Team workspaces give organizations a shared place to explore research. Confirm file handling and review arrangements for your setup before using confidential material.

Southern Africa first

Zalari begins with Southern African legal sources and supports the work practitioners do around them.

Source review

At each research step

Verifiable

Matter workflow

Research to review

A better legal tool keeps the reasoning visible. DeepCounsel builds Zalari around the work of finding and checking authority. The research preview is available now; drafting remains experimental and requires professional judgment.

Now

Research preview

Test

Experimental drafting

Team

Workspaces available

Cited legal research

Ask a legal question in plain language. Open the relevant cases, inspect the source text, and check the answer before relying on it.

Experimental drafting

Explore working documents with sample instructions and checked authority. Drafting is experimental and unsuitable for client advice or filing.

Document review options

Explore document-review ideas with sample material. Treat any findings as unverified until a legal professional checks the original document.

Source trail

Matter context

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Plan shared research

Team workspaces are available. Discuss document access, retention, and review arrangements for your organization before using confidential files.

One

Step 01

Find research leads

Ask a question and inspect potentially relevant authority in the available sources.

Step 02

Inspect the source

Open each judgment and check that the passage supports the proposition you need.

Step 03

Draft in context

Test a working draft with sample facts and checked authority; do not use it for live legal work.

Step 04

Review with care

Surface missing support, open issues, and the points counsel must resolve.

Step 05

Reuse the process

Shape team research workflows now and evaluate drafting and review experiments with sample material.

Built for Southern African legal professionals

Law firms

Litigation & advisory

In-house legal

Contracts & compliance

Public sector

Regulation & policy

Academia

Research & teaching

From the Zalari Journal

All essays

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The Cost of Looking

Issue 01

Essay

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The Machine Has No Standing

Issue 02

Essay

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The Library Is Part of the Answer

Issue 03

Essay

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Zalari is an early legal research preview developed by DeepCounsel with Nyamaropa Technologies as technology partner. Research answers and citations may be incomplete or mistaken; check the original source and current law. Drafting is experimental and unsuitable for client advice, filing, or other production legal work. Nothing on this website is legal advice or creates a lawyer-client relationship. Third-party names, trademarks, and source materials remain the property of their respective owners. The Zalari terms of service and privacy policy are published on this site.

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