Private AI for Lawyers
Your private gateway to the latest AI models, designed for professionals who demand security, privacy, and powerful tools.
Powered by the best open-source AI models, self-hosted on Okara
Why Professionals Are Switching from Lawyers to Okara
If you're a lawyer, doctor, founder, analyst, researcher, or work with sensitive information, Okara is the best Lawyers alternative designed for professionals who need privacy, control, and shared intelligence.
Privacy-First by Design
Most AI tools process or store your data in ways you can't control. Okara takes a fundamentally different approach:
Encrypted-at-rest chat & file storage
Your conversations, uploads, and workspace memory remain encrypted and safe.
Zero training on your data
Your prompts, documents, PDFs, and conversations never train the models.
Client-side key generation
Your private keys never leave your device.
Full data sovereignty
Your ideas remain yours, never repurposed, never harvested.
Okara is Better Than a Single Closed Model
Okara is the best Lawyers alternative for experts who want flexibility across writing, research, code, design, and analysis.
Latest open-source LLMs
Get access to the latest models from leading open-source LLMs such as Llama, Kimi, GLM, DeepSeek, Mistral, etc.
Real-time Search
Execute web, Reddit, X/Twitter, and YouTube research using AI and prompting.
Multi-model switching
Switch between different AI models inside the same chat interface without losing context.
All types of models
Get access to reasoning models, Coding assistants, Summarization models, Research models, Image generation models, and more.
Collaborative AI for Teams
Lawyers is designed for personal chats and isolated history. Okara is the first private AI workspace for teams:
Shared AI Chat
Collaborate with your team inside one AI thread.
Shared context
Everyone works with the same information.
Shared memory
The workspace remembers everything allowed inside it.
Shared intelligence
Your team builds a collective AI that compounds knowledge across people, files, and workflows.
Here's How Lawyers Are Using Okara
Specialized AI for Lawyers
Corporate Lawyers
M&A Due Diligence & Contract Analysis
- Contract Review: Analyze complex agreements without exposing deal terms
- Due Diligence: Process confidential financial documents securely
- Regulatory Compliance: Navigate SEC, GDPR requirements with private AI
- Deal Strategy: Develop negotiation tactics without information leaks
IP Attorneys
Protect Innovation While Leveraging AI
- Patent Research: Conduct prior art searches without revealing client inventions
- Trademark Analysis: Analyze trademark conflicts confidentially
- IP Strategy: Develop protection strategies for sensitive innovations
- Patent Writing: Draft applications without exposing proprietary technology
Criminal Defense
Confidential Case Preparation & Research
- Case Law Research: Find relevant precedents without exposing defense strategy
- Evidence Analysis: Review discovery materials securely
- Motion Writing: Draft compelling arguments without revealing tactics
- Client Communication: Prepare consultation notes confidentially
Family Law
Sensitive Family Matter Assistance
- Custody Analysis: Evaluate custody factors without exposing family details
- Asset Valuation: Analyze financial documents in divorce proceedings
- Settlement Strategy: Develop negotiation approaches confidentially
- Documentation: Draft sensitive family court documents securely
What others are saying about Okara, the best Lawyers Alternative
“I use Okara to analyze 500+ page merger agreements. The AI catches clauses I might miss, and I never worry about confidentiality.”
Sarah Chen
Corporate Partner, BigLaw Firm
“Perfect for IP research. I can conduct prior art searches without revealing client inventions. Game changer for patent work.”
Michael Rodriguez
IP Attorney
“Criminal defense just got easier. Case law research without exposing defense strategies. Exactly what we needed.”
Jennifer Walsh
Criminal Defense Attorney
Simple pricing for everyone
Start free, upgrade when you're ready. No hidden fees, no surprises.
Free
5 credits (~50 messages)
All Pro features, limited to 5 credits
Max
2000 credits (~20000 messages)
Unlimited Lite model usage
Reddit Agent + All upcoming agentsFounding User
2000 credits/month
Lifetime access, lifetime commitment.
Only 100 founding member spots
Okara Helps You 10X Your Legal Processes
Transform how you work with AI-powered tools designed specifically for legal professionals
Research & Analysis
Query AI on statutes, precedents, or regulations with uploaded documents for instant summaries and insights.
Document Drafting
Generate compliant templates, emails, or arguments while maintaining full control over your data.
Client Confidentiality
Keep all chats private and secure, no training on your data, no third-party access, and end to end encryption.
Collaborative Edge
Paste images, JSON data, or spreadsheets to visualize timelines, financials, or evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about using Okara for lawyers
What is Okara, and how does it benefit lawyers?
Okara is a private, secure chat interface to access open-source AI models like Deepseek, Llama, Qwen, GLM, and Mistral securely and privately. It allows professionals like lawyers to use the AI for research, analysis, and documentation without compromising their data privacy.
Why should lawyers choose Okara over other AI chat apps?
Big AI models often train on user inputs, risking breaches of sensitive client data, regulatory violations, or leaks to competitors. Okara offers unmatched privacy with data encryption and privately hosted models. It ensures that your data is never used for AI training, ensuring compliance with attorney-client privilege and data protection standards. Over 1,000 lawyers use it for secure, efficient workflows.
How does Okara ensure privacy and security for legal work?
In secure mode, you chat with self-hosted AI models where data is stored on our private virtual servers ensuring it never gets used for AI training or leaks to 3rd parties. All chats on Okara are encrypted end-to-end and never shared or used for training AI models. This protects sensitive case data, strategies, and client information, helping maintain ethical compliance and avoid risks like competitive intelligence leaks.
Which AI models are available on Okara?
You can access 20+ open-source models including Deepseek, Llama, Qwen, GLM, and Mistral. Switch seamlessly between them in standard or secure modes to get the best results for your legal queries on different models.
What types of files can I upload and analyze with Okara?
Okara supports uploading PDFs, DOCX, DOC, TXT, MD files, spreadsheets (CSV, XLSX, XLS), JSON, and images (JPEG, PNG). You can analyze contracts, case files, financial documents, or research materials directly in the chat.
How does Okara boost productivity for lawyers?
It allows you to draft legal briefs, summarize case law, brainstorm strategies, review evidence, and get context-aware responses faster. Features like instant summaries from uploaded documents, web search, and youtube search make it more efficient, helping you 10x your legal processes.
How can corporate lawyers use Okara?
Corporate lawyers use it for secure M&A due diligence, contract review (analyzing agreements without exposing deal terms), processing confidential financial documents, navigating regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR), and developing negotiation tactics without information leaks.
What features does Okara offer for IP attorneys?
IP attorneys can conduct prior art searches without revealing client inventions, analyze trademark conflicts confidentially, develop protection strategies for sensitive innovations, and draft patent applications without exposing proprietary technology.
How does Okara support criminal defense attorneys?
It enables confidential case law research (finding precedents without exposing strategies), secure evidence analysis from discovery materials, drafting motions without revealing tactics, preparing client communication notes, and ensuring full ethical compliance with no data retention or model training on sensitive information.
Can family law attorneys benefit from Okara?
Yes, it assists with evaluating custody factors without exposing family details, analyzing financial documents in divorce proceedings, developing settlement strategies confidentially, and drafting sensitive family court documents securely.
Does Okara help with research and analysis?
Yes, query AI on statutes, precedents, or regulations using uploaded documents for instant summaries and insights, all while keeping your data private. You can also use the web-search tool to let AI browse the internet in real time and find you the right information.
How does Okara aid in document drafting?
Generate compliant templates, emails, arguments, or other documents while maintaining full control over your data, with no third-party access.
How does Okara ensure confidentiality along with collaborative features?
All chats are isolated with data encryption, no data training, and no external access. You can paste images, JSON data, or spreadsheets to visualize timelines, financials, or evidence for a collaborative edge. You can also make specific chats public and share them with your team to read.
Can I use Okara for multimodal analysis, like images or spreadsheets?
Yes, upload or paste images for visualizations, spreadsheets for financial or evidence analysis, and JSON for data parsing, all within a secure chat environment. You can also upload PDFs, Docs, txt files for analysis.
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