Question 1

What is Okara, and how does it benefit lawyers?

Accepted Answer

Okara is a private, secure chat interface to access top AI models like OpenAI, Claude (Anthropic), Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, and Meta securely and privately. It allows professionals like lawyers to use the AI for research, analysis, and documentation without compromising their data privacy.

Question 2

Why should lawyers choose Okara over other AI chat apps?

Accepted Answer

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 end-to-end 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.

Question 3

How does Okara ensure privacy and security for legal work?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Which AI models are available on Okara?

Accepted Answer

You can access 30+ leading models including OpenAI, Claude (Anthropic), Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, and Meta on Okara. Switch seamlessly between them in standard or secure modes to get the best results for your legal queries on different models.

Question 5

What types of files can I upload and analyze with Okara?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

How does Okara boost productivity for lawyers?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How can corporate lawyers use Okara?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What features does Okara offer for IP attorneys?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

How does Okara support criminal defense attorneys?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Can family law attorneys benefit from Okara?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 11

Does Okara help with research and analysis?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

How does Okara aid in document drafting?

Accepted Answer

Generate compliant templates, emails, arguments, or other documents while maintaining full control over your data, with no third-party access.

Question 13

How does Okara ensure confidentiality along with collaborative features?

Accepted Answer

All chats are isolated with end-to-end 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.

Question 14

Can I use Okara for multimodal analysis, like images or spreadsheets?

Accepted Answer

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.

Private AI for Lawyers

Why 1,000+ Lawyers Choose Okara for Legal Workflow

Client-Attorney Privilege Protected

Zero Training Data Usage

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Handle Legal Documents Effortlessly

Boost Legal Productivity

Faster Than Traditional Tools

Here's How Lawyers Are Using Okara

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Okara Helps You 10X Your Legal Processes

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Document Drafting

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