The Socratic method is designed to expose gaps in your reasoning. JurisNote lets you find those gaps in private, before the professor does it in front of 80 people.
Real-time Socratic feedback based on your case briefs
AI-powered 'Phone a Friend' hints when you're stuck
Practice under pressure before the professor calls your name
Select any case you've briefed and launch a Cold Call session. JurisNote reads your brief and the case text, then acts as the professor — asking follow-up questions designed to probe your understanding of the facts, issue, rule, and holding.
The session starts gently and escalates: first factual recall, then doctrinal application, then policy arguments. The difficulty mirrors the Socratic progression of a real law school classroom.
Type your answers and the AI evaluates them in real time — not just checking for keywords, but assessing whether your reasoning is legally sound. If your answer is incomplete, the AI follows up with a more pointed question to push you further.
You can ask for clarification, request a hypothetical, or push back on the AI's position. The dialogue is designed to be adversarial in a productive way — exactly like a good Socratic professor.
Stuck? Tap Phone a Friend for a context-aware hint. The hint system doesn't give you the answer — it gives you the next step in your reasoning chain. 'Think about the intent element — what standard does the court apply?' rather than 'The answer is substantial certainty.'
You control how much help you receive. Use hints sparingly to keep the session challenging.
After the session ends, JurisNote scores your performance by section — how well you handled the facts, rule application, and policy arguments. It highlights the moments where you hesitated, gave an incomplete answer, or missed a key issue.
Use the debrief to identify exactly which aspects of the case need more work before your next class.