For law firms, counsel and in-house legal teams
Counsel Research Assurance
Independent verification before legal reliance.
Aperture Research Works independently checks the research behind consequential legal work before counsel relies on it.
You remain counsel. We test the research layer.
The reliance problem
Professional-looking research can still fail at the source.
A legal team may receive a memo, authority list, chronology, AI-assisted output or factual proposition that appears complete. The practical question is whether the underlying research actually supports the reliance being considered.
Authorities & citations
Does the cited source exist, is the citation accurate and does the source actually support the proposition attributed to it?
Currentness & treatment
Is the authority, statute, regulation or guidance still current, and is later treatment or a material change visible within scope?
Jurisdiction & source hierarchy
Is the research using the right jurisdiction and the strongest available primary or controlling source where appropriate?
Material factual assumptions
Are the facts, dates, entities, amounts and chronology points that the legal work may depend on independently supported?
Calculations & contradictions
Do material calculations reproduce, and is counter-evidence or a conflicting record being missed?
AI-assisted legal research
Can authorities, quotations and material propositions generated or assisted by AI be traced back to authoritative sources?
Counsel products
Start with the smallest verification that can change the reliance decision.
Source Check
A bounded check of identified sources, authorities, citations or quotations.
From $650. Typical narrow scope: $650-$950.
Research Reliance Check
The default entry product for one material research question, proposition, authority set or existing research output.
From $1,250. Typical bounded scope: $1,250-$2,500.
AI Research Verification Check
Independent source verification of AI-assisted legal research, authority lists or draft research outputs.
From $1,250. Smaller source-only scopes may fit a Source Check.
Matter Facts & Authority Pack
A controlled matter-level record combining material facts, chronology, authorities, currentness, calculations, contradictions and open issues.
From $2,500. Typical scope: $2,500-$7,500+.
Counsel Watch
Defined monitoring where an authority, regulation, proceeding or material factual dependency may change over time.
From $1,500/month. Broader mandates from $3,500/month.
Not sure which fits?
Send one non-confidential research or reliance question. Aperture can define the smallest responsible written scope before sensitive material is exchanged.
How the relationship works
Counsel keeps the legal role. Aperture independently tests the research layer.
Research-reliance findings
The output should show immediately what can and cannot yet carry reliance.
Where applicable, Aperture distinguishes statuses such as Verified, Verified with Qualification, Partially Verified, Unverified, Contradicted, Outdated / Superseded, Jurisdiction Mismatch, Source Does Not Support Proposition, Primary / Controlling Source Not Located, Counter-Evidence Identified and Counsel Review Required.
These statuses describe the tested research layer. They are not Aperture legal opinions.
Aperture is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, legal representation, reserved legal services or a substitute for counsel's professional judgment. The legal team remains responsible for interpretation, legal effect, strategy and final professional conclusions.
Read the professional boundariesConfidentiality and privilege require deliberate handling.
At first contact, provide only the minimum non-confidential description needed to assess fit. Do not upload privileged or highly sensitive legal material through the public intake form. If a matter is accepted, the handling route, confidentiality requirements and permitted material are confirmed before protected content is received.
Aperture does not create privilege merely because counsel instructs it. The instructing lawyer remains responsible for privilege, work-product and disclosure decisions.
US-facing and other regulated assignments remain subject to jurisdictional, intended-use, data, licensing, conflict and professional-boundary review before substantive work begins.
Read the US assignment acceptance policyA small first matter is enough
Send one material proposition that counsel may need to rely on.
Tell us the jurisdiction, intended use and the specific research question. Aperture will determine whether a bounded Source Check or Research Reliance Check is the responsible first step.