Cite the section number in your prompt: § 626 BGB, Art. 1357 Cod civil. Libra resolves the source straight from the database.
Turning Research mode on
The Research button sits next to the chat input.
Pick your jurisdictions
Choose the jurisdictions relevant to your question. Available jurisdictions depend on your subscription. Picking the right jurisdictions narrows the search and reduces irrelevant results.
Pick your sources
Within active jurisdictions, toggle the specific databases (Wolters Kluwer, Otto Schmidt, Fedlex, Open Case Law, etc.) you want Libra to consult. Multi-jurisdiction is supported.
What you see in the response
After Libra finishes, two things matter: how Libra got there, and what it cited.See Libra’s research process
Above the answer, the Actions strip lists which databases Libra queried, in what order, and why. Click to expand and read Libra’s reasoning step-by-step.
- Auditability. You can show another lawyer (or a sceptical partner) exactly how the answer was researched.
- Diagnosis. If an answer feels wrong, the Actions strip usually shows why: Libra picked the wrong source, missed a database, or framed the query differently than you would have.
Verified vs. unverified citations
Libra distinguishes citations grounded in research from citations from general knowledge.| Type | How to spot it | Reliability |
|---|---|---|
| Verified | Clickable link, often with a small grey highlight. Links to the source database. | High: the source was actually retrieved during the research. |
| Unverified | Plain text reference, not clickable. | Lower: based on Libra’s training data. May be outdated or paraphrased imprecisely. |
Expand Actions above any research answer to see reasoning: which database tried, queries run, ignored. When an answer is wrong, this shows why.
The Cited Sources panel
A response with multiple citations gets a Cited Sources pill below it. Click it to open the panel; every source from web search, documents, legal databases, attached Reviews, and Discoveries appears in one list. See Citations & sources for the panel walkthrough.Available databases
The specific databases available depend on your subscription. Common ones:| Source | Content |
|---|---|
| Wolters Kluwer Online | Legal databases, commentary, practice resources, and forms (Germany and beyond). |
| InView Tax NL | Tax research for the Netherlands. |
| MonKEY BE | Wolters Kluwer’s Belgian legal research, in Dutch and French. |
| Otto Schmidt | German legal commentary and handbooks. |
| Fedlex | The Swiss Federal Chancellery’s official Federal Law collection. |
| Open Case Law | Open case-law database covering multiple jurisdictions. |
| Schweizer Rechtsprechung | Swiss court decisions. |
| Handelsregister | German company information (management, share capital, ownership). |
Tips for effective research
State the jurisdiction in the prompt as well
State the jurisdiction in the prompt as well
Even with the jurisdiction toggle on, “under German law…” in the prompt itself sharpens the answer further.
Narrow your sources for the question
Narrow your sources for the question
If the question is purely about case law, switch off commentary databases. If it’s purely about commentary, switch off case law. Tighter source sets give more focused answers.
Provide context about your client and matter
Provide context about your client and matter
“My client is a Swiss software company with 50 employees” gives Libra what it needs to scope an employment-law answer. Generic prompts get generic answers.
Use Deep Thinking for cross-jurisdictional questions
Use Deep Thinking for cross-jurisdictional questions
A question that compares two jurisdictions usually rewards Deep Thinking plus Research mode. The slower mode does a better job synthesising parallel answers.
Ask follow-up questions in the same chat
Ask follow-up questions in the same chat
The research context carries forward across turns: citation numbers continue, and Libra remembers which sources were consulted. Use this for drilling into a specific finding without restarting.
Next steps
Citations & sources
The unified Cited Sources panel: read it, verify it, export it.
Content integrations
Browse the legal databases Libra integrates with.