Filing a lawsuit yourself with AI support – the Litigation guide

With the Litigation guide, you conduct a small civil proceeding yourself – for example, a monetary claim, flight passenger compensation, a travel or purchase defect, the repayment of your security deposit, or a neighbor dispute ("neighbor's tree"). You remain in control of the proceeding at all times: you review, sign, and file the documents yourself. The AI is your tool, not a lawyer.

Important in advance

• This is a self-help tool, not legal advice and not representation by us (what this means). The AI can make mistakes – more on this under Limits of AI & No Legal Advice.
• You are allowed to represent yourself primarily at the Amtsgericht (local court) (no mandatory legal representation). Where a lawyer is required or advisable, we will guide you to mediation – see When to Choose a Lawyer Over AI?.
• Before you file a lawsuit, you should be aware of the litigation cost risk: What does a lawsuit cost? Understanding the cost risk. The Lawsuit check also verifies jurisdiction and the statute of limitations.

How it works

1. Check suitability: You describe your matter – also via voice input if that is easier for you – and the AI tells you whether the case is suitable for self-representation – Checking suitability and creating a proceeding.
2. Draft pleadings: Lawsuit or reply as a court-ready document – Drafting, reviewing, and finalizing a pleading.
3. Understand court mail: Orders and decisions explained in plain language – Having court mail explained in plain English.
4. Meet deadlines: Identified deadlines are added to your deadline register.
5. File yourself: You send the document to the court yourself – How do I submit my pleading myself?.
6. After the judgment: If the opposing party does not pay, you can obtain your money via enforcement.

For this purpose, there are two things from the very beginning that accompany you through everything: the history – every step with its meaning and the next step – and Ask the AI in many places: A click opens the chat regarding your matter with a prepared question (for example, "Explain my lawsuit to me"). When you are ready: print everything out and file it yourself.

What it costs

The suitability check is free of charge. Afterwards, you have the choice: you pay per action – or you unlock the entry to your proceeding once. The entry includes the explanations and analyses generously: explaining court mail, anticipating the opposing party's objections, strategy, and secondary deadline verification. For court mail explanations and opponent analyses, a generous upper limit applies per proceeding – the counter "n of N remaining" on the button shows you the status; above that, the individual price applies, which you see in advance. Drafts of pleadings are always charged per draft – even after the entry, because each draft is generated anew. Questions in the chat ("Ask the AI") are also not included in the entry: you send the prepared question yourself; the price per message is shown in the chat. If you have already paid for a comprehensive review for this case file, the entry is included and costs you nothing. You will always see the applicable price in advance; more on court and lawyer costs under What does a lawsuit cost? Understanding the cost risk.

Always in view

Your ongoing proceedings appear on your Dashboard with the procedural stage and a direct link back – you do not need to remember the address. If a proceeding remains inactive for a longer period, Lex & Lexi will provide a brief notification so that nothing remains unnoticed (this does not replace your own deadline monitoring, see above).

Related topics: Checking suitability and creating a proceeding · Drafting, reviewing, and finalizing a pleading · Having court mail explained in plain English · The history of your proceeding: What has happened, what does it mean, what now? · Printing everything: pleadings, exhibits, and overview · What does a lawsuit cost? Understanding the cost risk · When to Choose a Lawyer Over AI? · Recommendations from Lexi: the next logical step · Explaining via voice (Voice) · Handing over your proceeding to a law firm