Updated October 29, 2026 · checked against sources listed below
Lexary is a free AI check from Legal Hub Group that reads court papers for common reasons clerks reject filings, such as missing signatures, blank dates and mismatched addresses, and the company's e-filing in California is listed at $14.99 per filing plus court fees. The homepage says the check is free with every filing with no limit, and that without an account you get 5 free checks a day (legalhubgroup.com). It also says the tool can make mistakes and that documents are saved and may be reviewed by the company's team to improve the service.
Lexary at a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| What it is | A free AI document check offered by Legal Hub Group, a company that also sells court e-filing, process serving and skip tracing |
| What it checks | Missing signatures, blank dates, mismatched addresses and missing case details; the site also says it fixes file formats and shrinks files that are too large for the court |
| Inputs | PDF, Word or photos; up to 10 files of 50 MB each; pages of one form can be combined into one document |
| Check price | Free with every filing, no limit stated; 5 free checks a day without an account |
| E-filing | California courts: $14.99 per filing plus court fees, per the homepage; e-service is described as included in e-filing; more states are described as to follow |
| Also sold by the company | Process serving for law firms with published state rates, skip tracing and court filing; these are separate services from the check |
| Data handling stated | The check page says your documents and conversation are saved and may be reviewed by the company's team to improve the service, and asks you to upload only documents you are allowed to share |
| Limits stated | The page says the free check is not legal advice and can make mistakes; review documents carefully before filing |
| Source | legalhubgroup.com |
The homepage calls Lexary the world's first AI to read court papers like a clerk and shows coverage and turnaround figures for other services. Those are the company's own claims and we did not verify them, so we repeat none of them.
What Lexary is
The homepage frames Lexary as a way to “check your court papers before the clerk does”: you drop in your documents, it flags what tends to get filings rejected, fixes what it can, answers filing questions in plain language and then helps you e-file in the same place (legalhubgroup.com). The checker is a lead-in to the company's paid services rather than a standalone product, which is why the check itself is free.
Who Lexary is for
Best for: Solo lawyers, small firms and self-represented filers who file in California and want a quick pre-flight check for clerical defects such as an unsigned page or an empty date field.
The homepage says the same tools serve a self-represented filer with one motion and a firm coordinating thousands of defendants. The check looks for clerical problems, not whether your argument is sound or your citations are real; for that, see best AI for court filings. Court rules on AI use in filings also continue to apply to the papers you file.
Lexary pricing
The check is free with every filing, and an anonymous visitor gets 5 free checks a day. California e-filing is listed at $14.99 per filing plus court fees, and the services section says e-filing is on standard published pricing with no per-firm negotiation (legalhubgroup.com). Process serving, skip tracing and mailing are priced separately, with published state rates for serving; we did not review those. Court and filing fees are passed through at cost per the company's pricing page (legalhubgroup.com/pricing).
Data handling to read first
The notice under the check says your documents and conversation are saved and may be reviewed by the company's team to improve the service. A filing can contain client names, addresses and sensitive facts, so decide whether that fits your confidentiality duties before you upload anything real. Ask for the privacy terms and the retention period in writing; the pages we read give neither.
Before you rely on this
We did not test the checker. What it catches, how often it errs and how it handles your court's local rules are the company's statements or unknowns. The site itself says it is not legal advice. A lawyer still reads and signs every filing, and a clean check does not guarantee acceptance.
Lexary alternatives
For drafting and cite-checking a filing rather than a clerical pre-check, see our best AI for court filings ranking. For the confidentiality side of using AI on client papers, see how to evaluate legal AI vendors and Conseal, which masks client data on your own machine before a document goes to an AI tool.
How to choose
- Confirm your court is on the company's list of courts before you rely on e-filing there.
- Try the free check on a non-sensitive or redacted sample first.
- Get the privacy terms and retention period in writing before uploading real client papers.
- Keep your own checklist; treat a clean result as a first pass, not an acceptance guarantee.
The bottom line: Lexary is a free pre-filing check from a filing and process-serving company, with California e-filing listed at $14.99 a filing. Its data-review notice and accuracy are the things to check first.
Sources and what we checked
Official Legal Hub Group pages fetched on 2026-10-29. Vendor claims are labelled.
- legalhubgroup.com (Lexary check, free limits, California e-filing price, data notice)
- legalhubgroup.com/pricing (published process-serving rates; fees passed through at cost)
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AI-Assisted Research. This page was researched and written with AI assistance. Prices and product facts were checked against the public sources listed above on 2026-10-29; where a figure could not be verified it is left out. Vendors can request corrections at manuel@aivortex.io.