Meet Rachel.
Rachel is an AI paralegal who joins your firm on day one. She checks the court dockets and tells you your next hearing, drafts your routine motions, handles your paperwork and e-discovery, and files with the court. She sits in on the hearing with you, listening to the law as it is stated, and when the judge or clerk announces the next date, she puts it on your calendar. You review everything before it goes out.
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Rachel
AI Paralegal · REGULA
Job Description
What Rachel handles, so you don’t have to.
Rachel is at her best on the routine, repetitive work: the tasks that fill an attorney’s evenings. She takes them off your desk so you aren’t exhausted before the real work starts.
Checks the courts for you
She reads each case’s court docket, organizes the entries by case, flags new State filings, and tells you when your next hearing is.
Sits in on the hearing
With REGULA Second Chair she listens, checks the law as it is stated, and flags what does not hold up. You decide what to do about it.
Keeps your calendar current
When the judge or the clerk announces the next hearing, she puts it on your calendar. No sticky notes, no re-typing.
Drafts your routine motions
Like a paralegal would: she prepares the first draft in the Live Editor, and you edit and approve it.
Handles routine paperwork
The standard forms and filings that repeat on every case, taken off your desk.
Works through e-discovery
Helps you get through discovery so you can find what matters instead of reading every page first.
Organizes body cam footage
REGULA handles mountains of footage, and Rachel helps you keep it in order.
Files with the court
In her own secure browser, in your e-filing portal account, after you have reviewed the signed PDF.
Never tires of the repetitive stuff
The same task on the fortieth case gets the same care as the first, so you aren’t worn out by the routine.
On the Docket and in the Courtroom
She checks the court before the hearing, and she’s beside you during it.
Before
She reads the docket
Rachel checks each case’s court docket for you, organizes what she finds, and lets you know what is new and when your next hearing is. New State filings are flagged for you.
During
She listens to the law
In the hearing she listens with you through REGULA Second Chair, checks the law as the prosecutor and the court state it, and flags anything that does not hold up. You decide what to do.
After
She sets the next date
When the judge or the clerk announces the next hearing, Rachel puts it on your calendar, alongside every hearing and deadline on your cases.
Rachel flags and organizes; you verify and decide. Docket information is only as current as the court’s own site, so confirm anything critical with the court.
Body Cam Footage
Mountains of body cam footage. Rachel helps you organize it.
REGULA handles the mountains of body cam footage that come with a criminal case, and Rachel helps you organize it so you can find what matters. You decide what it means for your client; she gets it in order first.
Division of Labor
Rachel takes the routine. You take the courtroom.
Rachel
The routine, repetitive work
- Checking the court dockets and telling you the next hearing
- Putting each announced hearing on your calendar
- Drafting routine motions
- Routine paperwork on every case
- E-discovery
- Organizing body cam footage
- E-filing your approved documents
You, with REGULA
The complex work
- Deciding what to say and argue at the hearing (Rachel only flags what doesn’t hold up)
- Case strategy and courtroom decisions
- Research and complex motions with the Live Editor and Draft Assist
- Defense prep and reviewing the evidence
- Every final review, signature and decision
Rachel isn’t the whole platform. She handles most of the routine so the platform’s tools for complex work get your full attention.
How She Works
Four steps, from a signed motion to a filed one.
01 · Draft & sign
Finish the document in REGULA
Draft the motion in the Live Editor. REGULA signs it with your saved signature and produces the signed PDF.
02 · Review
You approve the signed PDF
You see exactly what will be filed and tick that you reviewed it. Edit after signing and it must be signed again.
03 · File
Rachel files it in your portal
In her own secure browser she logs in, uploads the PDF, completes the filing form, clears routine CAPTCHAs, and submits.
04 · Record
The filing lands in the case
When the portal shows a confirmation, Rachel writes a Case Notes entry so the case file shows what was filed.
You Stay In Charge
Supervised like any employee. Nothing leaves without your review.
No filing without your review
A signed PDF for the current version and your confirmation are required before any job exists.
She hands off, never guesses
Payment, login codes, identity checks, and unsolvable CAPTCHAs pause the filing for you to take over her browser.
Built not to double-file
Interrupted filings are never auto-re-run, and confirmation numbers are recorded only when the portal shows them.
Your login stays private
The AI is never shown your signed PDF or your credentials.
Rachel’s Employee File
- Position
- AI paralegal at your firm, built into REGULA.
- Reports to
- You, the attorney. You review everything before it goes out.
- Who she works for
- Solo criminal defense attorneys and small firms using REGULA.
- Best at
- Routine, repetitive work: docket checks, motions, paperwork, e-discovery, body cam organization, and e-filing.
- In the courtroom
- Listens to the hearing with you through REGULA Second Chair, checks the law as it is stated, and logs the next hearing to your calendar.
- How she files
- Logs in to your e-filing portal, uploads the signed PDF, completes the form, submits, and notes the confirmation.
- What Rachel never does
- File without your review, enter payment details, or decide what to file.
- When she asks for you
- Payment screens, login codes and identity checks, and CAPTCHAs she cannot clear.
Straight Answers
Questions attorneys ask about Rachel.
Does Rachel check the court docket for me?
Yes. Rachel reads each open case’s docket, organizes what she finds by case, and tells you what is new and when your next hearing is. She flags new filings from the State so they do not sit unnoticed.
She reads the dockets through the court portal link and login you save, either herself in her own secure browser or through your Chrome extension, so it works whether or not you are logged in to REGULA. Docket sync is only as good as what the court’s own site shows, so confirm anything critical with the court.
Does Rachel come to the hearing with me?
Yes. Through REGULA Second Chair she listens to the hearing as it happens, checks the law as the prosecutor and the court state it, and flags anything that does not hold up, while you stay focused on your client.
She never tells you what to say or argue. She flags; you verify and decide. Second Chair also takes your notes for the case file.
What happens when the judge or the clerk announces the next hearing?
Rachel puts it in your calendar. When a next date is set on the record, REGULA updates the case’s next court date, and it shows on your court calendar with every other hearing and deadline.
You see it in Rachel’s calendar and can ask her about it in the chat at any time. Deadlines on the calendar come only from rules you set and dates the court gives, never from guesses.
What kind of work does Rachel do?
Rachel does the routine, repetitive work a paralegal would: checking the court dockets, drafting routine motions, preparing your standard paperwork, working through e-discovery, organizing body cam footage, and e-filing your approved documents. At the hearing she listens with you and keeps your calendar current.
You review everything before it goes out. Rachel is built for the repetitive work that wears an attorney down, so your time goes to strategy and the courtroom.
Is Rachel the whole platform?
No. Rachel handles most of the routine work, and REGULA gives you the tools for complex work too, such as research, the Live Editor, and defense prep.
Think of Rachel as the team member who clears the routine so you have the energy for the hard cases.
Can Rachel help with body cam footage?
Yes. REGULA handles mountains of body cam footage, and Rachel can help you organize it so you can find what matters in a case.
As with all of her work, you review what she organizes. She helps you find your way through the footage; you decide what it means for the case.
What is Rachel?
Rachel is REGULA’s AI paralegal and your Second Chair. She checks your court dockets and tells you the next hearing, drafts and proofreads routine motions from your own templates, keeps your calendar and daily brief, sits in on the hearing, works through e-discovery, runs your caseload from the chat, and files with the court. For a filing, after you draft and sign a document and review the signed PDF, she opens your court’s e-filing portal in her own secure browser, logs in with the credentials you saved, uploads the PDF, completes the filing form, submits it, and records the confirmation in your Case Notes.
She is built into REGULA, the AI paralegal for criminal defense attorneys, not a separate product. She files only documents you have already drafted, signed, and approved, and she does not decide what to file.
Is Rachel an AI agent with her own browser?
Yes. Rachel operates a real web browser in the cloud, separate from your computer, to work through a court’s e-filing portal the way a person would: logging in, choosing options, uploading the document, and submitting.
When she files, plain code controls the steps that matter (login, upload, safety checks), and AI is used only to read the portal’s screens and choose things like a dropdown option or the next button. She is not a general-purpose browser bot.
Does Rachel file anything without my approval?
No. A filing cannot start until the document has a signed PDF for its current version and you have ticked a box confirming you reviewed that signed document. If you edit the document after signing, it must be signed again.
Every way of asking Rachel to file opens that same review screen, including the File menu, 1-Click Routine Filings, and a typed request in Draft Assist. A chat message alone cannot start a filing or claim one was made.
How do I set Rachel up, and how do I ask her to file?
Set her up once on the Integrations page by adding your e-filing portal’s link and your login for it. Then, on any finished document, choose File to E-filing portal, or ask in Draft Assist to file it.
REGULA signs the document with your saved signature, shows you the signed PDF, and asks you to confirm your review. Only then does Rachel start.
What happens if the portal asks for payment or a login code?
Rachel pauses and a pop-up asks you to take over her browser. You complete that one step yourself, press Done, and she continues from where you left off. She never enters payment details.
The same applies to identity checks and any CAPTCHA she cannot clear herself. If you do not respond within 15 minutes, the filing stops and is marked as needing you. You can also stop a filing at any point from the pop-up.
Does Rachel solve CAPTCHAs?
Yes, for the common types: Google reCAPTCHA v2, Google reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare Turnstile. Rachel clears these herself so you are not interrupted.
If a portal uses something she cannot solve, such as an image puzzle or hCaptcha, she asks you to take over for that step instead of guessing or failing silently.
Can Rachel file the same document twice by mistake?
She is built not to. A filing that is interrupted is never automatically re-run, and she will not repeat the same failing action in a loop, so a half-finished filing cannot quietly turn into a duplicate.
The final submit only happens after the document has been uploaded, and only on a button that looks like a submit button. A confirmation number is recorded only if the portal itself displays it.
Is my signed document or my portal password shared with the AI?
No. The AI that helps Rachel read portal screens is never shown your signed PDF or your portal login. The document is uploaded by Rachel’s browser directly, and your login is typed by the browser itself.
Your portal logins are used only while a filing is running. Everything is scoped to your own account, and the filing job carries only an internal ID, not your documents or credentials.
Will Rachel work with my court’s e-filing portal?
Rachel works through the portal’s own website using the link and login you give her, so she is not tied to a single court system. Portals differ a great deal, though, and some steps, such as payment and identity checks, always need you.
If she cannot complete a filing, she stops and tells you rather than guessing, and she reports a confirmation number only when the portal shows one. Run a first filing with a routine document so you can see how your portal behaves before you rely on her.
Is Rachel an e-filing service provider?
No. Rachel is software that operates your existing e-filing portal account on your behalf. She does not replace the court’s e-filing system or any filing service you already use. She does the clicking in your own account.
The filing is made under your portal login, with your signature, after your review. REGULA is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice; you remain responsible for what is filed.
Who pays the court filing fee?
You do, directly in the court’s portal. Rachel never enters payment details. If the portal reaches a payment screen, she pauses and hands the browser to you to pay.
Rachel is a feature of REGULA, so there is no separate Rachel subscription to buy. See the pricing section on the homepage for current plans.
Is using an AI agent to e-file consistent with my duties as an attorney?
Rachel is designed for attorney supervision: she acts only on a document you drafted, signed, and explicitly approved, in your own portal account, and she stops for a person whenever a step needs one.
Whether any tool fits your obligations is for you and your state bar to judge. See the AI & UPL Disclaimer for how REGULA approaches supervision, and check any local rules your court has on automated filing.