Platform features
Nine AI engines. One platform.
Molao is not a chatbot. It is a structured legal reasoning platform — nine purpose-built engines that work together to take your matter from instruction to filing.
Engine 01
Legal Research
Find the authority. Verify the paragraph.
Molao searches thousands of South African and Botswana judgments to answer your legal question — not with a list of documents, but with a synthesised answer that cites the exact paragraph and judgment number you can verify.
- Research in under 30 seconds
- No hallucinated authorities
- SAFLII-integrated judgment index
- Save authorities directly to a matter
How it works
- 1Type a legal question in plain language
- 2Molao retrieves the most relevant paragraph-level extracts from indexed judgments
- 3An AI model synthesises the answer and links every claim to a real source
- 4You verify the citation before relying on it in court
Example question
“Does the court have discretion to grant summary judgment where a dispute of fact is raised in the opposing affidavit?”
Engine 02
Matter Intelligence
Upload your matter. Molao reads it.
Upload your matter documents — client instructions, pleadings, correspondence, affidavits. Matter Intelligence reads them, extracts the key facts and legal issues, identifies the strongest and weakest elements, and builds a structured analysis you can work with.
- Understand a new matter in minutes, not hours
- Flags issues your first read might miss
- Works with pleadings, affidavits, correspondence
- Feeds all other engines with matter context
How it works
- 1Upload matter documents or enter key facts manually
- 2Molao extracts parties, legal issues, factual disputes, and timeline
- 3AI identifies your strongest arguments and most vulnerable points
- 4Receive a structured legal analysis you can refine and export
Example question
“What are the main weaknesses in the applicant's founding affidavit?”
Engine 03
Case Theory Builder
Your legal theory, structured and stress-tested.
Case Theory takes everything Molao knows about your matter and constructs a coherent legal theory — the narrative framework your pleadings and argument should follow. It scores each element for strength and identifies where your theory is vulnerable.
- Faster brief preparation
- Identifies gaps before opposing counsel does
- Version-controlled as the matter evolves
- Traceable to real authorities
How it works
- 1Case Theory synthesises the full matter record
- 2Builds a structured argument framework with supporting authorities
- 3Assigns confidence scores to each element
- 4Identifies inconsistencies and missing proof
Example question
“Does our case theory hold together? Where is opposing counsel going to attack us?”
Engine 04
Red Team Analysis
Argue against yourself before your opponent does.
Red Team takes your case theory and argues against it — from the perspective of opposing counsel. It finds the strongest counter-arguments, the most damaging authorities on the other side, and the questions the judge is most likely to ask.
- Prepare for every argument before you're in court
- Identify settlement risk early
- Sharpen your pleadings to pre-empt attacks
- Used by advocates for opinion preparation
How it works
- 1Red Team reads your matter and case theory
- 2Constructs the most compelling counter-argument available on the facts
- 3Identifies authorities that cut against your position
- 4Produces a list of risks ranked by severity
Example question
“What will the respondent's counsel argue? What will the judge ask us about?”
Engine 05
Trial Science
Simulate your day in court before it happens.
Trial Science simulates your matter as a full hearing — with a simulated judge, opposing counsel, and witness examination. You see the questions you'll face, the weaknesses that will be exposed, and a simulated judgment on the likely outcome.
- Prepare witnesses more effectively
- Rehearse oral argument before the real hearing
- Assess realistic prospects of success
- Identify appeal points before the trial
How it works
- 1Trial Science builds persona profiles for the judge and all counsel
- 2Simulates the hearing transcript including judicial questions
- 3Examines witnesses against the evidence
- 4Produces a simulated judgment with reasoning
Example question
“What will the judge ask me about prescription? How will my witness hold up under cross-examination?”
Engine 06
Deadline Engine
Never miss a limitation date again.
The Deadline Engine calculates all litigation timelines, prescription periods, and court-specific deadlines for your matter. It monitors them, alerts you to approaching dates, and flags condonation risk when a deadline has been missed.
- Calculate prescription periods automatically
- Track all court deadlines in one place
- Receive early warnings before a deadline is missed
- Reduce professional liability exposure
How it works
- 1Enter matter type, cause of action, and key dates
- 2Deadline Engine calculates all applicable time limits
- 3Monitors deadlines and flags upcoming dates
- 4Alerts you to condonation risk if a deadline has passed
Example question
“Has prescription run? What are the Rule 41A mediation deadlines for this matter?”
Engine 07
Explainability Engine
Understand exactly why Molao said what it said.
Every AI output in Molao is explained. The Explainability Engine shows you the reasoning chain behind every conclusion — which facts it weighted, which authorities it relied on, and how confident the AI is in each finding.
- Use AI with professional confidence
- Verify reasoning before relying on it in argument
- Identify where AI is uncertain
- Required for professional responsibility compliance
How it works
- 1Every engine output has an Explain button
- 2Shows the reasoning steps taken to reach the conclusion
- 3Links each step to the underlying authority or fact
- 4Flags low-confidence conclusions for human review
Example question
“Why did Molao conclude the prescription period has not yet run? Show me the reasoning.”
Engine 08
Source Traceability
Every conclusion traces back to a real authority.
Source Traceability guarantees that every legal conclusion Molao reaches can be traced to a real judgment, section of legislation, or fact in your matter. No floating assertions. No hallucinated cases. A trust score for every output.
- Professional reliance on AI output
- Court-ready source citations
- Exportable traceability appendix
- Meets professional responsibility standards
How it works
- 1Every AI output is tagged with its source authorities
- 2Trust scores reflect the quality of supporting evidence
- 3Click any conclusion to see the exact source
- 4Export a full source appendix for your file
Example question
“Show me every authority behind Molao's analysis of the prescription defence.”
Engine 09
Why Not Engine
Understand what you chose and why alternatives were rejected.
The Why Not Engine explains why Molao recommended one approach over the alternatives. It presents every reasonable alternative strategy, explains why each was rejected, and shows the trade-offs — so you can make an informed professional decision.
- Professional accountability for strategic decisions
- Explore alternatives you might not have considered
- Client advice grounded in comparative analysis
- Satisfies regulatory requirements for documented legal advice
How it works
- 1After any engine output, ask 'Why not alternative X?'
- 2Why Not presents all reasonable alternatives on the facts
- 3Each alternative is evaluated and the rejection reason is explained
- 4Trade-off matrix shows cost, time, risk, and evidence burden
Example question
“Why did you recommend an urgent interdict instead of a spoliation application? What would a spoliation have looked like?”
All nine engines. One subscription.
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