VLex
Legal database platform providing comprehensive legal information and research tools.

Our Take
Legal research used to mean digging through dusty law books, flipping through case reporters, and praying you didn't miss something critical. Then came the internet. Now there's Vincent—the AI brain from vLex that's about to make all that look equally ancient.
vLex has been building the world's most comprehensive legal database for over 25 years. We're talking over one billion legal documents from more than 100 countries, accessible through a single platform. They've indexed 850+ million court records with real-time alerts and litigation analytics that actually help you predict how judges rule. This isn't vibes-based legal research—it's cold, hard data at a scale that makes Westlaw and LexisNexis look like a law school term paper project.
Now here's the thing: vLex got acquired by Clio, the legal tech giant worth billions. That's not a small player buying a feature—that's the biggest name in legal software saying "we need this." Their AI tool, Vincent, lets lawyers ask natural language questions and get comprehensive answers with proper citations in minutes instead of hours. It's precision-engineered for legal workflows, not some generic chatbot pretending to know tort law.
They serve everyone from AmLaw 100 giants down to solo boutiques, plus bar associations, law schools, and government departments. That's range. The boring truth? Every lawyer wastes 40+ hours a month on research they could automate. vLex just made that someone else's problem.
vLex is based globally with operations worldwide. If you're building legal AI, they're the benchmark. If you're a lawyer not using this—you're the benchmark for inefficiency.
Key Facts
The people behind VLex
Angel Faus
profileCo-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder and CTO of VLex. Barcelona, founded 2000. 400+ team. Now VP Engineering at Clio post-acquisition.
Lluis Faus
profileCo-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder and CEO of VLex. Barcelona, founded 2000. 400+ team. VLex acquired by Clio in 2021. Lluis now strategic advisor at Clio.
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