Methodology & Platform Science

Test Your Case Before You Settle It

Cleros AI replaces expensive courtroom guesswork with repeatable, empirical data by integrating veteran jury consulting instruments directly into litigators' workflows.

The Guesswork Problem

For over a century, litigation decisions have rested heavily on subjective attorney hunches:

  • Guessing how lay jurors will react to technical facts
  • Assuming which witness statements will provoke skepticism
  • Betting multi-million dollar outcomes on instinctual valuation

Historically, online panels run $5,000+ with weeks of delay, and in-person mock trials run $50,000+. Consequently, 95% of active civil matters proceed without any formal empirical pre-testing.

The Cleros AI Solution

Cleros AI transforms mock trials from a rare, expensive luxury into a continuous strategy engine. A full 12-person deliberation compiles in minutes at a fraction of the cost.

Our methodology mirrors the exact instruments refined across decades by leading jury consultants: standardized Likert scaling, fault allocation algorithms, and structured question architectures that prevent social desirability bias.

How Trial Teams Apply This Methodology

Deploy repeatable case testing at every inflection point of litigation.

Case Theory & Framing
  • Stress-test competing narratives before committing to one at trial.
  • Pressure-test theme and framing choices early, before discovery locks you in.
  • Identify which facts actually move outcomes vs. which ones you're overweighting.
Resource & Risk Decisions
  • Early case assessment - size exposure before deciding how hard to litigate.
  • Decide whether to file, fight, or settle, backed by a predicted outcome instead of instinct.
  • Prioritize which cases in a litigation portfolio deserve the most resources.
Negotiation Leverage
  • Build a real settlement number before mediation, grounded in predicted damages.
  • Give clients a defensible, data-backed number instead of a lawyer's gut feel.
  • Re-test valuation as evidence, experts, or opposing arguments change.
Trial Preparation
  • Build voir dire strategy around the juror profiles most likely to favor or oppose you.
  • Test witness and expert credibility before they're on the stand.
  • Pressure-test motions and arguments to see which points actually land.
  • Model fault/liability apportionment in multi-defendant matters.
Ongoing Strategy Management
  • Re-run the panel every time the case materially changes, not just once, months before trial.
  • Compare predicted outcomes across venues when jurisdiction is in play.
  • Give in-house counsel a consistent, repeatable way to triage litigation risk across an entire docket.

Explore Our Core Technology Pillars

Continuous Testing, Real Research Discipline

Cleros AI isn't just a jury research product you run once before trial. It is a continuous intelligence engine you run before you file, before key depositions, before mediation, and before trial.