# Law.AI — Lawyer Search (npm · lawai-mcp-server)

Verified lawyer and attorney search, discovery, and matching for AI — 991K+ US profiles.

- Trust score: 70/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +24
- Registry status: deprecated
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

> **Deprecated**: this server is marked deprecated in the MCP registry.

## Components

- remote · `mcp.law.ai`: 68/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/mcp)
- npm · `lawai-mcp-server`: 70/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `lawai-mcp-server`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 87/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (109 of 113), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - Only part of the dependency tree could be resolved (109 of 113), so this covers what we could see, not the whole tree.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 91 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 77/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 716 tokens (~102/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add ai-law-lawyer-search -- npx -y lawai-mcp-server
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add ai-law-lawyer-search -- npx -y lawai-mcp-server
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "ai-law-lawyer-search": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "lawai-mcp-server"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add ai-law-lawyer-search --command npx --arg -y --arg lawai-mcp-server
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  ai-law-lawyer-search:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "lawai-mcp-server"]
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ai-law-lawyer-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "lawai-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 70, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-02 (score 66, +30)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-31 (score 36, +21)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 15, −65)

- [security regression] Known CVEs: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Malware scan: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional regression] Dependency health: partial → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-07-28 (score 80, +34)

- [security regression] Provenance: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Install scripts: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Known CVEs: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] License: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Maintenance: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Dependency health: unverified → partial
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: unverified → excellent
- [functional] Licence: MIT

### 2026-07-27 (score 46)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (7)

### `search_lawyers` (~171 tokens)

Search the Law.AI directory of 537,000+ verified lawyer profiles. Filter by practice area, state, city, and bar status. Returns ranked results with claimed/verified profiles first.

Input parameters:

- `bar_status` (string): Bar status filter: "Active" (default), "Inactive", or "Any"
- `city` (string): City name, e.g. "Chicago", "Houston"
- `limit` (number): Number of results (default 10, max 50)
- `offset` (number): Pagination offset
- `practice_area` (string): Practice area to search for, e.g. "Criminal Defense", "Personal Injury", "Family Law"
- `state` (string): US state — full name or abbreviation, e.g. "California" or "CA"

### `get_lawyer_profile` (~63 tokens)

Get the full profile of a specific lawyer by their Law.AI ID. Returns detailed information including bio, education, bar admissions, practice areas, and contact info (for claimed profiles).

Input parameters:

- `lawyer_id` (number, required): The Law.AI lawyer profile ID

### `find_lawyer_by_name` (~82 tokens)

Look up a specific lawyer by name. Useful for verifying if a lawyer exists and is properly licensed. Handles common names with disambiguation by location.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): Full or partial lawyer name, e.g. "John Smith" or "Smith"
- `state` (string): Narrow results by US state (full name or abbreviation)

### `get_practice_areas` (~36 tokens)

List all practice areas available in the Law.AI directory with lawyer counts. Useful for discovering what types of lawyers are available.

### `get_jurisdictions` (~28 tokens)

List US states and jurisdictions with lawyer counts. Shows where Law.AI has coverage.

### `match_lawyer_to_matter` (~179 tokens)

Describe a legal issue in plain English and get matched with relevant lawyers. The tool classifies the issue into practice areas and returns ranked lawyer matches based on relevance, credentials, and location.

Input parameters:

- `budget` (string): Budget level: "low", "medium", or "high"
- `description` (string, required): Plain-English description of the legal issue, e.g. "My landlord won't return my security deposit" or "I was injured in a car accident"
- `limit` (number): Number of matches to return (default 5, max 20)
- `location` (string): Where the issue is — state name/code, or "City, State" format, e.g. "Texas" or "Houston, TX"
- `urgency` (string): How urgent: "low", "medium", or "high"

### `get_legal_cost_estimate` (~157 tokens)

Get estimated legal costs for a type of legal issue. Returns fee ranges by billing structure (hourly, flat fee, contingency), adjusted for case complexity and region. Complexity is the primary cost driver.

Input parameters:

- `complexity` (string): Case complexity — primary cost driver. simple: uncontested/routine, moderate: standard (default), complex: contested/litigation, high_stakes: trial/federal/appeal
- `description` (string): Brief description of the issue — used to auto-classify complexity if not specified
- `practice_area` (string, required): Practice area, e.g. "Criminal Defense", "Family Law", "Personal Injury"
- `state` (string): US state for regional pricing adjustment

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 70
- 2026-08-02: 66
- 2026-08-01: 36
- 2026-07-31: 36
- 2026-07-30: 15
- 2026-07-29: 80
- 2026-07-28: 80
- 2026-07-27: 46

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/lawai-mcp-server
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/lawai-mcp-server
- Repository: https://github.com/risk-ai/lawai-mcp-server
- Website: https://law.ai/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/ai-law-lawyer-search/lawai-mcp-server