# Privacy-First Legal AI Desktop
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LegalWork is an Electron desktop application — a local, privacy-first AI workspace for legal professionals. Your documents never leave your machine.

**For:** Lawyers, legal researchers, and legal ops teams who need local document processing

## Setup

`Download from legalcode.md`

1. **Download LegalWork** -- Download the desktop application for your platform (macOS, Windows, Linux).
2. **Open a case folder** -- Point LegalWork at your case folder. Each matter gets its own workspace with AI agent, index, and version history.
3. **Start working** -- Use the built-in Claude agent with legal skills, workspace search, and OCR for scanned documents.

## Capabilities

- Local AI workspace — documents never leave your machine
- Built-in Claude agent with legal skills
- Full-text and semantic search across case documents
- OCR for scanned PDFs and images (30+ scripts supported)
- Version history with audit trail
- Visual workflow builder for complex legal processes
- Support for PDF, DOCX, Excel, Markdown, and code files

## Security

- 100% local processing — no cloud document upload
- Attorney-client privilege preserved by design
- Built-in version history with audit trail
- Support for Anthropic, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex, and Azure Foundry

## FAQ

### How is LegalWork different from other legal AI?

LegalWork runs entirely on your machine. Unlike SaaS tools that require uploading documents to their cloud, LegalWork processes everything locally. The AI model API call goes out, but your documents and work product stay on your machine.

### What AI models does it support?

LegalWork supports Anthropic (direct), Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry — so it works with your firm's existing cloud provider.

### Can I use it with Legalcode data?

Yes. LegalWork connects to the Legalcode MCP server for access to global law, case law, and regulatory guidance. The workspace search MCP server is built in for local document search.

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