lawlink—an innovative tool to support legal research and citation work
The web application enables the automatic detection of legal citations in various document formats—including text files, PDF documents, and web pages—as well as direct access to them via linked legal databases. This speeds up and simplifies access to cited legal provisions, case law, scholarly literature, and commentaries.
lawlink supports the recognition of various citation formats, including court decisions, statutes, journal articles, and commentaries, and automatically links them to common legal databases. It integrates seamlessly with common software applications such as word processors (e.g., Microsoft Word), law firm software, PDF readers, and artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT. As a result, the service offers broad applicability in both academic and professional contexts within the field of law.
Information on Use and Registration
Use of lawlink is free of charge for members of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. Access is granted via the university email address. Those interested can register on the university’s campus page: lawlink.de/campus/hs-anhalt (After signing up, a registration link will be sent to your email address—please check your spam folder if necessary).
Fast access to cited legal regulations, case law, specialist literature and commentaries – directly from the working document – makes this ideal for students, lecturers, staff and researchers aiming for time- and work-efficient research. For optimal use, we recommend installing the desktop application of the service: lawlink.de/app
This expansion of the digital research environment underscores Anhalt University of Applied Sciences’ institutional commitment to promoting efficiency and quality in legal education and research.
