Case Brief Builder
Extract facts, posture, issue, rule, holding, reasoning, and exam relevance from any assigned case.
About Spontae
A workspace built on how learning actually works.
Spontae gives pre-law and current law students the tools to brief cases, master IRAC, build outlines, practice hypos, and walk into finals knowing where they stand. The method comes from cognitive science: active recall, spaced repetition, and feedback before answers.
01The founder
Built by a 1L, for 1Ls.
Matthew McArthur built Spontae because he needed it. As a 1L at Boston University School of Law, he found that existing tools for reading and briefing cases didn't connect to how you actually perform on exams, and that generic AI made the problem worse by doing the thinking for you instead of building the skill.
His background shaped how the product works. A B.A. in Psychology from UCLA and an M.A. in Psychological Research from San Diego State inform every design decision: active retrieval over passive summarization, spaced repetition for rule recall, and feedback loops that require the student to produce something before the tool responds. The learning science is the architecture of the whole product.
UCLA Psychology, B.A.SDSU Psychological Research, M.A.Boston University School of Law, J.D. candidate
How we keep content accurate
Feedback, not answers
Every AI tool requires the student's own work as input. The system responds to what you write. It never produces submittable work for you.
Verify every citation
Any rule statement or case reference surfaced by AI is flagged “verify before use.” We never present an AI-generated citation as confirmed authority.
Original summaries only
Content derives from public-domain opinions and original analysis. We never reproduce commercial supplements (Emanuel, E&E, Gilbert's) verbatim.
Accuracy
Verify before you rely on it. Rule statements and guides here are study aids, not authority. Every AI-generated rule is labeled so you check it against your casebook and notes. Independent review by a licensed attorney or law professor is part of our roadmap.
02The core learning loop
Everything supports one loop.
From first read to exam readiness, every tool feeds the next.
1Course setup
2Reading and case briefing
3Rule extraction
4Outline building
5Flashcard drilling
6Hypo practice
7Feedback and scoring
8Exam readiness tracking
03The toolkit
Ten tools, one loop.
IRAC Practice Gym
Practice timed hypotheticals in issue, rule, application, and conclusion panes with a self-graded rubric.
Outline Builder
Convert cases, rules, elements, and policy notes into full, condensed, attack, and checklist views.
Rule Flashcards
Drill rule recall, element checklists, case-to-rule, exceptions, and hypo triggers with spaced review.
Study Tracker
Track reading, briefs, hypos, flashcard reviews, and outline progress by course.
Legal Writing Studio
Organize your own draft and get structure, revision, and counterargument guidance, not a ghostwriter.
Socratic Simulator
Practice cold-call questions, policy discussions, dissent arguments, and fact-change scenarios.
Research Notebook
Track sources, citations, quotes, and research questions with a citation-verification reminder.
Argument Mapper
Build visual legal arguments with claims, authority, facts, counterarguments, and rebuttals.
Fact Miner
Highlight legally relevant facts, assign them to elements, and identify plaintiff- and defense-friendly facts.
04Our principles
What we will and won’t do.
Student-owned learning
AI organizes and questions; the student reads, writes, and thinks. Nothing replaces assigned work or professor guidance.
Academic integrity first
Spontae will not write assignments for submission. Every AI helper requires the student's own text as input.
Verified authority only
The app reminds users to check every citation and legal authority in Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg, or official sources before relying on it.
No legal advice
Spontae is an educational study tool, not a law firm. It does not advise on legal rights, disputes, or representation.