Legal Aid in the Digital Age
As a non-profit providing legal aid to underserved communities across Zimbabwe, the Asha Foundation's attorneys were spending hours each week manually searching for case law to support their clients. Without access to a comprehensive legal research tool, junior attorneys relied on printed law reports and fragmented web searches to build their cases.
When the Foundation adopted Zalari, everything changed. Within days, attorneys were surfacing Zimbabwe High Court and Supreme Court judgments in seconds—complete with full citations and links to original documents. Time saved on research was reinvested directly into client representation across Zimbabwe.
Key outcomes from using Zalari:
- Research time reduced by over 60% per case
- Full access to Zimbabwe High Court judgment archive
- AI-cited answers with links to original court documents
- Freemium access allowed the whole team to onboard at no cost
From Query to Cited Answer
Zalari's semantic search engine understands legal concepts, not just keywords. Attorneys simply describe their legal question in plain language and receive a ranked list of relevant Zimbabwe judgments—exactly how experienced practitioners think about legal research.
- Enter your legal research question in plain language.
- Review AI-generated summary with full cited sources.
- Access original High Court or Supreme Court documents directly.
- Export citations for briefs and pleadings.
Asha attorneys now arrive at court better prepared, backed by comprehensive research drawn directly from Zimbabwe's judiciary.
Expanding Legal Access Across Zimbabwe
Zalari's mission—democratising access to legal knowledge in Africa—aligns directly with Asha's work. By making Zimbabwe case law searchable and comprehensible through AI, Zalari enables non-profits, community advocates, and junior attorneys to research with the same power as senior counsel.
"Zalari gave our junior attorneys the same research power as senior counsel. We find Zimbabwe case law in seconds, not hours. It has transformed how we serve our clients."
The future of legal aid in Zimbabwe is powered by AI. With Zalari, the Asha Foundation continues to expand access to justice across the country—one citation at a time.
It's not just about legal research. It's about ensuring equal access to justice for every Zimbabwean.
