Courtroom5 adds free civil court tools to ChatGPT Enterprise

Courtroom5 launched a free ChatGPT Enterprise plugin that gives self-represented litigants case assessment, deadline tracking and next-step guidance across all 50 states. The rollout aims to put structured legal help inside a tool many Americans already use as civil court users continue to navigate cases without lawyers.

Why it matters: - Courtroom5 is targeting the roughly 80% of people in U.S. civil court who do not have a lawyer. - The new plugin puts jurisdiction-aware legal guidance inside ChatGPT Enterprise, a platform already being used to build AI tools for legal work. - The launch could make procedural help easier to access for people handling eviction, foreclosure, family law and small claims cases on their own.

What happened: - Courtroom5 announced a ChatGPT Enterprise plugin on September 17, 2026. - The app is free and does not require a Courtroom5 account. - ChatGPT users can open the Apps directory in the sidebar, search for “Courtroom5” and click Enable. - The plugin covers civil matters in all 50 U.S. states.

The details: - The plugin adds three tools to ChatGPT: a case intake assessment, a deadline calculator and next-step guidance. - The case intake assessment reviews a user’s situation in plain language, identifies possible legal claims, names the correct court and returns first steps. - The deadline calculator takes a case event such as being served, a motion filed or an order entered, then returns applicable deadlines, due dates and the consequences of missing them. - The deadline tool draws on jurisdiction-specific procedural data for the 15 most active states for civil litigation, with more states rolling out. - The next-step guidance tool identifies the two or three highest-priority actions for a litigant already in active proceedings. - The guidance is based on case stage, role in the case and jurisdiction. - The same tools power Courtroom5’s LAW Accelerator platform. - LAW Accelerator helps self-represented litigants connect facts and evidence to claims and defenses, evaluate procedural options and assemble legal documents based on rules, facts and case law. - Courtroom5 says it now covers more than 140 U.S. state, federal and territorial jurisdictions. - Courtroom5 says it has helped prepare more than 250,000 court documents. - The company says it has served more than 12,000 self-represented litigants. - Courtroom5 was founded by Sonja Ebron and Debra Slone, who both navigated civil litigation without an attorney. - The company is a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation. - Courtroom5 has received recognition from the American Bar Association, including the Women of Legal Tech award. - A company explanation says the launch matters because AI legal infrastructure is now serving people outside law firms, not just legal teams. - Sonja Ebron said the launch is about giving millions of people in civil court without a lawyer the same caliber of AI working for them. - Courtroom5’s announcement included links to its social channels: LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

Between the lines: - The launch extends AI legal tooling beyond law firms and legal vendors to self-represented litigants, a group that often lacks procedural guidance. - Courtroom5 is framing the plugin as infrastructure for access to justice, not just as a productivity feature. - The company’s emphasis on jurisdiction-aware deadlines suggests procedural accuracy is the main selling point.

What's next: - More states are expected to be added to the deadline calculator as jurisdiction-specific data rolls out. - Courtroom5’s broader platform is likely to remain focused on self-represented litigants who need step-by-step case management, document prep and deadline support.

The bottom line: - Courtroom5 is using ChatGPT Enterprise to deliver free, state-aware civil court help to people who are usually left to navigate the process alone.