Draft for counsel review · Disclaimer copy 2026-07-26.3
Terms of Service
These Terms govern use of 2dcite (the “Platform”) at 2dcite.com and related applications. By creating an account or submitting a document, you agree to these Terms. This draft is not a substitute for review by your counsel before public launch.
1. Nature of the service
2dcite matches licensed attorneys and judges with qualified law students who perform an independent human-in-the-loop citation review of uploaded briefs or court orders. Upon completion, the Platform may issue a Certificate of Citation Review. The Platform is a technology and marketplace service—not a law firm.
2dcite and student reviewers do not provide legal advice, co-counsel services, or authorization to file any document.
Use of 2dcite does not create an attorney-client relationship between the student reviewer and the submitting attorney or judge, nor between the platform and any party regarding the substance of the document.
2. Non-delegable duty and liability
Ultimate liability for any brief, order, filing, or legal work product always remains with the licensed attorney or judge.
Checking citations is a non-delegable professional duty. The law student provides an independent verification layer only.
Neither 2dcite nor participating law students take legal responsibility for the filed document or for legal outcomes.
3. Accounts and eligibility
Attorneys and judges must be authorized to practice or sit as applicable in their jurisdiction. Students must be currently enrolled 2L or 3L students at an accredited law school, have passed a legal writing course, and be recommended by a professor. Student applications are subject to manual Platform approval. Students may hold only one active assignment at a time.
4. Payments, hold, and release
Payment is collected when you submit your document. 2dcite holds the funds until a Certificate of Citation Review is issued.
The student reviewer’s share is released only after the system automatically generates the Certificate of Citation Review. The platform retains its service fee.
Fees are fixed at checkout (including any Rush surcharge). Except as required by law or expressly stated in a refund policy approved by counsel, payment is non-refundable once a student has accepted an assignment. If a job is cancelled before certificate issuance, treatment of held funds (refund or retention) will follow Platform policy and applicable payment-network rules.
5. Certificates
The Certificate of Citation Review evidences best efforts and risk mitigation through independent verification. It is not a warranty of correctness, completeness, or outcome, and does not constitute legal advice.
Certificates may be filed with a document or retained as evidence of risk mitigation and best efforts through independent verification, at the submitting party’s professional discretion.
6. Documents, limited submissions, and confidentiality
You represent that you have the right to upload materials and that doing so does not violate court rules, protective orders, or third-party rights.
2dcite takes no responsibility for confidential, privileged, sealed, or otherwise sensitive documents or information you choose to upload. You are solely responsible for determining what material is appropriate to submit and for complying with court orders, professional obligations, and applicable law.
Submissions may be limited to a table of authorities (or a comparable list of citations) solely to confirm the existence and citation form of authorities. You are not required to upload an entire brief or order if a limited submission is sufficient for the review you request.
By uploading materials, you acknowledge that transmission and storage involve residual risk, and that 2dcite’s security measures do not create liability for unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss of confidential information beyond what applicable law non-waivably requires.
The Platform will implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to limit access to job participants and administrators. See the Privacy Policy for details. Those measures do not create responsibility for confidential content you elect to submit.
7. Post-filing and post-issuance review; correction or withdrawal
Documents may be uploaded for citation review after a brief or other paper has been filed, and after a court order has been issued. Pre-filing and pre-issuance review is also available; you choose the timing that fits your professional judgment and local rules.
Post-filing and post-issuance review can provide an opportunity to identify citation problems and, where appropriate under applicable rules and professional obligations, to seek to correct a filing, file a notice of errata or supplemental authority, move for relief, or withdraw or amend an order—actions solely determined and executed by the licensed attorney or judge, not by 2dcite or student reviewers.
Using the platform after filing or issuance can reduce exposure for particularly sensitive filings and orders by allowing independent verification of authorities while limiting what must be shared before a public filing or entry of an order (for example, by submitting a table of authorities only, or by reviewing after the fact under confidentiality protections).
2dcite does not file, correct, withdraw, or amend any paper or order on your behalf, does not advise whether correction or withdrawal is required or available, and does not guarantee that any court will permit correction or withdrawal. Those decisions and actions remain solely yours.
8. Student confidentiality and non-disclosure of failed citations
Student reviewers are bound by confidentiality. Except as required by law, a student may not disclose any non-public information obtained through a review—including the identity of the submitting attorney or judge, the content of submitted materials, review findings, or the fact that a particular review occurred—to any third party.
Without prior written authorization from the submitting attorney or judge (the disclosing party), a student may not disclose that a citation did not pass review, failed verification, appeared fabricated or hallucinated, or otherwise did not support a proposition—including any disclosure that a particular lawyer or judge used non-existent or hallucinated authorities.
Review findings and any certificate are provided only to the submitting party through the platform (and platform administrators as needed to operate the service). Students must not share findings outside the platform.
Students agree to these obligations as a condition of receiving assignments and submitting reviews. Breach may result in suspension, forfeiture of payouts, and other remedies. “Required by law” includes valid court orders, lawful subpoenas, and other compulsory process; where legally permitted, students and the Platform will provide notice to the submitting party before disclosure.
9. Acceptable use
You may not use the Platform for unlawful purposes, to harass others, to upload malware, to circumvent eligibility rules, to misrepresent credentials, or to pressure students to disclose confidential review outcomes outside the Platform. We may suspend accounts for abuse or risk.
10. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, 2dcite and its operators are not liable for professional malpractice claims arising from your filings, for student review quality beyond the platform’s stated facilitation role, for confidential materials you upload, for unauthorized disclosure by third parties, or for consequential damages. Aggregate liability related to a job is limited to fees paid for that job. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations.
11. Contact
Questions: support@2dcite.com