The company's platform mines and enhances millions of Federal court dockets and documents to create data sets about judges, lawyers, parties, and the subjects of lawsuits, enabling lawyers to predict the behaviors and outcomes of different legal strategies. This allows them to craft successful strategies, win cases, and close business. Founded in 2009 and based in Menlo Park, California, Lex Machina's unique approach combines data and software to provide valuable insights that were never before available in the highly competitive business and practice of law.