LegalMind

What it is

LegalMind is a macOS desktop app for lawyers. Import your private cases, statutes, and internal documents — the AI compiles them locally into a structured personal knowledge base. Fully offline, no network, a privacy contract you can show your clients.

Core features

• Zero network, kernel-enforced: the app does not declare com.apple.security.network.client. macOS sandbox blocks all network access at the kernel level. You can tell your client: “This isn’t a company promise — it’s enforced by macOS.”
• Local inference: built on llama.cpp + open-source legal models, all AI runs on your Mac’s Apple Silicon
• Air-gapped clients supported: in addition to the Mac App Store, ships as an Apple Developer ID-notarized .pkg with stapled receipts — verifiable fully offline
• Karpathy’s LLM Wiki pattern: three-layer knowledge base (raw / wiki / schema), lawyers fully own their templates
• Tool, not guide: LegalMind shows data, the lawyer decides. No recommendations, no summarizations, no predictions, no scoring — just a careful tool that knows its place

Who it’s for

• Solo & small-firm lawyers: years of accumulated cases / notes, want AI to accelerate search and connection — but must not upload material to the cloud
• Lawyers serving high-sensitivity clients: when the client requires a “data never leaves my machine” guarantee, you can show them the macOS sandbox entitlements page as proof

LegalMind does not

• Upload any data
• Call any cloud LLM
• Require network activation
• “Recommend” or “score” any decision for you
• Operate a template marketplace or community ratings

Status

Phase 1 llama.cpp Swift bridge PoC complete. Apple Developer Program enrollment in progress. Targeting Mac App Store release September 2026.