Inline Threading

Branch into a focused sub-conversation on any sentence in an AI response - keep your main research thread clean

Inline Threading lets you select any passage in an AI response and start a focused sub-conversation about that specific point - without losing the original thread. Useful for going deep on one citation, exploring an alternative argument, or testing a hypothesis without polluting the main chat.

When To Use It

• Going deep on one citation in a long response without losing the main thread
• Testing an alternative theory of the case without rewriting the original question
• Comparing two approaches in parallel sub-threads
• Letting different team members explore different angles from the same starting point
• Keeping a clean main thread for a client-facing memo while doing exploratory work in branches

How It Works

1. Select the passage

   Highlight any text in an AI response - one sentence, one citation, or a whole paragraph.

2. Click Thread

   A “Thread” button appears next to the selection.

3. Sub-conversation opens

   The selection becomes the starting context for the new branch.

4. Continue branching

   The AI knows the parent conversation; you can have multiple threads off one response, and threads can have their own sub-threads.

Branch Naming

Each thread can be named so the team knows what it is exploring:

• “Statute of limitations angle”
• “Counter-argument: implied waiver”
• “Cross-circuit comparison”

The name appears in the thread tree, making it easy to navigate when a conversation has grown.

Thread Tree View

When a conversation has multiple threads, the tree view shows:

• The main conversation as the trunk
• Each thread as a branch
• Nested sub-threads beneath their parent
• Which threads are active vs. resolved

Collapse threads you have finished with to keep the workspace clean.

Context Inheritance

When you start a thread, it inherits from the parent:

• The full conversation history up to the selection point
• All documents pinned to the matter
• The retrieval settings and matter scope

You can override these per-thread - for example, pin a different document as the focus, or change to Deep Research mode for one branch only.

When To Use Threads vs. New Conversations

Situation	Use
Different question, same matter	New conversation in the same matter
Same line of inquiry, different angle	Inline thread
Exploring a counter-argument	Inline thread on the original argument
Multi-day research that needs persistence	New conversation, name it well
Quick clarification on one citation	Inline thread

Working With a Team

Threads are useful for team-based research:

• A partner can leave a thread off a specific paragraph asking the associate to dig deeper
• Two associates can run parallel threads exploring different angles
• A summer associate can branch into background research without touching the main thread

When threads are resolved, the partner-level summary in the main thread can pull in the findings.

Tips

Name threads explicitly. “Counter-argument: implied waiver” beats an untitled thread every time - especially when the conversation grows past 5 branches.

Resolve and close. Mark threads as resolved when the question is answered so the workspace stays clean and the tree view shows only what is still live.

Promote thread findings up. When a sub-thread produces a key finding, summarize it back into the main thread so the partner-level memo carries the conclusion forward.

Branch a focused sub-thread

Inline Thread - probe a single citation or argument without polluting the main research thread.

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Related

Memories

Cross-conversation memory tied to the matter.

Conversation Sharing

Share a conversation (and its threads) with someone outside the matter.

Matters & Workspaces

Each matter has its own conversations and threads.

Deep Research

Switch a single branch into Deep Research mode for high-stakes exploration.