Libra integrates expert legal content from publisher Otto Schmidt into its AI workspace for lawyers

Berlin/Cologne, June 12, 2025 - Berlin-based legal AI startup Libra and renowned legal publisher Dr. Otto Schmidt today announce a comprehensive partnership.

Libra offers a unique, fully integrated and data-secure working environment where users can work with their documents using Artificial Intelligence, conduct comprehensive legal research, create and analyze documents - all in a single interface. With the integration of Otto Schmidt's high-quality content, legal research in Libra now reaches a new level of precision and depth.

As part of the cooperation, Libra will gain access to the extensive Otto Schmidt online legal database, which includes top-class journals such as MDR, DER BETRIEB, ZIP and VersR, as well as standard works such as the ZPO commentary Zöller, the BGB commentary Erman and the Vorwerk litigation form book.

In future, Libra users will be able to ask legal questions in the chat and receive well-founded, AI-generated answers within seconds, based on the content of Otto Schmidt Verlag's specialist literature. The answers contain direct links to the relevant references, so that all information is immediately comprehensible and verifiable.

"The integration of Dr. Otto Schmidt's high-quality content into Libra's fully integrated environment sets a new standard for efficiency and quality in legal work," says Viktor von Essen, CEO and founder of Libra. “We are proud to have Otto Schmidt, one of Germany's most respected legal publishers, as a partner and to provide our users with access to these outstanding resources.”

The publisher Dr. Otto Schmidt also underlines the importance of this partnership for the digital transformation of the legal sector:

"By working with Libra, Otto Schmidt is breaking new ground. The integration of our content into Libra's working environment will make a significant contribution to reshaping the future of legal work," says Christian Kamradt, Head of Marketing at Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt.

About Libra:

Libra has established itself as the leading AI platform for the legal industry and now supports over 4,000 lawyers and more than 300 law firms and legal departments in their daily work. With innovative AI solutions, Libra optimizes legal workflows, accelerates research and analysis and enables lawyers to focus on strategic decisions. The platform offers a user-friendly interface and powerful tools that have been developed to meet the needs of modern legal advice.

About the publisher Dr. Otto Schmidt:

The multimedia specialist publisher for legal, business and tax information has been publishing for experts from practice, consultancy and academia for 120 years. Outstanding authors and first-class product quality characterize the publisher's profile.

Press contact:

Henrik Volkmann, Director of Growth, Libra

henrik@libratech.ai