Lawyers refer to the work they carry out for their clients as 'matters'.

Each matter encapsulates the entire process of talking to the client (you) to understand their goals and objects, which are their instructions. They use their instructions to determine which documents need to be prepared and what processes need to be followed to help their client reach their stated objectives. In Robolawyer, we refer to this as 'stating your terms' and we've come up with a great way to help you do this without having to fill out countless forms and answer difficult questions. Our documents are instantly drafted in plain English which is easy to understand and digest. You can add and remove common wording with ease, make granular changes as necessary and reorganise documents without worrying about messing up cross references and definitions.

The work does not end at drafting documents. Depending on the scale and complexity of the matter, lawyers will often deal with other lawyers. In some circumstances, lawyers deal directly with the parties involved in the matter. In either case, this involves correspondence with those on the 'other side', which commonly involves sending emails with attached drafts and guidance on what needs to be done by them for the matter to progress. This is the 'share' stage in Robolawyer, where correspondence is automatically prepared for each party involved with the correct versions of the relevant documents attached.

Once documents have been shared with the other side, comments and amendments tend to roll in. The lawyer deals with these, often keeping a mental note of what is required, and takes action where necessary. This action may be replying to enquiries, relaying commercial points to the client and advising on how to proceed. At some point, the documents will need to be amended and recirculated to everyone involved, until everyone agrees on their content and they are signed. Robolawyer helps you manage this during the 'negotiate and agree' stage, where you have access to a real time dashboard which shows who has signed what, what proposed changes have been made and where entire private discussions can be had with multiple parties at the same time.

After obtaining all the signatures, a lawyer will usually confirm that any obligations of the parties have been discharged before dating the documents and marking the matter as completed. This traditionally happened at a completion meeting in person at the lawyer's offices, but nowadays this happens online via email. If you are using Robolawyer all of this happens naturally, with parties able to sign documents directly on platform once they are happy with their content.

The lawyer then assembles all of the documents into a transaction bible which is kept for future reference, with a copy provided to the client. They update the client's file, make any official filings that are required, and move on. Robolawyer also helps deal with this cumbersome work by automating the entire process and providing tailored guidance about what needs to be filed, by what deadline and using what method.

The short answer is that Robolawyer respects and replicates these same processes while modernising them. Each of the legal matters described above also encapsulates the entire process, but puts you in control. The truth is that many common legal matters can be run perfectly adequately by the business owner, often at a vastly reduced cost and with far greater efficiency. If you are smart enough to run a business, then you are certainly smart enough to run these matters.

With Robolawyer, the experience of running a legal matter is modern, simplified and simple to understand. You will know exactly what is involved in the entire process and you will receive expertly written inline guidance on each term that needs to be considered. Each document drafted will be of the same (if not higher) quality than is provided than a typical law firm. The entire process is included from start to finish and you'll have control over all of it - without having to talk to anyone or worry about bills racking up. Users that have completed at least one matter using Robolawyer tell us that they wish they could do all their legal work this way (we're not there yet!).

Our list of legal matters reflects the general needs of most small businesses. We are not out to replace lawyers; we simply want to make the most common work more accessible and affordable. However, our list of matters will be growing steadily, so if you are curious whether we are planning to support your legal matter, please get in touch with us by emailing us with some details about what you need. If it's something that we think other startups could also make use of, we may be able to work together to support that matter.

Each matter page has a set of frequently asked questions. Just click on the matter description to open the matter page. If your question isn't covered, you can ask one directly inline there. Alternatively, please feel free to email us at dear@robolawyer.com and we'll get back to you.

No. This is outside the scope of what we provide. Our offering is based on transactional legal matters only. This essentially means we only do business deals, and that we do not deal with business disputes.

Yes. The price shown are the full price for access to carry out work on a given matter type yourself. Our prices are competitive and fair given the amount of value you receive. You can find out more about how we price on our pricing page.

We can offer this, but this is an extra service that we would need to discuss with you during the initial consultation. After that we'd be able to provide a fixed price based on the level of support that you require.

For now, yes, we recommend a consultation. This is because we want to ensure that your chosen matter is suitable for your goals and objectives. It also gives us a chance to get to know each other, so you can be sure that you are trusting the right people with your important legal work. In the future we may make it possible for you to buy matters directly without having to talk to us first.

Please take a look at our extremely detailed how it works page which provides a comprehensive overview of the entire process and answers several frequently asked questions about carrying out the work yourself.

We've designed the system to be fool-proof (so far as is possible!).

When you state your terms, you are not asked open-ended questions. We ask you read through statements, all of which are set as sensible defaults. Where you disagree with a statement, you will edit it so that you agree with it. Once you're doing stating your terms, all of the documents that your matter requires will be automatically determined - you will not have to specify or guess which documents you might need.

Even the content of each document will be tailored specifically to your objectives. If you stick with the default wording, you should have nothing to worry about. Of course, if you decide to make changes, then the risk of making mistakes increases.

In the event you do need to make changes, you are able to add an advisor who can login on your behalf and make those changes for you. We also offered a tailored legal advice service for a fixed fee where we can advise you on these issues.

All technical support that you require in getting through your matter is included.

Tailored legal advice (such as whether you should include a particular term, or what a particular provision in a document means) is not included and is a separate service that, if you require, we will quote you for separately on a fixed fee basis.

However, all of our matters include expertly written inline guidance that should provide you adequate information so that you can make informed decisions about how to proceed.

No. We do not think AI (specifically, large language models) are appropriate for determining your goals and objectives, or for drafting legally correct documentation. Our system is based on the hundreds of years of established practice and procedure that professional lawyers use - and this comes from our own experience as professional lawyers.

Yes, if you wish to upload our output to an LLM for querying, you are absolutely able to do this. However, we would caution you against relying too heavily on the output, as this can be unreliable and is often confidently wrong. You should also always be aware of the privacy implications of sharing confidential or sensitive information with public AI services like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Deepseek, Grok and others.

Not until our users ask us to, and there is a valid use case for doing so. So far, nobody who has used Robolawyer has missed or requested any AI features. We have built a tool for a very specific use: to help you produce legally correct documents to achieve your goals, ensure they are properly circulated, manage the negotiation process, and follow all procedures required to properly close the matter. AI does not fit into this workflow.