About BriefBase: UK plain-English legal guidance
The law shouldn't feel like a second language. A quiet guide to legal clarity.
We exist because solicitors and everyday people speak different languages. Our AI guide bridges that gap, giving you clarity, guidance, and confidence at the very first step.
BriefBase is a UK AI legal guide that helps you turn your story into a solicitor-ready brief. You chat in plain English; we check the facts, highlight key dates and documents, organise a clear timeline, and produce a concise PDF you can download to send or take to local firms. We’re GDPR-compliant, insured, trademarked, and a registered UK company. BriefBase is an informational tool, a solicitor gives legal advice. You can start guidance here or browse our areas of law.
People struggle explaining issues
64%
Legal problems handled without help
38%
People saying legal jargon is a barrier
57%
Report repeating their story multiple times
21%
Would use a plain-English first step
66%
Process in focus
BriefBase is a plain-English AI guide for the UK. Share what happened, get human-readable guidance and generate a solicitor-ready brief. We bridge the gap between everyday people and solicitors so you can move forward with confidence.
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Listen & Understand
Every story starts with you. We ask what happened, when and who was involved, in plain English. Our AI listens carefully, checking facts and key details as you go, so we can understand the full picture before suggesting next steps.
Clarify the Legal Picture
As you chat, BriefBase highlights relevant areas of law like housing, employment, or family and spots what might strengthen your position. You’ll see the main issues and documents that matter most, without needing legal jargon.
Organising the Facts
We arrange your information into a structured timeline and summary. Evidence, messages, and key events are labelled and organised, so a solicitor can review them easily. At the end of the chat you will receive trusted free links and guidance that may help you before creating your brief.
Generate Your Brief
When everything’s ready, BriefBase produces your solicitor-ready brief - a concise document setting out your situation, evidence, and next steps. You can download it, keep it private, or share it directly with a law firm.
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From deep sea to plain-English legal guidance. A quiet commitment to clarity.
Meet Joel Bailey, our founder. A deep-sea diver who brought checklists, calm handovers and fact-first thinking into BriefBase so your first legal step feels clear, human, and in control.
Offshore work taught Joel to trust what’s clear and check what matters: dates, names, evidence and clean handovers. Later, watching friends and family struggle to explain legal problems, he saw the same pattern: people and solicitors speaking different languages. BriefBase is his answer - a plain-English AI guide that listens, organises a timeline and produces a solicitor-ready brief a professional can use straight away.
The principles are simple: Plain English first. Guidance, not advice. Evidence and timelines organised so nothing gets lost. Privacy stays in your hands: you can choose to save your chat for 30 days or keep everything offline. It’s a tool built for real life steady, respectful, and focused on getting you ready.
BriefBase is listed on LawTech UK and Legal Tech Hub, and is part of Silicon South.
“When something goes wrong, your first step should be clear and human. BriefBase exists to give you that - Guidance. Clarity. Confidence.”
