What is Bounsel?
Bounsel is an artificial intelligence-powered legal assistance chatbot designed to provide users with quick answers to common legal questions. It serves as a virtual legal assistant that can offer basic legal information and guidance without the need to hire a lawyer.
Some of the key features and capabilities of Bounsel include:
- Asking the chatbot plain-English legal questions and getting plain-language answers in return
- Getting definitions and explanations of common legal terms and concepts
- Receiving links and references to relevant laws, clauses, and legal resources
- Getting basic recommendations on commonly-faced legal issues and steps to take
- Having a conversation with the chatbot to get clarification just as you would with a lawyer
While Bounsel is not intended to replace lawyers, it can be a useful starting point for understanding basics around areas like landlord-tenant disputes, small claims cases, basic contracts, traffic violations, and more. It helps users determine if they need to seek further professional legal services for their situation. Overall, Bounsel makes basic legal information more accessible and easier to understand for the average person.