Contract review and drafting with an AI legal assistant: check a lease agreement or employment contract before you sign, draft a letter of demand, and ask questions about the law in South Africa. AI Reads Law reads your documents and explains the law in plain language.
Upload a contract, lease agreement, letter or notice, take a photo of it, or describe your situation. Get a clear explanation of what it means, what your rights are and what to do next.
Contract review before you sign
• Review employment contracts, lease agreements, service agreements and NDAs
• Spot risky clauses, hidden fees, automatic renewals and cancellation penalties
• Get a plain-language summary of a contract and the questions to raise before signing
Contract drafting: agreements and letters
• Draft lease and rental agreements, service agreements and simple contracts
• Get help writing a letter of demand, a complaint letter or a reply to a landlord or employer
• Use it as a contract maker and legal document generator to create documents from your facts, not a blank template
• Revise the draft in the editor and download it as a Word or PDF file
Lease agreement and deposit questions
• Check a lease agreement before you sign or renew it
• Ask how to get your deposit back with interest and dispute unfair deductions
• Understand eviction notices and rent increases, and write repair requests
Know your rights at work
• Dismissals, disciplinary hearings, unpaid wages and retrenchment
• Read your employment contract, restraint of trade clause and offer letter
• Prepare for a disciplinary hearing or a meeting with HR or an employment lawyer
Consumer rights, debt and traffic fines
• Refunds, defective goods, online purchases and cancelling a fixed-term contract
• Debt collection letters, debt review questions and disputes with companies
• Understand a traffic fine and your options to dispute it
Child maintenance and family matters
• Divorce, child maintenance and parenting plans
• Wills, deceased estates and inheritance
Legal documents explained
• Upload a PDF, a Word file or a photo, or scan a document with your phone
• Ask about your document and see the passages the answer relies on
• Have legal language and difficult terms explained in plain words
How it works
1. Upload a document, take a photo or describe your situation.
2. Choose the country whose law applies and ask your question.
3. Read the answer and its sources, then draft a letter or agreement and download it.
Law-related questions you can ask
• Can my landlord keep my deposit for fair wear and tear?
• Is the restraint of trade in my employment contract enforceable?
• How do I write a letter of demand for an unpaid invoice?
• Can I cancel a fixed-term contract before it ends?
• How do I prepare my case for the Small Claims Court?
Ask in English and many other languages, by typing or by voice. Read documents saved on this device offline. Edits wait to sync until you reconnect. AI answers and new exports require an internet connection.
Choose Fast, Pro or Research for your answers. Pro and Research require a subscription and work through questions in greater depth; Research runs more source checks.
AI Reads Law is a legal helper that explains the law in plain words, so you can make better decisions and know when you need a lawyer or legal aid. AI answers can contain mistakes; check important information before you act.
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Disclaimer: AI Reads Law provides legal information, not legal advice or representation, and is not a law firm. This app is independently developed and is not affiliated with any government entity. For specific legal matters, consult a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction.
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