Junior fee-earners and paralegals spend significant time hunting for things — past precedents, firm templates, internal procedures, prior matter context. Each interruption a senior fee-earner takes is unbillable time. An internal AI assistant trained on the firm's actual document store gives juniors fast, cited answers without disturbing senior staff.
What we build
Precedent search
"Find me precedents for surety release where the lender is FNB and the property is sectional title". Cited results.
Template retrieval
Find and adapt firm templates by matter type and counterparty profile.
Procedure assistant
"What's our process for opening a new conveyancing matter on FNB-bonded property?" answered with cited internal SOPs.
Matter context
Find prior dealings with a counterparty, prior matter outcomes, partners involved, and recent communications.
Slack/Teams interface
Native bot in the chat tool fee-earners already use. Permission-aware via SSO.
Privilege-protected
Deployed on private infrastructure for matter content. No external API calls during processing.
What we never do
The AI never opines on legal matters or generates final advice. Outputs are always research and document retrieval — fee-earner reviews, adapts, and signs off. We document this constraint in the engagement.
What it costs
Implementation. R30,000-R110,000 depending on document volume and infrastructure requirements.
How to start
30-min call to map your firm's document repositories. Email info@faautosolutions.com or use the contact form.