Plain-English Translator
Plain English Legal Translator
Rewrite a clause or explanation so a client can follow it, without losing the legal effect.
Paste the text and the translator rewrites it in plain English: shorter sentences, active voice, defined terms introduced once. Useful for client letters, facts sheets and advice summaries.
Simplification always risks altering meaning. Where a clause uses a term of art or a defined term, check that the rewrite preserves it exactly rather than paraphrasing it into something broader or narrower.
How to use it
- 1Paste the clause or passage.
- 2Review the plain English version alongside the original.
- 3Confirm defined terms and obligations are unchanged.
What it does not do
- Can oversimplify terms of art.
- Not suitable for text where precise statutory wording must be preserved verbatim.
- Does not produce advice.
Output is AI-generated. Check every case, section and quotation against the primary source before you rely on it or file it.
Common questions
- Can plain English change the legal meaning of a clause?
- Yes, which is the main risk. Simplifying can widen or narrow an obligation, or drop a qualifier. Keep defined terms identical and compare the two versions clause by clause.
- Is plain English acceptable in legal documents?
- For client-facing explanation and many commercial documents, yes. For pleadings, statutory forms and some instruments, prescribed wording may be required.
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