AI that does the legal research for you
Three modes for UK legal work: Chat for fast conversational answers, Search for research cited from live UK sources, and Extended Thinking for comprehensive analysis. Try them all free for 14 days, no card required.
What is Writford? Writford is an AI legal workspace for UK solicitors and small law firms. It answers legal questions with citations retrieved live from legislation.gov.uk, BAILII case law and SRA guidance, and connects that research to matter management, time recording, templates, email and billing. Every plan includes the full AI, data stays in the UK, and client material is never used to train AI models.
Chat
Fast conversational answers for everyday questions
The default mode. Ask any legal question and Writford answers instantly from its built-in legal knowledge, with no live-source calls and no extra credits spent on retrieval. Ideal for drafting starters, plain-English explanations, follow-ups, and anything where a current citation is not essential. Writford caveats the answer when it cannot verify from live sources.
- Instant conversational answers (cheapest mode)
- Draft client correspondence with proper legal terminology
- Plain-English explanations and follow-up questions
- Upload and analyse contracts, leases, and filings
- Export responses as PDF or Word documents
Search
Opt-in live research with pinpointed citations
Toggle Search when you need current UK sources cited in your answer. Writford queries legislation.gov.uk, SRA guidance, court rules, and trusted web sources before responding. Every claim is backed by a clickable reference. Opt-in per turn so you only spend credits on live research when you actually need it.
- Live queries against legislation.gov.uk, SRA guidance, case law, and trusted web sources
- Every answer grounded in clickable, pinpointed citations
- Opt-in per turn. Never runs on a Chat-only turn.
- Freshness-first: no cached snapshots, always current
- Keyboard shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl + .
Extended Thinking
Deep, step-by-step analysis for complex matters
Toggle on Extended Thinking when a question demands thoroughness. It retrieves live UK legal sources, then reasons step-by-step, showing a chain of thought you can expand and inspect. Ideal for complex matters that require every angle covered.
- Parallel queries across multiple authoritative sources
- Cross-referenced findings with synthesis into a cited answer
- Structured legal memos ready for partner review
- Ideal for complex multi-jurisdictional matters
- Full audit trail of every source consulted
AI Conflict Check
Firm-wide conflict screening on every new matter
The moment a matter is created, Writford screens both parties against every client, former client and opponent your firm has ever recorded, across all matters and every fee-earner. A deterministic engine catches the variants a manual search misses, Amazon Nova confirms the borderline matches, and a solicitor always makes the final call. Every waiver is recorded for the SRA.
- Screens across the whole firm, not just your own files
- Catches Ltd vs Limited, typos, initials, accents and sound-alike names
- AI confirms genuine matches but never clears a flagged conflict
- Graded Definite, Potential or None, naming who holds the record
- SRA-ready waiver trail: who waived it, when, and why
Try every mode free for 14 days
No card to start. Choose a 1, 3 or 5-year term when you subscribe.