Legal & Professional Services
Plain-English animated explainers for law firms and professional services
AutoScribble helps solicitors, legal educators, accountants and consultants explain processes and terms to clients in short narrated whiteboard videos. It's suited to general explanations — how conveyancing works in England and Wales, what to expect at onboarding — and every script should be checked by a qualified professional. It does not give legal advice.
Who it's for: Solicitors and legal executives, law firm marketing and client-care teams, legal educators, accountancy and consultancy firms.
The communication problems we hear most
Clients ask the same process questions
'What happens next?' and 'why is it taking so long?' fill inboxes during conveyancing, probate and family matters.
Terminology is alienating
Exchange, completion, disbursements and engagement letters mean little to most clients.
Transparency expectations
Firms are expected to give clients clear information about services and costs.
Marketing is text-heavy
Service pages look similar from firm to firm. A clear explainer helps prospective clients understand what you do.
What you can make
Process explainers
The stages of buying a home in England and Wales, from offer to completion.
Client onboarding
Identity checks, engagement letters and how to contact the team.
Plain-English glossaries
A short video per term: exchange, completion, lasting power of attorney.
Service explainers
What a fixed-fee package includes and what isn't included.
Internal training
Trainee induction on file-opening procedures or risk policies.
Professional updates
What a change in rules means for clients, in general terms.
From source material to finished video
- 1
Name the jurisdiction
State the jurisdiction in the prompt and the video, e.g. England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
- 2
Start from your client-care material
Paste your existing process guide or client letter so the video matches what you already tell clients.
- 3
Qualified review
A supervising solicitor or partner checks the script for accuracy and that nothing reads as advice.
- 4
Publish with a disclaimer
State that the video is general information and not legal advice.
Videos should be general information only, name the jurisdiction, and be reviewed by a qualified professional. Don't paste client-identifiable or privileged information into prompts.
Worked example
Illustrative example. Source: a firm's client guide to buying a freehold home in England and Wales. Audience: first-time buyers. Length: 2 minutes, landscape.
Sample narration
“Buying a home in England and Wales happens in stages. Once your offer is accepted, your solicitor checks the property's legal title and runs searches with the local authority. When everything's in order and your mortgage offer is ready, you exchange contracts — that's when the deal becomes legally binding. Completion follows, usually a few weeks later, when the money moves and you get the keys.”
Storyboard (illustrative, not a rendered video)
- Scene 1
A road map with milestones: Offer, Searches, Exchange, Completion; label 'England & Wales'.
Buying a home in England and Wales happens in stages.
- Scene 2
A magnifying glass over a title deed and a council building.
Your solicitor checks the property's legal title and runs searches…
- Scene 3
Two contracts being swapped with a padlock icon.
You exchange contracts — that's when the deal becomes legally binding.
- Scene 4
Money arrows between banks and a hand receiving keys.
Completion… when the money moves and you get the keys.
Prompts you can use today
Copy a prompt, or open it straight in the create box. Replace anything in square brackets.
Process explainer
Create a 2-minute landscape whiteboard video explaining the stages of [process] in [jurisdiction] for clients with no legal background. Follow only the stages in our client guide below, define each legal term in plain English, and end with 'This video is general information, not legal advice — please speak to your solicitor about your situation.' [Paste guide]
Client onboarding
Make a 90-second whiteboard video welcoming new clients to [firm]. Explain the identity checks we need, what our engagement letter covers, how we'll keep them updated and how to contact their team, using only the information below. [Paste onboarding steps]
Plain-English term
Make a 45-second portrait whiteboard video explaining the term '[term]' in plain English for clients in [jurisdiction], with one everyday comparison. Do not give advice on any individual situation.
What AutoScribble does
- Start from a typed idea, a pasted script, a website address, or an uploaded plain-text, Markdown or RTF document
- Edit the draft title, script and scene plan freely before anything is made
- Videos from 30 seconds to 4 minutes, in landscape (16:9) or portrait (9:16)
- Narration in 15 languages with a choice of voices
- Your logo and brand colours drawn into the sketch
- Download as MP4, share a private link, or embed on your website
- 100 credits make one minute of video; new accounts get 100 free credits
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There is no LMS, SCORM or record-system integration: you download the video and upload it where you need it. Read how it works in how AutoScribble works or get the Android app.
When sketch animation fits
- General process explanations
- Client onboarding and care information
- Plain-English definitions
- Service explainers for marketing
When another format is better
- Advice on an individual matter — that needs a conversation
- Complex case-specific analysis
- Anything where jurisdictional nuance can't be stated simply
Questions from legal & professional services teams
Can a law firm use AutoScribble to explain conveyancing?
Yes, as general client information. Name the jurisdiction, base the script on your existing client guide, and have a supervising solicitor approve it.
Should legal explainers include a disclaimer?
Yes. Say in the video and on the page that it's general information, not legal advice, and invite viewers to speak to a solicitor.
Can I use client matter details?
No. Keep prompts free of names, addresses and privileged information. Use generic scenarios.
Does it work for accountants and consultants?
Yes — the same approach suits explaining tax deadlines, audit stages or a consulting engagement.
Can videos be branded for our firm?
Yes. Add your logo and brand colours.
Sources and further reading
Step-by-step guides
How to explain the conveyancing process with an animated video
Base the video on your existing client guide, state the jurisdiction (for example England and Wales), and walk through the main stages — instruction, searches and enquiries, mortgage offer, exchange, completion and post-completion — in about two minutes. Explain exchange and completion clearly, add a ‘general information, not legal advice’ line, and have a supervising solicitor approve the script.
Read the guideCreating client onboarding videos for professional services firms
Make one 90-second welcome video that explains what happens after a client instructs you: identity and anti-money-laundering checks, the engagement letter, who their team is, how and when you'll update them, and how fees are billed in general terms. Build it from your existing onboarding materials and have a partner approve it.
Read the guideTurning legal terminology into plain-English animated explainers
Make one 30- to 60-second video per term, defining it in plain English with one everyday comparison, naming the jurisdiction, and avoiding advice on any individual situation. Build a small library from the terms your clients ask about most, and link each video from client emails and your glossary page.
Read the guideRelated sectors
- Financial Services & Insurance — Regulated, plain-English communication.
- Marketing & Creative Agencies — Agencies creating content for professional-services clients.
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