Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How is GitLaw different from ChatGPT?
Both GitLaw and ChatGPT use AI to help with text, but they are built for very different jobs. ChatGPT is a general-purpose assistant; GitLaw is a legal document platform where AI is one part of a wider workflow.
What makes GitLaw different
| Capability | GitLaw | General chatbot (eg. ChatGPT) |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer-vetted templates | Drafts from a library of verified templates (NDAs, service agreements, etc.), surfaced and ranked by the Agent | Generates text from scratch with no guaranteed legal grounding |
| Structured legal reasoning | Applies your jurisdiction, deal context, and playbook to select clauses and flag deviations | No awareness of your specific context or playbook |
| Real document editor | Full-featured editor with tracked changes, inline comments, and DOCX export (Word-compatible) | Plain text output only - no editor, no formatting |
| AI-powered redlining | Reviews a contract and proposes edits as track changes; flags high-risk or non-standard clauses | Cannot mark up a document or produce tracked changes |
| Negotiation support | Analyses a counterparty's redlines, summarises changes, and suggests counter-proposals | No concept of a negotiation cycle |
| Version history & audit trail | Every edit is versioned; full history is available for review | No document history |
| Contract organisation | Documents live in a structured repository alongside templates and collaborators | Output exists only in the chat window |
In plain language
When you use a general chatbot for legal work, you get a block of text that you then have to paste somewhere, format yourself, share manually, and track changes on separately - if at all. With GitLaw, the draft goes straight into a proper editor, your colleague can redline it, the AI can review the counterparty's version, and the full history is preserved.
GitLaw is also honest about its limits. Verified templates carry a quality signal; where no high-confidence template exists, the Agent tells you and drafts from general knowledge instead. As with any AI tool, you should review the output and involve a qualified lawyer when the stakes require it.
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