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Decode Legal Jargon in Any Document for Free

Paste any confusing lease, contract, or official notice into Microsoft Copilot and get a plain-English summary in seconds—free forever, no card, up to 30 uses a day. Free forever, no card.

Microsoft Copilot Verified 2023-11-28

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The Walkthrough

Step 1: Open Copilot

Go to copilot.microsoft.com and log in with a free Microsoft account (Outlook, Hotmail, or Xbox). No payment method is required.

Step 2: Set to Precise Mode

Set the conversation style to "Precise" using the toggle at the top. This grounds the AI in literal translation rather than creative rewriting, which is crucial for legal text.

Step 3: Paste the Prompt & Document

Paste the template below into the chat, replacing the bracketed section with your document text:

You are a plain-English translator. I will paste a legal or official document. Do not give legal advice. Just explain what each section means in simple terms a 12-year-old would understand. Here is the text: [Paste Text]

Step 4: Ask Follow-ups

Read the summary. Ask follow-up questions like "What happens if I break clause 3?" or "Search the web for tenant rights in [My State] regarding this clause" to add local context.

What Breaks

You are limited to 30 prompts per 24 hours. If you paste a document over 4,000 words, it will truncate the end. Copilot will confidently translate text, but it can hallucinate local legal precedents—always verify critical rights with a real self-help center or legal aid. It is a translator, not a lawyer.

Three Things This Teaches

Explicitly telling the AI "Do not give legal advice, just translate" reduces the risk of it hallucinating rights you don't actually have under the contract.
Copilot's "Precise" tone is grounded and literal, preventing it from creatively rewriting your rights in a way that accidentally favors the other party.
You can ask Copilot to "Search the web" for local tenant/consumer rights to add real, localized legal context to the translation, bridging a gap that static LLMs cannot.