A prospective client books a consultation and answers questions through your Tellbrief link. You check their names for conflicts first. Then you can read the issues to discuss, questions to ask and documents to request.
Fictional examples only. No account, payment details or real client information needed to explore the demo. Jump to the family-law example.
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From the client’s question to the lawyer’s brief
A made-up sauce company asks about a retailer agreement. The answers also raise a question about who owns its recipes. The example below shows the details the lawyer could review after clearing the names.
Names first. Matter details stay locked. Your firm runs its own conflict check. The brief becomes available only if you clear the names; if you decline, the answers are deleted unread.
What the prospective client says
“We need help with a retailer agreement.”
“Our recipes were developed with a contract manufacturer in Ohio, and I’m not sure who owns them.”
Illustrative client answer shown for this fictional example only. You cannot read the real answers before clearing names.
What the lawyer sees after clearing names
Names cleared · Sample brief
The recipe may not be fully theirs
Ask on the call
Did they develop the recipe before working with the manufacturer, or together?
What did they sign with the manufacturer?
Documents to request The manufacturing or supply agreement and any NDA.
This is an illustration, not a real client or legal advice. Tellbrief organizes client answers; the lawyer decides which issues matter and what advice to give.
Prefer to watch first? This short video shows what the lawyer receives and how the workflow fits around a booked consultation.
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After booking: The firm shares its Tellbrief link in the existing consultation confirmation. The client answers questions without creating an account.
Conflict check: The lawyer sees the names first. The firm checks those names and chooses to clear or decline the matter. Details remain locked until clearance.
Before the call: After clearance, the lawyer can read the organized answers, questions worth asking and documents to request.
Next step: The lawyer decides what to discuss and whether to accept the matter. Tellbrief does not give legal advice or run the conflict check.
This written overview explains the workflow; it is not a word-for-word transcript of the video.
Family-law example
A possible move, before the custody consultation
A made-up parent books a first consultation. The client’s answers flag a possible relocation and a question about the current parenting arrangement.
Check names before the story. The lawyer checks the other parent’s name for conflicts. The sample below represents what becomes available only after the names are cleared.
What the prospective client says
“The other parent may move away with the children.”
“The kids are with me during the week, and Taylor just told me they want to move to Denver with them.”
Fictional example, not information about an actual family.
What the lawyer sees after clearing names
Names cleared · Sample brief
The other parent may move with the children
Ask on the call
Who wants to move, where, and when?
Is there an existing court order governing where the children live?
Document to request Any current parenting order or written agreement.
For family-law intake, Tellbrief asks whether email is safe and provides a quick way to leave the client page. A client’s safety decisions and legal issues remain for the lawyer to assess.
Your first three briefs are free, with no card. We help set up your link and dashboard on a 15-minute call. Keep your existing booking process.
After the free three: $75 a brief, never more than $199 a month per lawyer. Firms set up before April 1, 2027 pay $40 a brief, capped at $99 a month per lawyer for their first year. Nothing is billed until you tell us you’re keeping it.