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Stephenson Law launch innovative advice platform

5 Oct 2021News

The platform, known as Puffin, will provide 'straighforward' advice to start ups

Stephenson Law has created a platform to provide “straightforward” legal advice to start ups. The platform, known as Puffin, uses data insights to provide automated guidance to questions posed by businesses. The advice is drawn from legal insights stored in an online knowledge bank. Its goal is to provide specific, low cost and accessible advice using technology, instead of giving predetermined answers to questions, or needing to pay hefty sums for straightforward legal queries. Initially, advice will be signed off by the Stephenson Law team before being issued.

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