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When You’re Told to Get Legal Advice — But Can’t Afford It
The Leveller™ started as a pre-signature contract checker.
But something has shifted.
A new use case has appeared.
Settlements.
NDAs.
Confidentiality clauses.
The moment after harm has already happened — when someone is being asked to sign away rights, accept capped redress, waive future claims, or agree not to speak.
And often they are told:
“Take independent legal advice.”
But there is no funded route to that advice.
They cannot afford a solicitor.
They are under pressure.
And the document says they cannot discuss it.
That is a very lonely place to make a serious decision.
The Leveller™ does not replace a lawyer.
It does not tell someone whether to sign.
But it can help them understand, in plain English, what the document is asking them to agree to.
What rights may be given up.
What questions need asking.
What consequences may follow.
And where the balance of power sits.
This matters because access to justice is not real if the only people who can use it are those who can afford it.
By agency, I mean the ability to pause, understand, question, and decide for yourself.
That is where The Leveller™ may now have its most important role.
Not just before someone signs a bad agreement.
But after harm, before they sign away the right to challenge it.
The Leveller™ is available at theleveller.app
£4.99 · iOS & Android
Curious how others see this. Where else are people being told to get advice that they cannot realistically access?