Welcome to Arbiter
Arbiter is your AI-powered legal workspace for document analysis, contract drafting, and legal research. This guide will get you up and running in minutes.New to Arbiter? Watch our First 5 Minutes tutorial for a quick visual walkthrough.
Create Your Account
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Sign Up
Visit arbiter.bono.network and click “Get Started”
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Complete Onboarding
Answer a few questions about your role and preferences to personalize your experience
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Choose Your Plan
Select a subscription plan: Individual Pro or Teams for organizations. Annual plans offer significant savings.
Understanding the Two Modes
Arbiter has two primary modes, accessible via the toggle in the sidebar:Documents Mode
Upload, analyze, and draft contracts with AI assistance. Use the canvas for editing, run analysis for risk detection, or let AutoDrafter generate documents from scratch.
AI Research Mode
Research legal questions with multi-agent AI and web search. Also home to Matter Mode, where you group documents by case or deal and run cross-document workflows.
Explore the Dashboard
Your dashboard is your command center. Here’s what you’ll find:Stats Overview
Four cards showing your workspace activity at a glance:Total Documents
Documents in your library with week-over-week trends
AI Analysis
Count of documents you’ve analyzed with Arbiter
Total Matters
Active matters for multi-document workflows
Research Sessions
AI chat sessions for legal research
Legal Workspace
Six quick-action cards to launch common tasks:Draft New Contract
Create a new document and start drafting with AI assistance
Analyze Document
Upload a contract for AI-powered risk and clause analysis
Legal Research
Start a new AI research session with GitLaw web search
Template Library
Browse 50+ professional legal document templates
Document Comparison
Open version control to compare drafts and track changes
Matter Library
Organize documents into matters and run AI workflows
Main Content Area
The dashboard also displays:- Recent Documents - Your most recently edited documents with status badges and analysis indicators
- Matters - Quick access to your matters with the Matter Explorer widget
- AI Research - Your recent chat sessions for quick continuation
Quick Actions
Upload a Contract for Analysis
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Click Upload Document
From the sidebar or dashboard, click the “Upload Document” button
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Select Your File
Upload PDF, DOCX, or TXT files
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Processing
Arbiter extracts text, identifies structure, and prepares for analysis
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Start Analysis
Click “Analyze Document” to begin AI-powered review
Learn more about Document Analysis
Explore all analysis features including section scoring, clause-level insights, and AI revisions
Draft a New Contract
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Create New Document
Click “Draft New Contract” from the dashboard or create a new document from the sidebar
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Start Writing or Use AI
Type directly in the canvas, or open the AI panel to get drafting assistance
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Use Templates (Optional)
Browse the Template Library for pre-built contract structures
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Refine with AI
Highlight text and ask Arbiter for suggestions, rewrites, or additions
Learn more about Document Drafting
Discover AI-assisted drafting, AutoDrafter, and the template library
Start AI Research
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Switch to Chat Mode
Click the chat icon or navigate to a new chat
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Choose Chat Mode
Select Standard, Deliberation, or Grand Deliberation based on question complexity
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Ask Your Question
Type your legal question and enable web research if needed
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Review Results
Get AI analysis with reasoning, sources, and optional visualizations
Adding Document Context - You can enhance AI responses by adding document context:
- Matter Context: If you have a matter selected, all documents in that matter are automatically included in the AI’s context
- Manual Selection: Click the folder icon in the chat input to manually select specific documents to include in the conversation
Learn more about AI Research
Explore chat modes, deliberation, GitLaw web search, and visualizations
Understanding Your Workspace
Sidebar Navigation
The sidebar is context-aware and changes based on your current mode. Always Visible:- Dashboard - Return to your command center
- Mode Toggle - Switch between Documents and Chat modes
- Search - Find documents and chats across your workspace
- Document Library - Browse all your contracts and drafts
- New Document - Create a blank document
- Upload Document - Import PDF, DOCX, or TXT files
- Recent Documents - Quick access to recently edited files
- New Chat - Start a fresh AI research session
- Matter Library - Access your matters and run workflows
- Recent Chats - Continue previous research conversations
Token Balance
Arbiter uses tokens for AI operations:- Displayed in the top navigation
- Monthly allocation with rollover (up to 3 months)
- Purchase additional tokens as needed
Organization Mode
If you’re part of a team:- Switch between personal and organization workspaces
- Shared token pools
- Document sharing and collaboration
- Member management
User Menu
Located at the bottom left of the workspace, the User Menu provides access to your account and preferences. At a Glance:- Your avatar with status indicator (green = active)
- Badge showing your plan (Pro, Teams, Organization Admin, etc.)
- First name for quick identification
Profile
View and edit your profile information, including name, contact details, practice information (for lawyers), and subscription status
Settings
Configure preferences: profile picture, notifications, interface language, and AI Research Engine (GitLaw Premium vs Fast Search)
Organization Settings
Manage seats, billing, usage analytics, and team members (available for organization members)
Organization Switcher
Switch between personal workspace and organization contexts
- Tokens - Your current balance (click to purchase more)
- Plan Status - Active subscription or organization context
- What’s New - Changelog with recent updates and features (for subscribed users)
- Manage Subscription - Link to Stripe customer portal for billing
- Logout - Sign out of your account
Next Steps
Document Analysis Guide
Deep dive into contract analysis features
AI Research Guide
Master multi-model legal research
Organizations
Set up team collaboration
Support
Get help from our team
Tips for Success
Version Control automatically saves your document changes. Access version history anytime to restore previous versions or compare changes.