Who it is for
Fee-earners and secretaries who still produce attendance notes by replaying audio and typing into Word, then applying house style after the fact.
Turn a recording into the attendance note.
Capture the meeting or memo, correct the transcript, then generate a structured attendance note on the firm’s template and letterhead.
The blank-page
gap.
The real cost is reconstruction: who attended, what was advised, what was agreed, and what happens next — all in the headings the firm already uses.
Audio is replayed and typed into a blank Word file.
House style lands after the note is already written.
File-ready drafts need visible review and approval.
How the job runs
The transcript is the working document. Generate onto the attendance-note template, then approve any rewrite.
Capture the attendance
Live dictation, a multi-speaker meeting, or an uploaded audio file in Voice.
Edit the transcript
Fix names, parties, and figures there before you generate.
Generate on template
Apply the attendance-note template, review Clara’s proposals, export PDF or DOCX on letterhead.
Who it is for, what it takes,
and what it files.
Audience
Fee-earners and secretaries who still produce notes from audio.
Fee-earners 
PAs & secretaries 
Supervising partners Inputs
A recording, then a transcript you are willing to generate from.
Dictation Meeting audio 
Uploaded file Outputs & controls
A draft attendance note for the responsible fee-earner to review.
Firm template PDF & DOCX 
Approval cards 
Human files it A controlled route from recording to filed note
Generated documents are drafts. Starter uses pre-built templates; Pro adds firm templates. The supervising fee-earner owns what goes on the file.
Controls
Approval-gated AI keeps every proposed change visible. Access follows workspace roles and grants. Recordings and documents are hosted in the UK by default.
Plans and templates
Starter includes pre-built templates, while Pro adds supported firm templates and house styles. Every generated attendance note remains under professional review.
Learn more
Attendance-note questions,
answered.
What should a legal attendance note include?
The firm decides the required structure. A typical template may cover who attended, the material facts, advice given, decisions made, and next actions. Ardela fills the available template from the reviewed source record, ready for the responsible fee-earner to complete.
Can Ardela use our attendance-note template?
Yes on plans that include firm templates. Template availability and rollout should be confirmed against the plan you are considering, and the generated note remains a draft for review.
Does Ardela automatically put the note on the matter file?
Ardela generates an editable draft. The responsible person checks the transcript and proposed note, then decides what is exported or filed.
Can I dictate an attendance note after a meeting instead of recording it?
Yes. A fee-earner can dictate a post-meeting account, correct the transcript, and generate the note from that fresh record of the discussion.
Turn the afternoon
into a filed note.
Use an appropriately protected recording or post-meeting dictation, then have the responsible fee-earner review the note before it reaches the file.