Documate

Overview

Gavel, formerly Documate, provides AI-powered contract review and document automation software for legal professionals. The platform offers tools for drafting, reviewing, and redlining commercial contracts, as well as automating the generation of legal documents from client intake data. Gavel was acquired by Relativity, a legal data intelligence company.

Key Features

• AI Contract Review — Analyzes contracts, suggests redlines, and drafts clauses based on precedent and preferred fallback positions.
• Document Automation — Automates the generation of Word and PDF documents using custom rules and client intake data.
• Word Add-in — Integrates directly with Microsoft Word for drafting, redlining, and inserting workflow variables into templates.
• Legal Template Library — Provides access to pre-built legal templates and court forms for various practice areas.
• Client Intake Workflows — Enables the creation of customizable, client-facing questionnaires for data collection that feeds into document generation.
• Playbooks — Allows users to enforce contract standards and apply built-in or custom playbooks across matters.
• Integrations — Connects with other legal and business tools such as Clio, DocuSign, and Zapier.

Who It's For

Gavel is designed for legal professionals, including solo practitioners, small to medium-sized law firms, large law firms, in-house counsel, and legal startups. It caters to transactional attorneys and legal teams involved in commercial contracts, corporate law, real estate law, estate planning, and other practice areas requiring document generation and contract review.

Notable Strengths

Gavel offers a SOC 2 Type I certified platform, indicating a commitment to security and compliance for legal data. The platform's direct integration with Microsoft Word for both AI contract review and document automation allows legal professionals to work within a familiar environment. Its ability to handle complex logic, calculations, and cross-references in automated Word documents provides flexibility for varied legal document requirements.