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AI Automation / Law Firms

AI automation for
law firms.

AI automation for law firms: client intake, document review preparation, matter updates and time capture, with a lawyer reviewing every output before it leaves the firm.

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In short

AI automation for law firms takes the administrative load off fee earners: client intake, document sorting and first-pass review, matter updates and time capture. Software prepares the work; a lawyer checks and decides.

Why the work piles up

Where the hours
actually go.

The pattern we see in law firms and in-house legal teams.

  • Fee earners lose billable hours to administration.
  • Intake and conflict checks are slow and manual.
  • Large document sets have to be read before the real work starts.
Where to automate

Four places it
pays off.

We start with one, prove it, then move to the next.

  • 01

    Client intake

    • Capturing enquiry details
    • Preparing conflict-check information
    • Drafting engagement letters from templates
  • 02

    Documents

    • Sorting and labelling disclosure
    • Extracting dates, parties and clauses
    • First drafts of routine documents
  • 03

    Matter management

    • Summarising correspondence
    • Drafting client updates
    • Tracking deadlines
  • 04

    Billing

    • Turning activity into time entries
    • Drafting bill narratives
    • Chasing overdue invoices
Example workflow

New client intake,
automated.

An illustration of how one process changes. Every build is designed around your own systems.

Before

A paralegal reads each enquiry, re-types details into the practice system and drafts the engagement letter from scratch.

After

  1. 01

    The enquiry form or email is read and the key facts extracted.

  2. 02

    Parties are listed in the format the conflict check needs.

  3. 03

    A matter record is created in the practice management system.

  4. 04

    An engagement letter is drafted from the right template.

The person in the loop: A fee earner reviews the conflict check and approves the letter before it is sent.
Questions

AI automation for law firms,
answered.

Is client confidentiality protected?

Yes, and it is the first thing we design around. We agree which systems process which information and make sure it is consistent with the firm's professional obligations.

Can AI give legal advice?

No, and these workflows are not built to. They prepare material for a lawyer, who remains responsible for the advice.

Does it work with our practice management system?

In most cases. We check what your system allows at the start and design the workflow around it.

Other sectors

AI automation for
other businesses.

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