LEGAL
Explore this recent survey conducted using a sample group of attorneys currently using Drafting Assistant. The group includes attorneys from multiple practice areas, working in Litigation, Transactions or Contracts, Advisory, and Compliance.
These attorneys were asked to compare time spent on typical drafting tasks before and after Drafting Assistant. The survey also inquired about their agreement or disagreement regarding the intended advantages of the software. The findings were favorable, with attorneys calling out efficiency, integration, accuracy, and ease of access as key advantages of Drafting Assistant.
It's natural to streamline the drafting process by leveraging existing documents - to avoid starting from scratch. But regardless of how you begin, accuracy is the goal. You simply don't have time for error-checking anxiety. You need confidence that your work is accurate – period.
Some key Drafting Assistant features help you create accurate documents, while reducing your fears and boosting your confidence.
KeyCite Status Report
Insert Flags/Links to monitor and update good-law status. View KeyCite flags within the document, along with hyperlinks to the full-text authority on Westlaw.
Locate Authority
Locate Authority marks the text in the draft document and searches Westlaw for cases that fit the text.
Citation Formatting
Checks citations within your legal document and suggests the proper citation format.
Document Formatting
Checks whether the document is formatted according to the jurisdiction's court rules.
It can be challenging to prioritize your workload. And when it comes to drafting, a disruptive workflow can make the process even more tedious. With frequent starts and stops, moving between applications, it's easy to get sidetracked, frustrated, and overwhelmed.
Key features on Drafting Assistant help minimize your workflow distractions and eliminate your frustrations. Instead of starting and stopping, you're starting and finishing the entire drafting process right from your word processor.
Word Integration
Reduce the hours it takes to draft a document while producing your best work.
Authority Compiler
Create a copy of your document, and then append to it the important legal sources referenced in it.
Table of Authorities
The TOA builder tool creates a correctly formatted reference list in your legal document.
Solid legal writing strengthens your credibility. Drafting Assistant not only reduces the time it takes to complete document drafting tasks, it also ensures accuracy for your document, ultimately leading to risk avoidance.
See how Drafting Assistant helps you save time and money on drafting. Attorneys using Drafting Assistant saw 21%-76% reduction in time to complete a drafting task. This gain in efficiency resulted in cost savings ranging from $117-$558 on a given drafting task. The cost-benefit analysis was calculated using the average hourly rate of the surveyed attorneys. The dollar amounts shown equal time saved multiplied by $250/hr.
Attorneys using Drafting Assistant agree on the value it adds to their practice. They report high satisfaction and loyalty.
Your clients trust you with the decisions that matter.
Trust us to provide the technology you need to win.
Accurate. Efficient. Risk Avoidance.
Drafting Assistant is the answer.
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