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Document Automation – Myth vs. Reality

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Our top myths and truths

There are a lot of myths surrounding document automation – we take a look at the top 5 below.

1. You need to code

MYTH – you can now automate without needing to know how to code. It is true that having an analytical brain will certainly help, but no coding knowledge is required at all.

People often make this mistake because legacy tools on the market require coding into Microsoft Word, but Avvoka is taking a different approach which allows you to automate using simple visual tools.

2. It takes a long time to automate a document

MYTH – traditionally, the process involved in automating a document has taken a long time. This is not necessarily because the automation process takes a long time in itself, but the process of creating automation instructions, sending it to an outsourced automation team, then reviewing the product, can be very time-intensive.

If you learn how to automate your own documents, this entire process can be reduced – you know what you want to achieve, and can easily add it to the document.

3. I will have to answer 1000s of questions to create a document

MYTH – Many people have experiences of answering question, after question, after question just to create the first draft of a document. This is all down to the approach of automation. We are seeing a shift towards people automating documents by asking just a small number of broad questions, allowing them to generate that document as quickly as possible.

4. I don’t have any documents that would benefit from automation

MYTH – we have automation examples from all practice areas and companies. Any document that is either drafted on a regular, repeat basis or is very complex has the opportunity to benefit from automation. Now that it is so easy to automate your own documents, you might find it beneficial to automate.

5. Automation is not for lawyers

MYTH – this is the biggest myth of them all. Lawyers are the perfect people to automate their own documents. Lawyers instinctively think with a logical mind and when this is combined with the knowledge of how the documents should work, it makes lawyers the perfect people to automate!

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Interested to know more about document automation? Then check out our ultimate guide, which contains everything you need to know about document automation, planning and executing a document automation project, and how document automation can help your business work more efficiently and get to “yes” faster. 

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Why learn to automate?

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Freeing up your time to do more exciting and complex work

Contract automation is enabling lawyers to work more efficiently by reducing the amount of manual legwork required to draft documents and streamlining the entire process. By freeing up valuable time, lawyers can focus on the more complex and exciting aspects of their client work.

Enhanced training earlier in your career

Through having more time available to contribute towards more exciting and high-value work, trainees are able to experience a greater number of novel learning opportunities. This will invariably contribute towards them becoming more well-rounded and better-trained lawyers upon qualification.

Adding value to your team

With an increased capacity to work on complex and high-value work, lawyers are able to feel as though they are adding more value to their team and their clients. Complex issues also require greater collaboration within teams as well which might strengthen the sense of camaraderie and contribute to team morale.

Greater collaboration between teams 

Contract automation is not just increasing efficiency and collaboration within teams but also doing so between teams within a firm too. With a more streamlined process for drafting documents, different teams are able to collaborate on a more strategic level and find more innovative solutions for clients.

Less scope for error

Contract automation allows lawyers to easily track the changes being made in their contracts during the negotiation stage so that errors are more easily recognised. Alerts are also available to highlight when contracts are missing vitally important information. 

Deepen client relationships

By helping clients to upskill in legal technology and by offering them a self-serve solution to create and draft their own documents, lawyers are able to have a whole new way in which to add value to their clients and interact with them. This undoubtedly helps to entrench client relationships and also has the potential to create new ones.

It’s the future!

Technology is constantly disrupting every business, including law firms! Get ahead now and be ready to add value to your future organisations.

If you want to find out how you can get started with document automation, check out The Ultimate Guide: Document Automation 2022 – Our very own e-book where we provide expert legal tech advice about everything you will need to know and learn.