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Legal document automation doesn’t replace matter-specific drafting — it makes that drafting faster and more accurate. We give you two options for drafting:

Automated Word — Open your automated forms package right in Microsoft Word. Quickly answer questions — adding data, clicking deal terms. Drag in special language clauses. Make fine-tune text edits by typing directly in Word. Then answer more questions. Brightleaf leaflets you move seamlessly back and forth between the questionnaire and the document allowing creative ways to draft complete document packages.

Mobile Web — Using existing automated forms, Brightleaf provides the ability for lawyers create flexible online questionnaires, we call them “Leaflets”, for use on mobile devices. Using any browser a lawyer can access the Leaflet, enter deal terms, and instantly receive a fully complete set of documents. Have any edits to the documents? No problem, just make adjustments to the leaflet and resubmit to get the documents just right and ready for signature.

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We always seek to increase efficiency and enhance the client experience in angel and venture capital financings. Brightleaf's software streamlines document production, allowing us to spend more of our time providing those clients with high-value advice." — William R. Kolb, Co-Managing Partner, Foley Hoag LLP

Brightleaf Professional

by Luke O’Brien on October 18, 2012

A quick (2:45) video overview of the automated-Word/desktop version of Brightleaf's legal document automation platform in action. Focuses on document authoring (contract drafting/contract assembly) and automated document editing/revisioning (Clause Library).

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Law firm price pressures

by Luke O’Brien on October 16, 2012

Clients clamoring for alternative fee arrangements (AFAs). Increasing demands to write-down billable hours and write-off associate work. Margins squeezed by lower-cost competitors These days, law firms and the lawyers who work there face mounting pressure to reduce prices and cost inefficiencies. This e-book surveys the factors behind this trend and focuses on some legal document automation tools firms can adopt to relieve those pressures.

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Ease the Squeeze for EC/VCs

by Luke O’Brien on October 16, 2012

Emerging companies need more legal help than they can pay for. Emerging companies practices need more start-up clients than they have time to take on. And competition among lawyers for this start-up, formation, seed financing, angel investment, and venture capital work is more fierce than ever. This e-book examines how EC/VC practices leverage legal document automation to harvest more start-up clients and handle more early-stage and venture work.

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Foley & Lardner, LLP

by Luke O’Brien on October 2, 2012

Foley Lardner LLP may well be the most technologically astute law firm in the AmLaw 50. Information Week has named them a Technology Innovator for seven consecutive years. They aggressively pursue and heavily invest in systems and strategies that align them more closely with client values. The case study examines how Foley Lardner LLP uses legal document automation across practices to further that legacy of innovation and service.

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Venture Law Advisors

by Luke O’Brien on October 1, 2012

Legal document automation. Flexible, customizable client extranet tools. Online document generators. Collaborative contract assembly workflows. These things aren't just for large firms. This case study outlines how one Denver boutique--Venture Law Advisors--leverages Brightleaf to improve client service, consistency, and capacity.

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Foundry Group “I’m a VC” Digital Short

by Luke O’Brien on September 1, 2012

Hummer Windblad meets Color Me Badd, with twice the funk and half the fashion sense. Clearly, this is not your average VC firm. And THAT's a definite maybe.

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AmLaw 50 firms get much more efficient

Cooley. Foley & Lardner.
Pillsbury. Top-tier firms like these drive deals and profits with Brightleaf.

Foley & Lardner, LLP

Tech-savvy AmLaw 50 firm uses Brightleaf across multiple practices. Download

Brightleaf Professional

In less than three minutes, we show you how Brightleaf connects to your current desktop to supercharge your drafting and editing. Watch Now