Draftwise

““Draftwise is an integral part of our firm’s innovation strategy, enabling us to deliver more sophisticated solutions to the complex challenges of our technology clients. Their continuous evolution of the platform and rapid integration of feedback reflects our shared commitment to advancing legal practice through thoughtful AI adoption.””

““Draftwise turns deal data into insights in minutes, freeing our team to focus on what really matters—strategy.””

““Our attorneys—who handle more corporate transactions for venture-backed companies than any firm in the world—were clamoring for a tool that would help them better leverage the knowledge earned at the negotiating table. Draftwise was exactly the right solution.””

““As a transaction-focused firm, tech innovation is key to enhancing our service. Draftwise allows us to quickly access our carefully curated precedents, ensuring consistency and quality while significantly reducing time spent on preparation.””

““Draftwise has been a valuable innovation partner since we began our journey to transform the M&A process several years ago. Their latest GenAI tool makes for an even more powerful platform.””

“It’s invaluable to have a partner, like Draftwise, that evolves alongside you as AI technology continues to change.”

“Our attorneys are absolutely more optimized when they use Draftwise. It’s about the entire search experience - how manual and time-consuming it used to be, and how much easier it is now with Draftwise. You can quickly zero in on exactly what you need—down to specific words within a clause—and compare alternatives. There’s no question it’s improved both our productivity and our capabilities.”

“I brought a group of attorneys together, and everyone immediately saw the value. We signed on as one of Draftwise’s earliest customers, and we’ve stuck with it ever since. Even in the early days, it was a powerful way to access and apply our institutional knowledge right in the drafting process.”

““It was that ability to produce something that felt very Slaughter and May and very me and not just a generic response. In contrast to other software, you could see where the data was coming from and it wasn't just giving you some suggestions without context or sources, it was all founded in documents that you could then go and explore and look into and see what role and side we were on, which agreements and which jurisdiction would be used.””

““They were very responsive and really listened to feedback. The DraftWise team were really good at proactively suggesting ways to help and they actually came in and conducted some onsite feedback sessions which got great feedback out of the users””

“​​“An example here is we were presented with a legal opinion in one context and I typed in certain terms and wording in DraftWise and it threw up legal opinions and research in other areas that talked about the same concepts that if I were to do a manual precedent search I would never have come across. And I could therefore use it to find and answer and to learn that this applies in a broader context and changes my understanding of how it works.””

““You could see [the data/an inquiry] from several different angles which builds up a fuller picture and gave me more confidence in putting together a suggestion.””

““With having DraftWise available, I felt more confident that I would land on a precedent set that was more relevant. I could pull together multiple sources and use things that already existed rather than having to work through it manually.””

““Whether it was just checking a familiar point or understanding other perspectives, because it was so quick and easy to use, I was able to check things that I normally wouldn’t go into that improved the overall work product.””

““It streamlined a lot of my drafting workflow. With normal redline software you can’t do anything else while the redline is running and it doesn’t integrate well into the system, so often you have to close the document, save it, re-download it. [DraftWise] sped up the process a lot.””

““I think what I found really, really helpful was the ability to run redlines against previous versions of the same document very quickly.””

““It was very easy to use, quick and intuitive to see what positions we had taken previously and apply higher-level thinking to that – packaging it up and putting that into the document that I was working on””

““I was skeptical until I got in and saw that actually I can type in a couple of words here and get something back that’s really useful, that would have taken hours for someone on my team or myself to look through to comprehend and understand.””

“When you find a technology partner who truly understands legal work and is committed to iterating based on real-world usage, you can build capabilities that are far more valuable than just buying software off-the-shelf. You can fundamentally change how knowledge flows through an organization—and that's exactly what we've been able to do with Draftwise.”

“I'm excited about the potential of the agentic capabilities because it's a natural way for me to interact with the software—similar to how I would interact with a junior lawyer," said Jeff Stricker, Partner in the Corporate practice group at Gunderson. "I can give high-level instructions and get a response for me to review that leverages our firm's past experience to execute the task in a way that's consistent with how we practice.”

“I use Draftwise to find language I know I've used previously more quickly and efficiently," said Aaron Rubin, Partner in the Strategic Transactions & Licensing Group at Gunderson. "It helps me respond to clients faster and with the benefit of our experience. When you're negotiating a complex licensing agreement and you remember handling a similar issue two years ago, being able to surface that language in seconds rather than spending twenty minutes searching makes a real difference.”

“Our attorneys handle more transactions for fast-moving venture-backed companies than any other law firm in the world," said Naveen Pai, Chief Knowledge Officer at Gunderson Dettmer. "They were clamoring for a tool that would allow them to better leverage that knowledge and experience earned at the negotiating table. The speed with which we can serve our clients while helping them get the benefit of our collective experience as a firm is a top priority.”

“Reviewing 200 contracts for a single clause used to take the better part of a day. Now it takes a few minutes. That frees me to focus on the work that actually needs my judgment.”

“Draftwise does a great job of making the product practical. They like lawyers weighing in.”

“It's appealing to us to be able to work with a company that is willing to prioritize clients and their requests for feature updates into their road map.”