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Document automation software for legal professionals, by legal professionals

Gavel's document automation and intake software helps legal professionals reclaim 20+ hours per week.

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The automation infrastructure for today’s legal professionals.
How Gavel works
Gavel's powerful document automation starts with a client intake form and portal created for legal professionals, by legal professionals.
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Automate complex logic with Gavel's AI-enabled workflow builder
Graduate from “find and replace” to firm-wide document automation. Our robust logic capability lets you automate any process with internal or client intake data.
Reclaim 20+ hours a week with increased accuracy and speed
The more documents you automate with Gavel, the more time you free up to serve your clients and scale your practice. Your clients can log in to a secure portal to complete intake forms and save their work.
Charge for online legal products and services that are branded to your firm
Gavel's commerce features enable you to create "bundles" of workflows and set payment requirements with our Stripe integration. Build legal products with Gavel and brand them as your firm.
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Offer an intuitive, highly collaborative client experience.
Deliver frustration-free digital experiences to your clients that simplify coordination and connect with your firm’s internal operations.
Automate your client experience
Customize dynamic client intake forms
Design intuitive, programmable onboarding flows for new clients or inbound lead collection that integrates with your website.
Get your documents 100% automated with Gavel’s robust functionality
Powerful document automation features mean your documents are 100% automated, without you needing to make manual edits for rules-based document generation.
Organize and centralize secure client data
Every piece of inputted client data is centrally stored, searchable, and accessible from any document or workflow. 
Automate your client experience
Transformative tech for wherever you are (and wherever you want to go).
Limitless possibilities for attorneys, paralegals, and admins at firms of every size, shape, and stage.
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Easy to set up and customize
Start integrating Gavel into your work immediately and tailor every automation to the unique needs of your practice.
Deliver revenue-generating legal services online
Expand your reach to new clients with everything you need to start, run, and monetize the online side of your legal practice.
Reliable, always-on support
Expert guidance and automation assistance from a growing community of peers and the best customer support team around.
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Advancing the way legal professionals serve and reach clients.
Gavel is built by a dedicated team of lawyers and technologists committed to innovating on behalf of the legal profession. We’re working to keep every attorney competitive and future-ready.
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Any automation, every practice area
We’re changing the way attorneys and legal professionals practice every type of law.
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