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AI for Lawyers: A Primer on Terms and How Gavel Exec Uses It

A plain-English guide to the AI concepts lawyers need to understand: LLMs, RAG, fine-tuning, hallucinations, zero data retention, and more, with insight into how Gavel Exec applies them.

How Energy and Environmental Lawyers Use Contract AI on Real Deals

Contract AI for renewable energy lawyers accelerates review of PPAs, EPC contracts, interconnection agreements, and project finance documents. Energy-focused AI like Gavel Exec helps identify bankability issues, flag non-standard risk allocation, and produce clean redlines and negotiation memos without replacing legal judgment.

Invisible Logic is now called Calculations

We're getting great questions about using Invisible Logic (now called Calculations) in Workflow Builder 2.0, so we wanted to address the most common ones. Let's dive in!

Write Better Prompts for Your Legal AI: A Guide for Corporate and Real Estate Transactional Lawyers

Your #1 resource on how to use legal AI so it delivers accurate, client-ready results. Corporate lawyers are finding the key to getting real value from legal AI tools is not the technology, but rather, it’s the prompt. In this guide, I share practical strategies and 10 copy/paste-able prompts for reviewing and redlining real estate and corporate transactional documents.

50-State Survey: AI Regulation

Which of the 50 states have already passed AI laws, and what is coming next. From deepfakes to high-risk AI rules, this 50-state survey is your source for the details.

What Is a Document Automation API? How Gavel Workflows Powers Rules-Based Automation for Legal Teams

A document automation API lets law firms connect rules-based document generation directly into their existing systems, streamlining everything from client intake to final filings. With Gavel Workflows, lawyers can codify legal expertise into automated rules, generate entire document sets, and integrate them seamlessly into CRMs, case management, or custom portals.

How I Use AI to Review Data Protection Agreements (and Why You Might Want To)

AI can speed up the review of complex Data Protection Agreements by flagging risky or unclear clauses before they become problems. With AI, you can run your own playbook directly in Word, instantly spotting issues like vague processing purposes, missing security measures, or weak liability terms.

ChatGPT for Lawyers

ChatGPT might be a handy AI assistant for legal brainstorming and internal drafts—but when it comes to high-stakes contract work, it falls short on precision, security, and redlining. This article explores where ChatGPT helps, where it fails, and why tools like Gavel Exec offer a smarter, more secure alternative for real-world legal workflows.

How Employment Lawyers are Using AI in Law Practice

Employment lawyers are using AI tools like Gavel Exec to review contracts, handbooks, and HR policies faster and more accurately, without sacrificing legal judgment. With built-in playbooks for multi-state compliance and rule-based redlining directly in Word, Gavel Exec helps attorneys flag risks, enforce internal standards, and stay ahead of shifting employment laws. The result: more consistent, defensible work product in less time.

LawGeex's Rise and Fall: What Happened to the Legal AI Startup?

LawGeex was one of the first legal AI startups to gain widespread attention, promising to automate contract review with cutting-edge technology. Backed by $45M in venture funding and early wins with companies like eBay and GE, it seemed poised to lead the legal tech market. But today, LawGeex is no longer seen as a dominant player. In this in-depth analysis, Gavel CEO Dorna Moini explores what held LawGeex back, from product limitations and scale challenges to market shifts and the rise of generative AI. This article breaks down LawGeex’s story and what it reveals about building successful legal AI products.

Can You Use ChatGPT For Redlining Legal Contracts?

Can ChatGPT redline contracts accurately, and can you ethically use it? We break down what it can and can’t do, and why general AI falls short for legal work. Explore the risks of hallucinations, legal nuance gaps, and lack of integration, plus how legal-specific AI tools like Gavel Exec fill in the gaps to support contract review and negotiation.

How Corporate Lawyers are Using AI in Legal Work

Transactional lawyers are turning to AI tools to draft, review, and manage contracts faster and more accurately than ever before. In this guide, we break down the top AI tools lawyers are using today, and how they help firms deliver high-quality work with greater efficiency.

How Estate Planning Attorneys Use AI in Law

See how estate planning attorneys use AI in doing their legal work. Use AI like Gavel Exec directly in Microsoft Word to streamline trust reviews, redline outdated clauses, and deliver clear, client-friendly updates. This article outlines five practical use cases with real-world prompts to help lawyers modernize their estate planning workflow using AI.

Introducing Gavel Exec: Senior AI Assistant for Small Law Firms ft. Dorna (CEO) and Pierre (CTO)

Save Time by Automating Your Elder Law Practice

Elder law attorneys face growing demand—and document automation can help meet it. Gavel streamlines client intake, boosts accuracy, and reduces drafting time by up to 90%, so you can focus on delivering compassionate, client-centered legal care.

Save Time and Build Your Civil Law Practice Through Automation

Automate your civil law practice with Gavel. Streamline client intake, generate demand letters and court documents faster, and improve accuracy across every case.

How Automation Can Transform Your Criminal Law Practice

Automate your criminal law practice with Gavel. Streamline intake, reduce drafting time, and improve accuracy—so you can focus on strategy and client outcomes.

Transforming Your Legal Aid Organization Through Automation

Legal aid professionals can serve more clients and reduce burnout with Gavel’s no-code document automation. Streamline intake, draft faster, and improve accuracy.

The Smart Way to Automate Your Commercial Law Practice

Streamline your commercial law practice with Gavel’s no-code automation platform. Create accurate service agreements, contracts, and intake workflows while saving time, reducing errors, and increasing profitability.

Transform Your Business Law Practice Through Automation

Discover how business law firms—especially small and solo practices—can boost efficiency, accuracy, and profits with legal document automation. Learn how Gavel streamlines client intake, contract drafting, and complex workflows without any coding required.

The Agile Firm’s Playbook: Growing Your Small or Solo Firm in 2026

The cornerstone concept for this year’s playbook is “agility.” Today’s firms must stay agile and nimble in a world where the ground is constantly shifting.

Gavel Innovate 2024: Building the Future of Law Together

Watch Gavel's CEO and CTO, Dorna and Pierre, share what's coming in 2025 and celebrate the biggest product updates of 2024 during Gavel Innovate 2024.

ChatGPT and Claude for Lawyers: How Attorneys Use AI in 2026

Discover how lawyers are leveraging ChatGPT and Claude AI in 2026. Learn practical applications, best practices, and ethical considerations for using AI in your legal practice.

4 Ways You're Already Using AI In Your Law Practice

Afraid of generative AI? You're already using it in your practice in 4 ways: legal research, search engines, email filtering and organization, and voice recognition. Read more to understand how these work in your practice.

Gavel and Clio: Legal Tech Software that Goes Hand in Hand

Gavel and Clio are partners in making some of the most powerful legal software for lawyers. Both help attorneys create more efficient and automated law practices. Use them together, and you can be a powerhouse attorney.

Learn Key Concepts in Gavel

Learn basic Gavel concepts to make onboarding a breeze. Reference this key concepts guide for workflow and variable definitions, user type explanations, and core Gavel terminology to familiarize yourself with our software.

Rules-Based Automation or Generative AI: Which is Right for Your Law Practice

Generative AI and rules-based AI and automation will play a large role in the future of legal services. Read here to understand where to apply each in your law firm, and what software tools you should be aware of.

How to Automate California (CA) Judicial Council Forms in 2026

Use Gavel to automate California Judicial Council Forms and minimize court filing rejections‍.

Law Firm Security: How to Protect Your Law Firm From Malware

How can you protect your law firm from malware and ransomware? Watch our video and read our guide.

AI Concepts for Lawyers: What is RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

What does RAG mean in AI terminology, and how can your law firm be using it? Read this article and watch this video demonstrating how Retrieval-Augmented Generation is transforming the AI landscape for lawyers.

What AI Model is Right for Your Law Firm

Your law firm wants to use AI, but what is the right general purpose AI tool for you? There are many legal specific tools that may be a fit, but this article covers the general purpose tools and their current strengths and weaknesses.

Best LLC Services Online: 2026 Reviews and Rankings

What are the best online companies to start your LLC, which ones are backed by attorneys, and what should you consider before starting your LLC online.

Legal Expert Systems: What Are They And How Can You Get Started

What is a legal expert system, how does it differ from generative AI, and what do you need to know for your practice?

2024 Legal Tech Trends Report for Small and Solo Firms

Explore 2024's top legal tech trends shaping the landscape for small and solo law firms. Discover actionable insights and interactive worksheets designed to propel your firm forward for continued innovation and change.

Harvey AI: What We Know About the Company So Far

Harvey AI is a generative AI startup for lawyers. Here's what we know about the platform and its functionality so far.

Live from the TLTF Summit - Dorna Moini

Don't miss Dorna's conversation with The Cowen Group live from the TLTF summit, where leaders gather to discuss where the future of law is going.

Maximum Lawyer - When You Need to Build Out a System with Dorna Moini

Dorna, CEO and founder of Gavel, talks about the role of technology in helping small law firm owners streamline their processes and WOW their clients through the experience on the Maximum Lawyer podcast! There is opportunity in the access to justice gap for attorneys to capitalize on new revenue opportunities and change their business models.

Ernie the Attorney - Automating Documents & Productizing Your Services (with Dorna Moini)

Listen to Dorna's episode on Ernie the Attorney on the 80/20 Principle.

Optimize Legal Processes with Gavel | Dorna Moini on Grow Law Firm Podcast

Attorney, Gavel CEO, and founder, Dorna Moini, was featured in the Grow Law Firm podcast. Dorna shared her journey of transforming frustrations about routine legal tasks into a revolutionary platform.

AI Explained: How Law Firms Are Using AI Today

AI can be used in law firms to automate and augment some of the lawyer's tasks, including document generation, discovery, citations, reviewing documents, and more. Read our guide to understand what AI is, and how law firms can use it.

Lightning Talk: Molly Anderson on “TikTok and Access to Justice”

TikTok is a widely popular social media app, but did you know that it is becoming a key tool for increasing access to justice? Watch our latest Lightning Talk to see why (and how you can also drive your legal marketing results in the process).

Gavel Video Tutorials

Gavel video tutorials showing how you can get started building document automation workflows for Word or PDF documents on Gavel.

Legal Funnel covers the benefits of document automation for lawyers

Above the Law hosts Gavel on Evolve the Law Podcast

In this week’s Evolve the Law Podcast, Host Ian Connett interviews Gavel CEO Dorna Moini. Ian and Dorna discuss the founding story of Gavel, the evolution of expert systems, and the mission to democratize development.