Free tools for lawyers

Three free, in-browser tools from Gavel: a legal document automation savings calculator, an AI contract review time calculator and a contract clause checker. None of them requires an account, and nothing you type leaves your browser. Defaults come from Gavel's 50-firm drafting study and published customer case studies, and you can change every number.

What each tool does

For document automation

Legal document automation savings calculator

Enter how many estate plans, divorce packets, formations, employment agreements and engagement letters your firm drafts each month. The calculator returns hours and dollars saved per month and per year, using before-and-after drafting times measured in Gavel's study of 50 firms.

Open the savings calculator

For contract review

AI contract review time calculator

Enter contracts reviewed per month, hours per first-pass review and your hourly rate, then set the percentage of review time an AI first pass removes. The slider starts at 50 percent, the middle of what Gavel Exec customers have reported in case studies.

Open the review calculator

For a quick contract read

Contract clause checker

Paste a contract clause and the checker identifies which of 17 common clause types it is, then flags the terms lawyers most often negotiate: a limitation of liability with no cap or that protects only one party, a one-way indemnity, an auto-renewal with no notice deadline, a termination right with no cure period, and vague standards such as "best efforts." Each clause type links to Gavel's clause library.

Open the clause checker

How these tools work

Each tool runs entirely in your browser. There is no sign-up, no file upload and no request to a server; the page loads once and the arithmetic happens on your device, so a contract pasted into the clause checker stays on your screen.

The calculators are prefilled with published numbers rather than marketing estimates. The drafting times come from Gavel's study of 50 corporate, estate planning and family law firms, which measured time per document before and after automation, and the contract review reductions come from named customer case studies, including a regulated financial services firm (40 to 60 percent per contract) and MIA Contract Lawyers (about 15 hours to 5 per contract). Every default is editable.

The clause checker uses pattern matching, not a language model. It is a fast first read that tells you what is present and what to look at, and it does not replace a lawyer's review or Gavel Exec's AI redlining inside Microsoft Word.

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Frequently asked questions

Are Gavel's free tools really free?

Yes. The three tools on this page need no account, no credit card and no email address, and there is no usage limit. They are built and maintained by Gavel, the legal document automation company behind Gavel Workflows and Gavel Exec.

Is it safe to paste a client contract into the clause checker?

The checker runs in your browser and sends nothing to Gavel or anyone else; the text never leaves your device. Follow your firm's confidentiality policy as you would for any software, and close the tab when you are done.

Where do the calculator defaults come from?

The document automation defaults come from Gavel's study of 50 law firms, which measured drafting time before and after automation for estate planning, divorce, formation and employment documents. The contract review defaults come from published Gavel Exec customer case studies. Every default can be changed.

Can I embed these tools on my own site?

Not yet. If you would like to link to a tool, link to its page on gavel.io; the pages are permanent.