Save time & cost
Repetitive legal routines disappear – noticeably less effort in contract review, document drafting and file management.
Digital legal worker · Agent
Legal Assistant
The digital legal worker supports law firms and legal departments with contract management, deadline and file management as well as matter management – structured, deadline-proof and AI-powered.
What the Legal Assistant handles:
- Contract management & analytics
- Deadline & date monitoring
- E-file & records management
- Matter & document management
- up to 62 % Automation
- 24/7 Available
- BPMN 2.0 auditable
Benefits
Benefits for firms & legal departments
Why a digital worker noticeably relieves legal teams – from contract review to the audit-proof file.
Deadlines firmly under control
Automated deadline and date control lowers liability risk – no more missed deadlines and full traceability.
React quickly to new case law
Laws and rulings are translated into processes – your firm reacts fast to changing case law and requirements.
Safeguard advisory quality
Expertise is secured as a process – your team gains time for demanding client advisory.
Areas of use
Typical tasks in the firm & legal department
From client intake to contract review – the Legal Assistant automates the services that arise daily in legal teams.
Mandate & contracts
- Digital client intake & initial consultation
- Contract review & contract analytics
- Automatic drafting of legal documents
- Fact-finding & legal research
- Due diligence procedures
- Client support around the clock
Deadlines, files & compliance
- Deadline & date monitoring
- E-file & digital records management
- eDiscovery – electronic evidence & data analysis
- Compliance & policy management
- Reporting (e.g. on missing documents)
- Internal case processing & process optimisation
Standards & integrations
beA, e-file & legal standards
The Legal Assistant connects firm systems, statutory requirements and daily case and contract work – without media breaks.
E-file & LegalXML
Supports the electronic file and legal standards such as LegalDocML.de and Akoma Ntoso (LegalXML) – for structured, machine-readable documents.
Court communication & specialist systems
Connects law firm software, DMS/ECM and legal information systems and supports electronic communication with courts and authorities (beA) – via open standards, APIs and connectors.
GDPR & audit-proof records
Matters and processes are recorded in an audit-proof way – GDPR-compliant, AI-neutral and auditable (BPMN 2.0).
Automation levels
Assistant · Agent · Worker
Three automation levels – matched to the task.
Digital Assistant
BPMN rule-based
Works strictly according to compliance and process rules (BPMN 2.0 & process engine) – perfect for structured rule sets and guided case handling, even in high-security areas.
Digital Agent
AI-powered
Understands unstructured data, emails and contracts via LLMs, takes over complex checks and decisions – autonomous tasks complementing existing systems.
Digital Worker
Autonomous AI orchestration
Solves whole processes autonomously and connects individual AI agents into teams – autonomous data transfer between legacy systems and web APIs, without media breaks.
Process
How it works
Job profile
Analyse tasks & workflows.
Configure
Model persona & processes (BPMN 2.0).
Connect
Integrate systems & data.
Operate
Cloud or on-premise, GDPR-compliant.
Optimise
Monitoring & governance.
Target groups
For which firms & departments?
The Legal Assistant is tailored to legal professions – from the single practice to the group legal department.
Firms & advisory
- Law firms
- Notaries
- Commercial law firms
- Legal-tech consultancies
Legal departments & compliance
- Internal legal departments
- Compliance departments
- In-house counsel
- Contract management
Public sector & associations
- Authorities & courts
- Associations & chambers
- Cooperatives
- Corporate lawyers
Frequently asked questions
The most common questions about the Legal Assistant.
What does the Legal Assistant do exactly?
The Legal Assistant supports law firms and legal departments with contract management, deadline and file management, matter and document management as well as compliance – structured, deadline-proof and AI-powered.
How high is the automation level of the Legal Assistant?
For the Legal Assistant's typical tasks, around 62 % automation is achievable – we determine the exact figure from your job profile.
Can the Legal Assistant integrate with existing systems?
Yes. The Legal Assistant connects seamlessly via open standards, APIs and connectors to law firm software, DMS/ECM, legal information systems as well as ERP and CRM systems.
Does the Legal Assistant support the e-file and beA?
Yes. The Legal Assistant supports the electronic file, legal standards such as LegalDocML.de and Akoma Ntoso as well as electronic communication with courts and authorities (beA).
Can the Legal Assistant review contracts automatically?
Yes. Within contract analytics the Legal Assistant reviews, checks and processes contracts, drafts legal documents and generates reports, e.g. on missing documents.
How does the Legal Assistant help with new laws and rulings?
Laws and court rulings can be translated into processes and digital assistants – so your firm reacts quickly to changing legal requirements.
Is the Legal Assistant GDPR-compliant?
Yes. The Legal Assistant is GDPR-compliant, AI-neutral and fully auditable (BPMN 2.0). It runs either as a high-security SaaS cloud or on-premise in your own data centre.
Is case processing audit-proof?
Yes. Matters, deadlines and processes are documented in an audit-proof way and can be traced end to end – based on the open standard BPMN 2.0.