AI for law firms: document review, drafting and bundles
Attach a batch of NDAs and get one row per document, with each answer tied to the page it came from. Then redline the other side's draft and redact what should not leave the firm.
Updated 30 Sept 2026
In short
The review grid gives one row per contract, and clicking a value shows the page and the exact words it came from. The Document editor round-trips Word tracked changes and keeps cross-references current, and the PDF editor merges, marks up, redacts, protects and signs. Oppermind drafts and organises, and the lawyer advises.
A due diligence request, a pile of supplier NDAs and a court bundle due on Thursday all come down to reading and assembling documents carefully. Oppermind helps with the reading and the assembly. It is not a legal research database, and it does not give legal advice.
Start with the document review grid. Every value in it links to the page and the words it came from, and a point the document does not address shows as Not found. Checking the AI's work becomes a matter of clicking through the cells.
Workflows
What law firms use Oppermind for today
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Triage a set of contracts with the source on every cell
Attach the contracts in chat and ask for a review, for example "triage these NDAs". The Review pane opens with one row per document and columns the AI proposes, such as Type, Term, Triage and Key risks. Each value shows its page, and clicking it shows "Page N", the quoted words and a "Verified in source" or "Unverified" badge.
"Verified in source" means the quoted words were found in the document, not that the value is right, so read any "Unverified" clause yourself. "Export as CSV" takes the grid into the matter file. Desktop chat takes up to 12 files per message.
In Agents mode, import "Document and policy Q&A" from Marketplace > Agent templates and rename it, for example Lex · Contracts. Give it the executed agreements and tell it to answer only from them, cite the section, and say when the documents do not cover a question. "Deadline and renewal tracking" lists notice windows and renewal dates from the same files, and "Meeting notes and actions" turns a call transcript into a recap and action list.
Open a new Document tab first, because "Import file" replaces the open document. It brings in the .docx with its tracked changes and comments. Turn on "Track changes", make your edits, add a "Comment" where needed, and use "Review changes" to accept or reject theirs. "Version history" > "Snapshot now" keeps each turn of the draft.
"Export Doc" writes your insertions and deletions back as Word revisions. Track changes records typing and deleting, so pasted text and formatting changes are not tracked. To work on the draft with a colleague, share it as "Can edit" and keep to separate clauses while you both have it open. Sharing depends on your plan.
In the PDF editor, "Merge PDFs" appends each document, and "Insert page" > "Pages from another PDF" places pages after the current one. Reorder with "Move page up" and "Move page down", then "Add page numbers" with "Page N of M", setting "Start from page" if the index stays unnumbered. "Split file" breaks a long bundle into volumes, and Ctrl+Z steps back through page edits.
With the PDF open, ask chat to "highlight clause 7.1 on page 3", add a comment on named words or bookmark a page, and the marks land on the exact words. The reply names anything it could not do. Chat does not redact, fill forms or sign.
"Redact" turns on redact mode. Drag across text to black it out, and every download afterwards is a secure image-only copy of up to 300 pages, so the hidden text cannot be copied back out. Then use "Password protect", and "Certificate signature" as the last step, since any edit after signing breaks the signature.
Open the downloaded copy and check every redaction before it goes anywhere. Text export, OCR and "Convert to Doc" are refused on a redacted file by design, and a scanned page has no selectable text to redact this way.
The Document editor's "Library" > Templates include "Mutual NDA (skeleton)", "Memo", "Business letter" and "Statement of work". Set headings with "Styles" and link clauses with "Cross-reference". After you renumber or rename a clause, run "Update fields" and every cross-reference catches up. Select a clause and use "Rewrite" with Tone "Formal" or "Concise" to tighten it.
Load your own precedents and house style into a skill, and use it whenever you ask for a draft so the draft starts from them.
Enter the dates you have worked out into a Project schedule, then use "Send deadlines to Calendar" in its Calendar view. Calendar reminders pop up only while Oppermind is open on your computer, so keep the firm's own diary system as the record. Oppermind does not calculate limitation periods or court deadlines.
Oppermind produces drafts, summaries and organised documents for a lawyer to review. The Terms state that outputs are not legal advice, and nothing on this page is legal advice either. It does not calculate limitation periods or check authorities, so verify every citation against an authorised source.
Check your law society's or regulator's guidance on AI, because your duties of competence, confidentiality and supervision apply to how you use any AI tool. Before you upload client material, read Privacy Policy sections 5.1 and 5.1a. Section 5.1 says some of the service providers that process what you send are located outside Australia, and section 5.1a says not to link an account whose information must not be processed outside Australia or by an AI system, for example material subject to legal professional privilege. What you upload is your decision under your professional obligations.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does Oppermind give legal advice?
No. It drafts, summarises and organises documents for a lawyer to review. The Terms say its outputs must not be relied on as legal advice.
Is Oppermind a legal research database?
No. It has no case law or legislation database. Treat any authority it mentions as a lead to check against an authorised report or an official source.
What does Not found mean in the review grid?
The document does not address that point. The grid shows Not found instead of guessing, so it can be a finding in its own right, such as an NDA with no term.
Can I keep working in Word?
Yes. The Oppermind add-in for Word reads your selection and edits the open document, so you can use it on a matter file without leaving Word.
