The Evolution of Legal Operations in the AI Era
In-house legal teams are under unprecedented pressure. Businesses move faster than ever, regulatory requirements grow more complex, and legal leaders are expected to deliver high-quality work with limited resources. Yet many legal departments remain fragmented, relying on disconnected systems for drafting, review, knowledge management, and reporting. The result is wasted time, missed insights, and slowed decision-making.
The New Standard for In-House Legal Operations
Fragmentation isn’t just inconvenient—it hinders legal teams from operating at the speed of business. Contract repositories, compliance trackers, email archives, and matter management systems rarely connect, leaving teams in reactive mode. The legal function risks becoming a bottleneck rather than a strategic partner.
The new standard is clear: unify legal operations into a single, integrated interface that supports drafting, review, knowledge management, and performance tracking—so teams can work efficiently and strategically.
Litera One: Your Legal HQ in Microsoft 365
Litera One is designed to be the central hub for modern legal operations. Built natively in Microsoft 365, it consolidates multiple workflows into one seamless interface, giving in-house teams a single source of truth for documents, matters, and institutional knowledge.
With Litera One, legal teams can:
- Draft contracts and communications faster
- Compare documents and track changes with precision
- Access historical precedent and institutional knowledge instantly
- Monitor matter performance and workflows efficiency—all in one interface
By unifying these capabilities, Litera One eliminates silos, reduces errors, and streamlines collaboration across legal and business teams.
In addition to empowering lawyers to deliver efficient and higher-quality legal work, Litera One benefits IT and Legal Operations teams by reducing maintenance overhead and encouraging quick return on investment. Instead of deploying multiple point solutions,
Legal Ops team can deploy Litera One via two Office Add-in installers only – one for Word and one for Outlook and enable access to any functionality they license from Litera. With an intuitive interface and availability in Word, Outlook, and web across PCs and Macs, Litera One encourages adoption and allows end users to easily navigate it with minimal training.
Context-Aware GenAI for Smarter Legal Work
At the heart of Litera One is Litera AI+, a context-aware generative AI built specifically for legal workflows. Unlike generic AI, Litera AI+ works directly where lawyers already spend their time—Word, Outlook, and web browsers—delivering relevant insights, suggestions, and automation in real time.
Legal teams benefit from:
- Faster answers: AI surfaces the right document details, clauses, precedent, and recommendations instantly
- Smarter decisions: Intuitive review, comparison workflows, deal point insights, and experience data inform decisions
- More time for strategic work: Spend less time on repetitive tasks and more on high-value initiatives
Real-World Impact
With Litera One and Litera AI+, in-house legal teams can operate at the speed of business without sacrificing quality or control. Drafting and reviewing contracts that once took hours can now be done in minutes, with AI surfacing relevant clauses, precedent, and risk insights directly within Word or Outlook. This allows lawyers to respond faster while maintaining consistency and compliance.
Teams also gain greater control over messaging. By leveraging organizational knowledge every contract and communication reflects the organization’s standards and risk policies. Decisions that once required manual checks are now supported by AI-driven guidance, helping lawyers shape outcomes proactively.
Modernizing with AI doesn’t disrupt workflows. Litera One integrates seamlessly into tools lawyers already use, enabling smarter, faster legal operations while freeing lawyers to focus on strategic initiatives and high-value business decisions.
Take the Next Step
Fragmented systems hold legal teams back, but unified, AI-powered operations move them forward. Assess your legal tech stack for fragmentation and explore how Litera One can serve as your legal HQ—streamlining workflows, surfacing knowledge, and enabling your team to focus on strategic impact.
