{"id":125211,"date":"2025-07-02T09:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/02\/adventures-in-legal-tech-beyond-document-assembly\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T09:04:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:04:01","slug":"adventures-in-legal-tech-beyond-document-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/02\/adventures-in-legal-tech-beyond-document-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Adventures In Legal Tech\u2019: Beyond Document Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/adventuresinlegaltech-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1153519\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that lawyers who juggle too many documents face problems with inefficiency and increased risk of making mistakes. <\/p>\n<p>So why are so many lawyers still bogged down in documents when handling matters for clients? And why is anyone still using the find and replace function? <\/p>\n<p>We brought on Samuel Smolkin, the founder of Offices &amp; Dragons (now a Litera company), who joins host Jared Correia to explore all things document automation and assembly. <\/p>\n<p>Offices &amp; Dragons uses generative AI and automation to help its users \u201cpower through hundreds of legal documents,\u201d as well as generate, edit, and redline bespoke projects and templates. <\/p>\n<p><strong>From Lawyer to Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a lawyer with an engineering background, Sam grew frustrated with repetitive tasks and started experimenting with ways they could be automated. Here, he talks about his journey from lawyer to tech creator. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>People Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Jared notes, if a firm isn\u2019t using a technology solution for document assembly, it\u2019s likely that it will to turn to increased manpower.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Sam\u2019s thoughts on that dynamic and the limitations of this approach. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Future of Doc Assembly <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How are modern document assembly systems changing how lawyers work? Here, Sam shares the potential he sees. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/adventures-in-legal-tech-beyond-document-assembly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Adventures In Legal Tech\u2019: Beyond Document Assembly<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/03\/adventuresinlegaltech-1024x576.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1153519\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that lawyers who juggle too many documents face problems with inefficiency and increased risk of making mistakes. <\/p>\n<p>So why are so many lawyers still bogged down in documents when handling matters for clients? And why is anyone still using the find and replace function? <\/p>\n<p>We brought on Samuel Smolkin, the founder of Offices &amp; Dragons (now a Litera company), who joins host Jared Correia to explore all things document automation and assembly. <\/p>\n<p>Offices &amp; Dragons uses generative AI and automation to help its users \u201cpower through hundreds of legal documents,\u201d as well as generate, edit, and redline bespoke projects and templates. <\/p>\n<p><strong>From Lawyer to Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a lawyer with an engineering background, Sam grew frustrated with repetitive tasks and started experimenting with ways they could be automated. Here, he talks about his journey from lawyer to tech creator. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>People Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Jared notes, if a firm isn\u2019t using a technology solution for document assembly, it\u2019s likely that it will to turn to increased manpower.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Sam\u2019s thoughts on that dynamic and the limitations of this approach. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Future of Doc Assembly <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How are modern document assembly systems changing how lawyers work? Here, Sam shares the potential he sees. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/07\/adventures-in-legal-tech-beyond-document-assembly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Adventures In Legal Tech\u2019: Beyond Document Assembly<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that lawyers who juggle too many documents face problems with inefficiency and increased risk of making mistakes. So why are so many lawyers still bogged down in documents when handling matters for clients? 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