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“They're excellent at suggesting language and flagging common issues against a playbook.”
in “Looking for best AI tool for contract review (tested some)” · 12 voices
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- r/Lawyertalk · Jul 10, 2026MixedThe author says contract-review tools should be judged on whether they use your own playbook and trace flags to the exact clause, since unsupported risk flags can lead to sanctions; they disclose working on a competing product. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · May 21, 2026Values
“I think for pure affordability , spellbook I felt good value for money.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Apr 2, 2026ValuesThe author found the free ClauseCheck tool a useful first pass that flags unusual clauses in plain language and caught terms they would have missed, though it may not replace Spellbook for a full workflow. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Mar 21, 2026Values
“Ivo said they wouldn't let price be the issue, so I assume they will try to compete woth spellbook, but if not, then it's definitely going to be spellbook.”
open - r/Lawyertalk · Mar 21, 2026ValuesThe author thinks Spellbook is the right choice at an in-house budget because its Word add-in fits the workflow, and found Ivo's extra price unjustified. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 25, 2026ValuesThe author calls Spellbook strong for in-Word review at its price and recommends Workday Contract Intelligence for tracking obligations across a growing volume of contracts. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 19, 2026ValuesThe author says Harvey and Spellbook flag contract risks reasonably well, and that docmods, which adds tracked-change redlines and comments in Word, has saved their team a lot of time. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 11, 2026CriticizesThe author says language models give inconsistent and often confidently wrong results, and that deterministic playbook tools are better for contract review than an LLM. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 11, 2026CriticizesThe author dismisses contract-review apps built on ChatGPT or Gemini as low-quality products whose mistakes lawyers will be paid to fix. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 10, 2026ValuesThe author recommends playbook-based reviewers such as LegalOn and says AI Lawyer gives a useful first-pass issues list that still needs a human redline. (summary, not a quote)open
- r/Lawyertalk · Feb 9, 2026Values
“Spellbook - $350 for the word addon. Seems like the best choice so far.”
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