Litera

What is Litera?

Litera is one of the leading global providers of workflow and document management technology for the legal sector, founded in 1999. The company develops a comprehensive suite of modular software using artificial intelligence and machine learning to simplify lawyers' daily tasks. Its solutions cover all phases of a legal document's lifecycle: from initial drafting and version comparison to formatting validation, contract risk analysis, and cleaning of confidential metadata before files are sent to third parties.

How it works

Litera's ecosystem integrates into traditional lawyer work tools, acting primarily as native add-ins within Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook. The platform's AI analyzes the semantics and structure of extensive legal documents. When drafting a petition or contract, the system points out numbering inconsistencies, defined terms not used in the text, broken cross-references, and formatting errors. The brand's comparison engine (Litera Compare) compares different versions of the same contract of hundreds of pages in seconds, showing changes legibly.

Key features

• Litera Check (Review & Correction): AI integrated into Microsoft Word that scans legal documents for inconsistencies in definitions, clauses, and page numbering.
• Litera Compare: High-speed comparison tool that detects precise text differences between different formats (e.g., comparing a Word file with a scanned PDF).
• Metadact (Metadata Cleaning): Automated removal of hidden file information (such as edit history, author names, and private comments) before files are sent via email in Outlook, ensuring total client privacy.
• Litera Transact: Platform to manage signatures, closing checklists, and complex corporate deal closings.
• Contract Analysis: Integration of Kira Systems' machine learning models for accelerated contract auditing in M&A processes.

Available integrations

As a legal industry standard, Litera integrates with major document management systems in the legal sector, like iManage and NetDocuments, and features certified native plugins for the entire Microsoft Office suite (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).

Who it is for

• Medium and large law firms seeking to prevent typos and formatting errors in critical litigation documents.
• In-house legal departments of corporations that review dozens of complex contract drafts weekly.
• M&A and corporate law practices involved in closing structured corporate transactions.

Real-world use cases

1. Review of High-Complexity Contract: A corporate lawyer finishes a draft of a 120-page Shareholder Agreement. Upon running Litera Check, the AI points out that the term "Majority Shareholder" was defined on page 3 but was never cited in the rest of the contract, suggesting a quick fix.
2. External Document Security: A legal assistant attaches a revised contract to an email in Outlook to send to the client. Metadact intercepts the file and transparently removes all hidden internal discussion comments history, preventing leaks of confidential strategies.

Pricing

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Perfect integration directly in Microsoft Word, the official tool most used by lawyers.
• Eliminates the risk of sending confidential internal information to third parties due to automatic metadata cleaning.
• The best visual file comparison system in the legal sector.

Cons:

• Robust and specialized software with a high entry cost for small offices or solo practitioners.
• Requires initial training of users to properly configure automatic reviews in Word.