
Legal
A private drafting assistant turns Fernway’s own clause library into first drafts that lawyers review and refine.
70%
Faster first drafts
18 hrs
Saved per lawyer, monthly
100%
Human review kept
Client
Fernway Legal
Industry
Legal
Services
Strategy, AI Agents
Timeline
12 weeks
The challenge
Fernway’s associates spent hours assembling standard agreements from old files. The firm wanted to use AI, but would not send client data to a public tool.
What we built
We set up a private model environment and connected it to Fernway’s approved clause library. Lawyers describe the deal, and the assistant produces a first draft with every clause traced back to its source.
A private deployment with no data retention
Drafting templates for the firm’s ten most common agreements
A review checklist built into every draft
The result
First drafts are 70% faster. Each lawyer saves around 18 hours a month, and every document still goes through human review.
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We were sceptical about AI and client data. Northlane built something our partners trust, and our associates now spend their time on actual legal work.
Hannah Price
Managing Partner, Fernway Legal


