Typically, lawyers spend 56 per cent of their time manually drafting and reviewing contracts.
Although these core responsibilities are fundamental, they are time-consuming, and the volume and complexity of these tasks make them prone to human error.
And here’s where London-based Definely, an AI-powered legal tech company, comes into play.
The UK company enables lawyers to efficiently and accurately review complex contracts.
Recently, Definely announced the launch of — ‘Enhance,’ a proprietary agentic AI system. According to the company, the agentic AI systems have enhanced autonomy, decision-making capabilities, and adaptability.
How does Enhance help lawyers?
For lawyers, context is critical during the contract review and editing process, allowing them to make informed decisions and reduce the risk associated with making errors.
Historically, lawyers have been required to move between tools from contract drafting to proofreading, making it challenging for them to retain context.
With Definely, lawyers don’t have to leave their documents, switch tools, upload files, or take unnecessary steps.
Enhance goes beyond being just a chatbot or legal assistant; it enables lawyers to interact with an agentic system integrated within Microsoft Word, enhancing their existing workflows by making them faster and more efficient.
Each model, or agent, specialises in a specific task.
Definely’s agentic system analyses the task at hand and assigns different agents to manage various components of it.
Agents then collaborate and gather information, passing it along until completion.
This all happens with lawyer oversight, with the performance of the AI agents evaluated and improved using Definely’s proprietary legal dataset and in-house expertise.
Feargus MacDaeid, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Definely, says, “Lawyers work in high-pressure, high-stakes environments where a minor error in the wording of a contract could cost a law firm millions. At Definely, we are committed to building AI-focused products that will genuinely help our customers de-risk their day-to-day work. As a company, we’ve not rushed head-first into building generic AI tools; rather, we’ve spent time identifying segments of the market that will derive the most value for lawyers and working alongside them to solve the problems that matter most.”
40 to 70% speed improvement
According to the company’s claims, its customers can expect to see a 40 – 70 per cent speed improvement in their workflows using Enhance versus a traditional manual approach.
Enhance will be available to Definely’s 100+ customers globally, including A&O, Sherman, BT, Deloitte, and Dentons.
This tool will help lawyers scale high-quality legal work, reduce review time, increase accuracy, and maintain consistency across teams.
Sigurjón Ísaksson, Head of Artificial Intelligence at Definely, says, “Unlike other AI tools in the market, at Definely we’re building AI agents that mirror how legal professionals approach their work today. The ‘Enhance’ product is interoperable with our Definely suite and can be used through a single natural language interface, which means lawyers don’t have to switch between multiple documents and files at the same time. The new system is the outcome of years of research and development, and we’re excited to continue innovating to help our clients get the most out of the technology.”
