AI is everywhere. From generating text to analyzing data, it’s reshaping industries at a rapid pace. But for legal teams, the real breakthrough isn’t just in AI’s capabilities it’s in how seamlessly it integrates into daily workflows. AI that works where they work, accelerating contract reviews, simplifying research, and offering intelligent insights without disrupting existing processes. That’s exactly what SpotDraft is delivering.

With this Spring Release 2025, we’re excited to introduce AI upgrades built into SpotDraft CLM and give you a glimpse of what AI can do for your legal workflows today and where it’s headed in the future.
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Meet Sidebar: Your AI-Powered Legal Assistant

Sidebar is our next big step in changing how AI supports legal teams in their daily work.

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Last month, we unveiled Sidebar for the very first time at our Annual SpotDraft Summit in San Francisco. Sidebar instantly resonated with legal experts who recognized its immense potential. This AI-driven assistant connects seamlessly to your internal policies, external case laws, and regulatory databases, facilitating legal research, policy updates, and drafting guidance. 

But that’s just scratching the surface. Alongside SpotDraft CLM:

• Imagine a world where your contract repository becomes more than just storage it turns into a dynamic knowledge source.
• Beyond research, Sidebar actively oversees key workflows within your CLM.

That’s our vision. And we’re just getting started.

Over the next few months, we’re doubling down on Sidebar’s capabilities and we’re looking for design partners who want to shape the future of AI in legal tech.

🚀 Join the Sidebar waitlist today to experience and help shape the future of AI-powered legal assistance.

VerifAI in CLM: AI-Powered Contract Reviews, Right Where You Work

VerifAI has been a game-changer for legal teams, enabling fast, AI-powered contract reviews based on organizational guidelines. But there was one limitation it only worked inside Microsoft Word.

Kind of a bummer, right?

Not anymore.

VerifAI is now embedded directly inside SpotDraft CLM, bringing intelligent contract review exactly where you need it.

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• Every time you upload a contract, AI automatically runs checks.
• Instant red flags highlight deviations from your company’s policies.

No more guesswork. No more knocking on legal’s weathered door for minor clarifications. Just smarter, faster contract reviews, right inside your CLM.

Ask AI: Your Legal Search, Simplified

Imagine this: You’re reviewing a contract and need to check how pricing clauses were handled in previous deals. What do you do?

A) Spend an hour manually searching through contracts, scrolling endlessly through PDFs, only to discover a backlog of new requests waiting for you.

Or, 

B) Ask AI and get an instant answer.

With Ask AI, you don’t have to waste time searching. Just type your question in plain English, and AI will:

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• Find the exact information you need—instantly.
• Maintain context across multiple queries for a seamless back-and-forth.
• Highlight the specific clauses the answer was pulled from—so you know it’s accurate.

Because, let's be real, no one should waste valuable time sifting through pages of a contract. With Ask AI, the answers come to you—instantly

AI That Works With You and For You

Legal work is evolving. AI is no longer just a tool—it’s becoming a trusted partner, helping legal teams think and work smarter. It eliminates manual inefficiencies, automates tedious research, and delivers the intelligence teams need, exactly when they need it.

• AI won’t replace legal teams—it will empower them.
• It won’t slow down legal work—it will accelerate it.
• It won’t just automate tasks—it will redefine how legal teams operate.

With Sidebar, VerifAI in CLM, and Ask AI, SpotDraft is building AI that works exactly the way legal teams do—helping them move faster, work smarter, and make better decisions.