Document creation and review vendor Definely announced today (22 May) the launch of an agentic AI system called ‘Enhance’. The new product will be made available to Definely’s 100+ customers globally, including A&O Shearman, BT, Deloitte and Dentons.
With Enhance, each model — or agent — specialises in specific tasks, such as summarisation or drafting support. Definely says that its agentic system analyses the task, creates a plan, and assigns agents to handle different parts of the task. Agents collaborate and gather information, passing it along until completion. This all happens with lawyer oversight, with performance of the AI agents evaluated and improved using Definely’s proprietary legal dataset and in-house expertise.
In these days of trying to ascertain whether ‘agentic’ AI is really that, Definely stresses that Enhance is not just a chatbot or legal assistant; it allows lawyers to interact with the agentic system within Microsoft Word, to augment their existing workflows by making them faster and more efficient. We’re told that customers can expect to see an estimated 40 – 70% speed improvement in their workflows using Enhance versus a traditional manual approach.
One of the reasons that Definely is able to provide an agentic AI experience is because they own many of the workflows in the drafting creation and review process, all within Word. You can watch a brand new product demonstration of their document drafting suite HERE, in which Rhys Hodkinson, chief revenue officer at Definely, walked us through their knowledge management, drafting and proofing tools.
It’s estimated that lawyers spend an average of 56% of their time manually drafting and reviewing contracts. These core responsibilities, while fundamental, are time-intensive, and the sheer volume and complexity of these tasks render them susceptible to human error.
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.”