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“We want Draftable to be as easy to use for a first-time user as possible. With Departures Table and Redline in Email, we’re continuing to make it easier and faster for lawyers to compare documents.”
Legal IT Insider’s editor Caroline Hill sat down with Dr Caspar Roxburgh, General Manager at Draftable, to demonstrate two new and highly sought after capabilities in Draftable Legal, the document comparison solution built for lawyers. The session highlights how Departures Table simplifies review workflows with fast, exportable summaries and how Redline in Email lets lawyers compare and track changes in emails directly in Outlook - two innovations built in response to feedback from law firms. Caspar also talks about using AI in document comparison and why Draftable uses a rules-based algorithm for the most accurate document comparisons.
Read on for the highlights or get the full review and video in Legal IT Insider.
Faster and clearer reviews with Departures Table
The idea is simple: lawyers don’t always need to read through a full redlined document searching for every change. They need a clean summary of all changes with context for quick review.
Built directly in response to feedback from Allens, ne of the largest law firms in Asia Pacific, Draftable Legal’s new Departures Table (also known as an Issues List) turns lengthy redlined documents into concise, shareable summaries. The table automatically generates as a Word document in your firm’s own template or within an email, capturing every insertion, deletion, tag and note so reviewers can see the significance of each change in one exportable view.
“Associates at Allens were spending hours compiling this exact document. Now it generates in seconds, and many firms tell us this is the output they actually need most of the time,” explains Caspar.
Departures Table highlights
- Automatic generation: Creates a Word summary straight from a comparison - no manual compilation required.
- Clause-level clarity: Lists each change with its clause reference and surrounding context.
- Custom templates: Output can be formatted in your firm’s Word style ready to share with clients.
- Integrated notes and tags: Reviewer comments, tags and in-line notes are automatically pulled through.
- Easy sharing: Share the finished table by email or save directly to your document management system.
Redline in Email: Track changes in Outlook emails
Many lawyers collaborate over email, not just in Word documents. Yet Outlook has never offered a way to track edits between replies, leading to an error-prone process of manually spotting differences.
Redline in Email brings document comparison directly into Outlook, allowing users to see tracked changes and accept or reject edits without leaving their inbox. It ensures every change is captured with the same accuracy and context lawyers expect from their full desktop comparison.
“There’s no track changes in Outlook, so teams were doing this manually. With Redline in Email, you compare in-thread, accept or reject right there and move on, says Caspar.
Redline in Email highlights
- Compare directly in Outlook: Run comparisons between any two emails in a thread - no copy-paste or exporting needed.
- Built-in accuracy: Uses Draftable's best-in-class algorithm to detect insertions, deletions and edits within moves.
- Complete the workflow: Accept or reject changes inline, then send or start a new email instantly. You can also bulk Accept All / Reject All changes to work faster.
- Context-aware selection: Choose which earlier message in the chain to compare for flexible version control.
- Secure processing: Runs locally via the Draftable Legal desktop app - no data leaves your machine.
Where AI fits in document comparison
Caspar addressed a question many legal tech professionals are asking: why not use AI for document comparison?
While many vendors are experimenting with AI, Draftable believes that replacing its established rules-based approach isn’t the answer. Current AI models can hallucinate or miss critical details and this is a risk that legal teams cannot afford.
“AI might reach 99% on change detection, but one in 100 compares might have something missed,” says Caspar. “And do we really think that’s something the legal industry can tolerate? There’s still going to be a need for a rules-based compare tool, and that’s what Draftable does.”
For Caspar, the point isn’t about resisting AI, it’s about using it wisely. Draftable’s rules-based algorithms will continue to ensure nothing important is overlooked, while AI helps the team build and maintain better software. As Draftable Legal evolves, AI helps streamline development and keep pricing fair, but the company’s human connection with its users remains at the centre.
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