Spellbook Launches ‘Library’ – No More ‘It Reads Like ChatGPT’ – Artificial Lawyer

Spellbook, a contract-focused startup that was early in the legal genAI journey, has launched Library, which targets the issue of AI that ‘doesn’t understand my style’ and when tools provide drafting suggestions that read like generic ChatGPT responses.

The new capability enables lawyers to turn their past work into ‘a rich, searchable knowledge base, giving the AI a smarter foundation for drafting and review’, they stated.

As CEO Scott Stevenson told Artificial Lawyer: ‘AI has made strides in speed and efficiency, [but] it has largely failed to mirror the nuanced preferences, structure and tone of individual legal practitioners.’

All well and good, what does it do? First, check out the short video below, which explains things.

As the company added: ‘The heart of Library 1.0 is Smart Clause Drafting, a feature that surfaces relevant clauses from a lawyer’s own document history – and makes them instantly reusable. No longer will transactional lawyers need to scour deal folders or email colleagues trying to dig up the perfect language.’

This allows users to:

‘Search for Clauses in Natural Language: Simply ask for what you need (e.g., ‘termination clause for software agreement’), and the tool pulls up relevant examples from similar documents – not just keyword matches.

Insert and Adapt Instantly: The selected clause is adapted to fit the current agreement’s style, structure, and language, minimizing editing and review time.

Realtime Syncing: Users can connect their OneDrive, Dropbox, or upload documents directly to Spellbook, creating a personalized clause repository that grows over time.

And all of this is embedded directly in Microsoft Word.’

Interestingly, Stevenson underlined that this is not about prompt engineering, instead it’s a ‘shift in user experience where precedent-based search and contextual language adaptation reflect how an individual (or firm) actually writes’.

‘The result is language that sounds less like ChatGPT and more like the lawyer who’s actually responsible for the deal,’ he noted.

The company added that many more features are planned as part of its roadmap, especially around tapping and leveraging knowledge.

You can find more about Spellbook here.

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