AI contract review in Microsoft Word
Reviewing this contract? LexDraft returns tracked-change redlines inside Microsoft Word.Free plan: 5,000 words a month, no credit card.
Install free in WordLexDraft is an AI contract review and drafting add-in for Microsoft Word, built for US lawyers. Open the contract you were sent, run a review, and get findings graded by risk with proposed edits you accept as native Word tracked changes. There is no upload portal and no second copy of the document to manage: the review happens in the file you will send back.
This page explains how AI contract review works in LexDraft, what it checks, where it falls short, and links to a review guide for each common agreement and clause.
How AI contract review works in Word
- Open the contract in Word (Word 365 for Windows and Mac, Word 2021 or Word on the web) and open LexDraft from the Home tab.
- Choose the governing state in the panel.
- Run the quick checks. They are rule-based, run without AI and finish almost instantly: terms used but never defined, terms defined but never used, cross-references to sections or exhibits that do not exist, and gaps in clause numbering.
- Run the review. For an NDA, SaaS MSA, DPA or services agreement, pick the matching built-in playbook. For other contracts, run the review with the state selected.
- Work through Critical and High findings first, then the Medium and Low findings that matter to your client.
- Accept the redlines you agree with. They become tracked changes, ready to send to the other side.
What the review looks for
- Risky terms. One-sided indemnities, uncapped liability, broad IP assignments, auto-renewals, unilateral amendment rights and similar clauses that shift risk to your client.
- Missing terms. Standard protections that are absent, such as a limitation of liability, a confidentiality carve-out or a termination right.
- State-specific red flags. Points that depend on the governing state, such as non-compete enforceability.
- Drafting errors. Undefined terms, broken cross-references and inconsistent capitalization of defined terms, caught by the quick checks.
Proposed edits are word-level: LexDraft changes only the words that need to change, so the other side sees a clean, readable markup rather than a rewritten clause.
Review guides by agreement
- How to review an asset purchase agreement: a checklist for buyers and sellers
- How to review a HIPAA business associate agreement
- How to review a consulting agreement in Word: a checklist for clients and consultants
- How to review a distribution agreement
- How to review a data processing agreement (DPA) in Word
- How to review an employment agreement in Word
- How to review a franchise agreement
- How to review an independent contractor agreement: classification, IP and the clauses that matter
- How to review an independent sales representative agreement
- How to review a joint venture agreement
- How to review a lease agreement in Word
- How to review a license agreement in Word
- How to review a commercial loan agreement
- How to review a master services agreement (MSA) in Word
- How to review an NDA in Microsoft Word
- How to review a non-compete agreement
- How to review an LLC operating agreement
- How to review a partnership agreement
- How to review a purchase agreement for goods
- How to review a reseller agreement
- How to review a SaaS agreement in Word: a checklist for customers and vendors
- How to review a settlement agreement
- How to review a software license agreement
- How to review a statement of work (SOW)
- How to review a commercial sublease
- How to review a SaaS subscription agreement
- How to review a vendor contract in Word: a checklist for the customer side
Review guides by clause
Start with the contract clause review hub, or go straight to a clause:
- How to review an assignment clause
- How to review an audit rights clause
- How to review a change of control clause
- How to review a confidentiality clause
- How to review a data security clause
- How to review a force majeure clause
- How to review a governing law clause
- How to review an indemnification clause
- How to review an IP ownership clause
- How to review a limitation of liability clause
- How to review a most favored nation (MFN) clause
- How to review a non-solicitation clause
- How to review a payment terms clause
- How to review a termination clause
- How to review a warranty clause
By practice
- Contract review for solo lawyers: a repeatable workflow in Word
- AI for solo lawyers by state: ethics guidance
- AI for commercial lawyers: supply, distribution and services contract review in Word
- AI for construction lawyers: owner, contractor and subcontract review in Word
- AI for employment lawyers: employment, separation and non-compete review in Word
- AI for estate planning lawyers: engagement letters, operating agreements and buy-sell agreements in Word
- AI for family law practitioners: prenups, postnups and marital settlement agreements in Word
- AI for franchise lawyers: franchise agreement and FDD review in Word
- AI for government contracts lawyers: subcontracts, teaming agreements and NDAs in Word
- AI for healthcare transactions lawyers: provider agreements, BAAs and deal documents in Word
- AI for in-house counsel: NDAs, vendor contracts and DPAs reviewed in Word
- AI for IP and licensing lawyers: license agreement review in Word
- AI for M&A lawyers: faster first-pass review of deal documents in Word
- AI for nonprofit lawyers: grant, sponsorship and vendor contracts in Word
- AI for real estate lawyers: faster lease and purchase agreement review in Word
- AI for startup and small business lawyers: NDAs, SaaS contracts and IP assignment in Word
- AI for technology lawyers: SaaS, licensing, AI terms and data agreements in Word
- Contract review checklist
- AI contract review for UK lawyers
Where AI contract review falls short
- It can miss issues or be wrong. Treat findings as a first pass, and read the contract yourself.
- It does not know the deal. Your client's leverage, priorities and risk appetite decide which findings matter.
- It is not legal advice. Qualified counsel must review every draft and redline before use.
Plans and prices
The Free plan needs no card and includes 5,000 generated words a month. Words are counted on what LexDraft writes, not on the text already in your document. Professional is $99 a month or $990 a year for 100,000 words a month. Business is $199 a month or $1,990 a year with unlimited words. See pricing.
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Frequently asked questions
What is AI contract review?
AI contract review uses a language model to read a contract, flag risky or missing terms and propose edits. In LexDraft this happens inside Microsoft Word: findings are graded Critical, High, Medium or Low, and proposed changes are word-level edits you accept as tracked changes.
Which contracts can LexDraft review?
Any contract you can open in Word. Built-in playbooks cover NDAs, SaaS MSAs, DPAs and services agreements. For other contracts, such as leases or employment agreements, select the state and run the review for risky clauses, missing standard terms and state-specific red flags.
Does it work under US state law?
Yes. Choose the governing state in the LexDraft panel and the review and Assistant answers follow that state. Qualified counsel must still check every output.
Will the other side see AI comments in my file?
Only what you accept. Accepted redlines appear as normal Word tracked changes.
How much does LexDraft cost?
The Free plan needs no card and includes 5,000 generated words a month. Professional is $99 a month or $990 a year for 100,000 words a month. Business is $199 a month or $1,990 a year with unlimited words.
Does AI contract review replace a lawyer?
No. LexDraft is a drafting and review tool, not legal advice. AI review can miss issues or be wrong, and qualified counsel must review every draft and redline before use.
How do legal teams use AI for contract review?
Common uses are a first-pass review of an incoming contract against the team's playbook or standard positions, flagging missing or unusual clauses, proposing redlines for a lawyer to accept or reject, checking defined terms and cross-references, and summarizing key terms for the business. Larger teams also use platforms that review many contracts at once, for example in due diligence. In every case a lawyer reviews the findings, decides what matters for the deal and signs off. In LexDraft the review runs inside Word, using a built-in playbook (NDA, SaaS MSA, DPA or services agreement) or a general review under the selected state's law, with findings graded by severity and proposed edits you accept as tracked changes.
Will AI replace lawyers?
Not as things stand. Lawyers carry professional duties that software cannot take on: competence, confidentiality, independent judgment, candor to courts and supervision of the work. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) says lawyers who use generative AI must understand its capabilities and limits, protect client information and review its output, and they stay responsible for the work. AI tools can produce a first draft or a first-pass review faster, but they can be wrong, and a licensed lawyer remains accountable for the advice and the final document. What is changing is how lawyers spend their time: less on routine first drafts and checks, more on judgment, negotiation and counselling clients. LexDraft is a drafting and review tool in Word; it is not a lawyer and does not give legal advice.
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Install LexDraft freeThis guide is general information, not legal advice. LexDraft does not give legal advice; qualified counsel must review every draft. Spotted something out of date? Email support@lexdraft.ai and we will fix it.