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Relaw vs Gavel
Gavel is a document automation builder. Relaw is the LegalOS: we set up your templates, then the matter runs intake, documents, meetings, and drafting together.
Side by side
White-glove, not a builder.
Gavel gives you a workflow engine to configure. Relaw configures it with you, then keeps the rest of the file in the same product.
| Feature | Relaw | Gavel |
|---|---|---|
| Document automation | Templates filled from intake, with AI on the same file | Gavel Workflows for questionnaire-driven documents |
| Setup | Complimentary white-glove setup. You do not encode the logic. | Partial Out-of-the-box workflows. Custom logic is on you or a consultant. |
| Client intake | Questionnaires that map straight into the matter and the documents | White-labeled client portals for workflows |
| Pricing | Standard from $269/mo annual. Setup included. | Partial $83 to $417/mo, plus time or consultants for customizations |
| Legal workspace | Intake, vault, notetaker, AI drafting, and Word add-in | Partial General-purpose automation platform |
| Technical work required | None. Relaw sets up templates and logic for the firm. | Partial Advanced customizations need Automators or in-house encoding |
The difference
What actually changes.
Both automate documents. Relaw also holds the client, the meeting, and the draft, and does not ask the firm to become a software team.
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We set it up. You review the work.
Relaw maps your documents and questionnaires during onboarding. You generate for every client from that setup. You are not learning a workflow builder.
Gavel: Out-of-the-box workflows, or you (or an Automator) encode firm-specific logic to match what Relaw ships configured.
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Simple on purpose
The point is documents out the door, not a new internal product to maintain. Staff stay on clients.
Gavel: Powerful customization. That power is also a learning curve and an ongoing configuration job.
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The subscription is the cost
Standard from $269/mo annual, with complimentary setup and training. No parallel line item for builders.
Gavel: List price starts lower. Custom work, consultants, and time to learn the encoder are extra.
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A matter OS, not only a generator
Automation sits next to the vault, the notetaker, and drafting. Facts entered once show up everywhere.
Gavel: You still assemble practice management, notes, and drafting around the workflow engine.
FAQ
Direct answers.
What firms ask before they switch from Gavel.
Both generate documents from questionnaires. Relaw sets up your templates for you and keeps intake, the vault, meetings, and drafting on the same matter. Gavel is a builder: out-of-the-box workflows, or you customize them.
Your first matter
Configured before you log in
See how it automates your workflow.
White-glove setup for your templates, documents, and pipelines.
14-day trial after onboarding · Standard from $269/mo annual