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Relaw vs Spellbook
Spellbook is a Word add-in for drafting. Relaw is the LegalOS around the matter, with a Word add-in when you still want to draft there.
Side by side
A platform, not a plugin.
Spellbook helps inside the document you already opened. Relaw holds the client, the templates, and the draft together.
| Feature | Relaw | Spellbook |
|---|---|---|
| Platform architecture | Full workspace, plus a Word add-in tied to the matter | Partial Word add-in only. No standalone platform. |
| Client context | Intake, vault, and meetings already on the file | - No client intake or matter record |
| Document automation | One-click generation from the firm's templates | Partial AI drafting. No template automation from past work. |
| Client intake | Questionnaires that map into documents and the vault | - No intake |
| Practice coverage | Any practice the firm runs, in the same workspace | Partial Primarily transactional and contract work |
| End-to-end workflow | Intake, automation, drafting, and client delivery | - Drafting inside Word only |
| Pricing | Standard from $269/mo annual. 14-day trial after onboarding. | - Sales-led pricing. Not a self-serve legal OS. |
| Works without Word | Standalone workspace. Word is optional. | - Requires Microsoft Word |
The difference
What actually changes.
Spellbook speeds drafting in Word. Relaw removes the work around the draft: intake, templates, and delivery.
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The file, not only the cursor
Relaw is intake, automation, drafting, and delivery. The Word add-in is linked to the matter, so facts are already there. Spellbook only assists inside the document you have open.
Spellbook: Client information, intake, and templates stay in other tools. Spellbook does not hold the matter.
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AI that already knows the client
Relaw drafts against intake, the vault, and the last meeting. You are not pasting context into a prompt for every clause.
Spellbook: The model sees the current Word document. Client background has to be typed in again.
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Templates that fill, not drafts you rebuild
Relaw maps questionnaires onto the Word and PDF the firm already uses. Review, then send. Spellbook helps you write faster. It does not generate the set from your templates.
Spellbook: You still build each document. Assistance is not automation.
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Any practice in the same product
Relaw is a LegalOS for the whole firm. Spellbook is strongest on contracts and transactional drafting.
Spellbook: Limited value where the work is not a contract in Word: litigation files, family matters, injury, estate, and the rest of a mixed practice.
FAQ
Direct answers.
What firms ask before they switch from Spellbook.
Relaw is the workspace: questionnaires, document automation, AI drafting in the product and in Word, the vault, and client delivery. Spellbook is a Word add-in. It does not run intake or generate document sets from your templates.
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