Ryan
On
the
heels
of
five
new
product
announcements
this
summer,
Litera
is
poised
to
make
a
major
splash
at
ILTACON
2025.
To
learn
about
these
exciting
developments
at
the
event,
attendees
can
say
hello
to
Adam
Ryan,
the
company’s
Chief
Product
Officer,
or
book
a
demo
with
the
on-site
Litera
team
in
advance.
In
the
runup
to
the
conference,
we
sat
down
with
Adam,
who
shared
his
thoughts
on
the
direction
of
legal
technology
and
detailed
the
latest
updates
from
Litera.
(The
conversation
has
been
edited
for
length
and
clarity.)
ATL:
I
understand
that
Litera’s
been
very
busy.
To
start,
can
you
give
us
a
quick
overview
of
what
you’ve
been
rolling
out
in
advance
of
ILTACON?
AR:
The
first
release
that
we’re
unveiling
is
our
game-changing
new
AI
legal
agent,
a
virtual
team
member
spanning
both
the
practice
and
business
of
law.
We’re
calling
it
“Lito.”
The
name
“Lito”
is
short
for
“Litera
One.”
Designed
for
the
legal
industry,
Lito
is
integrated
into
the
unified,
AI-powered
Litera
One
interface.
It
is
built
to
support
legal
workflows
by
aligning
relevant
capabilities
with
user
intent,
helping
deliver
informed
outcomes
through
timely
access
to
the
right
data
in
the
right
context.
It
has
all
of
the
LLM
architecture
associated
with
it,
but
we’ve
paired
it
with
our
legal,
rules-based
engines
that
we’ve
been
developing
over
the
last
30
years
to
deliver
tangible
value
for
our
customers.
It
is
designed
to
help
lawyers
reduce
context-switching,
improve
turnaround
time,
and
make
smarter
decisions.
It
can
do
things
like
compare
how
commercial
deal
points
have
changed
from
one
version
of
a
contract
to
another,
and
identify
the
risk
of
the
changes
while
suggesting
mitigation
strategies.
We’re
also
incorporating
Lito
with
all
of
our
capabilities
in
the
business
of
law
side,
and,
for
example,
it
can
automate
complex
tasks
and
surface
immediate
insights
with
Foundation
and
Foundation
365.
The
second
announcement
is
in
relation
to
Kira,
the
legal
industry’s
trusted,
proven,
and
future-ready
choice
for
due
diligence
and
contract
review.
We’re
re-engineering
Kira
with
GenAI
services
powered
by
Litera
AI+
to
support
greater
productivity
and
more
informed
decision-making
for
legal
professionals.
So
if
you
think
of
Lito
for
ad
hoc
contract
reviews,
what
you’re
able
to
do
with
Kira
is
take
that
same
kind
of
technology
but
apply
it
to
large
document
sets,
which
require
collaboration
and
structured
workflows.
The
re-engineering
of
Kira
with
GenAI
represents
a
transformative
leap
forward
for
legal
teams
everywhere
—
accelerating
contract
analysis
across
languages
and
jurisdictions.
By
empowering
our
users
with
instant,
smarter
contract
analysis
and
seamless
compliance
tools,
we
are
redefining
what’s
possible
in
legal
technology
and
ensuring
our
clients
are
always
ahead
of
the
curve.
By
helping
streamline
workflows,
highlight
potential
risks
and
trends,
and
reduce
time
spent
on
document
review,
these
enhancements
assist
legal
teams
in
aligning
with
client
requirements
and
uncovering
valuable
insights
across
a
range
of
document
types.
These
features
will
be
available
for
all
new
and
existing
Kira
customers
without
needing
to
provide
an
Azure
OpenAI
key.
The
third
big
update
is
a
whole
series
of
enhancements
to
what
we’re
doing
for
the
drafting
workflow,
predominantly
in
Litera
One
Word
and
Outlook.
This
includes
things
like
uniting
the
cloud
version
of
Litera
Create-Content
and
Foundation
Insights
in
Litera
One
for
Word.
With
these
new
workflows,
Knowledge
Management
teams
and
lawyers
leverage
context-aware
AI
to
discover
better
precedent
language
and
relevant
deal
point
insights
to
strengthen
document
quality,
and
lead
negotiations
with
data-driven
authority.
We’re
also
introducing
what
we’re
calling
Precedent,
which
enables
legal
professionals
to
efficiently
search
for
and
retrieve
relevant
precedent
language
directly
from
a
curated
content
library
in
Microsoft
Word.
Additionally,
lawyers
can
now
access
matter,
client,
and
contact
insights
directly
within
their
inbox,
turning
Outlook
into
a
true
legal
productivity
hub.
The
new
deep
integrations
with
Litera
Foundation
and
Peppermint
CRM
improve
responsiveness
and
client
service
by
removing
toggling
and
context-switching.
With
Litera
One
now
delivering
Foundation
and
Peppermint
data
at
their
fingertips,
lawyers
have
the
information
they
need
in
seconds
to
better
serve
their
clients.
Furthermore,
with
competition
for
new
client
business
more
intense
than
ever,
the
fastest
partner
to
reply
with
the
most
relevant
information
can
mean
the
difference
between
winning
and
losing
business.
Our
next
announcement
unveils
massive
updates
and
enhancements
to
our
Foundation
Platform
firm
intelligence
suite,
which
now
enables
partners,
lawyers,
and
business
services
professionals
to
access
consolidated
client,
matter,
contact,
firm
people,
relationship,
and
experience
data
through
a
new
Outlook
interface.
With
this
latest
update,
Litera
has
combined
both
critical
client
information
from
its
CRM
with
unparalleled
matter
insights
from
its
experience
management
platform
to
deliver
a
365-degree
firm
view,
right
where
legal
professionals
work
today.
Litera
One
allows
firms
to
leverage
this
critical
firm
intelligence
throughout
the
Microsoft
stack,
in
a
truly
integrated
manner.
Previously
siloed
in
standalone
systems
and
often
out
of
reach
from
partners
and
lawyers,
Foundation’s
powerful
new
feature
in
Outlook
unlocks
how
firms
can
better
leverage
firm
experience
to
grow
their
business
and
deliver
exceptional
client
service.
On
average,
knowing
how
to
answer
the
question
“what
is
our
experience
with
this
type
of
matter?”
could
take
multiple
hours
and
a
team
of
people.
Today,
that
answer
is
available
in
seconds
at
the
lawyer’s
fingertips
in
Outlook.
Finally,
our
last
announcement
before
ILTACON
is
a
strategic
investment
in
Postilize
to
accelerate
innovation
in
business
development
with
the
launch
of
Foundation
Proactive,
Powered
by
Postilize.
This
partnership
marks
a
significant
step
toward
delivering
a
next-generation,
integrated
“growth-tech”
stack
within
Litera
One
that
transforms
legal
work
by
placing
the
right
data
in
the
right
place
at
the
right
time
—
combining
relationship
intelligence,
marketing
automation,
and
AI-powered
personalization.
This
transformative
technology
enables
lawyers
to
engage
clients
at
precisely
the
right
moment
with
highly
relevant,
personalized
communications
—
what
we
call
Proactive
Relationship
Management.
By
leveraging
our
integrated
Litera
One
platform,
firms
can
identify
and
capitalize
on
new
business
opportunities
that
would
otherwise
remain
hidden.
Those
are
the
five
main
headlines,
but
we
have
a
slew
of
other
enhancements
at
our
company
update
at
ILTACON
(Monday,
August
11
at
4
p.m.
in
Cherry
Blossom).
It’s
our
biggest
ILTA
ever
in
terms
of
new
products
and
feature
delivery!
ATL:
That’s
certainly
a
lot.
It
seems
like
the
pace
of
new
features
is
accelerating,
certainly
at
Litera,
but
also
generally
in
legal
technology.
Do
you
see
that
as
a
trend
in
the
industry?
What’s
driving
this
if
so?
AR:
Yes,
seeing
that
across
the
board
is
truly
exciting.
I
think
there
is
an
increased
demand
coming
from
our
buyer
base
that
is
driving
innovation.
Customers
are
hungry
for
new
workflows
and
capabilities
—
a
lot
of
them
brought
about
by
large
language
models
and
generative
AI
capabilities.
They’re
keen
to
get
the
benefits
of
this
for
their
own
practice.
I
think
that’s
driving
an
exciting
pace
of
innovation
from
legal
tech
vendors
to
push
the
boundaries
of
what
we
can
do
and
how
far
we
can
take
this
innovation.
I’ve
been
in
the
legal
industry
a
long
time.
I
am
a
practicing
lawyer.
I
was
the
former
Chief
Legal
Innovation
Officer
at
Freshfields,
and
now
I’m
the
Head
of
Product
at
Litera.
I
haven’t
seen
this
rate
of
change
in
adoption
in
the
legal
tech
industry
in
all
my
career.
What
we
are
hearing
from
our
customers,
though,
is
that
they
want
connecting
experiences,
and
that’s
why
we’re
really
excited
with
what
we’re
doing
with
Litera
One.
Lito
is
part
of
Litera
One
because
it’s
connecting
all
of
those
capabilities
and
experiences
across
that
end-to-end
workflow,
meeting
lawyers
where
they
work
today,
which
is
in
Microsoft
Word
and
Outlook.
ATL:
That’s
a
good
segue
into
what
I
was
going
to
ask
about
next,
although
you’ve
touched
on
it
already.
Can
you
provide
a
little
more
detail
on
these
developments
from
the
end-user
perspective?
AR:
Yes,
absolutely!
One
overall
pain
point
for
the
legal
industry
is
around
the
massive
inefficiencies
in
routine,
time-consuming
tasks
that
lawyers
spend
countless
hours
on.
And
that’s
really
the
key
problem
that
we’re
looking
to
solve
with
the
advancements
that
we’re
bringing
to
ILTA
this
year.
So
how
do
we
kind
of
attack
those
bottlenecks
around
things
like
contract
analysis,
research, synthesis,
first
draft
creation?
We’re
looking
to
turn
high-volume
and
low-value
hours
into
near-instant
outputs,
all
while
reducing
risk
and
cost.
That’s
the
overall
value
proposition
that
we’re
really
looking
to
drive,
and
the
kind
of
response
that
we’re
seeing
in
the
market
has
been
incredible.
ATL:
At
the
company
update
at
Legalweek
this
year,
Litera
CEO
Avaneesh
Marwaha
talked
about
a
shift
in
focus
from
legal
technology
streamlining
the
work
typically
performed
by
junior
associates
to
helping
the
rainmakers
and
partners.
How
are
Litera’s
new
releases
at
ILTA
related
to
that
idea?
AR:
That’s
part
of
the
key
innovation
driven
by
what
we’re
calling
our
growth
tech
platform.
Partners
are
looking
for
areas
to
cross-sell
and
at
areas
where
they
can
grow
their
business,
and
that’s
where
being
able
to
access
this
data
—
which
was
previously
siloed
in
individual
systems
that
they
don’t
have
access
to
—
comes
in.
Now
they’re
able
to
leverage
that
data
for
the
power
of
going
out
and
finding
that
new
business
and
serving
their
clients
and
identifying
areas
of
cross-selling.
So,
yes,
100%.
Avaneesh
mentioned
at
that
company
update,
though,
that
what
we’re
really
focusing
on
is
getting
people
the
right
data,
at
the
right
time,
and
in
the
right
place.
So
when
we
talk
about
data,
sometimes
you
need
that
kind
of
information
around
billings
or
clients
or
contracts
or
matter
experience.
We
have
access
to
all
of
that
information.
Sometimes
you
need
firm
precedent
data,
sometimes
you
need
clauses,
sometimes
you
need
proofreading
results,
sometimes
you
need
comparisons.
The
proactive
skills
in
Lito
are
key
to
being
able
to
get
that
right
data
at
the
right
time.
For
example,
Lito
recognizes
when
you
need
a
document
comparison,
and
we’re
automatically
giving
you
that.
Lito
recognizes
when
you’re
getting
a
question
about
firm
experience,
and
we’re
automatically
providing
that
to
you
as
well.
So
we’re
delivering
that
data
when
they
need
it,
in
the
interface
that
they’re
already
working
with.
That’s
where
I’m
most
excited
around
the
kind
of
potential
for
us
to
help
those
rainmakers
grow
and
develop
the
business
further.
ATL:
So
ILTACON
is
around
the
corner.
What
do
you
hope
attendees
take
away
from
Litera’s
offerings
there
this
year?
AR:
What
I
really
would
like
them
to
take
away
is
seeing
what
we’re
able
to
provide
across
the
whole
product
portfolio
that
we
have.
One
of
the
things
that
I
constantly
hear
from
our
customers
is:
How
are
you
investing
in
the
core
solutions
that
they
use
and
love
today?
How
are
you
integrating
those
solutions
together?
And
how
are
you
investing
in
what
you
are
trying
to
achieve
going
forward?
I
really
want
them
to
take
away
those
three
things
—
to
be
able
to
see
how
we’re
investing
in
the
solutions
that
they’ve
been
customers
for,
and
bringing
really
cutting-edge
advancements
to
each
of
those
kind
of
product
lines,
along
with
how
we’re
integrating
that
product
portfolio
together
and
how
Litera
One
is
able
to
bring
those
workflows
into
end-to-end
solutions.
There
are
a
number
of
things
that
we’re
releasing,
which,
if
I
had
them
when
I
was
a
practicing
lawyer,
it
would’ve
made
me
very
happy.
Being
able
to
see
that
come
to
life
is
really
the
best
part
of
my
job.