AI does not replace your judgment on risk. It reviews contracts with you, finds the applicable law, and formats your analyses, so that teams get a clear, sourced answer.
AI helps in-house counsel with tasks such as “Answer a question from a business team,” “Review an NDA against our playbook,” and “Review a supplier’s contract.” Start with a single task, in Doctrine: allow 5 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
Doctrine · “Poser une question” (Ask a question), “Concis” (Concise) mode
TodayTen questions a day arrive by email or in the hallway, and each one means finding the law before you answer.
With DoctrineA short, sourced answer, which you pass on with the article of law as a reference.
Claude · “Projects”
TodayNDAs pile up: always the same points to check, and yet every review starts from scratch.
With ClaudeA clause-by-clause table of gaps with suggested wording, to approve before you send the text back.
Doctrine · “Flow Counsel,” in Word
TodayThe contract arrives on the supplier’s paper, drafted in its favor, and procurement wants to sign before the end of the month.
With DoctrineThe risky clauses identified and a counterproposal drafted for each, to pass on to the buyer or the supplier.
Also
Doctrine · “Extraire des informations” (Extract information)
A schedule of key dates for all your contracts, to filter and sort, where each cell points to the passage of the contract.
Claude · Word file, in the conversation
A one-page memo in Word, focused on the decision and faithful to your analysis.
Gemini Notebook · “Chat” panel
A one-sentence answer, with the exact clause from your own documents to back it up.
Microsoft Copilot · Copilot button, in Outlook
The status of the negotiation point by point and a draft reply to review.
DeepL · File translation, with “Glossary”
A reading version in English, and the list of passages where the translation departs from the original.
Doctrine · “Créer une alerte” (Create an alert), then Assistant
A legal watch that comes to you, text by text, and a sourced explanation of each change.
What to check
Assistant relies on neither collective bargaining agreements nor administrative circulars. Open the source before you answer: it is your answer that commits the legal department.
Answer a question from a business teamDoctrine · “Poser une question” (Ask a question), “Concis” (Concise) modeThe prompt to copy
Under [commercial / consumer / employment] law, a company in [industry] wants to [describe the planned action in one sentence]. Is it allowed, and under what conditions? Give the applicable law, the penalty for a breach, and a recent decision that illustrates the rule.
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobAnswer a question from a business team
In your jobReview an NDA against our playbook
In your jobKeep up the month’s legal watch
In your jobReview a supplier’s contract
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
Answer a question of French law with the statutes and the decisions to back it up, review a contract in Word, and get an alert when an article changes.
Recommended planDoctrine subscription, see the website. A free trial is offered.
Compare a contract you received with your in-house playbook, write a readable memo for management, and leave with a real Word file.
Recommended planFree to try, with no confidential documents. At work: Team, $25 per user per month ($20 if billed yearly).
Your contract templates, your general terms and conditions, and your internal policies in one notebook: the answer cites the exact passage.
Recommended planFree: 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 questions per day. Included in the company’s Google Workspace plans.
If the company is on Microsoft 365: summarize a long negotiation thread in Outlook and prepare the reply, without switching software.
Recommended planMicrosoft 365 Copilot Chat, included at no extra cost in eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions. Microsoft 365 Copilot Business license: €15.60 excl. tax per user per month, annual commitment.
Translate a German contract for a signatory who wants to read it in English, keeping the layout and your terms.
Recommended planIndividual, €7.49 per month, billed yearly. On this plan, your texts are not used for training.
For a legal department that works across several countries, mostly in English: questions, review of batches of contracts, Word and Outlook add-ins.
Recommended planOrganization contract, custom pricing.
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: Doctrine, Claude, Gemini Notebook, Microsoft Copilot, DeepL, and Harvey. 3 of them can be used for free to get started.
Answer a question of French law with the statutes and the decisions to back it up, review a contract in Word, and get an alert when an article changes. The plan to choose: Doctrine subscription, see the website. A free trial is offered.
With “Answer a question from a business team,” in Doctrine (“Poser une question” (Ask a question), “Concis” (Concise) mode). Allow 5 minutes the first time. A short, sourced answer, which you pass on with the article of law as a reference.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.