Antas da Cunha ECIJA + Legau

Find out how Legau helped law firm Antas da Cunha ECIJA improve its legal drafting process

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Antas da Cunha ECIJA

Learn how Antas da Cunha ECIJA is using Legau to improve attorney capabilities and streamline processes, all while ensuring data security and confidentiality. 

Antas da Cunha Ecija is a rapidly growing law firm with 115 attorneys that prides itself on combining traditional legal expertise with innovative technology to deliver exceptional service to their clients. 

 

In 2022, Antas da Cunha Ecija took home the award for Most Innovative Law Firm in Europe outside of the UK, so innovation is something they are familiar with. 

Antas da Cunha Ecija

Growing at the Pace of Innovation

In the context of rapid growth, Antas da Cunha Ecija faced the pressing challenge of managing escalating costs without compromising the quality of their legal services. Their objective was twofold: to enhance revenue per attorney and to boost their realization rate, all while curbing unnecessary expenditure. 

Challenge

Enter Legau, our cutting-edge Legaltech product, designed to improve how legal professionals draft, review, and leverage knowledge within the familiar confines of Word and Outlook. With a seamless integration into their daily workflow and document management system (iManage), Legau offered the promise of efficiency and efficacy without disrupting the established processes for the attorneys at Antas da Cunha Ecija. 

 

During the implementation phase, Legau was well embraced by the attorneys at Antas da Cunha Ecija. Our hands-on customer success team ensured a smooth adoption by providing training and support tailored to the firm’s unique environment and needs. 

Adopting Legau

The Results

The satisfaction level scored an impressive 8 out of 10, indicating a high level of acceptance and comfort with Legau’s interface and features.

 

One associate of the Corporate Department, Tânia Nogueira, referred that “Legau is a very useful and user-friendly tool. Intuitive to use. When Ive used it, its always returned good results and helped me to «unblock» many situations, particularly the creation of clauses”. 

User Satisfaction

Attorneys reported gaining 20.7% of time per attorney, empowering them to manage their workload more effectively.

 

A striking 63% of attorneys experienced at least a 20% time saving in their daily tasks, and 25% reported gaining at least 30% of time.

 

“It has allowed me to speed up processes that would previously have taken me a long time and, in a single window, access case law, doctrine and stored knowledge to meet the needs of clients”, mentioned Gonçalo Oliveira, junior associate of the TMT Department.

Efficiency and Productivity Gains

Unanimously, 100% of the users affirmed that Legau was essential in streamlining their research, preparation, and review of legal documents. 

Paulo Morgado, partner of Antas da Cunha, mentioned that “Legau is very user-friendly, and I had quick and effective answers to my challenges”. 

Operational Improvement

Although financial data remains confidential, the time gained, and the operational improvements are a testament to the potential increase in revenue per attorney and an enhanced realization rate. 

 

Fernando Antas da Cunha, managing partner, said that “we believe our partnership with Legau will be pivotal in streamlining our operations. It’s not just about the time gained, but the quality of time improved. The seamless integration of Legau into our daily routines has enabled our attorneys to elevate their focus on strategic legal work, which is the essence of our growth and client satisfaction. This is an intelligent investment in our firm’s and attorneys’ future”. 

Financial Impact

For law firms, security and confidentiality of information is a critical concern.

 

At Legau, we take the security and confidentiality of our clients’ information very seriously.

 

We have implemented robust infrastructure and protocols to ensure that our clients’ information remains safe and private, and we do not use our clients’ information to train our AI Assistant.

Security and Confidentiality