Reduce Contract Review Time by 65% with Automated Legal Workflow
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Setup time
20 minutes
What You Get
Reduce average contract review time from 14 days to 5 days
Eliminate review queue blindspots with real-time visibility
Balance workload across legal team automatically
Integrations Used
Reduce Contract Review Time by 65% with Automated Legal Workflow
Contract review backlogs stall deals and strain legal teams. Business units wait days for approvals while in-house counsel drowns in a queue with no visibility into what's urgent. This workflow automates contract intake, reviewer assignment, and approval tracking—so legal becomes an accelerator, not a bottleneck.
The Problem
What you're dealing with
Contract reviews take 14+ days with no visibility into queue position
Business teams blocked waiting for legal approval on revenue-critical deals
Senior counsel overloaded while junior reviewers are underutilized
No audit trail—nobody knows who reviewed what or when changes were made
The Solution
How we fix it
Automated contract intake with deal value and urgency prioritization
Smart reviewer assignment based on expertise and current workload
Redline cycle tracking with automatic escalation after 3 rounds
Full audit trail with timestamps, approvers, and decision history
Reduce Contract Review Time by 65% with Automated Legal Workflow
Contract review backlogs stall deals and strain legal teams. Business units wait days for approvals while in-house counsel drowns in a queue with no visibility into what's urgent. This workflow automates contract intake, reviewer assignment, and approval tracking—so legal becomes an accelerator, not a bottleneck.
Legal Review Dashboard
Review queue with cycle times and bottleneck identification
Legal Review Cycle
$615K pipeline35 active deals| Company | Contact | Stage | Deal Value | Review Signals | Next Step | Touchpoints |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T TechGiant Corp Enterprise Deal | Sarah Johnson General Counsel | Legal Review | $580,000 75% probability | 12 days in review (SLA: 7)On 4th redline cycle | Escalation to VP Legal Today | 1853 |
Common Review Signals
Based on 35 active deals
Legal Review Cycle Categories
4 categories with severity levels and examples
Examples by Severity
Implement review triage and prioritization system
Severity Gradation System
How legal review cycle are classified and prioritized
Critical
Address within 24-48 hours
Deal-blocking review issue requiring immediate escalation
Warning
Address within 1 week
Significant review issue that could delay or derail progress
Info
Address during normal follow-up
Minor review issue, good to track but not blocking
Resolved
Document for future reference
Previously identified review issue that has been addressed
Real-World Scenarios
See how legal review cycle tracking works in different situations
Q4 Pipeline
Multiple high-value contracts blocking revenue recognition
Added temp counsel, got delegate authority, closed $2.5M on time
Make It Yours
ElasticFlow is fully customizable — add your own categories, rules, playbooks, and metrics
Custom Review Categories
Define your own taxonomy beyond the default categories
- Add industry-specific review types
- Create subcategories for granular tracking
- Rename categories to match your methodology
- Set category priorities and weights
Automation Rules
Trigger actions automatically when review are detected
- When critical review detected → Alert manager
- When threshold exceeded → Create task
- When pattern identified → Send notification
- When resolved → Update CRM
Response Playbooks
Attach guides and best practices to each category
- Link templates for common scenarios
- Attach battle cards and talk tracks
- Include historical resolution data
- Add video training for complex cases
Custom Scoring Weights
Adjust how metrics impact overall scores
- Increase weight for deal-blocking factors
- Adjust by deal size or stage
- Factor in historical patterns
- Custom formulas for health scores
CRM Field Mapping
Control exactly where data lands in your CRM
- Map to custom CRM properties
- Create dedicated tracking objects
- Sync to Deal/Contact/Account
- Update stage based on metrics
Alert Configuration
Get notified about metrics that matter
- Slack alerts for critical issues
- Daily digest by category
- Email when metrics persist
- Manager escalation paths
Start with Templates, Customize as You Go
Every workflow comes with sensible defaults that work out of the box. As you learn what matters for your team, customize categories, add playbooks, and build automation rules. Your configurations are versioned and can be shared across your organization.
What You Can Build
Turn legal review cycle data into strategic advantage
Cycle Time Reduction
Dramatically reduce contract review times
Workload Balancing
Distribute review work effectively across team
Revenue Acceleration
Remove legal bottlenecks from deal closing
What You'll Get
Reduce average contract review time from 14 days to 5 days
Eliminate review queue blindspots with real-time visibility
Balance workload across legal team automatically
Complete audit trail for every contract decision
When To Use This
Legal reviews take more than 7 days on average
Sales complains about legal being a bottleneck
Quarter-end creates contract chaos
No visibility into contract queue depth or reviewer workload
Who This Is For
In-house legal teams at companies with 100+ employees
Legal operations managers seeking process visibility
General Counsel needing to reduce deal cycle times
Growing companies without dedicated legal ops but high contract volume
Supported Document Types
NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements) — mutual and one-way
MSAs (Master Service Agreements)
Vendor and supplier agreements
SOWs (Statements of Work)
Amendments and contract renewals
How This Reduces Time
Standard vs exception handling — route simple contracts to junior reviewers, complex ones to specialists
Reduced coordination overhead — automated assignment eliminates back-and-forth about who handles what
Predefined approval paths — contracts move through approval chain without manual escalation
Bottleneck detection — identify and resolve delays before they impact deals
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Customize to Your Needs
This workflow is fully customizable to match your specific business needs:
Add or remove integrations - Connect any tools from our marketplace to extend functionality
Adjust logic and conditions - Modify triggers, filters, and branching logic to fit your processes
Map custom fields - Define how data flows between your tools with our visual field mapper
Set up notifications - Get alerts when workflows complete, fail, or need attention
Tools & Integrations
How to Set Up
Get started in 20 minutes with these simple steps
Connect CRM
SalesforceSync deal data and revenue impact
Connect Documents
Import contracts from Google Drive
Define SLAs
Set review time targets by contract type
Configure Triage
Set priority rules and routing
Enable Alerts
SlackNotify on SLA risk in Slack
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