READY TO MOVE ON FROM LEGACY DOCUMENT AUTOMATION?
Switching to Avvoka from other document automation tools
A practical guide to migrating from tools like DocAssemble, Berkeley Bridge and others to Avvoka. Learn what improves, how we de-risk the move, and how your team can shift to friendlier automation.
40%
less template maintenance pressure
8–12 weeks
typical migration programme
0 downtime
parallel rollout before cutover
THE challenge
Existing automation tools weren’t built for how legal teams work now.
First-generation platforms delivered value when they launched. Today, many firms are left with templates only specialists can maintain, lawyers reverting to Word, and version control breaking down across teams.
Specialist bottleneck
Template updates depend on IT specialists or external consultants. Legal teams wait weeks for changes that should take minutes.
Lawyers revert to Word
When templates are hard to update or use, teams fall back to manual drafting and the automation promise disappears.
No AI-ready infrastructure
These systems weren’t designed for structured, governed, AI-accessible templates and workflows. Avvoka was built around that foundation.
What changes when Avvoka becomes the automation layer.
Template ownership
Legal teams can update templates directly in a no-code builder, without waiting on IT for routine changes - streamlining and speeding up the process.
Integrated workflows
During the audit we document every integration you rely on today and map it to the Avvoka equivalent, giving you a confident and easy switch.
AI-ready from day one
Generative AI sits on top of governed templates, clause libraries and workflows built for legal work - not loose files and workarounds.
Adoption that sticks
Training, usage monitoring and ongoing optimisation help teams keep improving after go-live instead of drifting back to old habits.
THE PROCESS
Making the switch doesn’t have to be painful.
A proven four-phase migration approach gives your team a realistic route from audit to adoption, with your existing system running in parallel until you’re ready.
01
Audit your template inventory, usage, workflow dependencies and integrations before anything moves.
02
Rebuild in Avvoka’s no-code environment while your existing platform keeps running.
03
Plan the cutover, quality assure the templates, train the team and launch with zero downtime.
04
Monitor usage, support teams and unlock more advanced AI features after the first wave lands.
Recent results from teams who made the move.
~40%
reduction in template maintenance time for teams moving from specialist-owned systems.
minutes
to update and deploy template changes once legal teams own the no-code builder.
8–12 weeks
for a focused first migration wave, with parallel running and cutover planning built in.
Common questions before migrating.
Do we have to migrate everything at once?
No. Most teams begin with a focused audit, select the first migration wave, and keep the legacy system running in parallel until the new templates are ready.
Will lawyers notice the change?
The goal is for lawyers to notice less friction, not more. The migration plan protects familiar documents while improving how templates are maintained, launched and measured.
What happens to our integrations?
Integrations are mapped during the audit phase. Avvoka can connect to your CRM, DMS, signing tools and data sources so the final workflow is cleaner, not more manual.
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