READY TO MOVE ON FROM LEGACY DOCUMENT AUTOMATION?
Switch to Avvoka without dragging legacy complexity with you.
Migrate from HotDocs, ContractExpress, PatternBuilder and other legacy tools to Avvoka’s modern, AI-ready document automation platform. Give template ownership back to legal teams, reduce maintenance, and move from workaround-heavy drafting to connected workflows.
40%
less template maintenance pressure
8–12 weeks
typical migration programme
0 downtime
parallel rollout before cutover
THE PROBLEM
Legacy 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
Legacy 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
Lawyers can build, update and deploy templates without coding. The people who know the documents control the logic.
Integrated workflows
Precedents, forms, templates, documents and signatures work together with Salesforce, HubSpot, DocuSign, Azure and more.
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.
Choose the migration path that matches where you’re starting.
Switching from HotDocs
Template conversion, workflow optimisation, integration mapping and a practical no-code transition plan.
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Switching from ContractExpress
A detailed roadmap for template transition, workflow redesign, integration architecture and team adoption.
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Other legacy platforms
A migration guide for PatternBuilder, DocAssemble, BerkeleyBridge and other legacy automation stacks.
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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.
GET STARTED
Ready to modernise your document automation?
Get a personalised migration plan, cost analysis and step-by-step roadmap for moving from your current platform to Avvoka.