Gavel Exec is AI-powered contract review and drafting software that operates as an add-in within Microsoft Word and as a standalone web application, designed for transactional attorneys and legal teams handling commercial contract work.

Key features and functions include:

AI-Assisted Redlining
Generates suggested redlines and negotiation-ready comments across a full agreement in Word, informed by a firm's deal history, playbooks, and negotiation stance.

Drafting and Clause Revision
Drafts clauses and full contracts from scratch or fills gaps in existing agreements, using guided prompts or predefined Quick Actions, and refines output based on past contracts and firm-specific instructions.

Playbook Automation
Applies built-in or custom playbooks, which capture review standards and preferred fallback positions, to redline and comment on documents in a single action for consistency across matters.

Market Benchmarking
Compares clause language to market data to flag off-market positions and help prioritize negotiation points.

Document-Context Chat and Traceable Explanations
Allows users to ask questions about a document and receive answers with explanations of underlying reasoning, intended to support validation of AI-generated output.

Team Collaboration
Supports Workspaces, Playbooks, and matter-based Projects with access controls, allowing teams to share standards, instructions, and reference files across a review process.

Security and Data Handling
The platform is designed for confidential and regulated legal workflows, incorporating AES-256 encryption and Zero Data Retention commitments with its AI providers.

Gavel Exec is offered alongside Gavel Workflows, a rules-based document automation platform, as one of two core products from Gavel. In June 2026, Gavel was acquired by Relativity, a legal data intelligence company; Relativity has stated it intends to integrate Gavel's Word-based drafting and review capabilities into its RelativityOne platform while maintaining Gavel's existing operations.