The company continues to deepen its legal bench with the hiring of former Big Law attorneys across product and go-to-market teams.
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / January 15, 2026 / Draftwise, an AI contract intelligence platform, today announced the next phase of its in-house legal market growth while reinforcing its position as the trusted integration partner to Big Law firms.
“Knowledge and Innovation leaders need to see ROI on their AI investments, and their clients demand measurable efficiency gains. Draftwise delivers on both.” said James Ding, CEO of Draftwise. “Last year, we achieved 350% growth in weekly Big Law users and reclaimed an estimated 3,100 non-billable hours per law firm customer. As we enter 2026, we’re focused on creating maximum value for lawyers. Big Law remains core to who we are, and we’re excited to bring that same rigor to in-house legal teams.”
New Integrations and Strategic Resourcing Support In-house Momentum
Building on its success in Big Law, Draftwise is now actively serving major in-house legal teams. Conversations with hundreds of in-house lawyers, legal operations professionals, and general counsels, as well as an influx of inbound requests, have confirmed how well Draftwise’s core capabilities align with in-house workflows and validated opportunities to expand the product’s usefulness.
The company has seen early traction with software and financial services organizations, where functionalities like AI redlining and contract review, including automatically generated playbooks, can drastically cut down time on critical deal activities, such as NDA review.
Leading this expansion is Chris Walker, Draftwise’s newly appointed Chief of Staff. Walker originally joined Draftwise in 2021, where he spearheaded pilots with early design partners, including Gunderson Dettmer and Orrick. He brings product leadership experience from Palantir and Oracle.
Alongside dedicating internal resources to the in-house initiative, Draftwise continues to expand integrations and partnerships that serve a wider range of customers. Recently completed integrations include SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and OneDrive.
Announcing New Legal Hires
Draftwise strategically embeds experienced attorneys throughout the organization-from product development to customer success to sales-ensuring every aspect of the platform and platform experience addresses the real pain points lawyers face daily.
Recent key hires include:
Carly Bernstein, Legal Product Specialist (formerly Paul Hastings)
Saba Tavakoli, Senior Customer Success Manager (formerly Mishcon de Reya)
Mazdak Araghrez, Senior Customer Success Manager (formerly Dentons)
David O’Connell, Enterprise Account Director (formerly Skadden)
About Draftwise
Founded in 2021, Draftwise is an AI Contract Intelligence platform. Draftwise executes complex drafting, review, and search workflows, drawing from your organization’s best guidance, precedent, and knowledge.
Draftwise serves top law firms and legal teams globally, including over half the Vault 10, dozens of Am Law 100 firms, Fortune 500 organizations, and financial services firms. The company is headquartered in New York and has offices in London.
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