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PatternBuilder MAX Review: Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers

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What is PatternBuilder MAX?

PatternBuilder MAX is a generative AI enhancement to NetDocuments’ PatternBuilder document and workflow automation tools. It is part of the NetDocuments ndMAX collection and helps legal teams build AI-powered apps, prompts, document templates, and workflow automations inside the NetDocuments environment. PatternBuilder MAX is designed for firms that want to use AI with their own documents, templates, standards, and repeatable legal workflows. It is not primarily a case law research tool.

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Pros
  • Document Analysis Focused
  • Document Drafting Focused
  • Powered by Your Documents
Cons
  • No Published Pricing
  • Add-on Product
  • Not for Caselaw Research
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Core Features

For Artificial Intelligence, the following are essential features, and you should therefore expect to see a check in every box in this section.

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Product Security

Most AI products are built in such a way that they are inherently insecure. If this box is checked, the product or application claims to keep data secure and away from the prying eyes of the public. Although users should not put client information into these platforms, typically sensitive company information is safe.

Client Confidentiality

While some products are secure enough for your own data, others go the extra step of making sure no third party (even themselves) have access to any of the data in your AI product. In these cases, the provider claims that your data is secure enough to maintain your client's Attorney/Client privilege.

Marketing Tasks

Can this product be used for basic marketing tasks like blog creation, social media videos, or website images?

Documentation Assistance

Can this product be used to help document how to do something, whether internal or external facing?

Non-legal Research

Is this product helpful with basic, non-legal research?

Legal Research

Although answers from any large language model tool should be double checked by an appropriate expert, some products claim to be trained on legal specific information. In these cases, it may be reasonable to trust them with legal specific questions or research. Keep in mind, however, that your professional rules likely require you to check their work.

Basic Drafting

Will this product assist in basic drafting of non-legal specific documents (e.g. email, invoices, job descriptions)?

Legal Specific Drafting

Can this product be useful in handling legal specific drafting?

Contract Management

Can this product be used to create and manage contracts?

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I use PatternBuilder MAX?

PatternBuilder MAX is available inside the web-based NetDocuments platform.

What is the price of PatternBuilder MAX?

NetDocuments does not publish standard pricing for PatternBuilder MAX. Firms should contact NetDocuments for pricing based on their NetDocuments subscription, users, implementation needs, and selected ndMAX tools.

Does PatternBuilder MAX integrate with my Law Practice Management Software?

Not directly, although NetDocuments integrates with several LPMS applications. You could also make use of Zapier or API-level programming to integrate the two.

Where does PatternBuilder MAX get its information?

PatternBuilder MAX uses prompts, templates, selected documents, firm work product, data tables, and NetDocuments content that the firm builds into the app or workflow. It can send prompts to Microsoft OpenAI through the NetDocuments environment when configured.

Does PatternBuilder MAX search caselaw?

No, Patternbuilder does not search case law.

What secondary sources does PatternBuilder MAX have?

PattternBuilder does not have secondary sources beyond any information you provide it.

Is PatternBuilder MAX reliable?

PatternBuilder MAX may be reliable for structured document and workflow automation when the firm carefully designs prompts, templates, source materials, and review steps. Attorneys should still review all generated text, summaries, and documents before using them.

Is PatternBuilder MAX difficult to use?

PatternBuilder MAX is no-code, but it may require comfort with templates, variables, prompts, app-building, and workflow design. It is likely easier for firms that already use NetDocuments and have repeatable document processes.

What type of practice uses PatternBuilder MAX?

PatternBuilder MAX is most useful for document-heavy law firms, legal departments, and practices that want to automate repeatable drafting or review workflows. It may fit litigation, transactional, regulatory, and knowledge-management teams that already store work product in NetDocuments.

Does PatternBuilder MAX have reminders and alerts?

PatternBuilder MAX itself does not natively include reminders or alerts as standalone features. It's primarily focused on document automation, workflow execution, and AI-enhanced drafting within the NetDocuments ecosystem. However, there are several ways you can incorporate or trigger reminders and alerts in workflows that involve PatternBuilder MAX.

Additional Details about PatternBuilder MAX

AI-powered document automation

PatternBuilder MAX adds generative AI to NetDocuments’ existing PatternBuilder document automation tools. Firms can build prompts into PatternBuilder apps and use prompt outputs in document templates. This can help lawyers create drafts, summaries, clauses, and workflow outputs from firm-approved inputs. For small firms, the value is strongest when the same kinds of documents or workflows repeat across matters.

Studio Apps for common legal use cases

NetDocuments launched PatternBuilder MAX with prebuilt Studio Apps for common legal use cases. These apps are designed to let legal teams use generative AI more quickly without building every workflow from scratch. Firms can use the apps as provided or modify them for their own standards and processes. This may reduce setup time, but firms should still test each app before using it in client work.

Custom prompts and workflow apps

PatternBuilder MAX lets firms build custom prompts into PatternBuilder apps. The NetDocuments support materials describe options for constructing prompts, sending prompts to Microsoft OpenAI, using guided prompts, and inserting prompt output into templates. This can help firms create structured workflows instead of relying on one-off chatbot prompts. Strong prompt design and quality control remain important.

Built inside NetDocuments

PatternBuilder MAX is part of the NetDocuments ndMAX collection and works inside the NetDocuments document management environment. That matters because firms can use AI with documents and workflows already managed in their document system. It may also help reduce the need to move sensitive documents into separate AI tools. Firms should confirm their specific security, data-use, and confidentiality settings with NetDocuments before deployment.

Who PatternBuilder MAX is for

PatternBuilder MAX is best for existing NetDocuments customers, and those shopping for a full-featured DMS solution for their firm, who also want to take advantage of cutting-edge AI tools to help them draft and analyze documents.

Best fit

  • Firms already using NetDocuments and PatternBuilder for document or workflow automation.
  • Document-heavy practices that want AI-assisted templates, prompts, summaries, and repeatable workflows.
  • Firms with enough recurring work to justify building custom AI-enabled apps.

Not ideal for

  • Firms looking mainly for case law research or secondary-source research.
  • Firms that do not use NetDocuments or do not want to adopt its document management platform.
  • Users who want a simple standalone chatbot instead of a configurable automation tool.

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