feature · 11 July 2026
On the Atlas: five tools for the document work between drafts
Meet Bundledocs, HotDocs, Josef, Litera Compare and PerfectIt: five Atlas discoveries for the work around the legal draft.
The Profession
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The legal argument may be finished long before the document is ready. A paragraph number has moved, two versions need comparing, and the bundle still has to be assembled. This week on the Atlas, five discoveries address different parts of that document work. Each starts from a recognisable task that can otherwise consume the quiet end of the afternoon.
Bundledocs: giving a collection an order
Logo: Bundledocs; image used in its Atlas listing.
Bundledocs assembles files into indexed and paginated bundles, with sections for electronic sharing or printing. It is worth discovering if a recurring part of the job involves turning material received from several people into one navigable set. The Atlas entry points to cloud and on-premise options. Explore how a late document would be inserted and how the resulting bundle would be used by its intended reader.
Explore Bundledocs on the Atlas
HotDocs: the repeatable document
HotDocs is a document assembly and template automation tool. The useful starting point is the document that the practice produces repeatedly, with important variations buried inside familiar wording. That is where template design becomes interesting. Explore which decisions should be captured before the document is generated and who will maintain the underlying content. The quality of the precedent remains a substantive editorial responsibility.
Josef: a conversation that leads somewhere
Australian-founded Josef appears in the Atlas for legal automation and bot building. It invites a different way of thinking about repetitive work: a guided interaction can make a process easier to follow for the person using it. A discovery session might begin with one tightly defined task and the information it needs. Examine how exceptions are handled before extending the idea to a more complex workflow.
Litera Compare: reading what changed
Litera Compare focuses on document comparison and redlining. That is a distinct stage of the drafting process, particularly when a document returns after several people have worked on it. Its Atlas entry is worth opening when the practical question is how to examine revisions efficiently. Explore the formats and version combinations relevant to the practice, then assess the comparison output against material whose changes are already known.
Explore Litera Compare on the Atlas
PerfectIt: the last consistency pass
PerfectIt checks consistency and proofing in Microsoft Word, including legal-specific styles. It occupies the space between substantive editing and the final document: the point where a term has acquired a second spelling or a house convention has been applied unevenly. Readers who maintain a practice style guide may find this a useful discovery. The tool’s suggestions still need someone who understands the document and the intended usage.
Explore PerfectIt on the Atlas
A bundle builder and a proofreading tool solve different problems. Follow the Atlas profiles for the task that recurs in your practice, and begin with a document you know well enough to judge the result.
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