# Gavel Case Studies Law firms, courts, and legal aid organizations around the world are building on Gavel to serve their customers. We highlight some of the use cases here. By the team at Gavel Published: Nov 10, 2021 | Last updated: Feb 12, 2026 Gavel is proud to be used by organizations in 23 countries and many areas of law to build powerful tools that automate documents, save time, generate new sources of revenue, and make the world a better place. Read our featured case studies below. ### Emessay, A Resource for Small Creative Businesses [**Emessay**](https://emessay.com/) uses Gavel to allow their creative clients to create, customize and download key contracts. A one-time payment gives clients access to all of Emessay's current and future database of customizable contracts. [**Read more about it here**](/content/resources/emessay-uses-gavel-to-make-legal-easier-for-small-creative-businesses/index.html). ### Eight Instant-Response Apps During the pandemic, experts around the world built and rapidly scaled legal tech solutions to provide assistance to those in critical life situations - eviction defense, work, benefits, and more. [**Watch these video of eight legal applications**](/content/resources/legal-technology-tools-finalists/index.html) built in days on the Gavel platform. ### M&A Firm Creates Expert System LCN Legal is a global specialist firm in legal structures for multinational companies and intercompany agreements. They used Gavel to create a document automation system in one of the most complex areas of law: transfer pricing. They've since launched multiple tech tools through the firm. [Read about their ICA drafting service here](/content/resources/case-study-lcn-legal-uses-document-automation-to-build-transfer-pricing-app/index.html), and see the news about their latest [DAC6 tool here](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-free-tools-powered-by-documate-help-ease-the-compliance-burden-for-international-businesses-during-the-pandemic-and-beyond-301069880.html). ### Hello Divorce, the DIY Divorce Platform [Hello Divorce](https://www.hellodivorce.com/) uses Gavel to create what has been called the "TurboTax for divorce," combining technology with legal expertise. [Read more about the platform here](https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-and-why-a-cynic-of-diy-law-built-a-diy-divorce-platform/), and watch our videos with founder Erin Levine [here (Part I)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4L4zrUS4n4&t=223s) and [here (Part II)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHFjagk8oVY&t=2s). ### Landlord Legal, a Community for Landlords Landlord Legal (formerly [FreshLease](https://www.freshlease.com/)) used Gavel to create a residential lease platform that incorporates document automation, video courses, a community, and additional legal services through the core law firm. [Read more about it here.](/content/resources/freshlease-builds-residential-lease-generator/index.html) ### Lead-Generator for Estate Planning Firm [Lawvex](https://lawvex.com/) built an automation tool for estate planning, specifically a way to generate a free Personal Property Memoranda (a simple supplement to a will). Estate planning attorneys have [saved 90% of drafting time](/content/resources/study-legal-automation-saves-90-percent-drafting-time/index.html) using Gavel. ### Free Solution to Prevent Eviction During COVID-19 A2J Forms is back at it again. They built a platform to help tenants nationwide generate a declaration that prevents eviction from their homes under the latest CDC Order. See the [declaration-builder here](https://www.es.covid19evictionforms.com/). It's in English and Spanish. ### HelpSelf, Automated Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors HelpSelf Legal provided automatic legal help to those with low/moderate incomes, a precursor to the software platform that is now Gavel. [Read more about it here.](https://www.lawsitesblog.com/2017/12/startup-launching-today-provides-automated-legal-help-low-moderate-incomes-starting-domestic-violence.html) ### How Columbia Law Students Used Gavel to Become Legal Tech Developers [Columbia Law School](https://www.law.columbia.edu/) students used Gavel to build document automation workflows for NYC tenants and low-wage workers in South America. [Read more about it here](https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/12/12/columbia-law-school-students-are-turning-legal-tech-developers-389-52398/). ### Tool helping Californians clear criminal records Read a document automation case study on how a team at the [Global Legal Hackathon](https://globallegalhackathon.com/) and [USC Law School](https://gould.usc.edu/) built a platform on Gavel to help individuals clear their marijuana-related convictions. [Read more about it here](https://medium.com/blockchain-for-law/global-legal-hackathon-team-creates-tool-to-help-clear-californians-marijuana-convictions-fe097d0eb9db). ### Above the Law's Review of Gavel The popular legal site Above the Law reviews our document automation software and tells you how you can use it to monetize your practice and make the world a better place (complete with screenshots!) [Read more about it here](https://abovethelaw.com/2019/12/legal-document-automation-software-that-saves-time-and-helps-you-build-no-code-apps/) and [here](https://abovethelaw.com/?sponsored_content=top-4-document-automation-software-tools-for-2020-reviewed). ### Makerpad's Profile on Gavel Want more stories about how people are using Gavel? Makerpad, the no-code resource, profiled us with tutorials and additional case studies on how you can build your own expert system. [Read Makerpad's story here.](https://www.makerpad.co/posts/documate) ### Customer reviews on Capterra Want more testimonials? Read our customer reviews from lawyers, legal aid organizations, sales professionals, and other people automating documents and expertise. [Read the reviews on Capterra here](https://www.capterra.com/p/186064/Documate/reviews/). --- **If you'd like to be featured as a document automation case study, reach out at hello@gavel.io.**