Case Study: DeepL Achieves 5x Faster Contract Turnaround with SpotDraft

How DeepL Reframed Legal as a Strategic Partner with SpotDraft

DeepL, the global AI product and research company, wanted to roll out contract lifecycle management (CLM) as an enterprise-wide initiative rather than a legal-only tool. The legal team needed cross-functional buy-in, a way to manage change across multiple workflows, and better data to reposition legal from a support function to a strategic business partner.

SpotDraft’s CLM platform helped DeepL launch smoothly with strong support, workflow refinement, and analytics that gave Legal Ops the data to tell a stronger business story. The results included 5x faster contract turnaround for contracts negotiated on DeepL’s paper, stronger adoption beyond legal, and executive-level reporting that now supports boardroom and budget conversations—reframing legal as a revenue enabler.

DeepL

‍André Barrow

Head of Legal Operations