What is a Review?
A Review is a structured table that lets you analyse multiple documents against the same set of legal questions or criteria in one place. Each row represents a document, each column represents a question or criterion, and each cell contains an AI-generated, source-backed assessment.
Reviews are designed for situations where you need to apply consistent analysis across a set of documents — for example, reviewing a batch of supplier contracts for liability exposure, or assessing a set of NDAs against your organisation's standard requirements.
When to use a Review
Use a Review when you need to:
Compare multiple documents against the same legal questions or criteria
Produce a structured, exportable overview of a document set
Apply consistent analysis across a matter involving many contracts or briefs
Share a structured assessment with colleagues or clients
For single-document analysis or one-off legal questions, the Assistant is usually the faster choice.
Creating a Review
Step 1: Open the Reviews section Go to Reviews in the main navigation. Here you will see an overview of your own Reviews, Reviews shared with you, and any available templates.
Step 2: Start a new Review Click Create review. You can start from scratch or use a template. If a template fits your use case, select Browse templates, preview it, and click Use template to load it with predefined columns.
Step 3: Add your documents Add the documents you want to analyse. You can upload files directly into the Review. Each document becomes a row in the table.
Step 4: Add your columns Each column represents a legal question or criterion you want the AI to assess. Add columns for the questions that matter to your analysis — for example, "Governing law", "Limitation of liability", "Termination rights", or "Data protection obligations."
Step 5: Generate the Review Once your documents and columns are in place, the AI generates an assessment for each cell. Every cell is source-backed, meaning you can verify exactly which part of the document the answer was drawn from.
Working with your Review
Verifying cells Each cell in the table can be verified individually. Click on a cell to open the reasoning drawer, which explains how the AI reached its assessment, and the source drawer, which shows the exact passage in the document that supports the answer.
Chatting with your Review You can ask questions directly within a Review using the AI chat panel. This uses all documents in the Review as context, allowing you to ask cross-document questions or follow up on specific findings without leaving the Review environment.
Filtering and display options Use the filter controls to focus on specific documents or criteria. Toggle wrap text on or off to control how content is displayed in each cell. Column-level actions let you rename, reorder, or remove individual columns.
Review actions
Once a Review is set up, you have a range of options for managing and sharing it:
Export to Excel Export the full Review as an Excel file to share outside LexHub or use in a report.
Translate Translate the Review into another language, useful when working across jurisdictions or with international clients.
Save as template If the structure of a Review is useful for future work, save it as a template. Templates can be reused and browsed from the Review creation wizard.
Move to Project Associate a Review with a specific matter by moving it into a Project. This keeps related chats, reviews, and documents together in one place.
Share Share a Review with colleagues to give them access to the table and its findings.
Rename or delete Keep your Review overview organised by renaming Reviews to reflect their content, or deleting those that are no longer needed.
Tips for getting the most out of Reviews
Use templates for recurring analysis. If you regularly review the same type of contract — NDAs, service agreements, employment contracts — save a Review as a template so you don't have to rebuild the column structure each time.
Keep columns focused. Each column should represent one specific question or criterion. Broad or vague columns produce less precise assessments. The more specific the question, the more useful the cell output.
Use the source drawer to verify. Before sharing or relying on a Review professionally, open the source drawer for each material cell to confirm the AI's assessment is grounded in the correct passage.
Combine with Projects. Move Reviews into a Project to keep them alongside related chats and documents for a complete, matter-specific workspace.
Chat within the Review for follow-up. Rather than switching to the main Assistant, use the in-Review chat to ask follow-up questions. It has full context of all documents in the table, making cross-document questions faster and more accurate.