AI Contract Review & Redlining Adoption Survey

Welcome and thank you for participating in this survey about contract-review practices and AI tools. This survey is voluntary and confidential — you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers; we are interested in your honest opinions and experiences from the last 3–6 months. Your responses will be anonymized and reported only in aggregate for internal research purposes. Estimated time: 11 minutes.

Does your current role involve reviewing, drafting, or redlining contracts?

• Yes
• No

How many contracts have you personally reviewed or redlined in the last 3 months?

• 0
• 1–5
• 6–20
• 21–50
• 51+

In the last 6 months, have you used AI to assist with contract review or redlines?

• Yes
• No

What are the biggest barriers preventing you from using AI for contract review? Please select up to 3.

• Data privacy/confidentiality risks
• Quality/accuracy concerns
• Lack of approval from leadership/IT
• Client or counterparty restrictions
• Cost/budget constraints
• Unclear ROI or metrics
• Ethical or professional responsibility concerns
• Other (please specify)

How acceptable is it for your team to use AI to assist with contract redlines?

Which safeguards would you require before adopting AI for contract redlines? Select all that apply.

• Data residency and confidentiality controls
• Clear audit trail of AI changes
• Explainable outputs with citations
• Alignment with our playbooks/policy
• Human-in-the-loop approval workflow
• Vendor security certifications (e.g., ISO/SOC 2)
• Indemnity or liability terms
• Cost controls and usage limits
• Ability to disable training on our data
• Integration with DMS/CLM
• Other (please specify)

Based on your responses in this survey, please share any additional thoughts or feelings about AI in your contract review workflow.

What is your primary role?

• In-house counsel
• Law firm attorney
• Contract manager/paralegal
• Procurement/sourcing
• Legal operations
• Other (please specify)

Thank you for completing this survey! Your insights will help shape how AI tools are developed and adopted for contract review. Your responses are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

How familiar are you with AI tools for contract review?

Which AI-assisted capabilities have you used for contract work in the last 6 months? Select all that apply.

• Clause extraction
• Risk/issue flagging
• Drafting suggested redlines
• Playbook/policy alignment checks
• Summarizing changes
• Document triage or routing
• Tested in pilots only (not live matters)
• Other (please specify)

How much would you support AI drafting initial redlines for standard/boilerplate clauses?

What minimum accuracy rate would you require before allowing AI to auto-apply standard redlines?

• Below 85%
• 85–89%
• 90–94%
• 95–97%
• 98–99%
• 100% (no errors acceptable)

We'd like to explore your thoughts on AI in contract review a bit further. An AI moderator will ask a couple of follow-up questions based on your earlier responses.

How many years have you worked with contracts or practiced law?

• 0–1
• 2–5
• 6–10
• 11–20
• 21+

Based on your experience using AI for contract review, how satisfied are you with the AI assistance you received?

How much would you support AI flagging non-standard or high-risk terms for human review?

Which best describes your organization type?

• Company/in-house legal
• Law firm
• Alternative legal service provider
• Government/public sector
• Nonprofit/NGO
• Other

How likely are you to continue using AI tools for contract review in the next 12 months?

How much would you support AI automatically applying playbook-aligned redlines without human pre-approval?

Approximately how many employees does your organization have?

• 1–49
• 50–249
• 250–999
• 1,000–4,999
• 5,000+

How much would you support AI summarizing counterparty changes and generating comparison reports?

In which region are you primarily based?

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

Which contract domain represents most of your work?

• Commercial/Sales
• Procurement/Vendor
• Corporate/Transactions
• Privacy/Data protection
• Intellectual property
• Employment
• Other