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AI tools for paralegal document work on a Mac
Where AI helps paralegals on a Mac: comparing contract versions, redlining DOCX files with tracked changes and pulling clause facts with sources.
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Apple silicon · macOS 13 or later · Nutrient DWS account required
Short answer
AI is most useful to a paralegal on bounded tasks you can check: comparing two versions of a contract, redlining a DOCX with tracked changes, and pulling clause facts such as dates and notice periods with a source for each. Word’s Compare Documents still handles a full version comparison. Before you use any AI tool on client files, check your firm’s and your client’s policies, because document content may leave your Mac.
Client files come first
An AI tool that reads a document has to send its content somewhere to do the work. With Nudocs, depending on the task, your instructions and document content may be sent to AI providers and Nutrient services. Anthropic says that when you sign in to Claude for Word with a Claude account, the add-in sends your conversations to Anthropic, including the content Claude reads from your document.
So before you add a client file to any AI tool, check your firm’s and your client’s policies, and any terms agreed with the client. This guide doesn’t assess whether a tool meets a particular professional or regulatory rule; that is a question for your firm.
Compare contract versions
For a full comparison of two Word versions, use Word’s Compare Documents: on the Review tab, select Compare > Compare Documents, choose the original and the revised document, and Word shows the differences with revision marks in a new document.
AI helps with a narrower question: did the fees, the term or the notice period change? You can ask Nudocs to compare those facts across versions, keep conflicting values separate and cite both documents. A summary of selected facts is not an exhaustive version diff, so run Compare Documents too when every change matters.
Redline a DOCX with tracked changes
Turn on Review > Track Changes in Word so every edit is marked. Some AI tools can make their edits as tracked changes too. Anthropic’s Claude for Word has a tracked changes mode in which its edits land as revisions you accept or reject. Microsoft’s Copilot for legal guide says Copilot in Word desktop, with legal skills turned on, proposes redlines as tracked changes, and notes that Copilot doesn’t provide legal advice.
Nudocs can make a focused revision to a DOCX as tracked changes. Say which clauses to change and which terms must stay the same, then reopen the exported file in Word and check existing comments, earlier revisions and author details, because they may not survive the round trip.
Pull clause facts with sources
Abstracting agreements is an extraction job. Name the facts you need, such as parties, effective date, term, notice period and governing law, and the output shape, such as one row per agreement. Ask Nudocs to include a source reference for each value and to flag anything missing.
Then check coverage: count the rows against the agreements you supplied, and keep missing or uncertain values visible instead of filling gaps with guesses. A readable table alone doesn’t show that every value was captured correctly.
With Nudocs
Nudocs is a document agent for your Mac. It handles the three jobs above in one app: fact comparisons with citations, focused DOCX revisions as tracked changes, and extraction with source references. Review each result before it goes to the supervising lawyer.
Nudocs runs on Macs with Apple silicon and macOS 13 or later, and you need a Nutrient DWS account. The Mac app is free; document and AI services use DWS free allowances or paid usage. Depending on the task, your instructions and document content may be sent to AI providers and Nutrient services, so read the desktop Privacy Policy before you add files.
Example request
“From these three supply agreements, extract the parties, effective date, term, termination notice period and governing law. Keep one row per agreement, show where each value came from, and flag anything missing.”
Before you use it
What to check
- Confirm your firm’s and your client’s policies allow the tool before you add a client file.
- Open the cited passage for every fact you will rely on.
- Count the rows against the agreements you supplied, and look for values flagged as missing.
- Reopen any redlined DOCX in Word and check each tracked change and its author.
- Have the supervising lawyer review the output before it goes to a client or the other side.
Questions
- What are the best AI tools for paralegals on a Mac?
- Pick by task. Word’s Compare Documents gives a full version comparison. Add-ins such as Claude for Word work on the document open in Word. Nudocs compares facts with citations, makes focused DOCX revisions as tracked changes and extracts clause facts with source references.
- Can I use AI tools on client documents?
- That depends on your firm’s and your client’s policies, not on the tool alone. With Nudocs, depending on the task, your instructions and document content may be sent to AI providers and Nutrient services. Read the desktop Privacy Policy and check those policies before you add client files.
- Can AI replace a full comparison of two contract versions?
- No. A comparison of selected facts is a quick check, not an exhaustive version diff. Use Word’s Compare Documents when every change matters, and read the result.
- What do I need to use Nudocs?
- A Mac with Apple silicon running macOS 13 or later, and a Nutrient DWS account, which you sign in to the first time the app opens. The Mac app is free. Document and AI services use DWS free allowances or paid usage, depending on your plan and task.
Get Nudocs
Try it on your next document task. You might even love it.
Download for Mac →For Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 13 or later. A Nutrient DWS account is required. The Mac app is free; document and AI services use DWS free allowances or paid usage, depending on your plan and task. Check DWS pricing.