Certified UK NetDocuments implementation, migration, and AI specialists. We help law firms deploy the world's #1 trusted cloud DMS — and unlock the full power of their institutional knowledge.
Officially certified by NetDocuments for file system migration — meaning your documents, versions, and permissions are moved safely using proven, audited methodology. Not every partner holds this credential.
For over 25 years, NetDocuments has been the world's #1 trusted cloud-native document management system built specifically for legal professionals. Unlike legacy on-premises systems retrofitted for cloud, every layer of NetDocuments — from its architecture to its AI — was designed for the cloud from day one.
Predictable monthly pricing with zero capital expenditure.
Your documents are always available, from any device, anywhere.
New capabilities deploy automatically — no upgrade projects.
When disruption hits, cloud firms keep working.
Announced May 2026, the Context Graph is the legal industry's first knowledge infrastructure that understands how your firm's work connects. It continuously maps the relationships among every matter, document, communication, and person across your entire repository.
Every matter, document, email, and relationship mapped across hundreds of millions of records.
Respects all existing permissions and ethical walls. Zero leakage.
Search by meaning, not keywords. Ask questions in natural language.
AI works from your real institutional knowledge, not uploaded documents.
When a partner retires or a fee earner leaves, their knowledge stays.
“You cannot retrofit this. It has to be built into the core.”
— Dan Hauck, Chief Product Officer, NetDocuments
“Legal data is fundamentally different. Unlocking its meaning requires understanding it as a connected whole.”
— Josh Baxter, CEO, NetDocuments
The Context Graph is built in partnership with AWS and Elastic for enterprise-grade scale. Gartner named context engineering a strategic priority. Foundation Capital called context graphs “the next defining shift in enterprise AI.”
| Feature | NetDocuments | Legacy On-Prem DMS | Generic Cloud DMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud-native architecture | ✅ Built cloud-first | ❌ Retrofitted | ⚠ Generic, not legal-specific |
| Legal-specific design | ✅ Purpose-built for legal | ✅ Legal-specific | ❌ Horizontal/generic |
| Context Graph | ✅ Industry-first | ❌ Not possible | ❌ Not possible |
| AI within security boundary | ✅ Data never leaves the DMS | ❌ Requires external upload | ❌ Requires external upload |
| Microsoft 365 integration | ✅ Unmatched depth | ⚠ Limited | ⚠ Basic |
| Ethical walls & governance | ✅ Native, granular | ⚠ Bolt-on | ❌ Minimal |
| 25+ years legal expertise | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
As certified NetDocuments partners, we deliver the full spectrum of services your firm needs — from initial deployment through to AI-powered automation and ongoing adoption.
Full deployment: design, configuration, go-live, adoption.
Secure, audited migration from iManage, Worldox, Documentum, file shares.
Deploy ndMAX, Context Graph, PatternBuilder MAX, and Copilot integration.
Microsoft 365, Outlook, practice management, and API integration.
Ethical walls, DLP, encryption keys, access governance.
Role-based training, train-the-trainer, ongoing optimisation.
Deploying a DMS is one of the most significant technology decisions your firm will make. Get it wrong, and you'll spend years working around poor configuration. Get it right, and your firm gains a productivity engine that compounds value daily.
Data migration is the highest-risk part of any DMS project. We've mastered a proven 9-phase methodology that ensures every document, every version, and every permission arrives correctly.
We hold the official NetDocuments File System Migration certification — your migration is handled by certified specialists using approved tools and audited methodology.
iManage (WorkSite) · OpenText eDOCS · Worldox · Documentum · SharePoint / file shares · Shared network drives · Email archives (.PST, Exchange)
The most important strategic decision in legal AI isn't which AI tool to buy. It's where your AI runs. NetDocuments' philosophy is simple: rather than taking your content to AI, we bring AI to your content.
What this means: Your documents never leave the security boundary of your DMS. AI processes your data inside the same permission-governed environment that protects it every day. No data retention by AI vendors. No training on your content. No ethical wall breaches.
The knowledge infrastructure that powers everything. Continuously maps relationships across your entire repository. Enables semantic search, instant matter onboarding, and permission-aware AI agents.
Select up to 100 documents and ask questions in natural language. Find information, create summaries, draft responses, compare clauses, translate languages.
“AI customers ask the Legal AI Assistant an average of 4 times per week”
Low-code platform to build custom AI applications for your firm's specific workflows — contract review, due diligence, lease analysis, litigation document review.
“An app built with the AI App Builder could save over 1,500 hours of work a year.” — Jared Gullbergh, Buchanan
Automated document assembly with AI-powered clause libraries. Generate documents from interview prompts. Build workflows that automate routine legal work.
Search NetDocuments from within Microsoft Teams and Outlook. File documents by voice. Ask Copilot about matter status without leaving your email.
Connect external AI tools — Claude, ChatGPT, and other legal AI platforms — directly to your NetDocuments knowledge graph through the Model Context Protocol. External AI agents gain permission-aware access to your institutional knowledge.
80% of law firms have adopted AI (up from 37% in 2024). The question isn't if — it's how securely.
Your fee earners don't want to learn a new interface. They want to work in Word, Outlook, and Teams — and have documents file themselves. That's exactly what we deliver.
| Integration | What It Delivers |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 (ndOffice) | Native Word, Excel, PowerPoint integration. File, open, version, and co-author from within Office apps |
| Outlook (ndMail) | One-click email filing with AI-assisted matter suggestions. Profile and file emails without leaving Outlook |
| Microsoft Teams | Access NetDocuments workspaces directly in Teams channels. Copilot integration for natural language queries |
| Practice Management Systems | Two-way sync with elite, Proclaim, Clio, Lexzur, and other PMS platforms |
| Power Automate | Automated workflows connecting NetDocuments to 150+ business applications |
| DocuSign | Native e-signature integration — send for signature without leaving NetDocuments |
| Custom API | REST API for bespoke integrations with bespoke business systems |
“Competitors simply could not match what NetDocuments was offering in the way of these Microsoft integrations.” — Senior Corporate Counsel, Biotech Company
UK law firms face the strictest regulatory environment in legal history. The SRA, GDPR, LCS (Legal Privilege), and growing client scrutiny demand a document management platform with security that's not bolted on — it's structural.
The #1 reason DMS deployments fail isn't technical — it's adoption. We've seen firms spend six figures on implementation only to have fee earners continue saving documents to their desktop.
We don't improvise. Every engagement follows our structured 5-phase delivery framework, refined across multiple implementations and aligned with NetDocuments' official partner methodology.
For UK law firms, security isn't a feature — it's the foundation. NetDocuments was built from the ground up with a Zero Trust security model, and we configure every layer to meet your firm's specific regulatory and client requirements.
Your data stays in the UK. NetDocuments operates three datacentre facilities in the United Kingdom, ensuring:
Every document is protected by multiple layers of encryption:
NetDocuments includes a circuit breaker that automatically detects ransomware-style mass upload patterns and halts them before damage spreads. Immutable version history ensures originals survive any attack.
Rapid point-in-time recovery is always available.
From the senior partner to the new trainee, every role benefits from a properly deployed document management system.
What You Care About: Firm reputation, client retention, risk mitigation, and competitive positioning.
How We Help:
The Business Case: Poor data management costs the average firm £1.7m/year. A properly deployed DMS pays for itself through productivity gains, risk reduction, and client retention.
What You Care About: Operational efficiency, budget predictability, process standardisation, and measurable ROI.
How We Help:
The ROI Story: Buchanan saved 1,500+ hours per year with a single AI app. Multiply that across your firm's workflows.
What You Care About: Finding documents fast, working in tools you already know, less admin, more billable time.
How We Help:
Your Experience: “Rather than taking your content to AI, we are bringing AI to your content.” Work smarter with AI that already knows your matters.
What You Care About: Security architecture, integration depth, admin overhead, vendor reliability, and compliance.
How We Help:
Architecture Deep-Dive: Built on AWS with Elastic-powered search. Three UK datacentres for regional data residency. Hardware Security Modules (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) for key management.
What You Care About: Filing documents quickly, finding things easily, supporting fee earners without friction.
How We Help:
Extremely secure. Every document is encrypted with a unique per-document key, generated using quantum-resistant random number generation. Keys are stored in FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Hardware Security Modules. The platform holds SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, and FedRAMP certifications.
For UK firms, data stays in three UK-based datacentres. NetDocuments provides regional data residency, local cryptographic processing, and EU Model Clauses for international transfers. You control where your content is stored through geo-aware storage policies.
NetDocuments offers two complementary approaches: Workspace Security Manager (WSM) for scalable ethical walls that enforce need-to-know access automatically, and Profile-Based Security (PBS) for document-level access tied to client/matter profiles. Both preserve existing permissions during migration.
Yes. NetDocuments provides consolidated activity logs, comprehensive audit trails, version history, and access reports. The platform's compliance documentation (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.) is available for client security reviews. TrustShare provides automated compliance questionnaire responses.
NetDocuments includes a circuit breaker that automatically detects and halts ransomware-style mass upload patterns. Immutable version history ensures originals survive any attack. Rapid point-in-time recovery is always available.
Migration timelines depend on data volume, source system complexity, and metadata quality. A typical mid-size law firm migration (500GB-2TB) takes 6-10 weeks from design to go-live. We provide detailed timelines during the Discovery phase.
Your folder structures are mapped and recreated within NetDocuments workspace architecture. We don't force a one-size-fits-all approach — we analyse how your firm works and design the target structure around your actual workflows.
Yes. We have experience migrating from all major DMS platforms including iManage (WorkSite), OpenText eDOCS, Worldox, Documentum, SharePoint, and network file shares. We use certified tools (ndImport, ndToolKit) with SQL-based transformation pipelines.
Our 9-phase methodology includes multiple validation checkpoints. Every document is reconciled against the source system during the Audit phase. We use the official NetDocuments audit template with exception reporting. Complete source system backups are maintained until migration is signed off.
Emails can be migrated from .PST files, Exchange, or Microsoft 365. ndMail provides AI-assisted matter suggestions for one-click filing post-migration.
The Context Graph is the legal industry's first knowledge infrastructure that continuously maps relationships among every matter, document, communication, and person across your repository. It powers semantic search, instant matter onboarding, and permission-aware AI agents.
No. NetDocuments guarantees that your data is never retained by AI vendors, never reviewed by others, and never used to train large language models. AI operates within the DMS security boundary.
Standalone AI tools require you to upload documents — creating security risks and losing context. NetDocuments brings AI to your content within its secure environment. With ndConnect (MCP), external tools like Claude and ChatGPT can connect to your knowledge graph with permission-aware access.
The ndMAX suite includes: Legal AI Assistant (natural language document queries), AI App Builder (custom legal AI apps), PatternBuilder MAX (document automation), Copilot integration (Microsoft Teams/Outlook), and semantic search powered by the Context Graph.
A typical implementation takes 10-16 weeks from Discovery to Go-Live, depending on firm size, complexity, and migration scope. We provide a detailed project plan during the Discovery phase.
Costs vary based on firm size, migration volume, and scope of services. NetDocuments operates on predictable monthly per-user pricing with no hardware costs. Implementation and migration services are quoted as fixed-fee engagements. Contact us for a tailored proposal.
We combine deep NetDocuments certification with real-world law firm experience. We don't just configure software — we understand how law firms work because we've been in them. Our methodology is proven, our training drives adoption, and we stay engaged after go-live.
NetDocuments is the only cloud-native DMS built specifically for legal with an industry-first Context Graph, AI that works within your security boundary, unmatched Microsoft 365 integration, and 25+ years of legal expertise. Legacy on-premises systems can't match its agility, and generic cloud DMS platforms can't match its legal-specific depth.
We're building our UK client base. In the meantime, NetDocuments' 7,000+ customers include Skadden, Sheppard Mullin, Davis Wright Tremaine, Husch Blackwell, Winckworth Sherwood, Forsters, and the Council of Europe.
Agentic Law is a UK-based NetDocuments Certified Partner specialising in implementation, migration, AI deployment, and systems integration for law firms and legal departments.
We believe that document management is not an IT project — it's a transformation of how your firm creates, manages, and leverages its collective knowledge. Done right, it changes how your firm works.
We start with your firm's workflows, not our technology stack. We design solutions around how your fee earners actually work. We measure success by adoption rates, not go-live dates. And we stay engaged long after deployment to ensure your investment compounds value.
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