--- title: Contract Authoring Software with Clause Library | Aavenir url: https://aavenir.com/solutions/contract-authoring/ description: Contract authoring software drafts agreements from approved templates and clauses. Contractflow fills templates from ServiceNow records or an RFx award. updated: 2026-11-07 --- [Home](https://aavenir.com/) / [Contract suite](https://aavenir.com/solutions/aavenir-contract-suite/) / [Contractflow](https://aavenir.com/solutions/enterprise-contract-management-software/) / Contract authoring Contractflow · Contract authoring # First drafts from language legal already approved. Legal sets the templates and the clause library once. The business generates a first draft from them, filled from the request, a ServiceNow record or an RFx award, instead of editing last year's file. Definition ## What is contract authoring software? Contract authoring software creates first drafts from approved templates and a library of pre-approved clauses, filling in parties, values and terms from existing data, so drafting starts from vetted language rather than an old file. In [Contractflow](https://aavenir.com/solutions/enterprise-contract-management-software/), legal keeps primary and fallback versions of each clause. Templates fill from the intake request, from ServiceNow records, or from an [RFPflow](https://aavenir.com/solutions/rfp-management-software/) award in one click, and the draft moves on to Word redlining and Aavenir AI review on the same record. - Legal owns the templates and the clause library, with primary and fallback versions - The business generates a first draft without editing old files - Templates fill from the request, ServiceNow records or an RFx award - Every draft starts from language legal has already approved Our customers ## Procurement, legal, IT, finance, and sales teams run their contracts on Aavenir. American Seafoods Group T.D. Williamson Thrive Express Employment Professionals MUFG State of Utah How it works ## How a draft gets written without a blank page. - Templates for each contract type, with versions Each clause kept as a primary with approved fallbacks New clauses wait in legal review before anyone can use them. - Supplier, value and term carry over from the intake request On ServiceNow, fields fill from the records you already keep From an RFx award, the supplier and awarded lines arrive in one click. - A first draft without opening last year's Word file Swapping in a fallback clause stays inside approved language The draft moves to redlining and Aavenir AI review on the same record. Watch ## See it in the product. [1:23 Demo Guided contract authoring with AI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niUUqGeqQKM) What changes ## Drafting that does not wait for one lawyer's inbox. Templates and a clause library move routine drafting to the business, and keep legal on the exceptions. ### Less waiting on legal A leading Southeast Asian bank moved drafting and approvals off shared drives and trackers, and reports a [5x faster approval cycle](https://aavenir.com/case-study/contract-management-for-leading-banking-financial-services-company-servicenow/). ### Terms that read the same Poorly defined payment terms cause disputes. Drafting from one library keeps payment and liability language consistent across contracts. ### No retyping Parties and values come from the request, the ServiceNow record or the award, which removes a common source of errors. Results ## What customers report after moving to Aavenir. 42%reduced contract risk at a leading Southeast Asian bank [Case study](https://aavenir.com/case-study/contract-management-for-leading-banking-financial-services-company-servicenow/) 5xfaster approval cycle at the same bank [Case study](https://aavenir.com/case-study/contract-management-for-leading-banking-financial-services-company-servicenow/) 70%faster contract cycle at a Fortune 500 insurer on RFPflow and Contractflow [Case study](https://aavenir.com/case-study/source-to-contract-workflow-improve-contract-cycle-time-efficiency/) 5xfaster contract cycle time at a mining company on RFPflow, Onboardingflow and Contractflow [Case study](https://aavenir.com/case-study/accelerate-sourcing-cycle-by-25-source-to-contract/) “ Breakthrough results for our legal team. **Dominic Gyngell**General Counsel, Speedcast, on Contractflow in ServiceNow Aavenir and the alternatives ## How Aavenir compares with the other ways teams do this. | What matters | Aavenir | Standalone contract lifecycle management tools | Shared drives, email and spreadsheets | | Where it runs | Native on ServiceNow, or deployed standalone | Their own platform, connected to other systems by integration | Wherever the file was last saved | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | One record across the lifecycle | Sourcing, contract, obligations and invoices on one record | Usually the contract stage, other stages through partners | No record, only files and threads | | AI at each stage | Aavenir AI extracts terms, reviews against your playbook and tracks obligations, and a person approves | Varies by product, often strongest in review and search | None | | After signature | Obligations assigned, evidence checked, renewals flagged before the notice window | Varies by product | A calendar reminder, if someone set one | | Where others can be stronger | Configured to your workflow, one module or the whole suite | Often a quick start for a single legal team | Free and familiar, until volume grows | Comparisons describe categories of tools, not named products. For named comparisons, see [Aavenir compared](https://aavenir.com/compare/). ## Further reading [AI in contract lifecycle management AI-native vs bolt-on contract lifecycle management: how to tell the difference before you buy Read the article](https://aavenir.com/blog/ai-native-vs-bolt-on-clm/)[Contract management Where contract value goes after signature Read the article](https://aavenir.com/blog/post-signature-value/)[AI in contract lifecycle management AI agents in contract management: what they actually do Read the article](https://aavenir.com/blog/ai-agents-contract-management/) Questions ## Talk to a contract expert Bring a few sample agreements. We will show you Aavenir AI reading them, on ServiceNow or standalone. Schedule a demo ## Before and after the draft [Contractflow The full contract lifecycle on one record Learn more](https://aavenir.com/solutions/enterprise-contract-management-software/)[Contract intake The request the draft starts from Learn more](https://aavenir.com/solutions/contract-intake/)[Contract redlining Negotiate the draft in Word Learn more](https://aavenir.com/solutions/contract-redlining-software/)[Source to contract From award to drafted contract Learn more](https://aavenir.com/use-cases/source-to-contract/)[Avy, the AI assistant How Aavenir AI reads, checks and waits for approval Learn more](https://aavenir.com/platform/avy-ai-assistant/)[For legal teams Intake, review and redlining for legal Learn more](https://aavenir.com/solutions/legal-contract-management/) Frequently asked questions (FAQ) ## Common questions ### ### What is a clause library? A clause library is a store of pre-approved contract language, kept as a primary position and approved fallbacks for each clause. In Contractflow, legal maintains it once and every template draws from it, so business drafts start from vetted text. [See contract review](https://aavenir.com/solutions/contract-review/). ### ### Can the business draft contracts without legal? For routine agreements, yes. The business generates a first draft from a template legal approved, and can only swap in fallback clauses legal already allowed. Edits outside the library, and anything Aavenir AI flags in review, still go to legal. [See Contractflow](https://aavenir.com/solutions/enterprise-contract-management-software/). ### ### Can a contract draft start from an RFP award? Yes. When an RFPflow award closes, Contractflow drafts a contract for each winning supplier in one click, carrying the supplier, the awarded line items and the value into the template. [See source to contract](https://aavenir.com/use-cases/source-to-contract/). Have a question we have not answered? [Ask the Expert](https://aavenir.com/contact/) Schedule a demo ## See your contracts run on one record. - **1****A 30 minute walkthrough**Built around your team, whether that is procurement, legal, IT or finance. - **2****Your contracts, not ours**Bring a few sample agreements and watch Aavenir AI extract and review them. - **3****ServiceNow or standalone**We show the deployment that fits the systems you already run. Prefer to talk first? [Contact the team](https://aavenir.com/contact/). The form did not load. [Contact the team](https://aavenir.com/contact/) instead, or refresh the page.