About Framatome Germany

Framatome's German subsidiary is part of the French nuclear-energy group Framatome and specialises in the safe operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants. As cost pressure in the energy industry has risen for years, Framatome's legal department has been reduced in headcount — and needed new ways to organise processes more efficiently.

The Challenge: Doing More With Less

Florian Cahn, General Counsel at Framatome Germany, recognised early that the legal team needed efficient, person-independent processes. The annual internal satisfaction survey showed that strategic legal advice and business expansion support were sorely missed — while the legal department was perceived as a bottleneck for routine contract work.

• Reduced legal team must support an unchanged business volume
• Strategic advisory capacity sacrificed to repetitive contract review
• Sales team relied on legal as an unavoidable detour for every contract
• Risk-minimisation and quality standards needed safeguarding

The Solution: AI-Assisted Contract Review with Legartis

After introducing a digital matter-management system as a first step, Framatome chose Legartis to automate contract review. Two factors were decisive:

1. Word Add-In integration
Legartis runs directly inside Microsoft Word. No new tool to learn, no separate application to launch — adoption was straightforward.

2. Co-development partnership
Framatome can shape the product roadmap by feeding back specific industry requirements.

"With Legartis, our specialist colleagues can now independently and quickly review certain contracts without involving the legal department. That accelerates business deals — and the company's productivity."

— Florian Cahn, General Counsel, Framatome Germany

Results: A New Role for Legal

Sales team empowerment
The experienced sales team can now review specific contract types autonomously — no more feedback loops with legal for routine cases.

Faster business closures
Removing the legal bottleneck speeds up signed deals and improves overall productivity.

Strategic capacity unlocked
The legal team focuses on proactive, strategic advice — instead of routine contract review.

Quality and risk standards safeguarded
The Legartis playbook ensures consistent quality standards in every review — reducing corporate risk.

Lessons Learned: How to Convince Leadership

Florian Cahn's team measured time spent on different contract reviews and built a fact-based ROI calculation. Combined with the risk-minimisation argument, this convinced senior management.

"In the future, lawyers will be paid less for what they know — and more for the way they think. Routine legal risk reviews will be done better and faster by digital systems. Legal counsel evolves from clause supplier to advisor who actively shapes business success."

— Florian Cahn, General Counsel, Framatome Germany