FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about Sandstone — what it is, how it fits an in-house legal stack, and how teams use it day to day.
01
What is Sandstone?
Sandstone is an AI-powered software platform for in-house legal departments that orchestrates knowledge across systems, automates routine workflows, and manages work through conversational AI agents that understand intent and business context.
02
How does Sandstone integrate with existing legal tech stacks?
Sandstone connects with over 30 systems including Slack, Teams, Salesforce, Ironclad, ServiceNow, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365, allowing it to aggregate data and automate workflows without forcing teams to change their existing tools.
03
What does knowledge orchestration mean in Sandstone?
Knowledge orchestration refers to Sandstone’s ability to apply legal knowledge contextually by surfacing relevant business information, previously negotiated positions, and legal precedent across all connected systems during active work.
04
Can Sandstone automatically redline contracts?
Yes, Sandstone uses AI agents to surgically redline contracts based on your team’s preferences, draft from best practices, reply to comments, and accept or reject changes while citing multiple sources for its decisions.
05
How does Sandstone capture and maintain legal knowledge?
Sandstone autonomously learns from your team’s work patterns, extracting situational preferences and adjusting positions based on company context, then automatically improves its recommendations with each use.
06
What types of legal departments use Sandstone?
Sandstone partners with in-house legal teams at F500 and mid-market companies including Wayfair, Cox Media, Crusoe, and ElevenLabs, serving departments that handle high volumes of contracts, requests, and cross-functional legal work.
07
Does Sandstone replace contract lifecycle management systems?
Sandstone can serve as a CLM or complement existing CLM systems as an AI and analytics layer.
08
How does Sandstone route legal requests?
Sandstone’s conversational AI agents understand request intent, gather necessary context from connected systems, and automatically route work to the relevant team member or owner based on learned patterns.
09
What security measures does Sandstone implement?
Sandstone maintains enterprise-grade security with data encryption, compliance certifications, and access controls, though specific details are available on their dedicated security page.
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How does Sandstone provide visibility into legal workload?
Sandstone creates an AI-native repository that aggregates data from disparate systems, tracks all requests and matters in real-time, and proactively monitors workload distribution and potential risks across the legal team.
