How to Use Kira in 2026: Step-by-Step Guide
Kira (now part of Litera) is a machine learning platform for contract analysis and due diligence. Law firms and corporate legal teams use it to review hundreds of contracts in hours: extract defined terms, identify non-standard clauses, flag missing provisions, and compare contracts against a standard playbook.
Kira Systems was acquired by Litera in 2021 and continues to operate as Kira, one of the leading AI contract analysis platforms for enterprise legal work.
Contract Review at Scale
Manual contract review is one of the most time-intensive tasks in legal practice. Kira's ML models are trained on millions of contracts to identify and extract:
- Defined terms and defined term usage
- Parties, governing law, and jurisdiction clauses
- Termination and notice provisions
- Limitation of liability and indemnification language
- Change of control provisions
- IP ownership and assignment clauses
- Representations and warranties
For M&A due diligence, a team might review 500+ agreements in a data room. Kira extracts the relevant provisions across all documents simultaneously, producing a structured summary rather than requiring attorneys to read every page.
Machine Learning Architecture
Kira trains "Smart Fields" — ML models for each clause type. The system ships with 1,000+ pre-built Smart Fields covering common commercial, real estate, employment, and finance contract provisions. Legal teams can also train custom Smart Fields for proprietary clause types using as few as 20 example contracts.
Playbook Comparison
Upload a standard contract playbook; Kira flags where agreements deviate from acceptable positions. Useful for in-house teams reviewing vendor contracts against approved terms.
Integration with Legal Workflows
Kira integrates with:
- Document management systems (iManage, NetDocuments)
- Microsoft Word for in-document markup
- Excel export for due diligence summaries
- Major law firm practice management platforms
Audience
Primary users: large law firms (M&A, finance, real estate practices) and in-house legal teams at Fortune 500 companies. Pricing is enterprise subscription; implementations typically require an onboarding engagement.
What You'll Need
- A Kira account (starting from $0)
- A modern web browser or the Kira app
- Payment method for paid features
Getting Started
Create Your Account
Visit https://www.litera.com/products/kira/ and sign up for a paid account. You'll need an email address to register.
Start Your First Conversation
Once logged in, you'll see the main chat interface. Type a question or task in the input box and press Enter. Kira supports contract-analysis, due-diligence, clause-extraction, risk-identification, playbook-comparison, machine-learning, bulk-document-review — start with a simple text prompt to get familiar.
Pro Tips
- Be specific: The more context you provide, the better the response. Instead of "write an email," try "write a professional follow-up email to a client who hasn't responded in two weeks."
- Iterate: If you don't get what you need, ask for clarification or refinement: "Make it shorter" or "Use a more formal tone."
- Use examples: Show Kira what format you want by including an example in your prompt.
- Save useful conversations: Most platforms let you name and revisit conversations — organize by project or topic.
Common Use Cases
Legal
AI assistants providing legal information, document drafting, and regulatory guidance.
Browse Legal chatbots →Troubleshooting
- Responses seem generic or unhelpful
- Add more context to your prompt. Specify the audience, tone, length, and format you need. Try starting over with a clearer description of your goal.
- The tool isn't responding or is slow
- AI chatbots can experience high traffic. Refresh the page and try again. Check the service's status page if issues persist.
- Output is too long or too short
- Explicitly specify the length: "in 100 words," "as a brief summary," or "in detail with examples."
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Kira free to use?
- Kira requires a paid subscription, starting from $0.
- Do I need an account to use Kira?
- Yes, you need to create an account to use Kira.
- What can I use Kira for?
- Kira (now part of Litera) is a machine learning platform for contract analysis and due diligence. Law firms and corporate legal teams use it to review hundreds of contracts in hours: extract defined terms, identify non-standard clauses, flag missing provisions, and compare contracts against a standard playbook.
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