Introduction

Juristic Structure is an intelligent whiteboard and structuring tool for lawyers, legal advisers, etc. It is the perfect tool for group charts and transaction overviews, but it is not limited to M&A, tax, or other corporate matters. As you can see in the compliance section of our helpdesk, it is an excellent tool for Network and Information Security, Data Protection (hereunder GDPR) and generally all legal areas where visualisation is beneficial.

Juristic Structure is a tool built around visualisation - but visualisation is just a part of the platform. Since the tools are built in close collaboration with industry leaders - and Juristic was founded and funded by people with a unique insight into the legal industry - the platform is capable of creating actual deliverables and helping lawyers with their tasks in the entire legal value chain.

When illustrating in Juristic Structure, all illustrations are made from Elements and Relationships. Elements are boxes, and Relationships are the lines connecting Elements (see the simple example below). These can be created by dragging them in from the left menu (the "Primary Menu").

The Relationships can attach to the handles on the Elements. They will appear automatically, when pointing at the Element with your mouse.

In this guide you will learn how to

Use the base features of Juristic Structure (with an interactive guide)
Navigating the menus inside Juristic Structure

Use the base features of Juristic Structure

It is very easy to use Juristic Structure. In order to make it as easy as possible, we have created two guides for you: an interactive, which you can try just below, and a step-by-step guide which you will be able to find just below it!

The Menus in Juristic Structure

When you use Juristic Structure, you will notice 4 menus and a tab pane. The top left menu ("Workspace Menu"), the top right menu ("Collaboration Menu"), the bottom right menu ("View Menu"), and the most important: the left primary menu ("Content Menu").

The Content Menu

The Content Menu currently has 10 buttons.

Mouse: the primary selection tool
Add new Element: adds a new element
Add new text element: adds a new text element
Add new sticky note: adds a new sticky note
Import company data from company registers: imports data from the supported company registers, currently Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and UK.
View Red Flags: opens a window with a list of Red Flags found in the Whiteboard
View Analysis: opens the Analysis results, hereunder the slide editor
Undo
Redo

Some of the menu items will have no functionality, depending on the subscription that you have. For example, if you have not purchased the Automation Add-on, you will not be able to perform an analysis or use the Slide Editor.

The Workspace Menu

The Workspace Menu currently has 6 buttons.

The Juristic logo: when clicked, goes back to the Structure overview.
Workspace name: shows / hide the properties menu of the Whiteboard (name, case, etc.)
The hamburger menu: show / hide the primary app menu (sidebar)
Settings: allows the user to edit certain settings for Juristic Structure, such as showing the grid, etc.
Export: allows the user to export to image, PDF, Excel or PowerPoint
Search: allows the user to search within the Whiteboard

The Collaboration Menu

The Collaboration Menu currently has 5 buttons. However, much of the functions are in beta and only available to select opt-in users. This includes history, real-time collaboration, and commenting.

The sharing functionality allows users to share their Whiteboard with external users. Please note that this transforms the Whiteboard to "EXTERNAL" - and this setting cannot be reversed. This is done to prevent data leaks.

Please read more about Sharing & Collaboration here.

The View Menu

The View Menu currently has 6 buttons:

Full Screen: enable full screen view of the Juristic platform
Show/hide minimap: shows or hides the minimap, which is an overview of elements in the whiteboard
Fit to view: zooms in or out automatically, so all elements are fitted within the screen view
Zoom Out
Zoom indicator (reset zoom): shows the current zoom level - and when clicked, resets the zoom level to 100%
Zoom in
Help center and chat: opens the support chat

Updated on: 25/01/2024