We've made several improvements to enhance collaboration between legal teams and business stakeholders.
Standard users can now view their uploaded files
Previously, standard users couldn't access any files. Now, they can see the files and folders they upload to LawVu.
Standard users can upload files from the Files tab in the matter or contract preview. They can also view and edit these files directly in Word on the web if needed.
By default, all files and folders in LawVu are set to Limited access. This means standard users can only see files they’ve uploaded themselves, or files that others have explicitly shared with them.
However, you can change your organization’s default file access setting to General. With this setting, anyone with access to the matter or contract will be able to view newly uploaded files and folders automatically.
To enable General as your default file access setting, please contact our Support team via chat or reach out to your Customer Success Manager.
Note: Changing the default to General will only affect files uploaded after the setting is enabled. It will not retroactively apply to existing files.
For more information on file access in LawVu, check out this article: File access in LawVu.
Standard users can view other files you give them access to
To share file access with a standard user, you must be a member with full access to the matter or contract.
Click on the three dots next to the file or folder.
Select Manage access.
3. In the "Add people and teams" search window, find the standard user you want to grant access to. You can revoke access later if needed.
Note: You can only grant access to standard users if they are already members of the matter or contract.
Watch this animation to see how to give a standard user access to a file:
To find out which colleagues have access to a file, hover over the people picker icon:
Actions standard users can perform on files
Standard users can view and edit files they upload or create themselves, as well as those shared with them by members with full access.
From the preview window of a file, Standard users can perform file actions.
Standard users can:
Download the file locally
Copy the link to the file and share it with others
Email the file
Upload a new version of the file
Edit the file (using “Word on the web” or “Word desktop”)
Standard users cannot:
Manage access of files or folders.
Rename files or folders.
Delete files or folders.
For more information on file access in LawVu, please check this article: File access in LawVu.