ApproveThis manages your Composure approvals.

Two Tools, One Goal

Modern legal teams face a double challenge: managing complex workflows while maintaining strict compliance. Composure gives legal departments the tools to track matters and quantify their work, while ApproveThis adds structure to decision-making. When connected through Zapier, these platforms create an automated bridge between intake management and approval governance – without requiring coding expertise.

This integration is particularly powerful because it respects the specialized needs of legal operations. Composure users maintain their existing process for intake and matter tracking, while ApproveThis handles the nuanced approval requirements – whether that's multi-level signoffs, budget thresholds, or delegated authority during vacations.

Why This Integration Matters

Legal departments using Composure typically see 20-40% efficiency gains according to industry benchmarks. Adding ApproveThis amplifies this impact by eliminating approval bottlenecks that often delay contracts, vendor agreements, and compliance reviews. Consider these advantages:

• No More License Headaches: External counsel or business partners can approve requests via email without needing Composure access
• Audit-Ready Tracking: Every approval decision is timestamped and linked to the original Composure matter
• Smart Escalations: High-value contracts automatically route to senior counsel based on predefined thresholds

Real-World Use Cases

1. Contract Review Acceleration

When Composure creates a new project for a vendor agreement, ApproveThis automatically:

• Routes the contract to department heads based on deal size
• Applies legal hold rules if specific clauses are present
• Updates Composure status upon final signature

Example: A healthcare provider reduced contract cycle times from 14 days to 72 hours by linking their Composure intake forms to ApproveThis' conditional approval paths.

2. Compliance Gatekeeping

New tasks in Composure related to regulatory filings can trigger approval requests that:

• Require dual sign-off from legal and compliance teams
• Auto-approve routine submissions under $10k
• Create audit trails with calculated field verification

Example: A financial services firm automated 85% of SEC filing approvals while maintaining strict version control through integrated tracking.

3. Outside Counsel Collaboration

Approval requests initiated in Composure matters can:

• Route to external law firms via email approvals
• Enforce billing approval thresholds
• Sync status updates back to Composure without logins

Example: A corporate legal team eliminated $120k in unauthorized legal spend annually by integrating matter budgets with approval rules.

Implementation Made Simple

Setting up the integration takes under 30 minutes through Zapier. Here's how it works:

1. Create a Zapier account (if you don't have one)
2. Choose your trigger event from either ApproveThis or Composure
3. Map key data fields between systems (e.g., matter ID to approval request)
4. Test with a sample workflow
5. Activate and monitor through Zapier's dashboard

Most teams start with two core Zaps:

1. New Composure Project → ApproveThis Request: Auto-route matters needing legal review
2. Approved Request → Composure Task: Convert decisions into actionable next steps

Team-Specific Benefits

Legal Operations Managers

Reduce time spent chasing signatures by 65% using automated reminders and approval paths that respect organizational hierarchy. Vacation delegation ensures matters keep moving even when key stakeholders are unavailable.

General Counsel

Maintain oversight through real-time dashboards showing approval bottlenecks. Use calculated fields to automatically flag high-risk contracts based on liability caps or indemnification clauses.

Finance Teams

Sync approved matters directly to accounting systems. Approval thresholds prevent unauthorized spending while maintaining audit trails for SOX compliance.

External Counsel

Review and approve billing invoices via email without needing access to internal systems. Status updates automatically sync to Composure for matter tracking.

Advanced Configuration Tips

While the basic integration delivers immediate value, power users should explore:

• Conditional Routing: Send IP matters to patent attorneys, HR issues to employment specialists
• Auto-Approvals: Bypass review for routine NDAs under $50k
• Escalation Paths: Auto-reassign stalled approvals after 48 hours

A mid-sized tech company combined these features to handle 93% of vendor contracts without manual intervention, while still maintaining strict legal oversight on high-value deals.

Getting Started

To implement this integration:

1. Ensure you have active accounts with Zapier, ApproveThis, and Composure
2. Identify 2-3 high-volume approval processes for initial automation
3. Use ApproveThis' template library to clone common legal workflows
4. Schedule a 15-minute alignment call between legal ops and IT teams

Most organizations see ROI within 30 days through reduced outside counsel costs and faster matter resolution times.

Final Thoughts

The ApproveThis-Composure integration isn't about replacing existing processes – it's about connecting specialized tools to create frictionless governance. Legal teams maintain control while eliminating the manual busywork that plagues corporate law departments.

Ready to transform how your legal team operates? Book a personalized demo to see how approval automation can integrate with your Composure workflows. Or start a free trial and connect your first Zap within the hour.