Making a contract folder searchable
A modelled scenario: a folder of contracts becomes structured, searchable data with natural-language questions that cite the source documents.
The manual process
- Contracts sit in shared folders and email, named inconsistently.
- Finding a renewal date, governing law or notice period means opening files one by one.
- Questions across the whole portfolio are answered from a hand-built spreadsheet that goes out of date.
The pipeline
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Upload the folder
Contracts are uploaded in bulk or sent via API and webhooks, and classified by type.
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Extract key terms
Parties, dates, governing law, term and notice provisions are extracted into structured fields with confidence scores.
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Review
A reviewer can check extracted terms against the source and correct them before they are relied on.
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Index
Documents are indexed for keyword and semantic search, and chosen fields become filterable values.
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Ask and filter
Users ask questions in chat, such as which agreements share a governing law, and answers cite the documents used.
The result
- One searchable view of the portfolio instead of folders.
- Key terms can be filtered and compared across contracts.
- Answers point back to the source clause or page.
What the reviewer sees
A table of contracts with extracted terms, a document viewer for checking each value, and a chat panel with citations.
What this scenario does not claim
This is a modelled scenario, not a customer case study. It names no firm and gives no figures. The output is a retrieval aid: extracted terms and chat answers can be wrong and should be confirmed in the source before anyone relies on them. It does not provide legal advice.