Can AI do contract review?
An expert breakdown of a typical process from public sources, worked out by the same rules as your own check.
2 of 9 steps go to an agent
Goes to an agent (2)
An agent does these steps on its own.
Intake of the request through a structured form
An agent can do this step alone: everything it takes is a strong suit of AI.
- Extracting structure from an unstructured source
Check against the playbook, flag the non-standard clauses
An agent can do this step alone: everything it takes is a strong suit of AI.
- Checking against a reference and finding discrepancies
AI drafts, a person checks (3)
AI prepares the work; a person reviews and confirms it.
Triage and reviewer assignment by risk
A person confirms it: the step changes something outside the company.
Draft the redlines
AI drafts it and a person checks: AI only drafts part of what it takes.
- Generating text in a given register
Register the contract with its metadata
A person confirms it: the step changes something outside the company.
Stays with people (4)
These steps need a person's judgement or presence.
Assess whether the deviations are acceptable for the deal
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
Collect opinions from security, finance and procurement
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Consolidating people's contributions and resolving priority conflicts
Negotiate with the counterparty
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
- Open-ended dialogue with an external party
Formal approval with a rationale
Stays with people: it takes judgement that depends on your business context.
- Judging risk or priority in a business context
1 step outside what AI can work on
Physical work, or nothing AI could apply itself to. These steps count in no figure.
Signature by the authorised signatory
Nothing in this step is work AI could apply itself to.
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