Legal Industry Solution¶

Archivus transforms legal practice with AI-powered contract analysis, case research, and document automation designed specifically for law firms and corporate legal departments.

Key Benefits¶

• 70% faster contract review with AI-powered analysis
• Zero missed deadlines with automated tracking and alerts
• 100% audit trail for compliance and privilege
• 10x faster case research against firm precedent library

Core Use Cases¶

1. Contract Review and Analysis¶

Challenge: Partners spend hours reviewing contracts while clients demand faster turnaround without sacrificing quality.

Archivus Solution:

Automated contract review pipeline:

1. Document Upload - Contract received via email or upload
2. AI Extraction - Extract parties, obligations, dates, payment terms
3. Template Comparison - Compare against firm standard template
4. Risk Assessment - AI identifies non-standard clauses and risks
5. Partner Review - High-risk contracts routed for partner approval
6. Client Delivery - Approved contracts filed with automated client notification

Workflow Configuration:

name: contract_review_pipeline
trigger: document_classification
conditions:
  - document_type: CONTRACT

nodes:
  - id: extract_terms
    type: ai_extract
    config:
      fields:
        - parties
        - effective_date
        - term_length
        - payment_terms
        - obligations
        - termination_clauses

  - id: compare_template
    type: ai_compare
    config:
      template_id: standard_contract_v3
      focus: deviations

  - id: risk_assessment
    type: ai_analyze
    config:
      prompt: "Identify unusual or high-risk clauses"

  - id: risk_branch
    type: conditional
    config:
      condition: risk_score > 70

  - id: partner_review
    type: human_approval
    config:
      assigned_to: partner
      timeout: 24h
      include_context: [extracted_terms, risk_analysis]

  - id: file_contract
    type: action_store
    config:
      destination: "/Contracts/Active/{client_name}"
      notify: client_contact

Results:

• Contract review time: 4 hours → 45 minutes
• Partner focus on high-risk items only
• Complete audit trail for malpractice protection
• Consistent analysis across all contracts

2. Case Research and Precedent Discovery¶

Challenge: Associates spend 15+ hours researching precedents, analyzing similar cases, and drafting initial memoranda.

Archivus Solution:

Archie AI powered by firm's Knowledge Graph:

Associate: "What defenses did we use in similar breach of
           contract cases involving force majeure?"

Archie: Based on 14 similar cases in your matter database:

PRIMARY DEFENSE STRATEGY (used in 11 of 14 cases):
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

1. Impossibility of Performance (9 cases, 78% success)
   - Source: Smith v. Johnson (2023) - Won summary judgment
   - Source: Acme Corp v. Vendor Inc (2024) - Settled favorably
   - Key language: [Section 12.1, Force Majeure clause]

2. Commercial Impracticability (8 cases, 62% success)
   - Source: Tech Co v. Supplier (2024) - Won at trial
   - Citations: UCC § 2-615, Restatement (Second) § 261

3. Frustration of Purpose (5 cases, 60% success)
   - Source: Real Estate Partners v. Developer (2023)

JUDICIAL PREFERENCES:
- Judge Harrison (your case): Favors impossibility over
  impracticability (granted in 4 of 5 cases)
- Requires specific evidence of unforeseen circumstances

RECOMMENDED BRIEF STRUCTURE:
[Based on highest-winning brief: Smith v. Johnson]

Would you like me to pull full briefs, draft argument
outline, or find recent appellate decisions?

Results:

• Case research time: 15 hours → 3 hours
• Higher quality with firm-wide precedent knowledge
• No reliance on overturned cases
• Consistent citation format

3. Discovery Document Processing¶

Challenge: Process thousands of discovery documents efficiently while maintaining privilege and producing required logs.

Archivus Solution:

Automated discovery workflow:

1. Bulk Upload - Production received (10,000+ documents)
2. Privilege Review - AI flags potential privileged communications
3. Relevance Classification - Sort by issue/topic using AI
4. Issue Tagging - Apply case-specific tags automatically
5. Privilege Log Generation - Auto-generate privilege log for review

Privilege Detection:

- id: privilege_detection
  type: ai_analyze
  config:
    focus: attorney_client_privilege
    flags:
      - attorney_communications
      - work_product
      - confidential_legal_advice

- id: human_review
  type: human_review
  config:
    assigned_to: associate
    instructions: "Review AI privilege determinations"
    show_confidence_scores: true

Results:

• Discovery review: 40% faster than manual process
• Higher consistency in privilege determinations
• Automated privilege log generation
• Complete audit trail for production

4. Deadline Tracking and Calendar Management¶

Challenge: Missing filing deadlines can result in malpractice claims and client dissatisfaction.

Archivus Solution:

Automated deadline extraction and tracking:

name: deadline_tracking
trigger: document_classification
conditions:
  - document_type: [COURT_ORDER, COMPLAINT, MOTION]

nodes:
  - id: extract_deadlines
    type: ai_extract
    config:
      fields:
        - filing_deadlines
        - response_deadlines
        - hearing_dates
        - discovery_cutoffs

  - id: calculate_reminders
    type: transform
    config:
      create_reminders:
        - 30_days_before
        - 14_days_before
        - 7_days_before
        - 3_days_before

  - id: notify_team
    type: action_notify
    config:
      channels: [email, slack, calendar]
      assigned_to: case_team
      priority: high

  - id: calendar_integration
    type: mcp_tool
    config:
      server: google_calendar
      tool: create_event
      params:
        title: "Deadline: {{deadline_description}}"
        date: "{{deadline_date}}"
        reminders: [30d, 7d, 1d]

Results:

• Zero missed deadlines since implementation
• Automatic calendar integration
• Multi-level reminder system
• Complete deadline audit trail

Legal-Specific Features¶

Matter-Centric Organization¶

Hierarchy:

Law Firm (Organization)
  ├── Corporate Law (Workspace)
  │   ├── Merger 2026 - Acme Corp (Matter/Project)
  │   ├── Securities Filing - TechCo (Matter/Project)
  │   └── Board Advisory - FinCo (Matter/Project)
  ├── Litigation (Workspace)
  │   ├── Smith v. Jones (Matter/Project)
  │   └── Patent Defense - InnoTech (Matter/Project)
  └── Client Contracts (Workspace)

Conflict Checking Integration¶

MCP Integration with Conflicts Database:

- id: conflict_check
  type: mcp_tool
  config:
    server: conflicts_database
    tool: check_conflicts
    params:
      client_name: "{{extracted_client}}"
      opposing_parties: "{{extracted_opposing}}"
      matter_type: "{{matter_type}}"

Time Entry Integration¶

Automatic Time Tracking:

• AI operations logged with time estimates
• Document review time tracked
• Research time captured
• Export to billing systems

Confidentiality and Privilege¶

Built-in Protections:

• Attorney-client privilege detection
• Work product identification
• Confidential designation enforcement
• Privilege log generation

Legal Industry Integrations¶

Practice Management:

• Clio
• MyCase
• PracticePanther
• Smokeball

E-Discovery:

• Relativity
• Everlaw
• Logikcull
• Reveal

Document Management:

• NetDocuments
• iManage
• SharePoint
• Worldox

Billing Systems:

• TimeSolv
• Bill4Time
• CosmoLex

Compliance and Security¶

Bar Association Requirements:

• State bar data security compliance
• Client confidentiality enforcement
• Malpractice insurance requirements
• Ethics rules compliance (ABA Model Rules)

Encryption:

• End-to-end encryption for privileged communications
• At-rest encryption (AES-256)
• In-transit encryption (TLS 1.3)

Audit Trails:

• Complete access logging
• Document version history
• User action tracking
• Privilege assertion records

Pricing for Law Firms¶

Starter (Solo/Small Firm):

• 1-5 attorneys: $99-249/month per attorney
• AI-powered research and drafting
• Basic matter management
• Essential integrations

Team (Mid-Size Firm):

• 10-50 attorneys: $179-299/month per attorney
• Advanced workflows
• Practice management integration
• Dedicated support

Enterprise (Large Firm):

• 50+ attorneys: Custom pricing
• White-label option
• Multi-office deployment
• Knowledge Graph and AI research
• Custom integrations
• 24/7 support with SLA

Implementation Timeline¶

Week 1-2: Discovery

• Matter type analysis
• Document workflow mapping
• Integration requirements
• Security and compliance review

Week 3-4: Configuration

• Matter templates setup
• Workflow configuration
• Integration testing
• User training preparation

Week 5-6: Pilot

• 2-3 matters for testing
• Workflow refinement
• User feedback collection
• Performance optimization

Week 7-8: Rollout

• Firm-wide deployment
• Attorney and staff training
• Go-live support
• Continuous improvement

Success Stories¶

Mid-Size Litigation Boutique (25 Attorneys)¶

Results After 6 Months:

• Discovery review time: -45%
• Case research time: -60%
• Deadline tracking: 100% (zero misses)
• Client satisfaction: +32%
• Annual savings: $425,000

Corporate Law Department (Fortune 500)¶

Results After 1 Year:

• Contract review capacity: +75%
• Outside counsel costs: -40%
• Compliance audit: Zero findings
• Time to contract execution: -65%

Getting Started¶

1. Schedule Legal-Specific Demo: See contract review and case research in action
2. Matter Assessment: Analyze 10-20 sample matters
3. Pilot Program: 30-60 days with 1-2 practice areas
4. Firm-Wide Rollout: 6-8 week implementation
5. Ongoing Training: Monthly best practices and new features

Schedule Legal Demo → Download Legal Solution Brief →