contract analysis

There is so much talk about ChatGPT. A really revolutionary pre-trained AI model! So you wonder, can I use it for doing all my work for legacy contract data extraction including a matchup of masters with their amendments, removal of duplicate documents, removal of unsigned and unwanted documents, etc.? One way to look at it [...] Read More →

Aaah – a loaded question. There is much talk about software telling you if there is risk in your contracts. Well, what is a risk to you? That would be different than a risk to another company or someone else. To you, if the limitation of liability is capped to 2x the spend by the […]

Again, a frequently asked and pertinent question This is the fifth of a ten-part series on contract migration and related data extraction, which will help your legal teams gain a better understanding of the information included in all of your contracts. The first reaction is that EVERY document and EVERY data point needs to be […]

This is the fourth of a ten-part series on contract migration and related data extraction, which will help your legal teams gain a better understanding of the information included in all of your contracts. This is the most asked, if not, assumed (as yes) question! And a very pertinent one. AI Software is a necessary condition […]

As part of the legacy contract migration/data extraction series of blogs, here is the 3rd one of the series. Can I extract and track my business-specific information? But of course! In fact, 30-40% of the information Brightleaf extracts is our clients’ business-specific information. To give an example, for a Class 1 Railroad company, we extracted [...] Read More →

The first part of the series covered, what is legacy contract migration and why do I need to do it? Here we will discuss the next/second question that is asked very often too, what attributes do I extract and ingest into a CLM during the legacy contract migration process into a CLM? There is no […]

To kick off the series, let us first start with the simplest question – What is legacy contract migration and why do I need to do it? You are looking to install a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system to get a handle on your contracts, what good is having a great CLM without any data? […]

As per a study by the Institute for Supply Management, a typical Fortune 1000 company manages anywhere between 20,000 to 40,000 active contracts at any given time. Additionally, there are legacy contracts to add to the number. Keeping track of all of these contracts can be a nightmare if done manually. Using Natural language processing [...] Read More →

Extracting crucial data elements, specifically metadata, from contracts can be a complex and time-consuming task. Manual contract data extraction involves painstakingly opening each contract, searching for relevant language throughout the entire document, and copying and pasting the data into tools like Excel. To streamline this process, companies seek innovative solutions to effectively extract metadata from [...] Read More →

Contract data extraction or contract review is a vital step of the contract management process for any business to thrive. In contract management, review means critically analyzing the information present in a contract. The old way of capturing essential data attributes from legal documents has been transformed, thanks to technology. We hear about Artificial Intelligence […]

The world has seen many challenges this past year. Covid-19 upended the way we live and work but we are adjusting our actions, making life convenient and safe, and striving for a better world. Many organizations have seen revenue disruptions during COVID-19, and companies faced increased pressure to recapture revenues. Despite all this, Artificial intelligence […]

Manual Summarization This is the most common and traditional way of summarizing contracts; it is best suited when summarization needs close attention from a legal expert to provide detailed and tailored results. It can be undertaken immediately with the help of an in-house legal expert. This is an easy and valuable way of summarization when […]

Data Extraction from contracts The old way of capturing essential data attributes from legal documents has been transcended, thanks to technology. It is difficult to achieve very high accuracy from software and consistency from manual methods. Yet we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI), we hear about Machine Learning software systems and other new technologies for […]

Contract Management The role of contract management is evolving now. It’s not simply filing documents anymore; contract management entails understanding each facet of a contract’s lifecycle to extract purposeful insights. Business with contract lifecycle management efforts in place is able to serve their clients better, resulting in more revenue opportunities from existing and potential clients. […]

Your first reaction when you see reams of paper or contract document files on your computer is often “How do I get a handle on this?” The typical answer that comes to mind is “Let me get a system that manages contracts.” Then you start researching contract management systems vendors. Yes, that is the ultimate […]

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Category: contract analysis

CEO Blog 10: Legacy contract migration/data extraction

CEO Blog 7: I want to know if my contracts are risky. How do I do that?

CEO Blog 5: I have 300k documents! What do I migrate into a new CLM system?

CEO Blog 4: Can AI software handle it all?

CEO Blog 3: Can I extract and track my business specific information?

CEO Blog 2: What attributes do I extract and ingest into a CLM during the legacy contract migration process?

CEO Blog 1: What is legacy contract migration?

Transforming contract management process with NLP

Ways to extract information out of contracts

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Understand different ways to do contract summarization

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Why there is a need for implementing a CLM solution?

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