Research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare providers are at the forefront of advancing medical knowledge and improving patient care. Their collaborative efforts often involve the creation and management of research contracts, which are essential for conducting clinical trials, research studies, and various collaborative projects. These contracts play a pivotal role in outlining the scope of […]

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In the fast-paced world of manufacturing, efficient procurement, and contract management are vital for smooth operations and maintaining strong vendor and service provider partnerships. However, manually extracting contract data from variety of sources, including vendor contracts, labor contracts, and manufacturing service level agreements, can be a tedious and error-prone process. To overcome these challenges and […]

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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 →

Not sure where to start?  We’ve curated the best legacy contract migration/data extraction practices to get you started It’s important to cover the best practices, partially covered in the previous blogs. 1.     Decide which contracts you want to migrate 2.     Decide what data points you want to report on across a set of these legacy contracts 3.     Set […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 →

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? […]

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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 →
What is contract intelligence? Contract intelligence is the process of learning and utilizing knowledge gathered using AI-assisted contract analysis to transform contracts and agreements into valuable business assets. It empowers you to have contract visibility and take actionable insights from your contracts. It not only helps in providing transparency but also in monitoring key performance [...] Read More →

When people plan a contract management system, their immediate concerns tend to focus on finding their contracts and reporting on standard metadata, including contract owner, contract status, and renewal date. A centralized repository takes care of the first need. Configured reports set up for specific contract metadata address the second need. But beyond standard contract […]

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To continue operating profitably is always the primary focus of any enterprise. In today’s competitive corporate environment, the ability to effectively manage contracts is essential to surviving in the marketplace and achieving success. At different points in our lives, each of us would have or will, without exception, sign a contract. However, have we ever […]

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What is lease abstraction? Before delving into the benefits of lease abstraction, let’s first clarify its concept. Lease abstraction involves the creation of a concise overview that encapsulates the essential terms and conditions of a lease agreement. This distilled document encompasses critical data points such as commencement and termination dates, rental fees, and options for renewal. […]

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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 →