The problem

Hart & Calder is a 40-lawyer commercial firm. Clients send NDAs, supplier terms and renewals by email, and a junior associate reads every one. Most were standard. A few were not, and those were the ones that slipped.

What we built

An intake agent reads each incoming agreement against the firm's own playbook: 64 clause positions written by the partners. It marks every clause as standard, acceptable with edits, or needs a lawyer, and drafts the redline for the first two. Renewal and notice dates go straight into the matter calendar.

How it runs

The agent cites the exact clause and the playbook rule for every flag, so a lawyer can check it in seconds. Nothing is sent to a client without a named reviewer. All documents stay inside the firm's own tenant.

Results

Routine NDAs now clear in under a minute. Associates spend their time on the 8% that need judgement, and the firm has not missed a renewal date since launch.