Case Study: Legal & Compliance

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Scaling Legal AI Without Increasing Risk

The Problem

A mid-sized law firm adopted AI for contract review, expecting efficiency gains. Instead, they got inconsistent risk assessments, compliance gaps, and skeptical attorneys who didn’t trust the AI’s outputs.

What We Did

- Audited their AI governance (or lack thereof).

- Standardized risk assessment criteria so the AI flagged issues consistently.

- Implemented human-in-the-loop workflows to ensure final decisions aligned with legal standards.

Results

✔ 30% fewer manual contract reviews, freeing attorneys for higher-value work.

✔ AI-generated risk assessments that actually made sense—no more random red flags.

✔ Compliance risks reduced, as AI outputs aligned with firm-wide legal standards.

The Takeaway

Throwing AI at a legal problem without governance is like handing a law student a stack of contracts and hoping for the best. We fixed the system so the AI worked with the lawyers, not against them.