JK-2 Enhanced ALSP dvendor2
JK Overview Short Description
Contract review software rapidly categorizes executed contracts, and is able to identify and extract clauses and discrete data points from contracts. These applications use machine learning and natural language processing technology to extract pre-defined data points. For example, a user may want summaries of thousands of commercial leases: the software reads the leases and prepares a summary of e.g., the names of tenant and landlord, the property address, the rent, the expiry date, the termination clause etc. If a datapoint is not predefined in the system, users are typically able to train the technology to recognize it, creating their own "models" for extraction. Companies in this category include Kira Systems, Zuva, eBrevia, RAVN Extract, Syntheia, ThoughtRiver, Luminance and others.
Application programming interfaces (APIs) allow for the integration of applications and databases for the quick and secure exchange of information. Law firms have started recognizing the value of data to inform strategy, identify new business opportunites and bolster the quality of legal outcomes. Various vendors have consequently started offering APIs that allow firms to more easily access their data and integrate external data with internal data to achieve strategic goals. Thomson Reuters, vLex / Fastcase, and Lexis Nexis are some of the vendors selling data APIs.
JK Value Proposition
Document management software helps users store and organize their organisation's documents. Important features include versioning, file sharing and access control. Typically document management solutions have been on-premise only but increasingly providers are moving their solutions to the cloud. In organizations that implement this software the document management system is the central repository of all client-matter related documents. Companies in this space include iManage, NetDocuments and Opentext. Many organizations also use Microsoft SharePoint.