Case 04

Legal / Contract Operations

A legal AI product helps in-house teams draft contracts, redline clauses, compare terms, route exceptions, and prepare approval packets.

Commitment models, clause evidence, playbook thresholds, and legal-owner approval paths.

Where Semantiv helps.

Semantiv controls contract-agent actions before they affect legal workflow state. Actions against commitments require clear meaning, evidence, and authority.

Drafting can be flexible. Approval, clause substitution, external communication, and exception routing need explicit gates.

case flow recordable
  1. 01 document
  2. 02 clause
  3. 03 playbook
  4. 04 authority
  5. 05 send gate
  6. 06 record

Example actions

  • 01 draft clause
  • 02 suggest redline
  • 03 replace fallback language
  • 04 flag non-standard term
  • 05 route exception
  • 06 approve low-risk clause
  • 07 send document to counterparty
  • 08 create obligation summary

Example gates

  • 01 contract type is recognized
  • 02 clause library source is approved
  • 03 deviation from playbook is within threshold
  • 04 customer tier permits fallback term
  • 05 legal owner approval exists
  • 06 external send is authorized
  • 07 obligation summary cites source language

Decision record.

Legal AI products become trusted workflow systems, not just drafting assistants.

Decision record Escalate
Action
Replace limitation-of-liability clause
Decision
Escalate
Reason
Proposed language deviates from approved fallback. Customer is strategic account. Legal approval required.
Outcome
Redline saved. Legal owner notified.

Turn one risky workflow into a reviewable control model.

Use this case shape as a starting point: identify the action, define what it means, attach evidence, find authority, and preserve the decision record.