Clifford Chance Enhances Document Review with AI in Microsystems Contract Companion

Global News

05
Jun
2017

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Microsystems, the leading provider of document authoring, editing, formatting, proofreading, and metadata scrubbing software serving the legal and life sciences industries, today announced an extended relationship with Clifford Chance, one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms, to implement and provide all its staff with Contract Companion.

Available on premise, on tablets, and in the cloud, the patented industry-leading proofreading software, Contract Companion, leverages Artificial Document Intelligence™ (ADI) to achieve unparalleled analysis speed, greater accuracy, and improved workflow.

“We have worked with Microsystems for 14 years and value the impact their technologies have on the quality and reliability of our work and the improved productivity of our lawyers so we create more value to our clients,” said Clifford Chance CIO Paul Greenwood. “This expanded relationship is a natural evolution of our partnership.  As a firm looking to deliver the highest level of service to our clients we are excited to be leveraging artificial intelligence, through Contract Companion, to help deliver on their expectations,” he added.

“One of the most distinguished and well-respected global firms, it comes as no surprise that Clifford Chance is taking a proactive approach to their use of technology and in particular ADI,” said Avaneesh Marwaha, President at Microsystems. “We are very pleased by their selection of Contract Companion.  As the only firm providing these advanced document technologies, Microsystems sees how the industry’s growing recognition of ADI as a quality controller and force multiplier, is driving interest in many of our products.  Clifford Chance’s selection of Contract Companion further underscores this on a large scale,” Marwaha explained.

Microsystems Artificial Document Intelligence software works seamlessly in the background to analyze and correct language and formatting averts costly errors and preserves professional reputations.  Contract Companion was designed to help legal professionals draft documents with greater ease and precision to deliver higher quality agreements, while minimizing the time they have to spend checking over their work. The outcome is bullet-proof documents, delivered effortlessly, every time.  Highlights of Contract Companion’s capabilities that enhance quality and efficiency include:

• Risk assessment provides an instant analysis and a dashboard view of the most critical issues in the document.
• Mobile support maximizes efficiency and recaptures time in transit, allowing users to check documents from any device with the browser companion.
• Document repurposing uncovers all client-specific and sensitive information, including inconsistencies in content and formatting.
• Enhanced cross-reference checking allows users to review cross-references with split-screen navigation and single-click fixes.
• Advanced technologies like natural language processing, multi-threaded server processing, and contextual analysis empower Contract Companion to deliver the most accurate results, finding issues no other product can.