Contract Review Agent
Before legal can decide how to respond to a contract, someone has to read it, compare it to the playbook, and work out what is standard and what is not. That first-pass review is essential, but it is also repetitive. The same clauses are read, the same checks are made, and the same issues are flagged over and over again.
The LuminIQ Contract Review Agent executes that first-pass work automatically when a contract is received. It reads agreements against your playbook and prepares a structured review. Legal teams focus on negotiation and judgement, not on reading every document from scratch.
What It Reviews
This agent automates first-pass contract review to identify deviations from your legal playbook before senior legal judgement is required.
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Playbook alignment: Reviews contract clauses against your legal playbook, including indemnification, limitation of liability, IP ownership, termination, and other required positions.
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Deviations from standard: Identifies where language differs from your standard terms and explains how it diverges from your preferred position.
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Missing clauses: Flags required provisions that are absent, such as data protection, audit rights, or force majeure, based on your playbook.
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Key commercial terms: Extracts contract value, term length, renewal mechanics, and key obligations to support faster human review.
Who this is for
This agent is for legal teams and contract managers handling high volumes of agreements. It is designed for organisations where first-pass review consumes time that could be spent on negotiation and risk judgement.
It supports procurement teams that need faster turnaround on vendor contracts and general counsel who want consistent application of the playbook without relying on manual review effort.
Manual vs automated agent execution
Before:
Before using the agent, first-pass contract review is handled manually. Legal staff read entire agreements, compare clauses against the playbook, and identify deviations. This work is repetitive, but it still consumes significant time before legal judgement or negotiation can begin.
- Contracts wait in review queues
- Junior staff spend time reading standard clauses
- Senior legal input is delayed until summaries are prepared
- Review effort scales linearly with contract volume
- Legal capacity is tied up in routine analysis
After:
After the agent is in place, first-pass review happens automatically when contracts are received. The agent compares terms against the playbook and prepares a structured view for legal review.
- Deviations are surfaced immediately with specificity
- Key terms are summarised without manual effort
- Legal teams engage directly with issues requiring negotiation
- Review turnaround shortens without added headcount
- Legal capacity shifts from reading to judgement
Configuration options
The Contract Review Agent is configurable around your legal playbook, ensuring first-pass review reflects your organisation’s positions rather than generic standards.
- Playbook integration: Upload and maintain your contract playbook for reference.
- Clause standards: Define acceptable and unacceptable language for key clauses.
- Risk thresholds: Configure which deviations are acceptable and which require review.
- Contract type rules: Apply different rules for NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and other agreement types.
- Clause library: Maintain standard clauses the agent checks for equivalent language.
- Prioritisation rules: Configure how contracts are prioritised for human review.
Security & Compliance
Contracts and review outputs are processed within Gatekeeper’s secure environment with access controls aligned to your permission settings. All review actions and findings are logged, providing a clear audit trail of how contracts were analysed and escalated.
The Contract Review Agent is part of LuminIQ, Gatekeeper’s AI engine for third-party lifecycle management. All agent actions are logged with complete audit trails. The agent operates within your configured permissions and routing rules—it doesn’t make decisions outside the parameters you set. Data handling follows Gatekeeper’s enterprise security standards, including SOC 2 Type II compliance and GDPR requirements.
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