Client Background
A European electronics manufacturer with multi-site supply chains. Its in-house legal team reviews hundreds of supplier contracts each quarter, under strict GDPR constraints.
The Challenge: Manual, Slow & Risk-Prone
The client faced several critical issues:
- Slow Approval Cycles: 6–10 business-day approval cycles stalled production starts.
- Human Error: Fatigue led to red-line misses and inconsistent clauses.
- Project Delays: Delays triggered late-delivery penalties, impacting the bottom line.
Our Solution: Secure AI Contract Comparison
We developed a browser application that uploads two PDFs and returns a color-coded diff, significantly streamlining the contract review process. Key features include:
- Highlighting: 6–Clearly identifies Conflict / Ambiguity / Match areas.
- Human Error: Fatigue led to red-line misses and inconsistent clauses.
- Project Delays: Delays triggered late-delivery penalties, impacting the bottom line.
AI Architecture & Fine-Tuning Path
Our AI architecture splits contracts into logical chunks stored in a vector database. Only the most relevant clauses reach the LLM, keeping prompts short and data secured within the client's infrastructure. The next step involves fine-tuning Mistral on the client’s prior agreements for even sharper clause recognition.
Technology Stack
| Technology | |
| Backend | FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis |
| Frontend | React + TypeScript + PDF.js |
| AI/RAG | On-prem Mistral, LangChain, LlamaIndex |
| Infrastructure | Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions |
Business Impact
The implementation of our AI Contract Review Platform delivered significant results:
Faster Turnaround
Cycle time dropped by 60% to 80% (down to 2 days).
Increased Efficiency
30% of contracts were processed with zero lawyer touch.
Resource Optimization
Approximately 3 FTEs were redeployed to M&A work.
Rapid ROI:
Development cost was €220k, with Year-1 savings of €270k, achieving an ROI in less than 12 months.
What’s Next
01
Fine-tune Mistral on historical clauses — explore our AI Fine-Tuning Service for more details.
02
Add DE/FR/PL language packs to support broader operations.
03
Integrate with SAP CLM to auto-open change requests for seamless workflows.
Additional Use Cases Across Industries
- Corporate legal operations teams
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) SaaS vendors
- M&A due-diligence squads
- Government procurement offices
- Legal-process outsourcers
Development Timeline
MVP – 2 months
Pilot – +3 months
Full rollout – 10 months total
Team Composition
- Project Manager
- AI Engineer
- Frontend Developer
- 2 Backend Developers
- DevOps Engineer
- QA Engineer
- Legal Expert
Technology
- Python (FastAPI)
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Mistral (on‑prem)
- LangChain
- LlamaIndex
- React
- TypeScript
- TailwindCSS
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GitHub Actions
Location
Germany
Methodology
Agile
Vlad Tukhtarov
CEO devPulse
Founded DevPulse in 2014, driving product-led growth through innovative, high-performance software architectures and strategic technology adoption.
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