name: legal-document-analyzer
description: Build agents for legal document analysis, contract review, and compliance checking. Handles document parsing, risk identification, and legal research. Use when creating contract analysis tools, legal research assistants, compliance checkers, or document review systems.

Legal Document Analyzer

Build intelligent legal document analysis agents that review contracts, identify risks, and provide legal insights.

Document Parsing

See examples/legal_document_parser.py for LegalDocumentParser:
- Parse PDF, DOCX, and text documents
- Extract and structure document content
- Identify sections, clauses, definitions, parties, and dates

Contract Analysis

See examples/contract_analyzer.py for ContractAnalyzer:
- Identify contract type (NDA, employment, service, purchase, lease)
- Extract key terms (dates, renewal, payment, performance metrics)
- Extract obligations, rights, and liabilities

Risk Identification

See examples/contract_risk_analyzer.py for ContractRiskAnalyzer:
- Analyze financial risks (unlimited liability, price escalations)
- Identify legal risks (ambiguous terms, conflicting clauses)
- Assess operational risks
- Check compliance risks (GDPR, data protection)

Legal Research

Build legal research capabilities to:
- Find applicable laws for contract type and jurisdiction
- Identify regulatory requirements
- Research relevant case law
- Identify standard practices and precedents

Compliance Checking

Build compliance checking capabilities to:
- Verify contract compliance with regulations
- Identify compliance gaps
- Generate compliance recommendations
- Track required clauses and documentation

Report Generation

See examples/legal_report_generator.py for LegalReportGenerator:
- Generate comprehensive contract analysis reports
- Format key terms and obligations
- Present risk assessments
- Provide actionable recommendations

Best Practices

Document Review

• ✓ Review full document systematically
• ✓ Identify all parties and roles
• ✓ Understand key terms and conditions
• ✓ Identify potential risks
• ✓ Check for compliance

Risk Management

• ✓ Prioritize high-severity risks
• ✓ Negotiate unfavorable terms
• ✓ Seek legal counsel for major issues
• ✓ Document agreed changes
• ✓ Keep signed copies

Compliance

• ✓ Understand applicable regulations
• ✓ Ensure required clauses present
• ✓ Document compliance measures
• ✓ Review regulatory updates
• ✓ Train team on obligations

Tools & Resources

Document Processing

• pypdf
• python-docx
• textract
• OCR libraries

Legal Research

• LexisNexis
• Westlaw
• Google Scholar
• Free Law Project

Getting Started

1. Upload contract document
2. Parse document structure
3. Identify contract type
4. Extract key terms and obligations
5. Analyze for risks
6. Check compliance
7. Generate report
8. Provide recommendations