AI
Success Story

How Brisbane Legal Practice Achieved 73% Faster Contract Review

Brisbane Legal Practice | 35 employees

Legal
Brisbane
11 weeks

4.8x

Return on Investment

73%
Time Saved
$156k
Annual Savings
73%

Reduction in Admin Time

Faster contract review process
$156k

Annual Labor Savings

Annual billable hours recovered
4.8x

Return On Investment

Payback in 2.5 months
11 weeks

Implementation Time

Kickoff to Go-Live
1

The Challenge

What was holding them back?

"Contract review and clause extraction taking 8+ hours per contract. Document management was chaotic with version control issues. Billing reconciliation required 12 hours weekly. Client communication scattered across email, phone, and messaging."

Brisbane Legal Practice was facing significant operational hurdles. Manual processes were not only slow but error-prone, leading to client dissatisfaction and team burnout. The lack of scalable systems meant that taking on new business required linear headcount growth, crushing margins.

Manual Bottlenecks

Key staff spent ~40% of their week on low-value data entry instead of strategic work.

Data Fragmentation

Critical business data was siloed in disparate spreadsheets, making real-time reporting impossible.

2

The Solution

How we transformed their operations

Deployed AI-powered document analysis for contract review and clause extraction. Implemented automated document management with version control and approval workflows. Built billing automation pulling time entries from multiple systems. Created centralized client communication portal. We deployed a layered automation architecture that addressed immediate pain points while building a foundation for future scalability.

Implementation Components

Technology Stack

Azure AI Document IntelligenceCore Component
SharePoint with custom workflowsCore Component
Power AutomateCore Component
Microsoft Teams integrationCore Component

Implementation Journey

Weeks 1-2: Discovery & Design

Deep dive into current processes, stakeholder interviews, and solution architecture design.

Weeks 3-6: Build & Integration

Agile development of automation flows, dashboard configuration, and API integration.

Weeks 7-8: Testing & Training

User acceptance testing (UAT), bug fixes, and hands-on team training sessions.

Week 10: Go Live & Handoff

Full deployment, production monitoring, and final project sign-off.

3

The Results

Measurable impact across the business

Time Metrics5 days / month
1.5 days
70% Reduction
Error Rate8% manual error
0.5%
94% Improvement
Processing Cost$12.50 / unit
$1.80
85% Savings

"Our solicitors are now doing high-value legal work instead of manually reviewing standard contracts. The ROI was evident within 3 months."

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Lisa Thompson
Managing Partner, Brisbane Legal Practice

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Project Snapshot

Industry
Legal
LocationBrisbane
ServicesOperations
Timeline11 weeks
Results4.8x ROI