Legal documents can be complicated to navigate and understand, with lengthy clauses and technical jargon that can make the task daunting for even the most experienced lawyers. However, advances in natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping to simplify this process and make it more accessible for everyone.

One company that is leading the charge in this field is Apogee Suite, which specializes in legal document classification, table extraction, and clause understanding. In a recent interview, the company’s representatives explained some of the methods they use to accomplish these tasks.

First and foremost, Apogee Suite relies on supervised machine learning to train its algorithms. This involves a lot of labeling, where human experts annotate documents to help the machine identify relevant sections and topics. Deep learning is then used to analyze the data and make predictions based on the patterns that emerge.

However, unsupervised machine learning techniques can also be applied, which involve letting the machine find connections and relationships between different sections or paragraphs in a document. This can help identify clusters or “clumps” of related content, which can be analyzed further.

Once the document has been segmented, the real work begins. Each clause or article must be analyzed individually, with the machine identifying the topics, classifications, and entities present in each one. Tables and images may also need to be extracted, and metadata generated for each section.

One of the key challenges in this process is understanding the measures and actions that are described in each clause. For example, a lease agreement might state that if the tenant is more than three days late with their payment, the landlord can evict them. The machine needs to identify the measure (three days late) and the action (eviction) to provide a useful analysis.

Overall, the goal of Apogee Suite’s approach is to provide a comprehensive understanding of each legal document, from the individual clauses all the way up to the overarching topics and themes. By leveraging the power of NLP and AI, the company is helping to make legal documents more accessible and understandable for everyone.

In future articles, we can expect to learn more about the specific techniques and technologies that Apogee Suite uses to achieve these results, as well as some of the challenges and opportunities that arise in this field.