Legal document ecology

Objective

A legal document ecology uses specialists rather than one general model. The goal is faster review, better clause coverage, clearer citations, and lower cost while keeping final judgment with a qualified human.

Topology

1. document-type classifier;
2. clause retrieval and section splitter;
3. extraction specialist;
4. summary or drafting specialist;
5. citation validator;
6. conflict detector;
7. human reviewer.

Request flow

PROCEDURE review_legal_document(document)
    doc_type <- CLASSIFY_DOCUMENT(document)
    clauses <- RETRIEVE_RELEVANT_CLAUSES(document, doc_type)
    extracted <- EXTRACT_STRUCTURED_FACTS(clauses)
    draft <- SUMMARIZE_WITH_CITATIONS(extracted, clauses)
    validation <- VALIDATE_CITATIONS_AND_SOURCE_SPANS(draft, document)

    IF validation.has_unresolved_conflicts THEN
        RETURN HUMAN_REVIEW_PACKET(draft, validation, clauses)
    END IF

    RETURN REVIEW_PACKET(draft, validation, required_human_approval = true)
END PROCEDURE

Breeding loop

Create descendants only for narrow niches: clause classification, citation validation, formatting, and boilerplate drafting. Promote only when exact source-span accuracy and reviewer acceptance improve without increasing legal risk.