Reference Architecture
Legal Document Research RAG
Internal research portal reducing associate research time by 60% with citation-backed answers from 15 years of firm knowledge.
RAG SystemsLegal
Illustrative scenario for scoping discussions. For shipped projects with verified metrics, see our work.
The Challenge
Associates spent 8–12 hours weekly on precedent research. Client pressure for faster turnaround. Knowledge trapped in unstructured document archives.
Our Approach
Ingested 50,000+ documents into chunked vector store with metadata filtering by practice area. Research interface with source citations and export to brief format.
Technologies
RAGPostgreSQLOpenAINext.jsLangGraph
Illustrative Outcomes
Typical targets for this reference architecture - not a named client engagement
- 60%
- Research time saved
- 4.2h
- Billable hour recovery
- 94%
- Citation accuracy
- 4 months
- ROI payback