Tabular review

Ask one question across every document.

Automated contract analysis as a grid. Documents run down the rows, your questions run across the columns, and every cell is filled with an answer that cites the clause it came from. Governing law, termination rights, indemnity caps, and change of control across a whole portfolio at once.

modulaw / tabular-review

How it works

A spreadsheet that reads.

The unit of work changes. Instead of opening a hundred contracts and noting the answer to one question a hundred times, you write the question once and the grid fills.

Rows are documents

Upload a folder, a disclosure bundle, or select documents already held against the matter.

Columns are questions

Write them in plain language. Governing law, notice period, assignment restrictions, liability cap, anything you would otherwise note by hand.

Cells carry citations

Each answer links to the passage it was drawn from, so you verify against the document rather than trusting the summary.

Export the result

The completed grid exports to Excel with its citations, or as a PDF report for the file or the client.

Where it earns its keep

The jobs this replaces.

  • Due diligence. Extract the same twelve data points from every contract in a target’s portfolio and see the outliers immediately.
  • Lease and supplier portfolios. Break clauses, rent review dates, assignment restrictions, and indexation across an entire estate.
  • Regulatory change. When the law moves, ask the whole client base one question at once rather than opening files for a month.
  • Litigation disclosure. Dates, admissions, and inconsistencies across a production set, each answer citing its page. See attorney case management.
  • Post-signing review. Confirm that what was executed matches what was negotiated, across every document in the transaction.

FAQ

Questions, addressed.

What is automated contract analysis?

Automated contract analysis uses AI to extract and compare specific terms across many contracts at once, rather than reviewing each document individually. In ModulawAI this takes the form of tabular review: documents form the rows of a grid, your questions form the columns, and each cell is answered with a citation to the clause it came from.

How is a grid better than asking a chatbot about a contract?

A chat conversation handles one document at a time and leaves no structured output. A grid gives you a comparable answer for every document in the same format, which is what makes outliers visible, and it exports as a working document rather than a transcript.

Can I trust the answers?

Every cell links to the passage it was drawn from, so each answer is checkable in seconds against the source. Treat it as extraction you verify rather than a conclusion you adopt.

What file types does it handle?

Standard legal document formats including PDF and Word, including scanned documents, which are processed so their text can be searched and cited.

Can the output go to the client?

Yes. The completed grid exports to Excel with citations intact, or as a formatted PDF report suitable for a client or the matter file.

Bring a bundle you already know.

Book a demo with a set of contracts you have already reviewed, and check the grid against your own answers.