Contract management · Production

Shahin cuts external legal costs by 90% using Luminance Legal-Grade AI

The problem

Shahin's lean legal team was overwhelmed by high contract volumes in a fast-scaling business, with routine negotiations taking weeks and forcing costly outsourcing to external counsel.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Incoming contract intake
trigger
“Shahin started by implementing Luminance's Traffic Light Analysis (TLA), which automatically reviews incoming contracts”
2
Traffic Light Analysis flagging
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“Traffic Light Analysis (TLA), which automatically reviews incoming contracts and flags compliant (green) and non-compliant (red) language based on the company's internal standards”
3
Suggest and insert alternative wording
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“When necessary, Luminance suggests approved alternative wording from Shahin's precedent bank, which can be inserted with a click from within Microsoft Word”
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Contract Q&A with Ask Lumi
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“With Ask Lumi, Luminance's AI-powered chatbot, Shahin's team can get instant answers to pressing legal questions—right within Word. Whether it's "What are the liability provisions?" or "Who are the parties to this agreement?" Luminance p…”
5
Draft new clause language
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“when Luminance flags non-compliant clauses, the team can ask the AI to draft new language instantly”
Reported outcome

Luminance enabled a 90% reduction in external legal costs, saving 200,000 AED annually, with contracts now reviewed and negotiated in hours rather than weeks.

Reported metrics
External legal costs reduction90%
Annual savings200,000 AED
Contract turnaround timehours, not weeks
Outside counsel costsfrom 20,000 AED monthly to just 20,000 AED annually
Show all 5 reported metrics
external legal costs reduction90%
annual savings200,000 AED
contract turnaround timehours, not weeks
outside counsel costsfrom 20,000 AED monthly to just 20,000 AED annually
hours savedcountless hours
Reported stack
LuminanceTraffic Light AnalysisAsk LumiMicrosoft Word
Source
https://www.luminance.com/customers/cutting-legal-costs-by-90-shahin-scales-faster-with-legal-grade-ai/
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Luminance enabled a 90% reduction in external legal costs, saving 200,000 AED annually, with contracts now reviewed and negotiated in hours rather than weeks.

What tools did this team use?

Luminance, Traffic Light Analysis, Ask Lumi, Microsoft Word.

What results were reported?

External legal costs reduction: 90%; Annual savings: 200,000 AED; Contract turnaround time: hours, not weeks; Outside counsel costs: from 20,000 AED monthly to just 20,000 AED annually (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this contract management AI workflow structured?

Incoming contract intake → Traffic Light Analysis flagging → Suggest and insert alternative wording → Contract Q&A with Ask Lumi → Draft new clause language.

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