Contract management · Production

Luminance's Traffic Light Analysis cuts contract review time by 50% at Staples Canada

The problem

Staples' small legal team needed to empower multiple business units to engage in contract development and document management, without a central repository or consistent approach to clause review across departments.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Business team submits contract
trigger
“Anyone who touches agreements—from our commercial team to HR to real estate and, of course, legal—is interacting with Luminance”
2
Traffic Light clause classification
ai_action
“here are the clauses we don't need to worry about, here are the ones we should take a look at, and here are the ones that are no-go”
3
Human review of flagged clauses
human_review
“here are the ones we should take a look at, and here are the ones that are no-go. They love it. They think it speeds up their efficiency. Their document review is cut in half, if not more, and it means we can focus on the important aspects.”
4
Contract repository storage
output
“the contract repository is not just a repository. It allows us to flag key agreements, keep track of key dates, and store things in different categories. That's great because adoption is developing across different business lines. Differ…”
Reported outcome

Contract review time was cut by 50%, adoption spread across commercial, HR, real estate, and legal teams, and a central repository now tracks key dates, clauses, and agreements company-wide.

Reported metrics
Contract review time savings50%
Document review timecut in half, if not more
Business-wide time savingsBusiness-wide time savings across various departments
Reported stack
LuminanceTraffic Light Analysis
Source
https://www.luminance.com/customers/luminance-adds-value-speeds-up-processes-and-eliminates-risk/
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

Contract review time was cut by 50%, adoption spread across commercial, HR, real estate, and legal teams, and a central repository now tracks key dates, clauses, and agreements company-wide.

What tools did this team use?

Luminance, Traffic Light Analysis.

What results were reported?

Contract review time savings: 50%; Document review time: cut in half, if not more; Business-wide time savings: Business-wide time savings across various departments (source-reported, not independently verified).

How is this contract management AI workflow structured?

Business team submits contract → Traffic Light clause classification → Human review of flagged clauses → Contract repository storage.

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