Legal Tech
AI-Assisted Contract Review: Promise and Pitfalls for Indian Law Firms
Large language models can triage NDAs in seconds. But privilege, hallucination and Bar Council rules demand guardrails.
Meera R. Menon writes · 1 min read · 15 Oct 2026
Meera R. Menon
Advocate · Stay Legal
Where AI genuinely helps
First-pass clause extraction, deviation tracking against playbooks and summarising long lease deeds are now reliable enough for production use.
Where it fails
Models still hallucinate case citations and misread Indian stamp duty schedules. Every output needs a qualified reviewer.
Confidentiality and privilege
Uploading client documents to consumer AI tools may breach confidentiality obligations. Prefer enterprise deployments with data residency in India.
A practical adoption roadmap
Start with internal templates, measure accuracy against senior associate review, then expand to client matters with written consent.
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