What is Diligen?
Diligen is an AI-powered contract review tool designed to speed up legal due diligence processes. It analyses contracts and identifies key terms, risks, and clauses that require attention, helping legal teams and business professionals review documents faster than manual reading. The tool is particularly useful for organisations that handle multiple contracts regularly and need to flag important details without reading every page in detail. By automating the initial review stage, Diligen reduces the time spent on routine contract analysis, allowing lawyers and deal teams to focus on negotiation and risk assessment rather than document scanning.
Key Features
Automated contract analysis
scans documents to extract key terms and identify important clauses
Risk flagging
highlights potential issues and unusual contract terms that may require attention
Due diligence support
designed specifically for legal review workflows in M&A and transaction processes
Document comparison
enables quick identification of differences between contract versions
Free access
available at no cost, making it accessible to small teams and individual users
Pros & Cons
Advantages
- No cost to use, removing budget barriers for small legal teams and startups
- Speeds up the initial contract review phase significantly
- Reduces human error from fatigue when reading lengthy or repetitive documents
- Generates structured summaries of contract contents for quick reference
Limitations
- AI review cannot replace qualified legal judgement on complex or high-stakes agreements
- May miss context-specific risks or industry-specific issues that require human expertise
- Tool quality and accuracy depend on document clarity and standard formatting
Use Cases
M&A teams reviewing multiple vendor or customer contracts during deal assessment
In-house counsel managing contract volume without additional headcount
Legal departments conducting initial triage of contracts before detailed review
Startups and small businesses evaluating supplier agreements before negotiation
Compliance teams flagging non-standard terms across a portfolio of agreements