Although e-discovery and contract analysis have a lot of similar elements, rarely are they discussed in the same space. As staffing group Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA) has moved into the contract advisory space, however, it’s found that the two go together increasingly well.

MLA’s Smart-Look Analytics offering aims to pull technology from the e-discovery world into the contract analysis space. The service uses technology adapted from e-discovery group Planet Data’s Exego Select platform to conduct clause-level analysis for M&A and compliance work.