Sovereign AI for Law Firms

Contract search in 10 seconds.
Your data never leaves your building.

Private AI document intelligence that searches 50,000 contracts, depositions, and case files instantly — with no cloud, no data egress, and no Relativity invoice at the end of the month.

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10×
cheaper than Relativity or Kira
<10s
query across 50,000 documents
0
bytes leave your infrastructure
72hr
from signed contract to live system
The Problem

Your firm is overpaying for
slow, insecure document search.

Relativity costs $50,000–$200,000 per year. Kira Systems isn't far behind. Both process your privileged documents on shared multi-tenant cloud infrastructure. Your clients never agreed to that.

Status Quo

Relativity / Kira / cloud-based legal AI

$50k–$200k/yr licensing. Documents uploaded to vendor servers. Privileged material processed on shared infrastructure. Associate hours billed to review what a query could answer in seconds. Renewal negotiations every 12 months.

RusticAgentic

Sovereign AI deployed on your infrastructure

$6,000–$9,000 one-time setup. Flat monthly hosting. Your documents run on hardware you control — on-premise or your private cloud. Zero egress. Attorney-client privilege preserved. No per-user seats. No renewal leverage.

The Associate Tax

Manual document review at $400/hr

"Find all contracts with auto-renewal clauses and less than 60 days notice." That's a half-day of associate time. With RusticAgentic, it's a 10-second query. At $400/hr associate billing, the system pays for itself in the first week.

The New Reality

Ask the vault, get the answer, cite the source

Natural language queries against your entire document corpus. Every answer includes the source document and paragraph. Privileged data stays privileged. Your clients get faster results. Your firm keeps the margin.

Side by Side

What you're paying for
vs. what you could pay.

Vendor Annual Cost Data Sovereignty Natural Language Search No Per-Seat Fees Setup Time
Relativity $50k–$200k/yr ✗ Cloud Limited ✗ Months
Kira Systems $30k–$100k/yr ✗ Cloud ✓ ✗ Weeks
Luminance $20k–$80k/yr ✗ Cloud ✓ ✗ Weeks
OpenAI / Claude API $5k–$25k/yr + egress risk ✗ OpenAI servers ✓ ✓ Weeks
RusticAgentic $18k–$42k/yr (all-in) ✓ Your infrastructure ✓ ✓ 72 hours

* All-in annual cost includes setup amortized over 3 years + monthly hosting. Competitor figures from published pricing pages and industry surveys.

How It Works

Drop files in. Ask questions.
Get cited answers.

No training. No fine-tuning. No IT project. Your documents are chunked, embedded, and stored in a private vector index on your hardware. Queries run locally against a 12B parameter language model. Nothing touches the internet.

Step 01

Drop Documents

PDF, DOCX, scanned images. Drop into a watched folder or GCS bucket. Three-tier extraction: native text → poppler → OCR.

Step 02

Automatic Ingest

The ra-watch daemon detects new files within seconds. Legal-aware chunker splits at section boundaries — not arbitrary character counts.

Step 03

Private Embedding

1024-dimension embeddings computed on-device by gte-large-en-v1.5 via ONNX Runtime with CUDA acceleration. Zero API calls.

Step 04

HNSW Vector Index

Vectors stored in a bare-metal HNSW index (usearch). Sub-millisecond approximate nearest-neighbor retrieval at any scale.

Step 05

Ask Your Vault

Natural language query → top-K retrieved chunks → Mistral 12B generates a cited answer. Every response shows the source document and paragraph.

Capabilities

Built for the questions
lawyers actually ask.

⚖

Contract Intelligence

"Find all MSAs with automatic renewal clauses and less than 60 days notice." Searches thousands of contracts in seconds. Returns the clause, the document, and the page number.

🔍

Jurisdiction & Governing Law

"Which contracts are not governed by Delaware law?" Cross-reference governing law clauses across your entire portfolio instantly. Essential for M&A due diligence.

🛡

Liability Cap Analysis

"List all vendor agreements with liability caps below $500,000." Extracts, normalizes, and ranks contracts by exposure. No spreadsheet, no associate review hours.

📋

Deposition & Transcript Search

Search deposition transcripts for specific testimony, contradictions, or witness statements. Cite the exact page and line. Works across hundreds of depositions simultaneously.

📁

e-Discovery Support

Rapid first-pass review of discovery productions. Identify responsive documents, flag privilege issues, and surface key facts before associate review begins.

🔒

Privilege-Safe Architecture

Attorney-client privileged documents stay on hardware you control. No vendor has access. No multi-tenant server processes your matter. Provably sovereign by design.

Live Output — 300-Document Corpus

Eight real queries.
Eight real answers. Zero internet.

The following output was generated by Mistral NeMo 12B running on a local GPU against a 300-document legal corpus: 80 NDAs, 50 MSAs, 40 employment agreements, 30 deposition transcripts, 25 settlement agreements, 20 board minutes, 15 IP assignments, 15 engagement letters, 10 demand letters, 10 court filings, and 5 privilege logs. Every answer is real. Every citation is real. No internet connection. No API calls.

Query 1 of 8 — Auto-Renewal Risk Scan
Find all Master Service Agreements with automatic renewal clauses. What notice period is required to prevent renewal in each?
 
⚠ Pinnacle Construction Inc. — auto-renews annually
   Notice required: 60 days written notice of non-renewal
   source: msa_005_pinnacle_construction_inc.pdf · Section 7.2 · Automatic Renewal
 
⚠ Pinnacle Law Technologies — auto-renews annually
   Notice required: 120 days written notice of non-renewal
   source: msa_006_pinnacle_law_technologies.pdf · Section 7.2 · Automatic Renewal
 
⚠ Eclipse Semiconductor Ltd. — auto-renews annually
   Notice required: 45 days written notice of non-renewal
   source: msa_010_eclipse_semiconductor_ltd.pdf · Section 7.2 · Automatic Renewal
300 docs searched · 58 matched keywords · 4 in context · 10,040ms
Query 2 of 8 — HIPAA & Business Associate Agreement Inventory
Which contracts include HIPAA compliance obligations or Business Associate Agreement requirements? Quote the relevant clause from each.
 
→ msa_001_velocity_logistics_inc.pdf — Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
   "To the extent Vendor receives, maintains, transmits, or otherwise processes Protected Health Information ('PHI') as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ('HIPAA') and its implementing regulations at 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Vendor agrees to: (a) not use or disclose PHI other than as permitted by this Agreement; (b) implement appropriate administrative, physical, and technical safeguards; (c) report any breach of unsecured PHI to Client without unreasonable delay."
   "The Parties shall execute a Business Associate Agreement ('BAA') contemporaneously with this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the BAA with respect to PHI, the BAA shall control."
 
→ msa_005_pinnacle_construction_inc.pdf — Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
   Identical HIPAA BAA terms. PHI handling subject to 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164.
 
→ msa_007_ironwood_mining_llc.pdf — Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
   Identical HIPAA BAA terms. BAA controls in event of conflict with MSA.
300 docs searched · 44 matched keywords · 3 in context · 15,769ms
Query 3 of 8 — Liability Cap Exposure Report
List all contracts with liability caps under $500,000. State the exact cap amount and cite the limitation of liability clause.
 
⚠ filing_001_yield_ventures_inc.pdf — MSA between Yield Ventures Inc. and Nexus Medical Group
   Cap: $250,000
   "The total liability of Defendant for any claim or suit arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, shall not exceed $250,000." — Section 10.3
 
⚠ filing_004_coastal_credit_union.pdf — MSA between Coastal Credit Union and Skyline Property Group
   Cap: $50,000
   "Defendant's total liability for any claim or suit arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, shall not exceed $50,000." — Section 10.4
300 docs searched · 90 matched keywords · 7 in context · 12,135ms
Query 4 of 8 — Settlement Agreement Portfolio Summary
Find all settlement agreements. What is the settlement amount in each and is payment structured as a lump sum or installments?
 
→ settlement_001_meridian_capital_partners.pdf — $75,000 · Lump sum within 30 days
→ settlement_002_ironwood_mining_llc.pdf — $3,500,000 · Lump sum within 30 days
→ settlement_003_monarch_insurance_group.pdf — $2,000,000 · Lump sum within 30 days
→ settlement_004_solaris_energy_corp.pdf — $250,000 · Lump sum within 30 days
⚠ settlement_005_liberty_financial_services.pdf — $1,000,000 · Two equal semi-annual installments over 12 months · first installment due within 30 days of Effective Date
⚠ settlement_006_orion_logistics_corp.pdf — $250,000 · Three equal installments over 12 months · first installment due within 30 days
→ settlement_007_ardent_technology_corp.pdf — $250,000 · Lump sum within 30 days
300 docs searched · 25 matched keywords · 7 in context · 17,018ms
Query 5 of 8 — Non-Compete Clause Geographic & Duration Analysis
Which employment agreements contain non-compete clauses? What is the geographic scope and duration of each restriction?
 
→ employment_001_monarch_insurance_group.docx
   Geographic scope: Continental United States · Duration: Two (2) years
 
→ employment_002_veritas_consulting_llc.docx
   Geographic scope: Continental United States · Duration: Six (6) months
 
→ employment_003_paladin_risk_partners.docx
   Geographic scope: State of California · Duration: Two (2) years ⚠ NOTE: CA non-competes broadly unenforceable under Bus. & Prof. Code § 16600
 
→ employment_005_novabridge_solutions.docx
   Geographic scope: State of Illinois · Duration: Six (6) months
 
→ employment_006_yield_ventures_inc.docx
   Geographic scope: Any jurisdiction in which the Company operates · Duration: Two (2) years
300 docs searched · 40 matched keywords · 6 in context · 12,168ms
Query 6 of 8 — IP Assignment Chain of Title
Which contracts involve intellectual property assignment? Who is the assignor and assignee, and what specific IP is being transferred?
 
→ ip_assignment_001_sterling_automotive_llc.pdf
   Assignor: Sterling Automotive LLC → Assignee: Quantum Analytics LLC
   IP: Trade secret — proprietary data processing methodology
 
→ ip_assignment_003_ironwood_mining_llc.pdf
   Assignor: Ironwood Mining LLC → Assignee: Fortuna Financial Group
   IP: Trademark registration + goodwill — mark "DataBridge"
 
→ ip_assignment_004_halcyon_data_systems.pdf
   Assignor: Halcyon Data Systems → Assignee: Pinnacle Law Technologies
   IP: Trademark registration + goodwill — mark "LexAI"
 
→ ip_assignment_006_sterling_automotive_llc.pdf
   Assignor: Sterling Automotive LLC → Assignee: Coastal Credit Union
   IP: Patent pending — ML-based document analysis (App. No. US17582594)
300 docs searched · 15 IP assignments analyzed · 8 in context · 20,550ms
Query 7 of 8 — NDA Auto-Renewal Notice Periods
Find all NDAs with automatic renewal provisions. What is the notice period required to terminate each?
 
⚠ nda_001_flagship_hospitality_group.pdf
   Auto-renews for successive one-year terms · Notice required: 45 days prior to term end
 
⚠ nda_005_coastal_fisheries_corp.pdf
   Auto-renews for successive one-year terms · Notice required: 30 days prior to term end
 
⚠ nda_008_pinnacle_law_technologies.pdf
   Auto-renews for successive one-year terms · Notice required: 120 days prior to term end
300 docs searched · 58 matched keywords · 4 in context · 8,601ms
Query 8 of 8 — Deposition Transcript: Auto-Renewal Witness Testimony
Search deposition transcripts for testimony about contract auto-renewal. What did witnesses say about notice requirements?
 
→ deposition_001_michelle_l_stanton.pdf — Michelle L. Stanton, Chief Legal Officer
   Q: "What was your understanding of the auto-renewal clause?"
   A: "My understanding was that the contract would renew automatically unless we gave proper notice."
   Q: "Did the company provide the required notice?"
   A: "I believe a letter was sent, but I am not certain of the exact timing."
 
→ deposition_004_jonathan_p_bellamy.pdf — Jonathan P. Bellamy, General Counsel
   Q: "Were you aware of the auto-renewal clause?"
   A: "I was aware there was a limitation of liability clause, yes."
   Q: "Who had authority to bind the company to this agreement?"
   A: "The Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel had signatory authority."
300 docs searched · 30 depositions indexed · 4 in context · 9,218ms

All output generated by Mistral NeMo 12B running on a local NVIDIA GPU — zero internet connection, zero API calls, zero data egress. 300-document corpus: NDAs, MSAs, employment agreements, depositions, settlements, board minutes, IP assignments, demand letters, court filings, privilege logs.

Production Performance

The demo above ran on a developer GPU.
Here's what your deployment actually delivers.

The 8 queries you just read were generated on an NVIDIA RTX 3060 — a consumer gaming card with 12GB of memory. That is the development environment. Client deployments run on data center hardware that removes every constraint you saw: larger context windows, faster responses, more capable models, and the ability to handle your entire firm's document library simultaneously.

Capability Demo (RTX 3060) GCP A100 80GB
Standard Deployment		 GCP H100 80GB
Premium / On-Premise
GPU VRAM 12 GB 80 GB 80 GB (NVLink: 160 GB dual)
Language Model Mistral NeMo 12B (quantized) Mistral Large 2 · 123B params
Full precision — significantly stronger legal reasoning		 Llama 3.3 70B or Mistral Large 2
Full precision + faster throughput
Context Window
How much of your vault fits in one query		 8,192 tokens
~32,000 chars · ~25 pages		 128,000 tokens
~512,000 chars · ~400 pages per query — 16× the demo		 128,000 tokens
~512,000 chars · ~400 pages per query
Query Latency
Time from question to full cited answer		 8 – 20 seconds 2 – 5 seconds 1 – 3 seconds
Inference Speed ~25 tokens/sec ~80 tokens/sec ~150 tokens/sec
Concurrent Users 1 (dev/demo) 6 – 8 simultaneous attorneys 10 – 15 simultaneous
Document Vault Capacity ~50,000 docs tested 500,000+ documents
Scales with NVMe storage — no hard limit		 Unlimited
Add NVMe capacity as corpus grows
Documents per Single Query
With keyword prefilter + full context		 4 – 8 docs in context 50 – 80 full documents in context
Entire contract portfolios fit in a single query		 50 – 80 full documents in context
OCR for Scanned PDFs ✓ tesseract (CPU) ✓ tesseract + GPU-accelerated rendering ✓ tesseract + GPU-accelerated rendering
Embedding Model gte-large-en-v1.5 · 1024-dim · CUDA gte-large-en-v1.5 · 1024-dim · A100 CUDA gte-large-en-v1.5 · 1024-dim · H100 CUDA
PQ Signing ML-DSA-65 on every output ML-DSA-65 · full audit log encrypted at rest ML-DSA-65 · full audit log encrypted at rest
Uptime Dev machine GCP SLA: 99.9% GCP SLA: 99.9% / On-premise: managed
A100 — What changes for your attorneys
  • Query latency drops from 10–20s to 2–5 seconds — feels instant
  • Entire deal room of contracts fits in one query — no keyword prefiltering needed
  • Mistral Large 2 (123B) reasons at near-GPT-4 level — sharper clause interpretation
  • 6–8 attorneys can query simultaneously without queuing
  • New matter docs searchable in under 60 seconds of upload
H100 / On-Premise — Maximum capability
  • ~150 tokens/sec — answers arrive in under 2 seconds for most queries
  • Dual NVLink config: 160GB VRAM — run two models simultaneously
  • Data never leaves your physical premises — air-gap capable
  • 10–15 concurrent users — full firm deployment, no capacity bottleneck
  • Future-proof: hardware runs any open model released in the next 5 years

GCP A100/H100 pricing: ~$2.50–$3.50/hr on 1-year committed use, billed to your GCP account. Estimated annual infrastructure cost: $22,000–$31,000/yr — a fraction of a Relativity license. We manage the stack; you own the machine.

By the Numbers

Performance you can put
in front of a client.

<10s
Query latency across
50,000 documents
60s
New document available
for Q&A after drop
3-tier
PDF extraction: native →
poppler → OCR fallback
0
Bytes sent to any
external service
72hr
From signed contract
to live system
10×
Cost reduction vs.
Relativity / Kira
Pricing

Transparent. Flat. No seat fees.
No renewal leverage. No surprises.

Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute scoping call. We tell you exactly what we will build, what it will cost, and what you will get. No RFP process, no procurement committee, no six-month implementation timeline.

Choose Your Deployment Model
☁ Cloud Sovereign (GCP Sole-Tenant)
Your data runs on a GCP sole-tenant node billed directly to your GCP account. Physically isolated hardware — no hypervisor sharing, no multi-tenancy. We deploy and manage the stack. You own the compute. Recommended for most firms.
Important note: GCP sole-tenancy provides physical hardware isolation within Google's infrastructure. It satisfies most law firm IT security and bar ethics requirements. However, a small number of jurisdictions have issued ethics opinions requiring data to reside on firm-controlled hardware. Confirm compliance with your state bar before proceeding. We include one line in every engagement letter: "Client confirms GCP sole-tenancy satisfies their data residency and professional obligations." The compliance decision is yours.
🖥 On-Premise (Your Hardware)
We travel to your location, procure and rack the hardware, configure the full stack, and hand you the keys. Data never leaves your building. Appropriate for firms with strict on-premise requirements or jurisdictions with conservative ethics opinions on cloud data residency.
Hardware cost is separate and billed at cost (typically $25,000–$60,000 for a dual-GPU workstation with NVMe storage). Setup fee is additive to the engagement fee below.
Rapid Delivery
48-Hour Due Diligence Pulse
$10,000 – $15,000
Fixed fee · one-time · no retainer required
  • What you get: A fully cited, ML-DSA-65 signed PDF report answering your specific due diligence questions across your document set — delivered in 48 hours.
  • Ideal for: M&A due diligence, pre-litigation document review, contract portfolio audits before a transaction closes.
  • You provide: Documents via encrypted transfer (we supply the secure upload link). A list of 5–15 specific questions (or we draft them with you on the scoping call).
  • We deliver: Signed HTML + PDF report with every finding cited to source document, section number, and verbatim clause quote. Includes governing law map, liability cap summary, auto-renewal risk flags, and HIPAA obligation inventory.
  • Turnaround: 48 hours from document receipt. Rush (24hr) available at 1.5× rate.
  • Volume: Up to 5,000 pages / ~500 documents. Additional volume at $1,500 per 1,000 additional pages.
  • Signing: Every output is post-quantum signed (ML-DSA-65 NIST FIPS 204). Sidecar .sig.json file proves the report has not been altered since delivery. Your opposing counsel can verify independently.
Cloud Sovereign
Sovereign Document Vault
(GCP Sole-Tenant)
$15,000 – $22,000
Setup fee + $3,500 – $5,000/mo managed hosting
  • Infrastructure: GCP sole-tenant A100 80GB node billed to your GCP account (~$2.50–$3.50/hr committed use). You own the compute; we manage the stack. GCP bill is yours — we never touch your infrastructure spend.
  • Setup includes: Full RusticAgentic deployment, vault configuration, document migration, SSL, custom domain, staff onboarding session (half-day), and 30 days of hypercare support.
  • Monthly retainer includes: Unlimited queries, continuous document ingest (new files searchable within 60 seconds of upload), model upgrades quarterly, security patch management, uptime monitoring, and email support with 4-hour SLA.
  • Document capacity: Unlimited. Index scales with storage. Tested to 500,000 documents.
  • Ingestion: PDF (native text + OCR for scanned), DOCX, TXT, RTF. Drop files in a watched folder or GCS bucket — no manual steps.
  • Every answer: Cites source document filename, section number, and verbatim clause. Full audit log of every query and answer stored encrypted on your node.
  • Signing: ML-DSA-65 signed audit trail on every query/response pair. Tamper-evident chain of custody for every document interaction.
  • Access: Web UI (HTTPS, IP whitelisting available) + REST API for integration with your existing practice management software.
On-Premise
On-Premise Enterprise
(Your Hardware, Your Building)
$25,000 – $40,000
Setup + travel + config · hardware billed at cost · $2,500 – $4,000/mo remote management
  • What this means: We travel to your office, procure and rack the hardware, install and configure the full sovereign stack, and leave you with a running system. Data never leaves your building — ever.
  • Hardware (billed at cost, separate): Typically a dual-GPU workstation (2× NVIDIA RTX 4090 or 1× A100) with dual NVMe RAID, 256GB RAM, 10GbE network card. Approximate cost $25,000–$60,000 depending on configuration. We source and procure — you pay vendor invoice directly.
  • Setup fee covers: Travel (up to 3 days on-site), racking and cabling, OS and driver configuration, full RusticAgentic deployment, vault migration, staff training (full day), and documentation package.
  • Monthly remote management includes: Remote monitoring, security patches, model upgrades, backup verification, and priority support with 2-hour SLA. No remote access to document content — we manage the system layer only.
  • Appropriate for: Firms with on-premise mandates, conservative bar ethics opinions on cloud residency, or matters requiring air-gap capability.
  • Annual maintenance SLA available: Includes one on-site visit per year for hardware inspection and model upgrade. $15,000–$20,000/yr.
Legal Tech Reseller
White-Label Platform
(For Legal Tech Companies & Consultants)
Custom
Revenue share or flat license · minimum commitment applies
  • Who this is for: Legal technology vendors, large consulting firms, or solo practitioners who want to resell RusticAgentic as their own product to their clients.
  • What you get: Full white-label rights, custom branding, your domain, your logo. Clients see your brand — not ours.
  • Structure: Either a flat platform license fee + per-deployment fee, or a revenue share on client retainer billings. Minimum 3-client commitment.
  • Support: Dedicated technical onboarding, co-sale support for your first 3 clients, and a private Slack channel with 1-hour engineering SLA.
  • Contact us to discuss — engagements are evaluated individually.
Included in Every Engagement
✓ Free 30-minute scoping call before any commitment
✓ Plain-English engagement letter (no 40-page MSA required)
✓ ML-DSA-65 post-quantum signing on all deliverables
✓ No per-user seat fees — unlimited users at your firm
✓ No data egress to OpenAI, Anthropic, or any shared cloud
✓ Source citations on every answer — no hallucination without a flag
✓ Three-tier PDF extraction: native → poppler → OCR for scanned docs
✓ Continuous ingest — new documents searchable in under 60 seconds

All fees are USD. Setup fees are due 50% at engagement start, 50% on go-live. Monthly retainers billed in advance. No long-term contract required on Cloud Sovereign tier — cancel with 30 days notice.

Get Started

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Tell us how many documents you have and what questions matter. We'll tell you exactly what we can deliver and what it will cost. First call is always free.

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