The ND Standard Taxonomy for AI Profiling

AI Profiling reads your documents and adds specific, searchable metadata, so your team doesn't have to tag by hand. It does that using the ND Standard Taxonomy: a fixed set of legal topics, document types, and metadata fields. This resource shows what is in the taxonomy and how to use it to prepare for AI Profiling.

AI Profiling is set up with a qualified implementation partner. See the AI Profiling guide for how that works. It requires an ndMAX subscription that includes PatternBuilder.

What you'll find in this resource:

What the taxonomy contains
How to use it to prepare for AI Profiling
The full lists of legal topics, document types, and metadata fields

How to use the taxonomy

Compare it to the terms your firm uses

List the document types and practice areas your firm uses today. Mark where they match the standard taxonomy, where they overlap, and where they differ. Bring the differences to your partner.

Review the metadata for your main document categories

Pick the categories that matter most, such as contracts or dispute resolution documents. Check the fields AI Profiling would add. Decide which ones would help your team find documents, and which searches you want to be able to run.

Bring your findings to your partner

Share your comparison and your list of key searches with a qualified implementation partner, who uses it to scope and test AI Profiling for your documents. Find one with the NetDocuments Partner Locator.

What's in the ND Standard Taxonomy

Reference: the full taxonomy

Legal topics

Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking and Finance; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Commercial and Trade; Antitrust and Competition; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Professional Negligence; White Collar Crime and Investigations; Criminal; Tort; Labor and Employment; Immigration; Family; Intellectual Property; Media, Technology, and Communications; Data and Privacy; Real Estate; Construction; Projects and Infrastructure; Transportation and Logistics; Insolvency and Restructuring; Reorganizations; Trusts and Estates; Tax; Financial Services Regulation; Energy and Natural Resources; Life Sciences and Healthcare; Environmental; Public and Administrative Law; European Law; Insurance; Consumer; International Law.

Document types

Agreements: Asset Purchase Agreement; Assignment Agreement; Confidentiality Agreement; Consultancy Agreement; Data Processing Agreement; Distribution Agreement; Employment Agreement; Engagement Agreement; Escrow Agreement; Franchise Agreement; Guarantee Agreement; Insurance Agreement; Intercreditor Agreement; Investment Agreement; Joint Venture Agreement; Lease Agreement; License Agreement; Loan Agreement; Merger Agreement; Partnership Agreement; Purchase Agreement; Restructuring Agreement; Sale Agreement; Secondment Agreement; Security Agreement; Service Agreement; Settlement Agreement; Shareholder Agreement; Share Purchase Agreement; Software-as-a-Service Agreement; Subordination Agreement; Subscription Agreement; Supply Agreement; Terms of Business; Transfer Agreement; Underwriting Agreement.

Corporate administrative documents: Board Minutes; Corporate Constitutional Document; Corporate Formalities; Public Company Regulatory Filings; Shareholder Minutes.

Dispute resolution documents: Appeal; Arbitration; Bill of Costs; Brief; Case Management Statement; Discovery; Exhibit; Expert Report; Interlocutory Application; Internal Memorandum; Mediation; Mediation Statement; Motion; Order; Pleadings; Post-Trial; Pre-Litigation; Pre-Trial; Settlement Offer; Skeleton Argument; Subpoena; Summons; Trial; Without Prejudice Correspondence; Witness Statement.

Other documents: Application; Checklist; Correspondence; Declaration; Deed; Due Diligence Report; Education Material; Guidance Note; Legal Opinion; Letter of Intent; Memorandum of Advice; Notarial Document; Notice; Policy Document; Power of Attorney; Proposal; Prospectus; Questionnaire; Request For Proposal; Resolution; Thought Leadership Material; Timetable.

Wills: Will.

Dynamic metadata by document category

Contracts and agreements

Classification and context: Legal Topic (Area of Law); AI Document Summary; Governing Law; Language; Value
Party information: Parties and Roles; Assignment Permitted; Change of Control Provisions
Dates and terms: Effective Date; Expiry Date; Notice for Termination

Dispute resolution

Case fundamentals: Legal Topic (Area of Law); AI Document Summary; Court; Case Number; Case Name; Judge; Dispute Resolution Mechanism; Language
Procedural details: Motion Type; Discovery Phase; Hearing Type; Settlement Stage
Party and date information: Filing Parties; Served Parties; Opposing Counsel; Filing Date; Hearing Date; Discovery Response Deadline
Specialized attributes: Deposition Witness; Order Outcome; Protective Order Coverage; Confidentiality

General corporate and other documents: Legal Topic (Area of Law); AI Document Summary; Language

Wills: Legal Topic (Area of Law); AI Document Summary; Language; Governing Law; Parties and Roles

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