From 5 Hours to 5 Minutes: How Nominal Brings Speed and Precision to Contract Review

The Challenge

Nominal is the data platform for engineering teams building and testing the world's most complex hardware systems. When a single test campaign generates terabytes of data across thousands of sensors, the tools have to keep up. As the company scaled, so did the volume and complexity of its contracts.

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The team needed visibility into key terms across approximately 200 agreements. Even straightforward questions, like “Which contracts include marketing rights?”, required reviewing documents one by one. Without structured data or playbooks, each request was time-intensive and difficult to scale.

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The Pain Point

As contract volume grew, so did the operational burden. Each request meant time spent digging through documents, with less capacity for higher-value legal work. What should have been a quick answer became a recurring constraint.

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The Workflow Shift

Before
Manual, contract-by-contract review with clause tracking in spreadsheets.
Total time: 4–5 hours.

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After
A single query surfaces structured clause data across contracts.
Total time: under 5 minutes.

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The Solution

With Draftwise, Nominal runs a single query across contracts to surface clause-level insights in a structured, usable format that’s aligned with the speed of the business.

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The Impact

What was once time-consuming is now routine. The team can respond quickly and confidently without adding headcount, staying focused on work that requires judgment and drives the business.