Agent Spend Controls for Legal Teams
Legal agents review documents, research case law, and analyze contracts — each with paid data and inference per matter. Per-matter budgets.
Where legal agents spend
Document review inference per page.
Case-law and paywalled data per query.
Contract analysis APIs per document.
E-discovery pipelines per GB.
The failure modes
A review re-run after a prompt change multiplies inference.
Unknown research vendors bypass procurement.
No per-matter budget.
Which rules to start with
Per-matter budget.
Merchant allowlist for approved databases.
Category rule: review vs research vs discovery.
What you get
| Legal spend | Control |
|---|---|
| Review inference | Per-matter ceiling |
| Research data | Merchant allowlist |
| Contract APIs | Category budget |
| E-discovery | Per-matter cap |
FAQ
Can I enforce client budgets?
Yes — per-agent rules map to per-matter ceilings.
Is the audit trail defensible?
Every decision is logged with the rule that fired — an evidence source, not a certification.
Related
Stop the next $12,400 night.
One API call (or MCP tool) in front of every agent transaction — APPROVED, BLOCKED, or FLAGGED, deterministic, ~5 ms, fully logged.
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