Institutional Knowledge Management Platform

Your Firm’s Digital Library. Your Institutional Brain. Your Competitive Edge.

Black Intelligence

Across statutes, emails, images, conversations, judgments, files, pieces of text, Black reads, reasons, and responds like a legal professional.

Black Intelligence is a comprehensive electronic archival and knowledge management system that doesn’t just store your documents, it understands them. Built by Nigerian legal and technology experts, we’ve created the first truly intelligent legal library designed specifically for Nigerian law practice.

Traditional storage saves files. Black Intelligence understands them.

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Image & Document Recognition

Your documents exist in many forms. Black reads them all. Advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Transforms any physical document into searchable, analyzable digital text.

Court Documents:

Snap photos at court registry → Instant searchable text
Scan old files from the 1990s → Fully digitized and searchable
Upload image PDFs → Converted to editable, searchable documents

Client Communications:

WhatsApp photos of contracts → Instant analysis and advice
Email attachments (scanned) → Automatic processing and filing
Physical receipts and agreements → Digital archive with full search

Handwritten Documents:

Senior partner’s case notes → Preserved institutional knowledge
Client instructions → Searchable records
Meeting minutes → Organized and accessible

Property Documents:

Upload survey plans → Black identifies boundaries, measurements, beacons
Architectural drawings → Extracts specifications and dimensions
Site photos → Documents visual evidence with context

Evidence Documentation:

Accident scene photos → Catalogs and describes visual evidence
Product defect images → Identifies and documents issues
Contract exhibits → Understands charts, graphs, and visual elements

Corporate Documents:

Organization charts → Understands company structure
Financial statements (scanned) → Extracts data and analyzes
Signed certificates → Verifies and catalogs authenticity markers

Example Use Case:

Client sends WhatsApp photo of crumpled survey plan taken in poor lighting

Traditional approach: Squint, guess, request better copy, delay advice

With Black Intelligence:

Automatically enhances image quality
Recognizes it’s a survey plan
Extracts plot numbers, measurements, coordinates
Identifies surveyor and date
Cross-references with your property files
Provides analysis within minutes

Real-Time Legal Research Integration

Traditional research : You visiting 10 different libraries, reading hundreds of books, then writing your own summary. Real-Time Integration means having two expert researchers work simultaneously, one knows your firm inside-out, the other knows external data then they collaborate and give you one concise memo

“Can a director be personally liable for a company’s debt in Nigeria?”

Step 2: AI Analyzes

Understands you’re asking about:

Corporate law
Nigerian jurisdiction
Legal principles + practical application

Step 3: Parallel Search (Two Searches at Once)

Internal Search (Your Firm):

Past cases you handled
Research memos written
Legal opinions given
Previous arguments used
Email advice sent

External Search (Legal Databases):

Supreme Court judgments
Court of Appeal decisions
Current statutes (CAMA, etc.)
Recent regulatory changes
Nigerian Bar updates
Law Pavillion (if you have a subscription)
NWLR (electronic version)
UK cases (if relevant)

Step 4: Intelligent Synthesis

Black Intelligence organizes everything:

✅ Prioritizes: Most recent cases first, binding authority over persuasive

✅ Identifies Conflicts: Warns if your old advice contradicts new law

✅ Connects: Shows how your past work aligns with current law

✅ Structures: Current law + cases + statutes + your firm’s experience + recommendations

You get ONE organized response combining:

Current legal position
Your firm’s past successful strategies
Recent changes that affect you
Practical next steps
All citations included

Advanced Voice Interaction

Voice Interaction means you can talk to Black Intelligence like you’re talking to your legal assistant, and it talks back to you. No typing. No clicking. No looking at screens. Just natural conversation, a senior associate sitting next to you in the car, ready to answer any question about your cases, research legal issues, or take instructions.

The Reality of a Nigerian Lawyer’s Day:

6:00 AM – Wake up, start thinking about court case
7:00 AM – Stuck in Lagos traffic (Lekki-Ajah Expressway)
9:00 AM – Court appearance (Ikeja High Court)
11:00 AM – Driving to client meeting (Victoria Island)
1:00 PM – Lunch meeting with another client
3:00 PM – Back to chambers
4:00 PM – Another court session
6:00 PM – Driving home (go-slow everywhere)
8:00 PM – Finally at home, exhausted

The Problem:

You’re spending 3-4 hours daily in traffic
Brilliant legal thoughts come to you in the car – but you can’t write them down (dangerous!)
You need to check something about a case but you’re driving
You remember you forgot to instruct your secretary about something
Client calls asking about their matter while you’re on the road

Now, You speak naturally:

“Black, what happened in the land case we handled for Chief Ademola last year?”

Black Intelligence responds (speaking out loud):
“Chief Ademola v. Ojo Family. Filed at Ikeja High Court, Suit No. ID/2847/2023. We successfully obtained an injunction preventing the Ojo family from entering the property. Matter settled out of court in November 2024. Settlement amount: ₦15 million. Would you like more details about the settlement terms?”

You continue:
“Yes, what were the terms?”

Black Intelligence:
“The settlement terms were: First, the Ojo family permanently relinquished all claims to the property. Second, Chief Ademola paid ₦15 million in three installments. Third, both parties agreed to joint survey of the boundary. The consent judgment was filed on November 18, 2024. Do you need the full settlement agreement?”

Current Solutions (All Inadequate):

❌ Try to type on phone while driving (dangerous and illegal)
❌ Try to remember until you get to office (forget by then)
❌ Pull over to write notes (wastes time, not always safe)
❌ Call your secretary/associate (they might be busy)
❌ Voice notes on WhatsApp (still need to transcribe later, unorganized)

After Voice Interaction:

✅ Traffic time becomes productive work time
✅ Hands-free, eyes-free operation (safe driving)
✅ Immediate capture of all thoughts
✅ Real-time documentation
✅ Work anywhere, anytime

What Is Meeting Integration?

Think of it as having an invisible paralegal sitting in every client meeting, recording everything, taking perfect notes, and organizing all the information so you can find it later.

You’re meeting with a client about a land dispute. The conversation flows:

Client mentions their uncle gave them the land in 1987
Then talks about building permit issues
Mentions someone named “Alhaji Musa” who witnessed the transaction
Then discusses current boundary disputes
Casually mentions “Oh, and there was a survey done in 1995, my brother has the document”

30 minutes later, you’re discussing legal strategy and you forget:

What year was the survey? 1995 or 1985?
Who has the survey document? Brother or uncle?
Was Alhaji Musa the witness or the surveyor?

The Technology Behind It

Step 1: Recording

Black Intelligence joins your meeting (physically via your computer/phone, or virtually via Zoom/Teams)
Records the audio conversation
You can enable it with one click or voice command: “Black, join this meeting”

Step 2: Real-Time Transcription

As people speak, Black Intelligence converts speech to text
Identifies different speakers: “Lawyer,” “Client,” “Partner 2”
Timestamps everything automatically
Works with Nigerian accents (Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa accents in English)
Understands Nigerian legal terminology and Pidgin phrases.

Step 3: Intelligent Analysis

While transcribing, Black Intelligence identifies:

✅ Action items: “Lawyer will draft the contract by Friday”

✅ Deadlines: “Court date is December 15th”

✅ Key facts: “Property located at Plot 45, Lekki Phase 1”

✅ Documents mentioned: “Survey plan from 1995”

✅ People mentioned: “Alhaji Musa was the witness”

✅ Commitments: “Client will provide bank statements”

✅ Legal issues: “Dispute over right of way”

Step 4: Organization

Links the meeting transcript to the client’s file
Creates structured summary
Searchable by keywords, dates, topics, people mentioned

❌ Distracted note-taker who misses details
✅ Fully present lawyer giving complete attention to client

❌ Unclear about what was said
✅ Clear record of every conversation

❌ Spending hours deciphering notes
✅ Instant, organized summaries

❌ Professional liability from missed instructions
✅ Protected by complete documentation

❌ Lost institutional knowledge
✅ Searchable library of every client interaction

Organization & Classification

Black Intelligence automatically organizes your entire document library. No manual filing. No folder structures to maintain. Just upload, Black organizes everything.

Automatic Document Classification:

Upload any document. Black immediately identifies:

Document Type – Contract, Brief, Memo, Correspondence, Court Order
Practice Area – Corporate, Litigation, Property, Tax, Employment
Parties Involved – Client names, opposing parties, third parties
Key Dates – Execution dates, court dates, deadlines, expiry dates
Subject Matter – What the document is about
Jurisdiction – Federal/State, specific court divisions
Status – Draft, Final, Filed, Executed

Intelligent Linking:

Related documents automatically connected
Email correspondence linked to contracts
Court filings linked to case files
Research memos linked to relevant matters

Custom Organization Structures:

By client (all documents for each client)
By matter (all documents per case/transaction)
By document type (all contracts, all briefs)
By practice area (all tax matters, all litigation)
By lawyer (all documents handled by each lawyer)
By date (chronological organization)

Smart Tagging:

Automatic tags based on content
Custom tags you create
Tags suggest themselves based on document analysis

Knowledge Sharing

Firm-Wide Search:

Junior lawyers access senior lawyers’ work (with permissions)
See successful strategies and arguments
Learn from past successes and mistakes
Find internal experts on specific legal issues

Secure Sharing:

Share documents with specific team members
Client portal for secure document exchange
External collaboration with co-counsel
Granular permission controls

Annotations & Comments:

Partners can annotate templates with guidance
Leave comments on documents for colleagues
Build institutional knowledge through shared insights
Track document evolution and decision-making

Knowledge Transfer:

Retiring partners’ work remains accessible
Onboard new lawyers faster
Preserve strategic insights and know-how
Smooth client transitions

Direct & Instant Support

Tech Support Unlike Before

Real-World Example:

Law Firm: ABC & Partners, Lagos

Before Black Intelligence:

Using international legal research tool
Support via email only (48-hour response time)
Generic training videos (not relevant to Nigerian practice)
Lawyers gave up after 2 weeks, went back to manual research

After Black Intelligence:

Assigned relationship manager (Chiamaka, former legal secretary)
Direct WhatsApp support for the firm
On-site training using their actual case files
When they have issues: WhatsApp Chiamaka, resolved in 15 minutes
Result: 100% adoption, 15 hours saved per lawyer weekly

The Business Impact

Why This Matters for Adoption

Stat: 70% of software purchases in Nigerian firms fail due to poor support and adoption challenges.

Competitive Advantage:

When a lawyer compares Black Intelligence to international alternatives:

International Tool:

Cheaper monthly cost
But: Support frustrations, no one understands their needs, takes 3 months to get value

Black Intelligence:

Slightly higher cost
But: Support that speaks their language, understands their practice, solves problems immediately
Result: Better value, even at higher price

Local Support isn't just a "nice to have" it's the difference between:

❌ Expensive software sitting unused
✅ Transformative tool that lawyers actually love and use daily

❌ Frustrated lawyers giving up after one bad experience
✅ Confident lawyers who feel supported and empowered

❌ Low adoption, wasted investment
✅ High adoption, excellent ROI, practice transformation.

Simple Pricing

No matter the size of your legal practice, Firm or company, we have an architectures that fits your needs and budget. Our flexible pricing ensures you get the best value without compromising on quality.

Demo Mode

Trial Sandbox

60$ Best for: testing and training before full deployment.

Firms with 20 lawyers or less : 60$ / Month / per lawyer
Solo: 60$ / Month
Large firms with over 20 Lawyers: custom
Document digitization: $0.009 per page side (≈ ₦15) — one-time.
Voice: $0.14/min (≈ ₦210)
Text/Image/File analysis: $0.014 per 100 words (≈ ₦21).

Standard Setup

Secure Cloud, hosted in Switzerland

180$ - 1,100$ Best for: fast start, fully managed uptime, and web-enabled features.

Firms with 20 lawyers or less : $450/year + $30 per lawyer
Solo: $280/year
Large firms with over 20 Lawyers: custom
Document digitization: $0.009 per page side (≈ ₦15) — one-time.
Voice: $0.14/min (≈ ₦210)
Text/Image/File analysis: $0.014 per 100 words (≈ ₦21).

Ghost Mode

On-Premises Sovereign Intelligence

2000$ - 10,000$ + The system lives inside your office, all processing stays in-house.

Firms with 10 lawyers or less : $900–$2,700
Firms with over 10 lawyers : $2000–$10,000
Large firms with over 20 Lawyers: custom hardware + negotiated pricing
Document digitization: $0.009 per page side (≈ ₦15) — one-time.
Voice: $0.14/min (≈ ₦210)
Text/Image/File analysis: $0.014 per 100 words (≈ ₦21).

As a team leader, let us increase your grip over your firms data.

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Black Intelligence is a susbsidiary of the Blackwest Network.