Onyx is a compliance automation solution that transforms how law firms manage Outside Counsel Guidelines (OCGs).
Onyx automatically extracts key terms from OCG documents and applies them across time entries, expenses, billing, and eBilling workflows. It validates compliance in real time, ensuring compliance from the moment work begins through final invoice delivery. Onyx also features a centralized OCG repository categorized by client, matter, and business area, automated change tracking, and a feedback loop from eBilling vendors to detect hidden or evolving rules.
Built on Aderant’s proprietary AI engine, MADDI, Onyx comes pretrained with a library of over 1,700 rules derived from 500 clients and 20+ eBilling vendors. This pretrained intelligence allows firms to deploy Onyx rapidly and begin enforcing compliance immediately—without the need for manual rule-building.
Key Features & Functions include:
Automated OCG Extraction & Enforcement
Onyx uses embedded AI to extract key terms from Outside Counsel Guidelines and enforce compliance consistently throughout time entries, billing, and eBilling stages, minimizing non-compliant entries.
Centralized Compliance Repository
The solution consolidates OCG documents, terms, and rules into a central repository, categorized by client and matter, which streamlines access and change tracking across the firm.
Real-Time Guidance & Validation
Onyx provides real-time compliance guidance to timekeepers and billing personnel, helping prevent violations at the point of entry and improve overall billing accuracy.
Workflow Coordination & Tracking
It supports defined review workflows, notifications, and tracking of guideline changes, facilitating better collaboration and oversight of compliance tasks.
Revenue Protection & Risk Mitigation
By enforcing compliance from the outset, Onyx aims to reduce write-downs, minimize invoice rejections, and accelerate payment cycles, protecting firm revenue and client relationships.
Embedded AI Foundation (MADDI)
Onyx is powered by MADDI, Aderant’s AI-powered virtual associate, which brings pre-trained legal domain intelligence and learning capabilities to compliance automation and other integrated solutions.
