Before legal teams can review documents, identify key evidence, or develop case strategy, they first need to find the information that matters. Yet building effective search criteria has traditionally required a specialized skill set, one that depends on a deep understanding of Boolean logic, proximity operators, dtSearch syntax, and continual keyword refinement.
CDS Vision AI Search Assistant changes that.
Submitted as CDS’ Discover entry in the 2026 Relativity Innovation Awards, CDS Vision AI Search Assistant combines conversational AI with the power of the wider CDS Vision Search Toolkit to help legal professionals transform natural language into effective, defensible Relativity dtSearch syntax in seconds.
Search the Way You Think
Legal professionals naturally think about issues and case facts, not search operators.
Whether they’re reviewing a complaint, responding to a request for production, or developing an early case assessment strategy, translating those concepts into precise search criteria has often required support from experienced search specialists. That dependency can slow investigations, delay early case assessment, and create bottlenecks for review teams.
CDS Vision AI Search Assistant bridges that gap by allowing users to interact with search the same way they think about their cases.
Using conversational prompts, the solution analyzes case context, identifies relevant concepts, and generates structured Relativity dtSearch syntax designed to maximize relevant results while minimizing unnecessary noise.
What once took hours can now be accomplished in seconds.
Built for the Way Real Legal Teams Work
Integrated directly within the CDS Vision Toolkit, AI Search Assistant offers multiple ways for legal teams to begin building search strategies.
Users can:
- Upload a complaint or other case materials to automatically generate relevant search criteria.
- Upload requests for production to identify key concepts and suggested search terms.
- Describe a matter in natural language to generate formatted dtSearch syntax.
- Build targeted searches using conversational prompts.
- Validate and correct existing search syntax.
- Generate suggested term lists for specific document categories, including privileged communications.
Rather than requiring users to learn complex search syntax before they can begin, AI Search Assistant helps make advanced search accessible to legal professionals at every experience level.
More Than a Chatbot
Conversational search generation is only part of the story.
The solution works alongside CDS Vision Search Analyzer, which automatically evaluates search syntax for logic errors, operator misuse, syntax issues, keyword effectiveness, and potential noise words. Together, these tools help legal teams not only generate search criteria but also validate and refine them before execution.
This combination of AI-assisted generation and automated validation provide a more defensible approach to search development while improving consistency across matters.
Practical AI with Measurable Results
CDS Vision AI Search Assistant was designed with one objective: making sophisticated search easier without sacrificing precision.
Across client engagements, organizations have experienced:
- Up to 90% reduction in the time required to build search criteria.
- Approximately 98% accuracy in syntax produced.
By automating repetitive syntax creation while keeping legal professionals firmly in control of strategy, the solution enables teams to focus on analysis rather than search construction.
Support CDS in the 2026 Innovation Awards
CDS Vision AI Search Assistant demonstrates how practical AI can remove barriers to effective search, empowering legal teams to work faster, build more defensible search strategies, and unlock greater value from Relativity.
That’s why CDS Vision AI Search Assistant was submitted as our Discover entry in the 2026 Relativity Innovation Awards.
To learn more about CDS Vision AI Search Assistant or discuss how CDS can help optimize your search workflows, contact the CDS team at .
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