PDF SDK for Legal Document Automation

Process contracts, court filings, and discovery documents with true text editing. Permanent redaction for privileged information. Batch processing for document review.

Legal Tech Document Challenges

Contracts with complex formatting break during editing

Redaction must be permanent and audit-proof for court admissibility

Multi-party documents need precise version control

Manual document review doesn't scale for discovery

Use Cases

Contract Automation

Replace party names, dates, and terms across contract templates while preserving formatting and signatures.

const contract = await PDFDancer.open('contract_template.pdf');
await contract.page(1).selectParagraphsStartingWith('Party A:')
  .forEach(p => p.replaceText('Party A:', 'Acme Corp:'));
await contract.save('executed_contract.pdf');

Discovery Redaction

Redact privileged communications and PII across thousands of documents with pattern matching.

const docs = await PDFDancer.openBatch('discovery/*.pdf');
for (const doc of docs) {
  await doc.allPages().selectTextLinesMatching(/Attorney-Client Privileged/)
    .forEach(line => line.redact('[PRIVILEGED]'));
}

Court Filing Preparation

Add exhibit labels, Bates stamps, and confidentiality notices programmatically.

const filing = await PDFDancer.open('exhibit.pdf');
await filing.page(1).addHeader('EXHIBIT A - CONFIDENTIAL');
await filing.allPages().addFooter('BATES-{pageNumber}');

Compliance Support

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) requirementsState bar confidentiality rulesAttorney-client privilege protectionLegal hold and preservation requirements

Why PDFDancer

  • True Text Editing: Modify existing content in place, not overlays
  • Semantic Selection: Find content by line, paragraph, or pattern
  • Permanent Redaction: Content is removed, not just hidden
  • Self-Hosting Available: Keep data in your environment

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