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"""
Legal Document Processing Tool for Smolagents
This tool processes legal documents with specialized models for legal text,
optimizing for citation retention, multilingual support, and performance on
legal-specific retrieval tasks.
Author: Dr. Zhou Wang
"""
from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional, Union
import os
import re
import time
import tempfile
import numpy as np
from tqdm import tqdm
# Import Smolagents Tool class
from smolagents import Tool
# Import NLP components
try:
from sklearn.metrics.pairwise import cosine_similarity
from llama_index.core import SimpleDirectoryReader, VectorStoreIndex, Document
from llama_index.core.node_parser import MarkdownNodeParser
from llama_index.embeddings.huggingface import HuggingFaceEmbedding
from llama_index.core.ingestion import IngestionPipeline
from langchain.text_splitter import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
except ImportError:
raise ImportError(
"Required dependencies not found. Please install with: "
"pip install llama-index langchain scikit-learn tqdm"
)
# Model configurations based on research findings
LEGAL_MODELS = {
"legal-bert": {
"name": "nlp-jurisprudence/legal-bert-base-uncased",
"description": "Trained on ECtHR legal documents, specialized in human rights law",
"max_length": 512,
"requires_gpu": True,
},
"multi-qa-mpnet": {
"name": "sentence-transformers/multi-qa-mpnet-base-dot-v1",
"description": "Optimized for legal Q&A retrieval with cross-lingual support",
"max_length": 512,
"requires_gpu": False,
},
"legal-xlm-roberta": {
"name": "joelito/legal-xlm-roberta-base",
"description": "Multilingual legal model with EU legislation and RFC/ISO pattern awareness",
"max_length": 512,
"requires_gpu": True,
},
"multilingual-e5": {
"name": "intfloat/multilingual-e5-base",
"description": "Dense retrieval optimized with citation context preservation",
"max_length": 512,
"requires_gpu": True,
},
"all-mpnet": {
"name": "sentence-transformers/all-mpnet-base-v2",
"description": "General purpose embedding model, good baseline for legal text",
"max_length": 512,
"requires_gpu": False,
},
}
class LegalDocumentProcessor:
"""
Processor for legal documents with specialized models,
citation preservation, and benchmarking capabilities.
"""
def __init__(
self,
model_key: str = "legal-xlm-roberta",
use_gpu: bool = False,
chunk_size: int = 512,
chunk_overlap: int = 100,
):
"""
Initialize the legal document processor.
Args:
model_key: Key for the model to use from LEGAL_MODELS dictionary
use_gpu: Whether to use GPU for embeddings (if available)
chunk_size: Size of text chunks for processing
chunk_overlap: Overlap between chunks to preserve context
"""
# Validate and set up model
if model_key not in LEGAL_MODELS:
print(
f"Warning: Model '{model_key}' not found. Using legal-xlm-roberta as default."
)
model_key = "legal-xlm-roberta"
model_config = LEGAL_MODELS[model_key]
device = "cuda" if use_gpu and model_config["requires_gpu"] else "cpu"
# Initialize embedding model
self.embed_model = HuggingFaceEmbedding(
model_name=model_config["name"],
device=device,
tokenizer_kwargs={
"trust_remote_code": True,
"max_length": model_config["max_length"],
"truncation": True,
},
)
# Store model information for reference
self.model_info = model_config
self.model_key = model_key
# Legal document-optimized text splitter with improved chunk size
self.splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
chunk_size=chunk_size,
chunk_overlap=chunk_overlap,
separators=[
"\n## ",
"\n### ",
"\n#### ", # Headers
"\n\n",
"\n", # Paragraphs
". ",
"! ",
"? ", # Sentences
";",
":", # Clause boundaries
" ", # Last resort
],
)
# Pattern for removing footers from legal documents
# Separated into individual patterns for better maintainability
self.footer_patterns = [
r"^Page\s\d+(\s+of\s+\d+)?$", # Page numbers
r"^©.*\b(Company|Inc|Ltd)\b.*$", # Copyright lines
r"^All rights reserved.*?$", # Legal boilerplate
r"^-+$", # Separator lines
r"\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}(:\d{2})?$", # Timestamps
r"(?i)^(confidential|proprietary|internal use only)", # Security tags
]
# Join all patterns with the OR operator
combined_pattern = "|".join(f"({pattern})" for pattern in self.footer_patterns)
# Compile the combined pattern
self.footer_pattern = re.compile(
combined_pattern, flags=re.MULTILINE | re.IGNORECASE
)
def remove_footers(self, text: str) -> str:
"""
Remove common document footer patterns from text.
Args:
text: The input text to process
Returns:
Text with footer patterns removed
"""
return self.footer_pattern.sub("", text)
def clean_text(self, text: str) -> str:
"""
Preserve legal citations while cleaning artifacts.
Args:
text: The input text to clean
Returns:
Cleaned text with citations preserved
"""
# First remove footers
text = self.remove_footers(text)
# Preserve citation patterns
# Pattern 1: Footnote numbers (e.g., 98, 99, 100)
cleaned = re.sub(r"(?<=\D)(\d{2,3})(?=\D)", r"[\1]", text)
# Pattern 2: Case citations [2019] UKSC 20
# Already well-structured, so no changes needed
# Pattern 3: Standardize quotation marks
cleaned = cleaned.replace("''", '"').replace("``", '"')
# Pattern 4: Handle section references (§3.1, §123)
cleaned = re.sub(r"§(\d+(\.\d+)?)", r"Section \1", cleaned)
# Pattern 5: Handle legal abbreviations (e.g., Art. -> Article)
cleaned = re.sub(r"\bArt\.\s+(\d+)", r"Article \1", cleaned)
# Pattern 6: Standardize case names with v. and vs.
cleaned = re.sub(r"\bv\s+", r"v. ", cleaned)
cleaned = re.sub(r"\bvs\s+", r"v. ", cleaned)
# Pattern 7: RFC/ISO pattern standardization (RFC 1234, ISO 9001)
cleaned = re.sub(r"\b(RFC|ISO)\s*[:#]?\s*(\d+)", r"\1 \2", cleaned)
return cleaned
def create_pipeline(self) -> IngestionPipeline:
"""
Create a document processing pipeline.
Returns:
Configured IngestionPipeline object
"""
return IngestionPipeline(
transformations=[
self.clean_text,
MarkdownNodeParser(),
self.splitter,
self.embed_model,
]
)
def validate_citation_retention(
self, documents: List[Document]
) -> Dict[str, float]:
"""
Measure semantic similarity of citations before/after text cleaning.
Args:
documents: List of Document objects to validate
Returns:
Dictionary with validation metrics
"""
if not documents:
return {"citation_retention": 0.0, "processing_time": 0.0}
start_time = time.time()
# Extract original texts
original_texts = [doc.text for doc in documents[:5]] # Sample for performance
# Apply cleaning
processed_texts = [self.clean_text(text) for text in original_texts]
# Calculate embeddings
try:
# Direct access to the underlying HuggingFace model
orig_embeds = self.embed_model._model.encode(original_texts)
proc_embeds = self.embed_model._model.encode(processed_texts)
# Calculate similarity
similarities = cosine_similarity(orig_embeds, proc_embeds).diagonal()
avg_similarity = float(np.mean(similarities))
processing_time = time.time() - start_time
return {
"citation_retention": avg_similarity * 100, # As percentage
"processing_time": processing_time,
"sample_size": len(original_texts),
}
except Exception as e:
return {"citation_retention": 0.0, "processing_time": 0.0, "error": str(e)}
def process_documents(self, documents: List[Document]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
"""
Process a list of legal documents.
Args:
documents: List of Document objects to process
Returns:
Dictionary with processing results and stats
"""
if not documents:
return {"status": "error", "message": "No documents provided"}
try:
# Create pipeline and process documents
pipeline = self.create_pipeline()
nodes = pipeline.run(documents=documents)
# Create vector index
index = VectorStoreIndex(nodes)
query_engine = index.as_query_engine()
# Return success with stats
return {
"status": "success",
"nodes_count": len(nodes),
"documents_count": len(documents),
"model_used": self.model_key,
"query_engine": query_engine, # This will be used for querying
}
except Exception as e:
return {"status": "error", "message": str(e)}
class LegalDocumentTool(Tool):
"""
Tool for processing legal documents with specialized models and querying capabilities.
"""
name = "legal_document_processor"
description = (
"Processes legal documents with specialized models for legal text, optimizing for "
"citation retention, multilingual support, and performance on legal-specific retrieval tasks. "
"Can process text or file inputs and provide enhanced query capabilities."
)
inputs = {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Legal document text to process. Provide either text or file_paths.",
"optional": True,
},
"file_paths": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Comma-separated list of file paths or a directory path containing legal documents. Provide either text or file_paths.",
"optional": True,
},
"model_key": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Legal embedding model to use. Options: legal-bert, multi-qa-mpnet, legal-xlm-roberta, multilingual-e5, all-mpnet",
"default": "legal-xlm-roberta",
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional query to run against the processed documents.",
"optional": True,
},
"validate_citations": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether to validate citation retention in the processed documents.",
"default": False,
},
"use_gpu": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether to use GPU for embedding calculations if available.",
"default": False,
},
}
output_type = "string"
def _load_documents(self, input_path: str) -> List[Document]:
"""
Load documents from a file path or directory.
Args:
input_path: Path to a file or directory
Returns:
List of Document objects
"""
if os.path.isfile(input_path):
# Create a SimpleDirectoryReader for the file's directory
# and filter to only include this file
directory = os.path.dirname(input_path)
filename = os.path.basename(input_path)
return SimpleDirectoryReader(
input_dir=directory,
required_exts=[
os.path.splitext(filename)[1][1:]
], # Extension without dot
filename_as_id=True,
).load_data()
elif os.path.isdir(input_path):
return SimpleDirectoryReader(
input_dir=input_path,
filename_as_id=True,
).load_data()
else:
raise ValueError(f"Path not found: {input_path}")
def _create_document_from_text(self, text: str) -> List[Document]:
"""
Create a Document object from text.
Args:
text: Text content
Returns:
List containing a single Document object
"""
# Create a temporary file to store the text
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
mode="w", suffix=".md", delete=False
) as temp_file:
temp_file.write(text)
temp_path = temp_file.name
try:
# Load the document from the temporary file
documents = self._load_documents(temp_path)
return documents
finally:
# Clean up the temporary file
os.remove(temp_path)
def forward(
self,
text: Optional[str] = None,
file_paths: Optional[str] = None,
model_key: str = "legal-xlm-roberta",
query: Optional[str] = None,
validate_citations: bool = False,
use_gpu: bool = False,
) -> str:
"""
Process legal documents and optionally run a query.
Args:
text: Legal document text to process
file_paths: Comma-separated list of file paths or a directory path
model_key: Legal embedding model to use
query: Optional query to run against the processed documents
validate_citations: Whether to validate citation retention
use_gpu: Whether to use GPU for embeddings
Returns:
Processing results or query response as a string
"""
# Validate inputs
if not text and not file_paths:
return "Error: Either text or file_paths must be provided."
try:
# Initialize processor
processor = LegalDocumentProcessor(
model_key=model_key,
use_gpu=use_gpu,
)
# Load documents
documents = []
if text:
documents.extend(self._create_document_from_text(text))
if file_paths:
# Handle comma-separated paths
paths = [path.strip() for path in file_paths.split(",")]
for path in paths:
try:
docs = self._load_documents(path)
documents.extend(docs)
except Exception as e:
return f"Error loading documents from {path}: {str(e)}"
# Check if we have documents to process
if not documents:
return "Error: No valid documents found."
# Validate citations if requested
validation_results = {}
if validate_citations:
validation_results = processor.validate_citation_retention(documents)
# Process documents
result = processor.process_documents(documents)
if result["status"] != "success":
return f"Processing error: {result['message']}"
# Run query if provided
if query and "query_engine" in result:
query_engine = result["query_engine"]
response = query_engine.query(query)
# Format the response
output = f"Query: {query}\n\nResponse: {response}\n\n"
output += f"Documents processed: {result['documents_count']}\n"
output += f"Text chunks: {result['nodes_count']}\n"
output += f"Model used: {result['model_used']}\n"
# Add validation results if available
if validation_results:
output += "\n=== Citation Retention Validation ===\n"
output += f"Citation retention: {validation_results.get('citation_retention', 0):.2f}%\n"
output += f"Processing time: {validation_results.get('processing_time', 0):.2f} seconds\n"
return output
# If no query, return processing stats
output = "Document processing complete.\n\n"
output += f"Documents processed: {result['documents_count']}\n"
output += f"Text chunks: {result['nodes_count']}\n"
output += f"Model used: {result['model_used']}\n"
# Add validation results if available
if validation_results:
output += "\n=== Citation Retention Validation ===\n"
output += f"Citation retention: {validation_results.get('citation_retention', 0):.2f}%\n"
output += f"Processing time: {validation_results.get('processing_time', 0):.2f} seconds\n"
output += "\nThe documents are now ready for querying. Use the 'query' parameter to run a query."
return output
except Exception as e:
return f"Error: {str(e)}"