Search and Filter

As your File Library grows, finding the right document quickly becomes essential. Judicio provides full-text search across all your documents -- including OCR'd content from scanned pages -- along with filters and sorting options that help you narrow results in seconds.

Full-text search

The search bar at the top of the File Library lets you search across your entire document collection.

What is searchable

Judicio indexes several layers of content for each document:

Content layer	Examples
Document text	The full text of the document, including text extracted via OCR from scanned pages.
AI summary	The executive summary and detailed analysis generated by Judicio.
Extracted entities	Party names, dates, monetary values, defined terms, and key provisions.
File name	The name of the uploaded file.
Folder name	The name of the folder containing the file.

How to search

1. Click the search bar at the top of the File Library (or press / as a keyboard shortcut).
2. Type your search query. You can search for:
   • A word or phrase (e.g., "indemnification" or "force majeure").
   • A party name (e.g., "Acme Corporation").
   • A monetary value (e.g., "$500,000").
   • A date (e.g., "March 15, 2024").
   • A file name (e.g., "Share Purchase Agreement").
3. Press Enter to see results. Matching documents are displayed with a snippet showing where the match was found, highlighted in context.

Search tips

• Use quotes for exact phrases. Searching for "limitation of liability" (with quotes) matches only that exact phrase, not documents that happen to contain "limitation" and "liability" separately.
• Search within a folder. Navigate into a folder first, then search. Results are scoped to the current folder and its subfolders.
• Search across the entire library. Search from the File Library root to find matches across all folders.

Filters

Filters let you narrow your file list without typing a search query. You can combine multiple filters to find exactly what you need.

Filter by file type

Show only specific file formats:

• PDF -- All PDF files (native and scanned).
• DOCX -- Word documents.
• Images -- JPEG, PNG, and TIFF files.

Filter by date

Narrow results by when files were uploaded or by dates extracted from the documents:

• Upload date -- Show files uploaded within a date range (e.g., "last 7 days", "this month", or a custom range).
• Document date -- Show files where the execution date, effective date, or other extracted dates fall within a specified range. This is particularly useful for finding agreements from a specific period.

Filter by entity

Filter by entities that Judicio has extracted:

• Party -- Show all documents involving a specific party (e.g., "Acme Corp" or "Jane Smith").
• Document type -- Show all documents classified as a specific type (e.g., "Lease Agreement", "NDA", "Employment Contract").
• Key provision -- Show all documents containing a specific type of provision (e.g., "Arbitration Clause", "Non-Compete").

Filter by processing status

Show files in a specific processing state:

• Ready -- Fully processed and searchable.
• Processing -- Currently being processed.
• Error -- Files that encountered a processing error.

Combining search and filters

Search and filters work together. For example, you can:

1. Filter by Party = "Acme Corp" to show only documents involving Acme.
2. Filter by Document Date = "2023" to narrow to documents from that year.
3. Search for "termination" to find the specific clause you need.

This combination might take you from hundreds of documents to the exact file in three steps.

Sorting options

Use the sort dropdown to change how files are ordered:

Sort option	What it does
Name (A-Z / Z-A)	Alphabetical by file name.
Upload date (newest / oldest)	Chronological by when the file was added to Judicio.
Document date (newest / oldest)	Chronological by the primary date extracted from the document.
File size (largest / smallest)	By file size in MB.
Relevance	Available when a search query is active. Ranks results by how closely they match your query.

Default sort order

When no search query is active, files are sorted by upload date (newest first). When you enter a search query, sorting automatically switches to relevance. You can override either default using the sort dropdown.

Saved searches

If you find yourself running the same search and filter combination frequently, you can save it for quick access:

1. Run your search and apply your filters.
2. Select Save Search in the toolbar.
3. Name your saved search (e.g., "Acme Corp leases 2023").
4. Access saved searches from the Saved Searches dropdown in the File Library toolbar.

Next steps

• File Details -- Select a search result to view its full AI analysis.
• Organizing Files -- Use search results to identify files that should be moved to specific folders.
• FAQ -- Common questions about search behavior and OCR accuracy.