“As a paralegal, I’ve always had to manually extract key details from PDFs, input them into spreadsheets, and pass them on to a colleague overseeing the project. But with the REI extract, that entire process is done for me—automatically. It’s a huge time-saver and makes a massive difference to my workload.
Not only does it streamline everything, but it also improves reliability. Since AI is handling the extraction, there’s no risk of human error. I’m really happy with it because it frees me up to focus on more valuable tasks, and it makes my whole team more efficient.“
Background
For a paralegal supporting a busy legal team, efficiency is everything. Managing property transactions means handling multiple searches, analysing complex data, and ensuring deals stay on track. Traditionally, this process involved manually reviewing search results—including numerous CON29 reports—leading to time-consuming workflows and potential for human error.
The Challenge
Reviewing a large portfolio of properties or land requires significant effort, particularly when dealing with multiple CON29s. Each report must be read, analysed, and interpreted—an overwhelming task when managing high caseloads. The risk of missing critical data due to human oversight adds further pressure.
The Solution: Search Acumen’s Portfolio Service with REI
By leveraging Search Acumen, paralegals can streamline their workflow instantly. Our portfolio service not only manages title identification (using address or title data) and orders and processes search results, but it also now includes automatic CON29 processing in a data extract as standard.
Every portfolio order now benefits from Real Estate Intelligence (REI)—a game-changing tool that extracts and standardises Local Authority search data (CON29s). Rather than sifting through multiple reports, paralegals receive a structured, data-driven output that highlights key insights in one format.
REI simplifies the extraction and analysis of critical planning, environmental, and infrastructure data—making reviewing property risks easier than ever.
The Process:
- Instruct Search Acumen’s dedicated team to handle the property portfolio.
- Portfolio service commences—titles are identified, searches are ordered, and results are managed.
- Automatic CON29 analysis is performed, standardised, extracted and a REI output is generated.
- Paralegal receives a structured dataset, eliminating the need for manual report review.
The Impact:
- Faster Review Times – No more sifting through multiple reports. The streamlined dataset delivers all key insights instantly.
- Greater Accuracy – Automated extraction reduces human error, ensuring reliable data.
- Interactive Insights – REI presents data in an easy-to-read format, enabling better risk assessment.
- Improved Productivity – Paralegals can manage larger caseloads with ease, focusing on higher-value legal tasks.
- Better Case Management – Law firms can process portfolios more efficiently, speeding up transactions for their clients.
Conclusion:
By adopting Search Acumen’s Portfolio Service, paralegals unlock instant efficiency gains. With Real Estate Intelligence (REI) providing automated CON29 extraction, enhanced data insights, and structured reporting, the burden of manual search review is eliminated—allowing legal professionals to work smarter, not harder.
For paralegals, this means more time spent on legal work and less time buried in paperwork. Efficiency, accuracy, and speed—all in one solution.
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Want to find out more about the tools and services used?
Portfolio Service: Our dedicated portfolio team focuses on accuracy and efficiencies, whilst ensuring excellent communication is delivered by an experienced and knowledgeable team. Find Out More
REI (Real Estate Intelligence): A tool that not only reads and summarises the results of Local Authority searches but also provides an extract of the data in a standardised format. Find Out More
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