Find the strongest experts on a narrow topic
Scenario: You're building a working group and want the strongest subject-matter experts on a narrow, emerging topic, not just people whose bio happens to mention it.
What you can do: Combine all three expert signals—profile, document authorship, and matter involvement—and cross-validate them into a ranked shortlist.
Why it's useful: Every name on the shortlist is backed by more than one source of evidence, not a single flattering data point.
Example request: Who are our strongest experts on AI-model licensing? Combine profile, authorship, and matter evidence, and don't surface anyone with only one signal.
Tools used:
search_person_profiles,search_persons_in_top_documents,search_persons_in_top_matters
Verify a colleague's depth of experience before proposing them
Scenario: You need to verify a specific partner's depth of work on a topic before proposing them to a client.
What you can do: Build a single-person dossier by running all three expert tools scoped to that named person, producing a profile summary alongside their document and matter evidence.
Why it's useful: You get an auditable view of someone's real experience for internal sign-off, rather than relying on their say-so.
Example request: Build a dossier on a named partner's work on securities-class actions—profile, authored advice, and matters they've led or assisted on.
Tools used:
search_person_profiles,search_persons_in_top_documents,search_persons_in_top_matters
Find the organization's most prolific writers on a topic
Scenario: You're commissioning a client alert, webinar, or panel and want to find the organization's most prolific writers on a specific topic.
What you can do: Get a count-ranked list of authors across the best-matching documents, along with supporting snippets.
Why it's useful: You can select an author whose material genuinely demonstrates command of the topic, not just someone willing to speak.
Example request: Who are our top authors on special purpose acquisition company transactions across our document estate? Show me what they've actually written.
Tools used:
get_author_facets_in_top_documents,search_persons_in_top_documents