1
Raw billing payload
Structured entry plus original narrative enters unchanged.
matter: TX-77321
role: senior_associate
rate: 650
hours: 4.5
Narrative
Research and printing for client strategy.
INPUT PRESERVED
2
Compliance engine
Pure, versioned rules evaluate identical inputs identically.
Normalizecanonical schema + units
Evaluateclient and matter policies
Explainrule IDs + evidence
engine: dre-rules@1.0
mode: deterministic
3
Forbidden keyword scan
Administrative overhead signals are mapped to explicit policy.
Match: “printing”OCG-04 · non-billable task
Actionisolate or remove prohibited component
Machine-readable finding includes location, rule and proposed remediation.
4
Vague language detection
Narrative quality rules check whether work is specific enough to review.
Match: “research”OCG-11 · insufficient context
Requiredtopic, purpose and work product
Original wording is retained beside any proposed rewrite.
5
Financial recalculation
Arithmetic is separate, explicit and reproducible.
Original4.5 × $650
Original amount$2,925
Proposed time4.0 h
Proposed amount$2,600
Identified delta$325
6
Processed output
A review-ready package preserves facts, findings and provenance.
Normalized entry
4.0 hours at $650/hr
Disposition
Awaiting authorized approval
Audit evidence
input hash, rule version, findings, proposed changes