Build matter timelines directly from your documents
Upload pleadings, contracts, correspondence, board minutes, regulatory filings, or diligence documents. Vaquill AI reads the text, identifies every date and event, and arranges them into a structured chronology you can sort, filter, edit, and export.
What You Get
Automatic date and event extraction
Vaquill AI scans unstructured text in uploaded documents, identifies dates (absolute and relative), and pairs each date with the corresponding event or action described in the surrounding text.
Visual timeline and table views
Switch between a visual timeline that shows events on a horizontal axis and a structured table view with columns for date, event description, source document, and page reference.
Source attribution for every event
Each extracted event links back to the exact document and page it came from. Click any event to see the original passage highlighted in context.
Manual editing and additions
Add, remove, or modify events after extraction. Correct a date, rewrite a description, or insert events that were not present in the uploaded documents.
Sorting and filtering
Sort events by date (ascending or descending), filter by source document, date range, or keyword. Narrow a 200-event chronology down to the 10 events that matter for a specific argument.
Export to multiple formats
Export your finished chronology as a PDF table, a spreadsheet (CSV/Excel), or copy the structured data to your clipboard for pasting into briefs, memos, or presentation slides.
How Chronology Builder Works in Vaquill AI
How date extraction works
The extraction pipeline handles the messy reality of legal documents where dates appear in dozens of formats and events span multiple sentences.
- ✓Recognizes dates written as "March 12, 2021", "03/12/2021", "12th March 2021", and other common legal formats.
- ✓Resolves relative references like "the next day", "three weeks later", or "on the said date" using surrounding context.
- ✓Groups multi-sentence event descriptions under a single date entry instead of creating duplicate rows.
- ✓Flags ambiguous or conflicting dates so you can review and resolve them manually.
Working with multiple documents
Real matters involve dozens of documents. The chronology builder merges events from all uploaded documents into one unified timeline.
- ✓Upload PDFs, DOCX files, or plain text. Each document is tagged as a source and tracked separately.
- ✓Events from different documents that refer to the same date are grouped together, not duplicated.
- ✓Color-coded source labels let you see at a glance which document contributed each event.
- ✓Add new documents to an existing chronology at any time without rebuilding from scratch.
Editing and collaboration
Extracted chronologies are a starting point. The editor gives you full control over the final output.
- ✓Inline editing: click any cell in the table to change dates, descriptions, or source references.
- ✓Drag-and-drop reordering for events where the exact date is uncertain but relative order is known.
- ✓Add notes or tags to individual events for internal tracking (e.g., "disputed", "key event", "verify").
- ✓Undo/redo support so you can experiment with edits without losing previous work.
How It Works
Get started in minutes, not weeks.
Upload your documents
Drag and drop one or more legal documents (PDF, DOCX, or TXT) into the chronology builder. There is no strict page limit.
Review extracted events
Vaquill AI parses each document, extracts dates and events, and presents them in a sortable table. Ambiguous dates are flagged for your review.
Edit, filter, and organize
Correct any extraction errors, add missing events manually, apply filters to focus on a date range or document, and reorder as needed.
Export or share
Export the final chronology as a PDF, CSV, or Excel file. Copy selected rows to your clipboard for direct use in briefs or memos.
Frequently Asked Questions
What document formats does the chronology builder accept?
You can upload PDF, DOCX, and plain text (TXT) files. Scanned PDFs with OCR text layers are also supported.
How accurate is the date extraction?
On tested legal documents, date extraction accuracy is above 95%. Ambiguous or relative dates are flagged for manual review rather than silently guessed.
Can I add events that are not in any uploaded document?
Yes. The manual editing feature lets you insert new rows with any date, description, and source reference you choose.
Is there a limit on the number of documents or events?
You can upload 50 or more documents per chronology. There is no hard cap on the number of extracted events.
Can I export the chronology for court filings, deal timelines, or investigation reports?
Yes. The PDF export produces a clean, formatted table suitable for exhibits, diligence summaries, or internal reports. The CSV/Excel export gives you raw data for further formatting in your preferred tool.
Does the tool handle common legal date formats?
Yes. The extraction engine recognizes common legal date formats including MM/DD/YYYY, MM-DD-YYYY, and written-out formats like "the 12th day of March, 2021".
Start building case chronologies in minutes
Upload your documents and get a structured, source-attributed timeline. No manual data entry, no copy-pasting dates from PDFs.