SEC corporate filings contain the financial disclosures, risk factors, transaction agreements, and executive data you need to support client work across litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters. The Explore SEC Corporate Filings workflow in Vincent gives your firm direct access to this material without leaving Clio Work. Use it to:
- Research risk factors, material agreements, and executive disclosures from public company filings.
- Generate two-page business summaries for due diligence and client briefings.
- Locate transactional precedent from filed agreements across industries.
- Draft regulatory warranties and contract languages using examples from comparable filings.
- Compare how companies in the same sector disclose specific risks or obligations.
Important: All Vincent AI output requires final review and due diligence by a qualified legal professional before use in client advice, transactions, or legal strategy.
Available SEC filings
Clio Work provides access to the following SEC filing types. Coverage is currently limited to 10-K and 8-K filings and selected exhibits.
| Filing type | Description |
|---|---|
10-K |
Annual reports containing audited financials, risk factors, business overviews, and executive disclosures. |
8-K |
Current reports filed to announce material events such as acquisitions, leadership changes, and regulatory developments. |
Exhibits |
Selected exhibits filed with 10-K and 8-K submissions, including material agreements and certifications. |
Explore SEC corporate filings
- In Clio Work, click Vincent in the left navigation.
- Select the Explode SEC Corporate Filings workflow.
- Type a plain-language question or research goal in the text box.
- Review Vincent's response. Each answer includes citations to the source filings.
Write effective prompts
For SEC filing research, include the company name, filing type, and time range in your prompt to get the most precise results from Vincent. For guidance on structuring prompts across all Vincent workflows, see Write Effective Prompts for Vincent.
- Be specific about the company, filing type, or time range when you can. For example: "Apple's risk factors in their 2024 10-K" rather than "Apple risks."
- For precedent research, describe the clause type and deal context. For example: "IP indemnification language in SaaS acquisition agreements."
- For cross-company comparisons, frame your question as a benchmark. For example: "How do financial services firms disclose AI-related regulatory risk in their 10-Ks?"
Up Next
- Research the law: see Ask Research Questions in Clio Work to combine SEC filing research with jurisdiction-specific legal research from the Clio Library.
- Analyze a document: see Analyze Legal Documents in Clio Work to run a structured analysis on a filing you have downloaded from SEC EDGAR.