Writing
The archive, page 13.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- Build logDec 10 2025
Build log: why we index definitions separately from operative text
The short version: why we index definitions separately from operative text is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Jurisdiction updateDec 9 2025
New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach
We keep coming back to New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- Clause teardownDec 8 2025
Clause teardown: most-favoured-nation pricing
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Most-favoured-nation pricing rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Long readDec 7 2025
the economics of the billable hour under automation
The short version: the economics of the billable hour under automation is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Field guideDec 6 2025
Field guide: checking a limitation calculation with tolling applied
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
8 min read
- Practice noteDec 5 2025
Practice note: sequencing consents so closing does not slip
We keep coming back to sequencing consents so closing does not slip, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read
- BenchmarkDec 4 2025
Benchmark: redline generation against a firm playbook
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Redline generation against a firm playbook rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Build logDec 3 2025
Build log: why we index definitions separately from operative text
The short version: why we index definitions separately from operative text is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateDec 2 2025
the EU: penalty clause doctrine
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
9 min read
- Clause teardownDec 1 2025
Clause teardown: notice provisions
We keep coming back to notice provisions, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Long readNov 30 2025
what legal AI gets wrong about legal work
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. What legal AI gets wrong about legal work rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Field guideNov 29 2025
Field guide: spotting an evergreen clause before it renews
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
5 min read
- Practice noteNov 28 2025
Practice note: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim
The short version: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
7 min read
- BenchmarkNov 27 2025
Benchmark: obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- Build logNov 26 2025
Build log: detecting when a model is confidently wrong about a date
We keep coming back to detecting when a model is confidently wrong about a date, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Jurisdiction updateNov 25 2025
France: unfair contract terms in B2B supply
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
9 min read
- Clause teardownNov 24 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
The short version: audit rights is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Long readNov 23 2025
what legal AI gets wrong about legal work
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. What legal AI gets wrong about legal work rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Field guideNov 22 2025
Field guide: tracing chain of title on assigned IP
We keep coming back to tracing chain of title on assigned IP, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Practice noteNov 21 2025
Practice note: making a status report a client reads to the end
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
3 min read
- BenchmarkNov 20 2025
Benchmark: cross-reference validation after renumbering
The short version: cross-reference validation after renumbering is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
5 min read
- Build logNov 19 2025
Build log: keeping matter data isolated across tenants
The short version: keeping matter data isolated across tenants is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateNov 18 2025
Texas: statutory demand thresholds
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- Clause teardownNov 17 2025
Clause teardown: assignment and novation
We keep coming back to assignment and novation, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read