Writing
The archive, page 15.
587 published, 143 scheduled
- Clause teardownSep 8 2025
Clause teardown: warranty disclaimers
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Warranty disclaimers rarely announces itself.
7 min read
- Long readSep 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 guideSep 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 noteSep 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
- BenchmarkSep 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 logSep 3 2025
Build log: the cost of getting cross-references wrong
The short version: the cost of getting cross-references wrong is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateSep 2 2025
Ontario: cross-border data transfer conditions
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 teardownSep 1 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.
7 min read
- Long readAug 31 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.
7 min read
- Field guideAug 30 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.
5 min read
- Practice noteAug 29 2025
Practice note: what to keep out of a first draft
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. What to keep out of a first draft rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- BenchmarkAug 28 2025
Benchmark: clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements
We keep coming back to clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Build logAug 27 2025
Build log: table extraction when the table spans four pages
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateAug 26 2025
New York: enforceability of restrictive covenants
The short version: New York: enforceability of restrictive covenants is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Clause teardownAug 25 2025
Clause teardown: data processing terms
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Data processing terms rarely announces itself.
7 min read
- Long readAug 24 2025
the difference between retrieval and reasoning in practice
We keep coming back to the difference between retrieval and reasoning in practice, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- Field guideAug 23 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 noteAug 22 2025
Practice note: reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause
The short version: reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
7 min read
- BenchmarkAug 21 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.
8 min read
- Build logAug 20 2025
Build log: citation grounding that survives document renumbering
We keep coming back to citation grounding that survives document renumbering, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read
- Jurisdiction updateAug 19 2025
Texas: statutory demand thresholds
We keep coming back to Texas: statutory demand thresholds, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Clause teardownAug 18 2025
Clause teardown: governing law and forum
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Governing law and forum rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- Long readAug 17 2025
precedent banks and the half-life of a good clause
The short version: precedent banks and the half-life of a good clause is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Field guideAug 16 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.
8 min read