Writing
The archive, page 15.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- BenchmarkOct 23 2025
Benchmark: lease abstraction on scanned originals
The short version: lease abstraction on scanned originals is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Build logOct 22 2025
Build log: evaluating retrieval on a corpus nobody has memorised
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 updateOct 21 2025
Scotland: arbitration clause separability
We keep coming back to Scotland: arbitration clause separability, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- Clause teardownOct 20 2025
Clause teardown: entire agreement
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Entire agreement rarely announces itself.
7 min read
- Long readOct 19 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.
3 min read
- Field guideOct 18 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.
5 min read
- Practice noteOct 17 2025
Practice note: the diligence questions that actually change price
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
8 min read
- BenchmarkOct 16 2025
Benchmark: privilege detection in mixed custodial email
The short version: privilege detection in mixed custodial email is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Build logOct 15 2025
Build log: streaming long answers without losing the citation trail
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Streaming long answers without losing the citation trail rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateOct 14 2025
the Netherlands: privilege in internal investigations
We keep coming back to the Netherlands: privilege in internal investigations, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read
- Clause teardownOct 13 2025
Clause teardown: set-off
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
9 min read
- Long readOct 12 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.
4 min read
- Field guideOct 11 2025
Field guide: testing a non-compete for enforceability
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Testing a non-compete for enforceability rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- Practice noteOct 10 2025
Practice note: running a playbook that survives contact with sales
We keep coming back to running a playbook that survives contact with sales, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- BenchmarkOct 9 2025
Benchmark: lease abstraction on scanned originals
The short version: lease abstraction on scanned originals is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Build logOct 8 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 updateOct 7 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.
5 min read
- Clause teardownOct 6 2025
Clause teardown: confidentiality carve-outs
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Confidentiality carve-outs rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Long readOct 5 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.
9 min read
- Field guideOct 4 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteOct 3 2025
Practice note: when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it
We keep coming back to when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- BenchmarkOct 2 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.
9 min read
- Build logOct 1 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.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateSep 30 2025
Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects
We keep coming back to Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read