Writing
The archive, page 16.
587 published, 143 scheduled
- Practice noteAug 15 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.
6 min read
- BenchmarkAug 14 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.
4 min read
- Build logAug 13 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateAug 12 2025
New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
7 min read
- Clause teardownAug 11 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
We keep coming back to audit rights, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- Long readAug 10 2025
how review quality is actually measured in the wild
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. How review quality is actually measured in the wild rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Field guideAug 9 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.
4 min read
- Practice noteAug 8 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.
6 min read
- BenchmarkAug 7 2025
Benchmark: responsiveness review at production scale
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Responsiveness review at production scale rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Build logAug 6 2025
Build log: measuring redline quality against a human baseline
We keep coming back to measuring redline quality against a human baseline, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateAug 5 2025
Ireland: disclosure of AI-assisted work product
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
3 min read
- Clause teardownAug 4 2025
Clause teardown: set-off
The short version: set-off is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
5 min read
- Long readAug 3 2025
how review quality is actually measured in the wild
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. How review quality is actually measured in the wild rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- Field guideAug 2 2025
Field guide: reading a cap table against the underlying grants
We keep coming back to reading a cap table against the underlying grants, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Practice noteAug 1 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.
9 min read
- BenchmarkJul 31 2025
Benchmark: responsiveness review at production scale
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
8 min read
- Build logJul 30 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 updateJul 29 2025
Hong Kong: electronic execution
We keep coming back to Hong Kong: electronic execution, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- Clause teardownJul 28 2025
Clause teardown: benchmarking clauses
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Benchmarking clauses rarely announces itself.
7 min read
- Long readJul 27 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 guideJul 26 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 noteJul 25 2025
Practice note: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim
We keep coming back to the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read
- BenchmarkJul 24 2025
Benchmark: authority verification against reported judgments
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Authority verification against reported judgments rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Build logJul 23 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.
8 min read