Writing
The archive, page 16.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- Clause teardownSep 29 2025
Clause teardown: notice provisions
The short version: notice provisions is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Long readSep 28 2025
why citation is the product, not a feature
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
8 min read
- Field guideSep 27 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 noteSep 26 2025
Practice note: the diligence questions that actually change price
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. The diligence questions that actually change price rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- BenchmarkSep 25 2025
Benchmark: chronology construction from unstructured document sets
The short version: chronology construction from unstructured document sets is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Build logSep 24 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateSep 23 2025
Ireland: disclosure of AI-assisted work product
We keep coming back to Ireland: disclosure of AI-assisted work product, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Clause teardownSep 22 2025
Clause teardown: assignment and novation
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Assignment and novation rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Long readSep 21 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.
5 min read
- Field guideSep 20 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.
3 min read
- Practice noteSep 19 2025
Practice note: what to keep out of a first draft
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
6 min read
- BenchmarkSep 18 2025
Benchmark: clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements
The short version: clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
8 min read
- Build logSep 17 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.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateSep 16 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.
8 min read
- Clause teardownSep 15 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
3 min read
- Long readSep 14 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.
5 min read
- Field guideSep 13 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteSep 12 2025
Practice note: reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause
We keep coming back to reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- BenchmarkSep 11 2025
Benchmark: obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- Build logSep 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.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateSep 9 2025
California: service out of jurisdiction
We keep coming back to California: service out of jurisdiction, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- 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