Writing
The archive, page 19.
587 published, 143 scheduled
- Build logJun 4 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.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJun 3 2025
Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects
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 teardownJun 2 2025
Clause teardown: termination for convenience
The short version: termination for convenience is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Long readJun 1 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.
7 min read
- Field guideMay 31 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.
6 min read
- Practice noteMay 30 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.
8 min read
- BenchmarkMay 29 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.
4 min read
- Build logMay 28 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 updateMay 27 2025
Germany: interest on late payment
We keep coming back to Germany: interest on late payment, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read
- Clause teardownMay 26 2025
Clause teardown: force majeure
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Force majeure rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Long readMay 25 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 guideMay 24 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
- Practice noteMay 23 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.
5 min read
- BenchmarkMay 22 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.
3 min read
- Build logMay 21 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 updateMay 20 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 teardownMay 19 2025
Clause teardown: warranty disclaimers
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 readMay 18 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 guideMay 17 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.
9 min read
- Practice noteMay 16 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
- BenchmarkMay 15 2025
Benchmark: defined-term consistency checking
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
6 min read
- Build logMay 14 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
- Jurisdiction updateMay 13 2025
Hong Kong: electronic execution
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Hong Kong: electronic execution rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Clause teardownMay 12 2025
Clause teardown: confidentiality carve-outs
We keep coming back to confidentiality carve-outs, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read