Writing
The archive, page 20.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- Build logJun 25 2025
Build log: building a privilege classifier a partner will actually trust
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 updateJun 24 2025
Ontario: cross-border data transfer conditions
The short version: Ontario: cross-border data transfer conditions is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Clause teardownJun 23 2025
Clause teardown: escrow release triggers
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Escrow release triggers rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Long readJun 22 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.
6 min read
- Field guideJun 21 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 noteJun 20 2025
Practice note: running a playbook that survives contact with sales
The short version: running a playbook that survives contact with sales is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- BenchmarkJun 19 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 logJun 18 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 updateJun 17 2025
France: unfair contract terms in B2B supply
We keep coming back to France: unfair contract terms in B2B supply, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read
- Clause teardownJun 16 2025
Clause teardown: set-off
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Set-off rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Long readJun 15 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.
7 min read
- Field guideJun 14 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 noteJun 13 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.
9 min read
- BenchmarkJun 12 2025
Benchmark: defined-term consistency checking
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Defined-term consistency checking rarely announces itself.
7 min read
- Build logJun 11 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.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJun 10 2025
the Netherlands: privilege in internal investigations
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 9 2025
Clause teardown: assignment and novation
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Assignment and novation rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- Long readJun 8 2025
trust, verification, and the reviewer's burden
We keep coming back to trust, verification, and the reviewer's burden, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Field guideJun 7 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.
3 min read
- Practice noteJun 6 2025
Practice note: when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it
The short version: when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
5 min read
- BenchmarkJun 5 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 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