Writing
The archive, page 22.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- BenchmarkMay 8 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 logMay 7 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMay 6 2025
Hong Kong: electronic execution
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 5 2025
Clause teardown: entire agreement
We keep coming back to entire agreement, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- Long readMay 4 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 guideMay 3 2025
Field guide: mapping indemnity flows in a three-party structure
The short version: mapping indemnity flows in a three-party structure is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
8 min read
- Practice noteMay 2 2025
Practice note: writing an obligations register the business will maintain
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
6 min read
- BenchmarkMay 1 2025
Benchmark: privilege detection in mixed custodial email
We keep coming back to privilege detection in mixed custodial email, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Build logApr 30 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 updateApr 29 2025
New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Clause teardownApr 28 2025
Clause teardown: escrow release triggers
We keep coming back to escrow release triggers, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Long readApr 27 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.
9 min read
- Field guideApr 26 2025
Field guide: auditing service charge demands against the lease
The short version: auditing service charge demands against the lease is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Practice noteApr 25 2025
Practice note: how to scope a document review before agreeing search terms
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. How to scope a document review before agreeing search terms rarely announces itself.
5 min read
- BenchmarkApr 24 2025
Benchmark: lease abstraction on scanned originals
We keep coming back to lease abstraction on scanned originals, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Build logApr 23 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.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateApr 22 2025
England and Wales: implied duties of good faith
The short version: England and Wales: implied duties of good faith is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Clause teardownApr 21 2025
Clause teardown: service credits
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Service credits rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Long readApr 20 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 guideApr 19 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.
4 min read
- Practice noteApr 18 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.
9 min read
- BenchmarkApr 17 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.
5 min read
- Build logApr 16 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.
3 min read
- Jurisdiction updateApr 15 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.
8 min read