Writing
The archive, page 22.
587 published, 143 scheduled
- Clause teardownMar 24 2025
Clause teardown: governing law and forum
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Governing law and forum rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Long readMar 23 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.
8 min read
- Field guideMar 22 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.
6 min read
- Practice noteMar 21 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.
4 min read
- BenchmarkMar 20 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.
9 min read
- Build logMar 19 2025
Build log: chunking contracts without breaking clause boundaries
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Chunking contracts without breaking clause boundaries rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMar 18 2025
Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects
We keep coming back to Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read
- Clause teardownMar 17 2025
Clause teardown: escrow release triggers
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
6 min read
- Long readMar 16 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.
8 min read
- Field guideMar 15 2025
Field guide: identifying undischarged planning conditions
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Identifying undischarged planning conditions rarely announces itself.
9 min read
- Practice noteMar 14 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.
4 min read
- BenchmarkMar 13 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.
7 min read
- Build logMar 12 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 updateMar 11 2025
Germany: interest on late payment
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Germany: interest on late payment rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Clause teardownMar 10 2025
Clause teardown: benchmarking clauses
We keep coming back to benchmarking clauses, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- Long readMar 9 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.
4 min read
- Field guideMar 8 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.
9 min read
- Practice noteMar 7 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.
3 min read
- BenchmarkMar 6 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.
8 min read
- Build logMar 5 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.
7 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMar 4 2025
Texas: statutory demand thresholds
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
5 min read
- Clause teardownMar 3 2025
Clause teardown: insurance covenants
We keep coming back to insurance covenants, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- Long readMar 2 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.
7 min read
- Field guideMar 1 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.
6 min read