Writing
The archive, page 23.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- Clause teardownApr 14 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Audit rights rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Long readApr 13 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.
6 min read
- Field guideApr 12 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.
4 min read
- Practice noteApr 11 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
- BenchmarkApr 10 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 logApr 9 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.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateApr 8 2025
Germany: interest on late payment
The short version: Germany: interest on late payment is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
3 min read
- Clause teardownApr 7 2025
Clause teardown: acceptance testing
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Acceptance testing rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Long readApr 6 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.
3 min read
- Field guideApr 5 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.
5 min read
- Practice noteApr 4 2025
Practice note: reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause
The short version: reviewing an NDA in four minutes without missing the assignment clause is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
7 min read
- BenchmarkApr 3 2025
Benchmark: obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts rarely announces itself.
9 min read
- Build logApr 2 2025
Build log: citation grounding that survives document renumbering
We keep coming back to citation grounding that survives document renumbering, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateApr 1 2025
the EU: penalty clause doctrine
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
6 min read
- Clause teardownMar 31 2025
Clause teardown: indemnity
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
8 min read
- Long readMar 30 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 guideMar 29 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.
6 min read
- Practice noteMar 28 2025
Practice note: writing an obligations register the business will maintain
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Writing an obligations register the business will maintain rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- BenchmarkMar 27 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.
9 min read
- Build logMar 26 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.
7 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMar 25 2025
the Netherlands: privilege in internal investigations
We keep coming back to the Netherlands: privilege in internal investigations, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- 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