Writing
The archive, page 26.
624 published, 106 scheduled
- Practice noteJan 24 2025
Practice note: making a status report a client reads to the end
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- BenchmarkJan 23 2025
Benchmark: clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements
We keep coming back to clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
3 min read
- Build logJan 22 2025
Build log: streaming long answers without losing the citation trail
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Streaming long answers without losing the citation trail rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJan 21 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.
7 min read
- Clause teardownJan 20 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
5 min read
- Long readJan 19 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.
5 min read
- Field guideJan 18 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteJan 17 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
- BenchmarkJan 16 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 logJan 15 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.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJan 14 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.
8 min read
- Clause teardownJan 13 2025
Clause teardown: retention of title
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Retention of title rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Long readJan 12 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.
5 min read
- Field guideJan 11 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteJan 10 2025
Practice note: sequencing consents so closing does not slip
The short version: sequencing consents so closing does not slip is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
9 min read
- BenchmarkJan 9 2025
Benchmark: clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements
We keep coming back to clause classification across 40,000 executed agreements, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
8 min read
- Build logJan 8 2025
Build log: reconciling three rounds of tracked changes deterministically
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Reconciling three rounds of tracked changes deterministically rarely announces itself.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJan 7 2025
New York: enforceability of restrictive covenants
The short version: New York: enforceability of restrictive covenants is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
6 min read
- Clause teardownJan 6 2025
Clause teardown: audit rights
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- Long readJan 5 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.
9 min read
- Field guideJan 4 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteJan 3 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
- BenchmarkJan 2 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.
5 min read
- Build logJan 1 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.
3 min read