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The archive, page 27.
670 published, 60 scheduled
- Field guideFeb 15 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
- Practice noteFeb 14 2025
Practice note: what to keep out of a first draft
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- BenchmarkFeb 13 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.
3 min read
- Build logFeb 12 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 updateFeb 11 2025
New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach
The short version: New South Wales: director duties on insolvency approach is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
7 min read
- Clause teardownFeb 10 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.
5 min read
- Long readFeb 9 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.
5 min read
- Field guideFeb 8 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.
7 min read
- Practice noteFeb 7 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.
8 min read
- BenchmarkFeb 6 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.
3 min read
- Build logFeb 5 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.
4 min read
- Jurisdiction updateFeb 4 2025
Ireland: disclosure of AI-assisted work product
We keep coming back to Ireland: disclosure of AI-assisted work product, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read
- Clause teardownFeb 3 2025
Clause teardown: most-favoured-nation pricing
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
7 min read
- Long readFeb 2 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.
9 min read
- Field guideFeb 1 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.
3 min read
- Practice noteJan 31 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.
4 min read
- BenchmarkJan 30 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.
6 min read
- Build logJan 29 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateJan 28 2025
England and Wales: implied duties of good faith
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 teardownJan 27 2025
Clause teardown: survival
We keep coming back to survival, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
9 min read
- Long readJan 26 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 guideJan 25 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
- 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