Writing
The archive, page 6.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- Build logMay 27 2026
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.
6 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMay 26 2026
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.
8 min read
- Clause teardownMay 25 2026
Clause teardown: termination for convenience
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Termination for convenience rarely announces itself.
9 min read
- Long readMay 24 2026
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.
4 min read
- Field guideMay 23 2026
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 noteMay 22 2026
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
- BenchmarkMay 21 2026
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.
3 min read
- Build logMay 20 2026
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.
5 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMay 19 2026
Germany: interest on late payment
We keep coming back to Germany: interest on late payment, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read
- Clause teardownMay 18 2026
Clause teardown: indemnity
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Indemnity rarely announces itself.
4 min read
- Long readMay 17 2026
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.
9 min read
- Field guideMay 16 2026
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 noteMay 15 2026
Practice note: sequencing consents so closing does not slip
We keep coming back to sequencing consents so closing does not slip, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
5 min read
- BenchmarkMay 14 2026
Benchmark: redline generation against a firm playbook
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Redline generation against a firm playbook rarely announces itself.
3 min read
- Build logMay 13 2026
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.
8 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMay 12 2026
Delaware: limitation periods for latent defects
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 teardownMay 11 2026
Clause teardown: change of control
We keep coming back to change of control, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Long readMay 10 2026
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.
9 min read
- Field guideMay 9 2026
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.
3 min read
- Practice noteMay 8 2026
Practice note: when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it
The short version: when to escalate a deviation instead of negotiating it is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
5 min read
- BenchmarkMay 7 2026
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.
5 min read
- Build logMay 6 2026
Build log: detecting when a model is confidently wrong about a date
We keep coming back to detecting when a model is confidently wrong about a date, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
7 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMay 5 2026
Singapore: consumer contract fairness review
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
9 min read
- Clause teardownMay 4 2026
Clause teardown: most-favoured-nation pricing
The short version: most-favoured-nation pricing is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read