Writing
The archive, page 8.
632 published, 98 scheduled
- BenchmarkApr 9 2026
Benchmark: cross-reference validation after renumbering
We keep coming back to cross-reference validation after renumbering, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Build logApr 8 2026
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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateApr 7 2026
Hong Kong: electronic execution
The short version: Hong Kong: electronic execution is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
8 min read
- Clause teardownApr 6 2026
Clause teardown: limitation of liability
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 readApr 5 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 guideApr 4 2026
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 noteApr 3 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.
6 min read
- BenchmarkApr 2 2026
Benchmark: obligation extraction on long-form outsourcing contracts
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
4 min read
- Build logApr 1 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMar 31 2026
the EU: penalty clause doctrine
We keep coming back to the EU: penalty clause doctrine, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Clause teardownMar 30 2026
Clause teardown: force majeure
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Force majeure rarely announces itself.
9 min read
- Long readMar 29 2026
what a legal knowledge base owes its future readers
This one comes up in almost every matter review, and the answer is less settled than the confidence around it suggests.
3 min read
- Field guideMar 28 2026
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.
5 min read
- Practice noteMar 27 2026
Practice note: making a status report a client reads to the end
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Making a status report a client reads to the end rarely announces itself.
9 min read
- BenchmarkMar 26 2026
Benchmark: cross-reference validation after renumbering
We keep coming back to cross-reference validation after renumbering, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
4 min read
- Build logMar 25 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 updateMar 24 2026
California: service out of jurisdiction
The short version: California: service out of jurisdiction is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
8 min read
- Clause teardownMar 23 2026
Clause teardown: audit rights
Every review team we work with has a version of this problem. Audit rights rarely announces itself.
8 min read
- Long readMar 22 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.
3 min read
- Field guideMar 21 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.
5 min read
- Practice noteMar 20 2026
Practice note: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim
The short version: the notice provision mistakes that void a valid claim is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
7 min read
- BenchmarkMar 19 2026
Benchmark: chronology construction from unstructured document sets
The short version: chronology construction from unstructured document sets is easier to get wrong than most teams assume, and the failure is usually silent.
4 min read
- Build logMar 18 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.
9 min read
- Jurisdiction updateMar 17 2026
the EU: penalty clause doctrine
We keep coming back to the EU: penalty clause doctrine, because the cost of a miss here compounds across a portfolio.
6 min read