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Reviewing a Contract Against Legislation

Law Firms · Independent Lawyers · In-House Counsel

The Problem

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A contract lands on your desk — a vendor agreement, a lease, an employment contract, an NDA. It needs review before signing, before sending to a client, or before approving a vendor. You need to check it against current legislation, market standards, and possibly your own internal requirements. A line-by-line manual review is slow and inconsistent.

The Steps

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  1. Upload the contract to Contract Review
  2. Select the relevant contract type (commercial, employment, lease, NDA, etc.) to apply built-in checks against current legislation
  3. Optionally add custom checks for your own standards — signing authority thresholds, required insurance levels, preferred dispute resolution, data processing requirements
  4. Review findings organized by severity — each finding references the specific clause in the contract and the relevant legislative provision or standard
  5. Click through to see the exact contract language alongside the applicable law
  6. Export the review report for delivery, negotiation, or internal records

The Outcome

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A systematic, legislation-backed contract review with specific findings you can act on — completed consistently whether a senior partner or a junior associate runs it.

How Different Roles Use This

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Law Firms: A client sends a commercial agreement for review before signing. You run built-in checks plus your practice group’s custom templates, deliver a findings report with legislative backing, and know every associate will produce the same quality of review.

Independent Lawyers: A client emails a lease agreement at 5 PM and needs your assessment before tomorrow morning’s meeting. You upload it, run the lease check template, and have a structured findings summary in minutes — catching what a rushed manual read might miss.

In-House Counsel: Procurement sends three vendor contracts from different vendors. You review all three against the same standards — both legislation and your company’s internal requirements — and send procurement specific issues to negotiate for each.

Features Used

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