Watch out. Missing one risky clause can cost more than the review saves. Mask personal data where possible, use only approved secure tools, run evaluations regularly and keep a lawyer signing off every review.
First-pass contract review against a playbook
A reviewed pipeline that checks incoming contracts against your playbook and proposes redlines.
Recommended: ArchitectAgentsCompliance
Best for
- Legal teams reviewing many similar contracts
- NDAs, vendor and service agreements with a standard position
- Teams that already have a written playbook
What you need
- Your contract playbook with preferred and fallback positions
- A set of past contracts with your final redlines
- An approved, secure environment for client documents
- A lawyer to own sign-off
Starter prompt
Copy it, fill in the parts in square brackets, and paste it into the AI assistant your organisation allows.
You are the clause-review step. You receive one clause from an incoming [contract type] and the matching playbook entry for [company name]. Compare them. Return: Matches, Acceptable fallback, or Deviation. For a deviation, quote the risky wording, explain the risk in one sentence and propose a redline using the playbook's preferred language. If no playbook entry fits, return 'Needs lawyer' and stop. Do not give general legal commentary. Clause: [clause text] Playbook entry: [entry]
How to use it
1.Write the playbook down
2.Build the review steps
3.Evaluate on past contracts
4.Deploy with sign-off
- 1
Write the playbook down
Turn your standard positions into clear entries per clause type, with preferred and fallback wording.
- 2
Build the review steps
One step splits and classifies clauses, another reviews each against the playbook, and a final step assembles a report.
- 3
Evaluate on past contracts
Run it on contracts you have already negotiated and compare with your real redlines. Track misses and fix them.
- 4
Deploy with sign-off
Put it into a secure, approved environment. A lawyer reviews every report before anything goes to the other side.
What you end up with
Every incoming contract gets a clause-by-clause first pass with proposed redlines for a lawyer to finalise.
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