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Contract Review

Upload the other side's contract: an issues list by clause, with proposed language and state-law flags.

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What you get

  • An internal memo for the file, written for the attorney, not the client.
  • A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the official source, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
  • Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The deal

  • Your client
  • The other side
  • What kind of contract is it
  • Your client's role in it

The contract

  • The contract

Priorities

  • What the client wants
  • Must-haves and walk-away points
  • Your standard positions
  • Bargaining position

What to deliver

  • What you want back
  • Other instructions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has official sources for:

CaliforniaConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaMarylandMassachusettsNew JerseyNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaTexasVirginia

Official sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from the official publisher and dated.

StateSources for this document
California100
Connecticut68
Delaware74
District of Columbia74
Florida70
Maryland81
Massachusetts68
New Jersey76
New York74
Ohio70
Pennsylvania71
Texas74
Virginia77

Among them, for New Jersey:

  • N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1: 6 years
  • N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.7 Certain waivers in employment contract deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
  • N.J.S.A. 10:5-12.8 Certain provisions in employment contract, settlement agreement deemed against public policy and unenforceable.
  • N.J.S.A. 12A:12-10. Rules applicable to changes, errors in electronic records
  • N.J.S.A. 12A:12-11. Notarized signatures or records

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the official text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

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