You may think you defined or quoted something, but then maybe you didn’t?Unmatched parentheses are so common in legal documents. When a parenthetical statement or quote is not properly closed, it can be unclear where the parenthetical content ends and the main text resumes. DraftCheck, an add-in for Microsoft Word and browser extension for Google…
Many legal transactions involve multiple documents, such as the main agreement, exhibits, schedules, and ancillary contracts. Ensuring consistency across all these materials is essential for a smooth and successful transaction. DraftCheck offers a powerful feature that allows you to check defined terms across multiple documents and ancillaries as part of the same review process to…
As we’re reviewing and drafting documents, we leave a lot of place holders, for a variety of reasons. Maybe we don’t have all the information, maybe the information is going to change, maybe we don’t want to disclose that detail at this stage. Whatever the reason, before you send it for signature, you need to…
In larger and more complex documents, it is never one document by itself. We always seem to figure out how to shove more and more documents into one document. Additionally, we love a good policy. I mean, who doesn’t love a travel policy in an MSA? And so we put them in there as an…
I previously posted about Broken Cross-References, but that is only part of the problem. The other problem is making sure you are simply referencing the right section. Cross-references are essential for navigating complex legal documents. DraftCheck simplifies cross-referencing by automatically detecting and listing all cross-references within your document. It identifies the original provision and every…
Defined terms are the backbone of any legal document, providing clarity and consistency throughout the agreement. However, they can get lost inside of paragraphs, in their own sections, even in exhibits. DraftCheck offers a comprehensive defined terms feature that streamlines the process of managing these critical components. It identifies the location of each defined term’s…
When drafting legal documents, we often put things in brackets, or underline spaces to help us remember that we need to check those items and fill them in before the document is complete. However, the longer the document, the easier it is to forget them. Ever wondered where that last bracket was? Is there an…
Tip #6: Review the Overall Structure When we’re drafting agreements, sometimes in our edits and modifications, things become disorganized. Payment terms are with deliverables. Insurance requirements are all over the place. We’re breaking into 5 exhibits when it would be more logical to do it in 3. There are a lot of things that we…
About a month ago, the U.S. Supreme Court made a mistake that has happened to soo many attorneys, just not as publicly. Specifically…..they forgot to remove all the metadata before they published. In the metadata, there were hidden comments, and redlines, and regardless of whether you think the opinion issued was good or not, that…
Tip #5: Spot Undefined Capitalized Terms In legal contracts, you only capitalize a term when it’s supposed to mean something special. You write a bunch of words to describe what this word means. You put it in quotes. You do all these things to make sure that a word means a special thing. And then,…