Contract Binders: The Structural Foundation of Scalable Contract Lifecycle Management
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) is often evaluated through features such as workflow...
Contract Binders: The Structural Foundation of Scalable Contract Lifecycle Management
Limitation of Liability: The Contract Clause That Defines the Financial Downside
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Most commercial contracts begin with familiar business terms: what...
Force Majeure: The Contract Clause That Defines Performance When the Unexpected Happens
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Every contract is written for the world as it's expected to be....
Consequential Damages: The Contract Clause That Creates the Most Unpredictable Risk
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Most commercial teams are comfortable negotiating familiar deal...
Indemnity: The Contract Clause That Turns Business Risk Into Litigation Risk
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter A contract dispute can stay manageable, or become financially...
Liquidated Damages: The Contract Clause That Creates Automatic Financial Consequences
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter In delivery-driven agreements, timing is everything. Miss a...
Warranties: The Contract Clause That Defines Promises, Reliance, and Remedies
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Most commercial contracts are built around performance: what will...
Intellectual Property Clause Risks: The Contract Clause That Determines Ownership Beyond the Transaction
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Most commercial contracts focus on the immediate business...
The Accidental Contract Manager: A Guide to Scaling a Nonprofit
By Matt Darling, LegalSifter You didn't get into the nonprofit world because you have a burning...
A Guide to AI Contract Redlining: First-Pass Automation With Human Oversight
A New Model, Built for Real-World Legal Workflows The rise of generative AI has made it easier than...
AI Contract Review Will Not Replace Lawyers, But It Will Change How Contracts Are Reviewed
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter As AI contract review software becomes more accessible to legal and...
Beyond Cycle Time: Measuring Commercial Impact
By Matt Darling, LegalSifter Everyone obsesses over cycle time. How fast did legal turn that NDA?...
Why "Standard" Master Service Agreements Are Quietly Eroding Staffing Agency Margins
By Matt Darling, LegalSifter You find the perfect candidate. The client loves them. The deal is...
The CRO's Guide to Closing Deals Faster (Without Increasing Risk)
By Matt Darling, LegalSifter You know what kills deals? Time. Not price objections. Not competitor...
The 7 Contract Clauses That Cause the Most Business Risk (and How AI Review Helps)
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter Most experienced business leaders are comfortable reviewing and...
What Is an Indemnification Agreement? Definition, Examples & Guide
Indemnification is one of those contract terms that can look like “boilerplate” until something...
Streamline Your Contract Preparation with AI & Managed Services
Whether you’re drafting a contract for the first time or refining your existing process, having a...
The Ultimate Guide to Contract Approval Workflow & Process (with Modern AI and Managed Services)
Does your organization have a clearly defined contract approval workflow? Or do approvals drift...
Contract Operations OKRs: How to Align Objectives and Results
For years, key performance indicators (KPIs) have been the standard for measuring contract...
What Is AI-Assisted Contracting and Why Does It Matter?
Contracts define relationships, obligations, and expectations across every area of business. As...
How to Choose the Best Healthcare Contract Management Software
Managing contracts in healthcare requires precision, compliance, and efficiency. Every agreement,...
9 Ways the AI Contract Review Market Outpaces CLM, and How LegalSifter Delivers ROI in Weeks
Contracts run the business.
Vendor Management Checklist: 10 Steps to Smart Vendor Selection
Vendor Management Checklist: 10 Steps to Smarter Vendor Selection
Contract Risk Assessment Checklist: 11 Essential Steps to Enhance Accuracy, Speed, and Compliance
Every contract carries risk—financial, legal, operational, and compliance. Without a structured...
6 Common Mistakes in AI Contract Review and How to Avoid Them
AI contract review tools are revolutionizing how legal and business teams identify risk, accelerate...
What “Real Productivity” from Contract AI Truly Delivers in Commerce & Contracting
Originally published with WorldCC
A 10-Step Checklist for Successful Contract Renewals
Contract renewals can be deceptively tricky. While they may appear routine, every renewal is an...
Why Legal Teams Should Budget for AI Contract Review in 2026 and How to Get the Budget Approved
Every fall, a familiar scene plays out in organizations everywhere. Department leaders gather their...
AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: What Legal Teams Need to Know
By Lars Mahler, LegalSifter “Agentic AI” is everywhere—analyst maps, vendor decks, buzzy demos. For...
Demystifying AI for Contract Review: A Procurement Leader’s Guide
Is your contract review process built for speed, or stuck in first gear? Are you being asked to “do...
Revolutionizing Contract Review with AI for Law Firms
Law firms are under increasing pressure to review contracts faster, operate within tighter budgets,...
How to Create a Contract Review Playbook (Without Falling Into 4 Common Pitfalls)
Because smart teams don’t reinvent the wheel, or ask GenAI what their policies should be.
Why PE & VC Firms Should Require PortCos to Optimize Their CLM
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms invest in companies with the goal of maximizing...
How Automated Contract Review Simplified Legal Workflows
Contract review eats up more time than it should. Between scanning for missing terms, applying...
Is ChatGPT Smart Enough for Contract Review?
Originally Posted on Artificial Lawyer
5 Reasons ChatGPT Shouldn’t Be Used for Contract Review (If Consistency Matters to You)
By Lars Mahler + Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter As generative AI becomes more accessible and widely...
AI Contract Review is Here. Expert Guidance Still Matters
Generative AI can redline contracts in seconds, but speed isn’t the same as judgment. “If the...
The True Cost of Contract Reviews: Hidden Expenses Beyond Legal Fees
Contract review costs might seem like a cost of doing business: unavoidable, routine, and largely...
Top Benefits of Using AI for Contract Review in Your Organization
Contract review takes time. For many legal, procurement, and finance teams, that time adds up,...
“Put My Brain in a Box”: The Real-World Contract Challenges Teams Shared at ISM World 2025
By Tom Henson, SVP of Product Management & Marketing, LegalSifter The Institute for Supply...
Building an AI Contract Review Playbook
AI is no longer a futuristic ideal, it’s a practical necessity.
Building Better Contract Playbooks: A Practical Guide for Operational Success
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter If you’ve spent enough time negotiating contracts, you know the...
The Human-AI Partnership in Contract Review: Balancing Automation with Expertise
By Buddy Broussard, LegalSifter AI is changing the game for legal professionals, but it isn’t...
Introducing ReviewPro: The Fastest Way to Review and Redline Contracts
LegalSifter ReviewPro™ is a new AI-powered solution designed to simplify and accelerate contract...
Exos Optimizes Contract Operations for High-Performance Organizations with LegalSifter
Introduction For nearly 30 years, Exos has focused on helping people perform at their best through...
Draft Smarter, Not Harder: Revolutionizing Contract Drafting with the New Adams Contracts Service Agreement Template
It’s time to put behind us the days of scrambling through outdated templates or cobbling together a...
Why Companies are Choosing to Outsource Contract Operations
Managing contracts in-house can be challenging, time-consuming, and costly for many companies. As...
The Strategic Advantage of Effective Contract Operations
Effective contract operations provide numerous benefits that extend beyond compliance and risk...
Why Contract Ownership Matters: How a Lack of Structure Is Costing Your Business
Contracts are the backbone of business operations, defining relationships, expectations, and...
Case Study: How a Large Public University Cut Contract Review Time in Half with LegalSifter
One of the largest public universities in the U.S., serving over 36,000 students, manages a wide...
Understanding Contract Operations: The Intersection of Legal and All Other Business Functions
Business contracts are necessary to define parties' relationships, obligations, and expectations....
The 4 Cornerstones of Effective Contract Operations
In contract operations, achieving excellence requires an approach that integrates tools, processes,...
Considering a new CLM? How to Manage Expectations, Costs, and Timelines Effectively
Imagine you're excited to get a new contract lifecycle management (CLM) system up and running,...
Case Study: How a Large University Reduced Sponsored Research Agreement Review Times by 75% with LegalSifter
At a large research university in the northeast, a small contract management team of just 10...
The Future of Procurement: How AI + People Optimize Contract Review and Ongoing Management
In procurement, managing contracts effectively can be a real headache. Traditional methods often...
Tackling Leaky Revenues with Smarter Contract Operations
Leaky revenue is essentially money that businesses lose due to various errors like billing...
The Painful State of Contract Management
In today's fast-paced business environment, managing contracts efficiently is more critical than...
From Signature to Success: Operationalizing Your Contracts to Drive Business Value
Contracts are the backbone of business relationships, outlining rights, obligations, and...
The U.S. Supreme Court Cites Ken Adams
Our very own Chief Content Officer and contract expert Ken Adams is back in the news. Last Friday,...
Davidson College Alumni Partner to Empower In-House Counsel with AI Technology
The legal industry is undergoing a transformation, with technology playing an increasingly crucial...
Could You Use AI to Check Whether a Contract Complies with A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting?
Today someone asked me this in an email message:
Don't Buy a CLM
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools are all the rage. Consultants are recommending them....
CEO Interview on Legal Tech StartUp Focus Podcast
Kevin Miller, CEO of LegalSifter®️, appears as the featured guest on the Legal Tech StartUp Focus...
7 Essential Elements of A Contract
Know the essential elements of a contract for it to be legally binding. If one or more of these...
Casey Flaherty on the Limits of Incremental Improvements and “Razzle Dazzle AI”
I noted with interest Casey Flaherty's recent post entitled The Limits of Incremental Improvements....
Why NTG Chose LegalSifter
When looking for a solution to expedite their contract review process, particularly one that...
The Best Way to Review Contracts Is Humans & AI
AI contract review allows people to negotiate contracts faster, cheaper, and with better results....
To Improve Contracts, Act Individually and Collectively
(This piece was first published on the website of LegalSifter partner American Inns of Court.)
Let Us Do Your Sifting
Yes, we’re the only artificial-intelligence company using both technology and expertise to solve...
Thanks to LegalSifter, Another Example of Dysfunctional Boilerplate Is Brought to Light
I've been LegalSifter's chief content officer for a little over a year. And I gotta say, it has...
For Contract Review, Don’t Believe the AI-Markup Hype
Author: Ken Adams, Chief Content Officer [See also Ken Adams's more recent post, More on the...
Now Launching: Ken Adams’s “Boilerplate” Document Type
We’re about to launch a new LegalSifter Review document type—Boilerplate. Let me tell you about it.
More on the Shortcomings of AI Markups
Some AI-and-contracts companies say their artificial intelligence will learn the patterns in your...
Why I'm Bothering to Tell You About Two New "Confidential Information" Sifters
We're working on two new Sifters relating to confidentiality--Confidential Information: Identified...
What Will Lawyers Look Like In The Future
What impact will technology have on legal services in the future? Change is coming to the legal...
Keep Your Contract Lifecycle Management Implementation From Failing
91% of organizations that implement contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions are less than...
Contract Concepts: “Efforts” Provisions—They’re Not What You (Probably) Think
[Are you one of the 46 people who haven't had Ken Adams gently take you by the upper arm and...
Contract Concepts: Giving a Contract a Perpetual Term
[Here's another in our occasional series that explores interesting issues in contract language....
Contract Concepts: Saying That an Amount Constitutes Liquidated Damages and Not a Penalty
[This is the first in an occasional series that explores interesting issues in contract language....
AI-Enhanced Contract Review Is the Last Line of Defense
The value offered by contract review enhanced by artificial intelligence is simple enough:...
A Tech-Only Solution for Contract Review, Or Not: BlackBoiler and LegalSifter
I used to keep track of technology related to the contracts process, but now I do so only...
AOCAP: Contract Review Automation Series: LegalSifter
(Republished from the Association of Contract Automation Professionals)
A.I. Could Be Your New Legal Assistant
The Frontier Podcast Ever had to parse through an absolutely awful contract? How about a 60-page...
Podcast with Dave Hoffman, Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Dave Hoffman, Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School In this episode of the "City...
The Obligation Not to Disclose Versus the Obligation to Keep Confidential
I recently found myself once more poking around the entrails of confidentiality agreements. The...
Check Out My No-Criticizing Provision
No-disparaging provisions are found in employment agreements, separation agreements, settlement...
Seminar: Practical Applications of AI in the Law
What is artificial intelligence and how can AI help you today? Lucy Dillon, Chief Knowledge Officer...
“Efforts” + “Endeavor” = WTF.
I’ve seen more than my fair share of unfortunate drafting, but my work for LegalSifter has exposed...
Simplifying Governing-Law Provisions.
Ken Adams here. My book A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting deals with the building blocks of...
Sifter Central Blog - David Tollen - Don't Send Write-Protected Contracts
This post was first published by Tech Contracts Academy. View here.
Sifter Central Blog - Ken Adams - Why I Don’t Pin My Hopes on the Serial Comma
Ken Adams here. This is from this post on my blog. People are fascinated by fights over commas....
Being on the Lookout for Unusual Provisions
A few years ago I created an automated confidentiality agreement. (You can read about it in this...
Sifter Central Blog - David Tollen - Webinar: Top 5 Mistakes in Cloud Computing Agreements
Tech buyers often misunderstand contract terms about data. So they don’t protect themselves in...
Sifter Central Blog - Ken Adams - Why It Matters That I've Spotted Another "Efforts" Verb
Various verbs are used in efforts provisions. MSCD lists make, exercise, exert, expend, undertake,...
Webinar: Driving Change in the Legal Profession
John Kotter's 8-Step Process for Creating Major Change Artificial intelligence, GDPR, alternative...
My Newfound Respect for Hotel Agreements
This week I had the pleasure of visiting North Falmouth, Massachusetts. (Hence the photo.) I was...
Sifter Central Blog - Ken Adams - The First Draft of My “Assumption of Risk” Help Text
One of my tasks at LegalSifter is to create help text for Sifters, the algorithms tasked with...
Excluding Consequential Damages is a Bad Idea.
by Ken Adams (originally posted February 15, 2010 in Adams on Contract Drafting)
“Control,” “Prevail,” “Take Precedence,” or “Govern”?
Ken Adams here. This is from this post on my blog. In contract drafting, sometimes choosing one...
Don't Use License Agreements For Software-As-a-Service
This post was first published by Tech Contracts Academy. View here.
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