Structured Playbooks for Consistent Negotiations
Simplify and standardize your negotiations with LegalSifter’s structured playbooks. Integrated into ReviewPro, they offer well-defined positions and fallback options to streamline contract reviews.
A Playbook for Every Contract
LegalSifter offers a library of out-of-the-box playbooks, built into ReviewPro, covering many of the most common contract types from both buyer or supplier perspectives. Each playbook includes lawyer-drafted negotiation guidance, positions, and fallback options to guide your decision-making.
Comprehensive Playbook Library
Start with structured playbooks for NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, and more. You can add or modify your positions, redlining actions, and guidance specific to your company’s needs.
Attorney-Crafted Guidance
Define your preferred terms and fallback language in collaboration with LegalSifter’s attorney team and drafting authorities like Ken Adams.
AI-Powered Efficiency
LegalSifter’s contract-specific AI identifies critical terms, compares them to your playbook, and generates automated redlines for faster reviews.
Customize Your Playbook with LegalSifter Services
Every organization has unique contracting needs. Our lawyer-led team can work with you to tailor your playbooks to fit your unique contract types, risk profile, and negotiation approach.
Attorney-Led Strategy Development:
Collaborate with LegalSifter’s attorney team to define your positions and fallback options.
Structured, Flexible Design:
Playbooks are built with a logical, intuitive structure that’s easy to update as your business evolves.
AI-Powered Guidance & Redlining:
LegalSifter’s AI applies redlines based on the guidance and actions you define so contract edits always reflect your team’s preferred language and risk tolerance.
Seamless Implementation:
Fully integrated into LegalSifter ReviewPro for real-time contract analysis and faster first-pass reviews.
Not Your Average Playbook
Industry-Leading Playbook Depth:
Get started quickly with our library of attorney-built playbooks. They work right out of the box and can be easily tailored to fit your team’s preferred positions and contracting style.
Speed and Structure for Every Negotiation:
With clear guidance and pre-approved fallback positions, legal and business teams can move through negotiations more quickly.
Improved Team Consistency:
Intuitive structure that finance, legal, and procurement teams can easily adopt and refine.
Playbook Customization FAQs
What types of contracts do your playbooks cover?
Our standard library includes structured playbooks for many of the most common contract types, including NDAs, MSAs, SaaS agreements, and more.
Can I customize a playbook to match my company’s policies?
Yes. You can easily customize our standard playbooks on your own, or work with our lawyer-led services team to tailor negotiation positions and fallback options to match your organization’s risk tolerance and business needs.
How does the AI work with the playbooks?
Our Sifters, or contract-specific algorithms, flag missing or risky terms included in the playbook with 95%+ accuracy. Generative AI then applies precise redlines based on your playbook, automatically adjusting language to match your negotiation positions.
Can I start with a standard playbook and customize later?
Absolutely. Our standard playbooks are ready to use out of the box and can be customized at any time.
How are updates or changes to playbooks managed?
Playbooks can be updated in collaboration with our services team, or managed internally if you prefer. Their structured design makes updates simple and scalable.
What is a contract playbook?
A contract playbook is a structured collection of preferred positions, fallback language, and guidance for reviewing and negotiating a specific type of agreement.
What is a LegalSifter Essentials contract playbook?
LegalSifter Essentials contract playbooks are designed for speed and consistency. They focus on the provisions most likely to impact the deal, rather than covering every standard clause found in a fully customized playbook.
Unless otherwise noted, Essentials playbooks are available from either party’s perspective.
What is included in the LegalSifter ReviewPro™ Playbook Library?
LegalSifter maintains an extensive library of over 80 standard contract playbooks built directly into ReviewPro.
Essentials Playbooks cover the most frequent types of commercial contracts and focus on the provisions most likely to impact the deal, enabling fast, consistent, agreement-specific review from day one.
How does ReviewPro use playbooks during contract review?
LegalSifter ReviewPro™ playbooks determine the core context and intent that power contract review and redlines in Microsoft Word.
The playbook you select determines:
- The agreement type being reviewed
- The business relationship it governs
- The typical risk allocation for that contract
- The positions and fallback language that should apply
ReviewPro’s redlines are powered by the intent captured in the playbook you select.
Why is selecting the right contract playbook important?
Choosing the right playbook is the single biggest factor in getting accurate, deal-appropriate redlines.
Without the correct playbook, analysis may be misaligned with the contract’s structure or risk profile, resulting in:
- Redlines that do not match the deal structure
- Missing key terms
- Over-negotiation of standard provisions
- Under-flagging of critical risks
The correct playbook ensures ReviewPro evaluates the contract in the proper agreement-specific context.
What do Essentials contract playbooks not evaluate?
Essentials playbooks do not evaluate individualized business provisions such as price, scope of work, or negotiated commercial metrics.
Where does contract review take place?
LegalSifter ReviewPro™ playbooks power contract review and redlines in Microsoft Word.