How to analyze a contract with AI: a 4-step method with ready prompts
Contracts are long and full of clauses that are hard to read in a hurry. Claude can help you read and organize long documents and prepare the negotiation. It does not decide for you: it helps you reach the decision with clearer ideas. The method The map. Ask for parties, subject matter, term, fees,
Posted on Oct 26 • Originally published at aynovaacademy.github.io
Contracts are long and full of clauses that are hard to read in a hurry. Claude can help you read and organize long documents and prepare the negotiation. It does not decide for you: it helps you reach the decision with clearer ideas.
Read this contract and give me a map: parties, subject matter, term, fees, deadlines, penalties, renewal and termination. For each item, indicate the relevant clause.
Identify the clauses that carry the most risk for [my position, e.g. the supplier]: penalties, liability, exclusivity, automatic renewal, unilateral changes. Explain the concrete risk of each.
For each critical clause propose an alternative wording and what I could ask for in return. Separate essential requests from negotiable ones.
List the 10 questions to ask the other party before signing and the information that is missing from the text.
Originally published on AyNova Academy: https://aynovaacademy.github.io/AyNova-Academy/en/guide/claude-contracts.html
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