Contract Insights

When I need to formalise a business transaction I want to send the contract to the right people so that they can sign it

When there are contract terms that aren’t in the best interest of the company I want to update the contract
So that I can try and get the best outcome for the business

When there are historical documents I want to import them all so that there is a single 'source of truth' and I can effectively manage the risk

When someone updates or performs an action that affects me I want to be notified so that I can respond

When there are key events and obligations I want to be alerted so that I can action them

When there is a contract that I need to work on I want to view the details of that contract so that I have the right information

When I am entering into a business relationship I want to store the details of a contract so that I can retrieve them at a later date

When there is an issue with a business relationship I want to search across all of my contracts to find any relevant details

When I deal with a specific set of contract types, I want to see a list of only those contracts so its easier for me to manage my work and see what is going on

When a contract is expiring I want to renew it so that I can continue with the business transaction

When I want to formalise a business transaction I want to get approval from relevant internal authorities

When someone needs me to approve something I want to easily understand all of the facts so that I can provide feedback

When I am proposing changes to a document that is being negotiated
I want to my changes to be highlighted
So it is clear to other people what has changed in the document, and they can accept, reject or make amendments to my suggestions

When I am signing agreement I want to see all of the facts so that I can understand what I am committing the business to

When there is a task that I need to work on I want to see all of the relevant facts so that I can understand the problem

When I have created a task I want to check the status of that task so that I know whats going on

When I am doing legal work I want to be abele to view the tasks that I have access to so that I can find the right task

When someone needs legal help I want them to submit all of the relevant details so that I can give them the correct advice

When there is a legal issue I need help with I need to get the correct advice so that I can take the next steps with certainty

When a someone has a legal problem I want it to be triaged to right lawyer so that they can get the help they need as quickly as possible

When there are contracts that have been executed I want them to be stored in Gateway so that I can find them when I need to

When I am reviewing my teams performance I want view data that tells me how long tasks are taking to be performed and who is performing them so that I can measure how effective the team is and understand if the business is satisfied with our service

When there are legal processes or precedents that haven't been automated I want to add these into a central repository so that the business can self serve that information

When I am trying to understand how much value the function has created I want to view reports that tell me what types of contracts are being generated and where the demand is coming from

When I have finished making changes to a document that is being negotiated I want to share document with another member of the team for review So that I can get their feedback before sending it back to the counterparty

When I am reviewing a document that is being negotiated I want to accept and reject changes in the document So that it is clear which changes to the document are acceptable

When a legal task is created I want it to be assigned to the right lawyer so that work is not allocate to the wrong person and I can optimise the value created by my function

When something become contentious or litigious I want to find all contracts and advice relating to the issue so that I understand all of the risk, who was involved and can make an informed next step

When we are being audited I want to know that all of our contracts are stored in the one place, so I can retrieve the appropriate level of detail based on any specific enquiries

When I am looking for specific clauses or commercial terms I want to search across the contents of a contract so that I can review any relevant obligations

When there are changes in regulation or corporate governance I want to find any document that has those provisions so that so that I can perform the right action to ensure that the documents are legally compliant and do not create unacceptable risk for the business

I want to see what work is going on across the function who is doing what, and the various statuses of contracts

When I need to know the status of a particular contract, I want to see a list of them so I can do something

When I have a query relating to contract I want to communicate with the counterparty or business user so I can get more infromation

When there is additional supporting material I want to upload it to the contract so that the entire scope of the contract can be understood

When I am reviewing or amending a contract I want to see the version history so that theres no duplication with previous versions

When I am taking over a negotiation from another lawyer I want to see the full history of the contract so that I am able to understand why it has gotten to the stage that its at