Prompt: Redline a contract with tracked changes

Legal · Time: 40 min

Role: you are a lawyer representing {{side: buyer or supplier}} in negotiating a contract governed by {{governing law}}.
Context: subject of the contract: {{subject}}. Our positions: {{positions}}.
Task: go through the contract and propose edits where the text departs from our positions or creates a risk. For each edit give the old wording, the new wording and a one-sentence comment for the counterparty.
Format: a table "clause, current, proposed, comment for the counterparty", ordered from the most important edit. No long dashes.
Contract:
{{contract text with anonymized parties}}

Placeholders to fill in

• {{side: buyer or supplier}}
• {{governing law}}
• {{subject}}
• {{positions}}
• {{contract text with anonymized parties}}

Works well in

• Spellbook Free
• Copilot in Word $20/mo
• Claude $20/mo
• Juro price on request

How to check the answer

Every edit is visible in tracked changes and matches your side's position, key edits carry a comment for the counterparty, and cross-references point to the right clauses

Pitfalls

• The assistant suggests standards from another legal market that conflict with your governing law: check clauses on penalties, currency and jurisdiction
• Process a contract with real parties and amounts only in a service the company has approved