The Lawtrades Library
A closer look
at legal work.
Practical guides, project briefs and customer stories for the legal work in front of you.
Legal project briefs
Start with the work
you need done.
Starting briefs for business and in-house legal work. See what to ask for, prepare the details and take the brief to the right professional.
Choose a project briefExpertise in practice.
Story archiveCustomer story / Legal engineering
Twin HealthAn AI-first company deserves an AI-first legal team
Jen Bealer on contract information, agreement preparation and the human judgment behind practical legal workflows.
Read the story
Customer story / Legal operations
How Katelyn Canning made legal ops her team’s strategic advantage
A contract-system transition became an ongoing partnership, giving Ocrolus’ general counsel more time for company strategy.
Read the storyInside Udemy’s commercial contract work
Akaash Gupta on commercial-contract support for Udemy’s legal team.
Read the storyBuilding a legal team at Recharge
Brandon Une on flexible legal support for a growing team.
Read the storyFor the work ahead.
Downloadable guidesFor AI labs and product teams, plan a legal AI evaluation pilot with Reasoning by Lawtrades.
Government contracts
Prepare a government contract change-review packet
Separate the instruction, current contract and delivery impact before counsel assesses the response.
Healthcare contracts
Review an MSA and BAA together
Give healthcare technology counsel one package of contract questions and verified operating facts.
Commercial contracts
Review negotiations before changing your playbook
Separate requests, unsigned drafts and signed exceptions before recommending new guidance.
Litigation support
Give a discovery review lead a ready batch
Define the batch, current instructions, access and review statuses before work begins.
Working with counsel
Compare fractional general counsel proposals
Personal delivery, specialist coordination and unassigned work across two fictional proposals.
Commercial contracts
When contract intake and the business request disagree
Compare the intake, owner message and draft, then send a focused clarification.
Privacy and acquisitions
Before you combine acquired customer data
Carry one proposed use from deal diligence to a practical integration decision.
Starting a legal project
Before you meet your first startup lawyer
Prepare the brief, compare fit and scope, and agree the next step.
Legal teams
A coverage handoff your team can use
Give covering counsel clear work, decision owners and a usable tracker.
Legal operations
Scope your first legal AI workflow
Define the work, test the result and agree ongoing ownership.
Product counseling
The Product Counseling Playbook
Legal and product work, from development through launch.
Contracts
The NDA Playbook
A practical resource for drafting, reviewing, and managing NDAs.
Commercial contracts
The Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Commercial Contracting
Perspectives on commercial-contract work for in-house counsel.
General counsel
The Ultimate GC Starter Pack
A collection of agreement and policy resources for general counsel.