Sample: a first-pass review tool, and what it would have to earn

Sample lead

A first-pass review tool only pays if a lawyer still owns the file

This sample lead is about how a small practice would judge an AI contract tool. The product named later in the issue, ClauseHarbor, is not real. The point of the sample is the shape of the briefing: one lead, a few tools, a playbook, a short link list, and labeled sponsor slots.

Why it can make the practice money. A practice makes money on this category only when the tool shortens a first pass that a lawyer would have billed anyway, and when a human still checks the work before it reaches a client. If the check takes as long as the original review, the subscription is a cost, not a gain.

Source: Vizonix sample desk

Tool Highlights

• ClauseHarbor

  Fictional sample. A first-pass contract review desk that flags missing clauses and odd dates in a closed file.

  Why it can make the practice money. Used on last year's closed matters, it can show whether a first pass gets shorter before anyone risks a live draft.

  Sample pricing, not a live offer.

• Docketline

  Fictional sample. Intake questions and a conflict checklist for a new matter, before a person opens the file.

  Why it can make the practice money. Cleaner intake means fewer unpaid hours spent chasing facts the client could have given on day one.

  Sample pricing, not a live offer.

• Precedent North

  Fictional sample. Drafts a research memo outline from authorities the firm already trusts.

  Why it can make the practice money. The gain is a faster outline, not a memo that goes out unsigned. The lawyer still writes the conclusion.

  Sample pricing, not a live offer.

How a 12-lawyer firm would trial a review tool

This playbook is sample guidance for the format. It is not advice for any firm or any matter.

1. Pick one matter type, not the whole practice.
2. Run the tool on closed files first.
3. Have a lawyer check every suggestion before it touches a live draft.
4. Track time saved against the subscription for two weeks.
5. Keep the tool only if the recovered time covers the cost twice over.

Quick links

• ClauseHarbor sample listing Fictional directory page.
• Docketline sample listing Fictional directory page.
• Sponsor rate card Launch prices for the legal section.
• Privacy What the list stores, and how to leave.