What happens to carefully negotiated and drafted contract provisions after contract signing? Contracts are often filed and forgotten after signing. Learn what business clients need in order to transform contracts into useful data, processes and systems. This presentation helps lawyers (outside counsel and in house counsel), paralegals and contract managers advise clients through the entire contract lifecycle.

1. How lawyers & paralegals
can add value after
contract execution
Contracts
Signingafter

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3. 2
Documents
Data
into
turn
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4. What?
Why?
How?
Turn documents into data
Identify all dates
• expiration
• fixed and relative dates
Categorize obligations
• required
• prohibited
• permitted
Describe flow of money
• revenue and expenses
• payment type
• amounts (%, $)
More…
Generate actionable reports
Drive business processes
Perform analysis
Manage risk
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5. 4
Automatic
Alerts
set
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6. Set automated alerts
Set date driven alerts
• reuse dates data
• SMTP & DB integration
Make alerts global
• expiration
• auto-renewal
• insurance certificates
Set contract specific alerts
• high visibility contracts
• high risk contracts
• high impact contracts
More…
Prevent missed deadlines
Preempt auto-renewals
Improve client contact
Notify clients of milestones
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What?
Why?
How?

7. 6
Legal Risks
identify and measure
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8. Identify, measure and
manage legal risks
Categorize legal risks
• structural
• regulatory
• contractual
• litigation
Measure likelihood
• list events or causes
• quantify probability
Measure consequences
• quantify financial loss
• quantify occurrences
More…
Quantify legal risks
Prioritize risk mitigation
Calculate risk prevention
Focus organization
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What?
Why?
How?

9. 8
Compliance
Obligations
show
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10. Show compliance
obligations
Identify key sources
• statutes
• regulations
• court cases
Store requirements with
contract provisions
Schedule compliance
reviews
• review contract activity
• record reviews in
contract management
system
More…
Expose hidden risks
Manage compliance risks
Calculate compliance risk
Track compliance reviews
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What?
Why?
How?

11. 10
Categorize
Provisions
and track
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12. Categorize and track
provisions
Categorize provision types
• performance
• warranty
• notice, etc.
Categorize obligations
• required
• prohibited
• permitted
Assign obligations to party
More…
Improves contract value
Maintains risk allocation
Exposes contract detail
Reveal legal advantage
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What?
Why?
How?

13. 12
Contracts
Perspective
in
keep
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14. Keep contracts in
perspective
Report expiration dates
• by category
• by counterparty
Report performance
obligations
Analyze portfolio risk
More…
Evaluate individual v.
collective risk
Measure value of entire
contract portfolio
Identify financial
consequences in portfolio
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What?
Why?
How?

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855-517-2193
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