M. DasEmail · 12 Nov
Thanks for the proposal. For the pilot, we'd need liability capped at the pilot fees.
strategy line 2Legal that keeps up.
Know when you need a lawyer. When you do, they start with what was said and agreed.
We'll walk you through a sample company's deal.
N. BoseEmail · 16 Nov
Our board approves vendor contracts on 1 December, so we need the paper before then.
strategy line 4A sample company · Prospect D
Prospect D · strategy
From the deal's emails and chats, 12–16 Nov
DiscountMicrosoft Teams · 13 Nov
10% for the pilot, all 12 branches
LiabilityEmail, Microsoft Teams · 12–13 Nov
They asked for a cap at the pilot fees. We offer our usual 12 months' charges.
DataEmail · 12 Nov
Stays in India, backups too
DeadlineEmail · 16 Nov
Board approves on 1 Dec
The problem
Legal joins after the terms are agreed.
Advice is only as good as the adviser's memory.
An example
Weeks 1–3
Email and Microsoft Teams · the deal team
Dozens of emails, and the terms are loosely agreed.
Week 3
Sales and the buyer
They spend a week agreeing the indemnity.
Week 4
Legal is brought in to close
Two weeks go on getting context, asking questions and chasing people.
Week 6
The first draft comes back
It has a different indemnity from the one already agreed.
We give legal your company's memory, so it can keep up.
The strategy
Legal sees the deal's strategy from day one.
A sample company · Prospect D
Prospect D · strategy
From the deal's emails and chats, 12–16 Nov
DiscountMicrosoft Teams · 13 Nov
10% for the pilot, if it covers all 12 branches.
LiabilityEmail, Microsoft Teams · 12–13 Nov
They asked for a cap at the pilot fees. We offer our usual 12 months' charges.
DataEmail · 12 Nov
Their data, backups included, stays in India.
DeadlineEmail · 16 Nov
Their board approves vendor contracts on 1 December.
Governing law
Not stated in the deal's emails or chats.
Closest mentionJ. Pinto, Email · 12 Nov “All our data, including backups, stays in India.”
The email says where the data stays, not which law applies.
Where it came from
The CEOMicrosoft Teams · 13 Nov
Offer our usual. And 10% for the pilot if it covers all 12 branches.
strategy line 1strategy line 2M. DasEmail · 12 Nov
Thanks for the proposal. For the pilot, we'd need liability capped at the pilot fees.
strategy line 2J. PintoEmail · 12 Nov
One condition from our side. All our data, including backups, stays in India.
strategy line 3N. BoseEmail · 16 Nov
Our board approves vendor contracts on 1 December, so we need the paper before then.
strategy line 4A sample. Reading a company's Microsoft Teams chats is not yet in place.
- Without
- In week 6, the first draft has a different indemnity from the one agreed.
- With
- The first draft starts from what the team agreed in week 3.
So nothing has to be negotiated twice.
It shows its sources. When something isn't there, it says so, and shows you where it looked.
Talk to us →Prospect D · strategy
From the deal's emails and chats, 12–16 Nov
DiscountMicrosoft Teams · 13 Nov
10% for the pilot, all 12 branches
LiabilityEmail, Microsoft Teams · 12–13 Nov
They asked for a cap at the pilot fees. We offer our usual 12 months' charges.
DataEmail · 12 Nov
Stays in India, backups too
DeadlineEmail · 16 Nov
Board approves on 1 Dec
One page per deal, ready before anyone asks.
The same for everyone, and kept as the deal's record.
- Ready before anyone asks
- The same answer for everyone
- No one has to know where to look
- A record that stays
How it's kept safe
You choose what it reads, and you can see what it did.
You choose
It reads the mailboxes you name, or only what you forward to it.
Through your Microsoft 365
It reads through Microsoft 365, with the access your IT and your people grant.
A record of each step
Each step is kept, with who and when.
Your rules
Your rules decide when you need a lawyer.
You approve
Your template and standard terms, within your signing limit. You see the checks.
A lawyer signs off
Their paper, a changed clause, IP, data, liability, or over a set amount. The lawyer gets the full history.
A lawyer and the CEO
Guarantees, related parties, disputes and regulators. Your list says who signs.
An example. Your company writes its own rules, and you set who may sign.
Who answers
LexHouse prepares
It prepares the strategy, the checks and a first draft, on your own forms.
Your team decides
Makes the calls that matter. Each one is recorded with its reason.
A lawyer signs off
Your own lawyer, a firm, or a supervising senior lawyer of a LexHouse pod.
One record, four everyday jobs.
1
Before the first draft
One page of everything already said and agreed.
2
Before the next promise
Checked against what's on file and your delegation rules.
3
After the signature
Renewal, notice date and commitment on one list.
4
Routine work
An NDA checked, sent, signed and filed.
Each request goes to the person you assign, with the context.
For law firms, the same record works per client: each lawyer sees only the matters they're cleared for, and a named lawyer releases what leaves the firm.
The people
Built by a founding team—including the co-founder and CTO of the category-leading contract management company—and backed by advisors who have run the world's largest enterprises.
- Former President & CRO, top 5 software company
- Former Global Chief Procurement Officer, Johnson & Johnson
- Former Chairman, one of the largest global banks
- Leading lawyer; former Head of Legal, top 3 global financial investor
Built with our design partner, a law firm of 300 lawyers.
Talk to us
Legal should hear about a deal before the terms are agreed. That's where we help.
We'll walk you through a sample company's deal, with rules like yours.
- A deal's strategy, on one page, with its sources
- Your rules for what can go without legal review
- Your own lawyer reviews and releases it