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- Intelligent contract review highlighting risks, key terms, and unusual provisions.

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- ## When to Use This Skill

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- Activate when the user:

- - Provides a contract or agreement to review

- - Asks "review this contract"

- - Needs to understand contract terms

- - Wants concerning clauses identified

- - Mentions NDA, employment agreement, freelance contract

- - Needs to compare contract terms

- - Asks about legal document analysis

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- ## ⚠️ Important Disclaimers

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- **Include this disclaimer in every output:**

- > ⚠️ **Legal Disclaimer**: This is informational analysis only, not legal advice. Always consult with a qualified attorney for legal matters. Contract interpretation can be complex and jurisdiction-specific.

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- ## Instructions

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- 1. **Identify Contract Type**

- - Employment agreement

- - Independent contractor/freelance agreement

- - Non-disclosure agreement (NDA)

- - Service agreement

- - Partnership agreement

- - Software license

- - Real estate agreement

- - Purchase agreement

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- 2. **Extract Key Terms**

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- **Financial Terms:**

- - Payment amount and schedule

- - Rate increases or bonuses

- - Expense reimbursement

- - Late payment penalties

- - Price adjustments

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- **Duration and Termination:**

- - Contract length

- - Renewal terms (automatic or manual)

- - Termination conditions

- - Notice period required

- - Termination fees or penalties

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- **Intellectual Property:**

- - Work-for-hire provisions

- - IP ownership (who owns what)

- - IP assignment clauses

- - License grants

- - Pre-existing IP protections

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- **Liability and Indemnification:**

- - Liability caps

- - Indemnification obligations

- - Insurance requirements

- - Warranty disclaimers

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- **Other Critical Terms:**

- - Non-compete clauses

- - Confidentiality obligations

- - Dispute resolution (arbitration, jurisdiction)

- - Governing law

- - Amendment procedures

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- 3. **Flag Concerning Clauses**

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- **Red Flags (High Risk):**

- - Unlimited liability

- - Perpetual non-compete

- - Automatic renewal without notice

- - Unreasonable indemnification

- - One-sided termination rights

- - Unclear payment terms

- - Overly broad IP assignment

- - Waiver of legal rights

- - Mandatory arbitration (in some contexts)

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- **Yellow Flags (Review Carefully):**

- - Long non-compete duration

- - Broad confidentiality scope

- - Short termination notice

- - Net 60+ payment terms

- - Restrictive exclusivity clauses

- - Unilateral amendment rights

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- 4. **Compare to Industry Standards**

- - Note terms that deviate from typical agreements

- - Identify unusually favorable or unfavorable terms

- - Flag missing standard protections

- - Note one-sided provisions

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- 5. **Assess Balance**

- - Is contract heavily favoring one party?

- - Are obligations reciprocal?

- - Are penalties balanced?

- - Are protections mutual?

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- 6. **Provide Actionable Recommendations**

- - Specific clauses to negotiate

- - Alternative language suggestions

- - Questions to ask the other party

- - Terms to add or clarify

- - Deal-breakers to consider

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- ## Output Format

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- ```markdown

- # Contract Analysis Report

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- ⚠️ **Legal Disclaimer**: This is informational analysis only, not legal advice. Always consult with a qualified attorney for legal matters.

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- ## Contract Overview

- - **Type**: [Contract type]

- - **Parties**: [Your company] & [Other party]

- - **Effective Date**: [Date]

- - **Term**: [Duration]

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- ## 🚨 Red Flags (Critical Issues)

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- ### 1. Unlimited Personal Liability (Section X)

- **Clause**: "[Quote problematic language]"

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- **Risk**: You could be personally liable for unlimited damages, even beyond insurance coverage.

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- **Standard Alternative**: Liability should be capped at contract value or insurance limits.

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- **Recommendation**: Negotiate liability cap of $X or insurance policy limit.

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- ---

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- ## ⚠️ Yellow Flags (Concerning Terms)

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- ### 2. 2-Year Non-Compete (Section Y)

- **Clause**: "[Quote]"

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- **Concern**: Prevents working in your field for 24 months.

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- **Industry Standard**: 6-12 months is more typical for this role.

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- **Recommendation**: Negotiate reduction to 6 months and narrower geographic/industry scope.

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- ## 💰 Financial Terms

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- | Term | Details | Assessment |

- |------|---------|------------|

- | Payment | $X,XXX/month | ✓ Reasonable |

- | Payment Schedule | Net 60 | ⚠️ Long (Net 30 preferred) |

- | Late Fees | None | ⚠️ Consider adding |

- | Rate Increases | Annual 3% | ✓ Good |

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- ## 📋 Key Terms Summary

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- ### Intellectual Property

- - **Ownership**: [Who owns work product]

- - **Assessment**: ⚠️ Clause X assigns all IP, including pre-existing work

- - **Recommendation**: Add carve-out for pre-existing IP

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- ### Termination

- - **Notice Period**: 30 days

- - **Termination for Convenience**: [Yes/No]

- - **Assessment**: ✓ Reasonable terms

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- ### Confidentiality

- - **Duration**: 3 years post-termination

- - **Scope**: [Broad/Narrow]

- - **Assessment**: ✓ Standard

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- ### Dispute Resolution

- - **Method**: Mandatory arbitration (JAMS rules)

- - **Jurisdiction**: [State]

- - **Assessment**: ⚠️ Limits court access; may favor large company

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- ## ⚖️ Balance Assessment

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- **Overall Balance**: ⚠️ Somewhat one-sided

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- **Favors**: [Party name]

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- **Issues**:

- - Termination rights are one-sided (they can terminate for convenience, you cannot)

- - Indemnification obligations only apply to you

- - They can amend terms with 30 days notice

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- ## ✅ Positive Terms

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- 1. Clear payment schedule

- 2. Reasonable confidentiality duration

- 3. Insurance requirements are standard

- 4. IP ownership for pre-existing work protected

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- ## 📝 Negotiation Recommendations

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- ### Must Negotiate (Deal Critical)

- 1. **Liability Cap**: Add cap of $XXX,XXX or insurance limits

- 2. **Non-Compete**: Reduce to 6 months

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- ### Should Negotiate (High Priority)

- 3. **Payment Terms**: Request Net 30 instead of Net 60

- 4. **Mutual Termination**: Add for-convenience termination rights for both parties

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- ### Consider Negotiating (Nice to Have)

- 5. **Arbitration**: Add option for small claims court

- 6. **Amendment Rights**: Require mutual consent for material changes

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- ## ❓ Questions to Ask

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- 1. "Can we cap liability at the contract value of $X?"

- 2. "Would you consider reducing the non-compete period to 6 months?"

- 3. "Can we adjust payment terms to Net 30?"

- 4. "Is the mandatory arbitration clause negotiable?"

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- ## 🚩 Missing Clauses

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- Standard provisions not included:

- - Force majeure clause (pandemic, natural disasters)

- - Data protection/GDPR compliance

- - Insurance requirements

- - Warranty of authority

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- ## Overall Recommendation

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- **Risk Level**: ⚠️ Medium-High

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- **Action**: Do NOT sign as-is. Negotiate key terms (liability cap, non-compete, payment terms) before signing. Consult attorney for review.

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- **Deal Assessment**: [Acceptable if concerns addressed / Proceed with caution / Significant concerns]

- ```

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- ## Examples

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- **User**: "Review this freelance contract"

- **Response**: Identify contract type (independent contractor) → Extract payment terms, IP ownership, termination → Flag unlimited indemnification clause → Note missing late payment terms → Compare to standard freelance agreements → Recommend specific negotiations

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- **User**: "Is this NDA reasonable?"

- **Response**: Analyze confidentiality scope (overly broad, includes "residual knowledge") → Check duration (perpetual - concerning) → Review reciprocity (one-way NDA) → Flag concerning terms → Suggest mutual NDA with 3-year term

- **User**: "What should I look out for in this employment agreement?"

- **Response**: Review compensation, benefits, IP assignment → Flag broad non-compete (entire industry, 2 years) → Note missing remote work provisions → Check termination clauses → Identify one-sided provisions → Provide negotiation priorities

- ## Best Practices

- - Always include legal disclaimer

- - Quote specific problematic language

- - Provide section/clause numbers

- - Explain *why* something is concerning (not just that it is)

- - Offer specific alternative language

- - Prioritize issues (must-fix vs. nice-to-have)

- - Compare to industry standards when possible

- - Note missing standard protections

- - Consider user's leverage and circumstances

- - Provide negotiation talking points

- - Be specific with recommendations

- - Highlight positive terms too (not just negative)

- - Use clear risk indicators (🚨 ⚠️ ✓)

- - Make output scannable and actionable