Review Contract for Legal and Commercial Risks
Automatically analyse construction contracts for legal and commercial risks. The AI assesses payment terms, programme, liability, and dispute resolution clauses, providing prioritised risk assessment with jurisdiction-specific insights for contract negotiations.
This guide is designed for project-manager.
Steps
Step 1: Navigate to Agents and open Contract Document Review agent
From the sidebar, click Agents to access the AI agents management area. Find "Contract Document Review" in the Compliance or Legal category and click to open its configuration panel. You'll see the input form with document selection, focus area options, and jurisdiction settings.
The agent analyses contracts for risks across legal, commercial, and operational dimensions.
Step 2: Upload or select a contract document
Choose how to provide the contract. Upload a new document (PDF, DOCX formats, up to 50MB) or select an existing project document containing contract terms. The agent will extract and analyse the language.
Contracts can be uploaded directly or selected from your project document library.
Step 3: Select analysis focus areas
Choose which contract risk areas to emphasize: Payment Terms, Programme/Schedule, Variations, Design Responsibility, Liability, Termination, Defects, Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Health & Safety, or Intellectual Property. Multiple selections are supported and help the AI focus on the most relevant contract sections for your project.
Focus areas drive the priority and depth of contract risk analysis across different dimensions.
Step 4: Specify contract jurisdiction
Select the legal jurisdiction governing the contract. Options include England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Other. The AI will provide jurisdiction-specific legal interpretations and risk assessments based on applicable contract law.
Jurisdiction affects liability interpretation, enforceability, and remedies available.
Step 5: Add project context and specific concerns
Optionally provide additional context about your project or specific concerns you want the AI to focus on. Examples: "Main contractor is highly risk-averse", "Project has complex multi-party structure", "We need particular attention to payment term risks", "Cost overrun history on similar contracts". This helps the AI prioritise issues relevant to your situation.
Project context improves relevance of risk identification. Be specific about known concerns or project constraints.
Step 6: Execute the agent and monitor analysis progress
Click Run Agent or Execute to start the contract analysis. The agent retrieves the contract document, analyses contract terms against the selected focus areas, applies jurisdiction-specific legal knowledge, generates a risk assessment, and creates a detailed report. Progress is displayed during execution. Typically completes in 3-7 minutes depending on contract length and complexity.
Processing time depends on contract document size and number of focus areas selected. Longer contracts (50+ pages) may take 5-7 minutes.
Step 7: Review the contract risk analysis and findings
Once complete, results display in the task output panel and dashboard summary. The analysis includes: Executive summary of key contract risks, risk ratings (high/medium/low) by focus area, specific problematic clauses identified with exact references, comparative risk assessment (e.g., payment terms vs industry standard), and jurisdiction-specific legal considerations. Each finding links to the contract section for verification.
Results are structured by focus area and risk priority. Use the section references to locate exact contract language.
Step 8: Access the generated contract review report
The agent automatically creates a persistent contract review report in your project's Reports section under Legal or Compliance category with today's date and timestamp. The report contains the full AI analysis, a summary of key risks, recommendations for contract amendments, and can be downloaded, shared, or exported for distribution to legal advisors, contractors, and clients.
Reports are archived in the project for audit trail and future reference during contract negotiations.
Step 9: Use findings for contract amendments and negotiations
Review the identified contract risks and recommendations. Use the report to inform negotiations with contractors or clients. Prioritise amendments to high-risk areas (liability caps, payment terms, termination rights). Share the report with your legal advisor or contract manager for formal review before amending terms.
The risk assessment helps focus negotiation efforts on the most critical contract terms.
Step 10: Archive and reference for project lifecycle
Save the contract review report for legal and audit documentation. Reference the analysis throughout the project lifecycle when contract-related issues arise (e.g., disputes, change orders, payment delays). Run the agent again when contract amendments are proposed or if you receive revised contract terms from the contractor.
Contract risk analysis should be reviewed at key project phases and when contract amendments are proposed.
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Last updated: 2025-12-09