<story><title>Understand contracts before you sign them</title><url>https://www.lawgeex.com</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>joshuaheard</author><text>As a lawyer, I am always excited to see innovation in the legal space.  This seems like an interesting concept: using an algorithm to summarize a document (contract) and to flag unusual clauses. Put the document in, and out comes the legal blessing.&lt;p&gt;However, I am a little concerned about the viability of this concept in terms of producing a valuable analysis.  A true analysis considers the context of a document.  For instance, a one-year term is a common residential lease clause.  However, what if the tenant was under a 6 month employment contract and needed to change locations?  The algorithm would not know this and would not flag the clause.  Or what if the tenant was 17 years old and couldn&amp;#x27;t legally sign contracts in the first place?&lt;p&gt;Sometimes interpretation of a contract comes down to the exact wording of a contract.  Most boilerplate language is the result of years of evolution and precedent.  A summary might subtly change or obscure the meaning.&lt;p&gt;Finally, you are getting very close, if not into, the unauthorized practice of law.  I recommend contacting your state bar association for feedback.&lt;p&gt;That being said, I input my email address into your website and look forward to monitoring your progress.</text></comment>
<story><title>Understand contracts before you sign them</title><url>https://www.lawgeex.com</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>pdkl95</author><text>We have the ability to calculate a rough estimate of the time required to read a given text. This means we can create a law that states that for a contract to be valid, each party must be given at least 80% of that time[1] for the contract to be considered valid.&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#x27;t want to give the necessary 30-60min? Don&amp;#x27;t write so long of a contract, or figure out a way to do without.&lt;p&gt;[1] 20% is to remove any margin of error in the calculation; the exact amount is configurable</text></comment>