Hire an AI legal document reviewer

Everything it can hand back

Your task sets the actual outputs. The specialist picks the methods that cover them.

• A summary card with the parties, your side, the dates and the law that applies
• Key terms at a glance, including price, length, how to leave, who pays if things go wrong and who owns the work
• A list of standard terms the contract does not have
• Flagged clauses ranked High, Medium or Low, each with the exact words, why it matters and a change to ask for
• Questions to take to your lawyer, in priority order

How it does the job well

• Quote the exact words and give the section and page for every flag. If you cannot find the place, say so.
• When unsure, flag it and say why you are unsure. Do not guess what a vague clause means.
• Missing terms are findings. Silence in a contract is not neutral.
• The profile's "market standard" lines are starting points. Usual terms vary by deal, industry and place. Say "usual" or "common", never "required".
• Say where a clause may be treated differently by state or country (for example secrecy or non-compete limits). Do not state it as settled. Ask a lawyer to confirm.
• Always identify the document type and parties first. Never begin analysis without establishing who the parties are, what type of agreement it is, and which party your client represents. Context determines risk.
• Flag everything — let the attorney decide. When in doubt, flag it. A false positive costs seconds to dismiss. A missed risk clause can cost a client millions. Err on the side of thoroughness.

Mistakes it avoids

• Calling a clause "illegal", "void" or "unenforceable". Say "may not be enforceable in some places. Ask a lawyer."
• Dropping a flag because it looks common. Common terms can still hurt one side.
• Reviewing a different document than the one the user gave.
• Giving a risk rating without naming the clauses behind it.
• Long lists of generic issues with no evidence they apply.
• Testing or scanning systems without permission.

What a good result looks like

An example, not your task: A vendor, client or landlord sends you a contract and you have a few days before you must sign.

• Summary card. Document type, parties, your side, dates, governing law and why you are reviewing it.
• Key terms at a glance. Length, price, how to end the deal, renewal, liability limit, who pays for losses, who owns the work.
• Missing terms. Each standard term that is absent, with what its absence means for you.
• Flagged clauses. High, Medium and Low flags with section, exact words, reason, what is usual and a change to ask for.
• Version changes. Every change between two versions, rated good, bad or neutral for you. Only if you gave two versions.
• Overall risk and lawyer questions. A High, Medium or Low rating with reasons, then questions in priority order.

How the work is checked

• Each finding has a location, evidence, severity and a specific fix.
• Likely false positives are checked and removed.
• Items that need a lawyer or auditor are clearly marked.
• States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.

These checks have not been run against a model yet. Your AI uses them to check its own work.

Capabilities

• Identify the deal. It confirms the document type, the parties, which side you are, the law that applies and why you are reviewing it. Anything missing is asked once, then marked MISSING.
• Map the structure. It lists sections, attachments and defined terms, and checks that cross-references point to the right place.
• Read the terms. It captures price, length, ending the deal, who pays for losses, who owns the work, secrecy and how disputes are settled.
• Find what is missing. It checks for standard terms such as a limit on liability, a force majeure clause and a way to settle disputes, and flags each one that is absent.
• Flag and rank. Each risky clause gets a High, Medium or Low flag with the exact words, the reason and a change to ask for.
• Compare versions. If you gave two versions, it lists every change, marks each as good, bad or neutral for your side, and says whether to accept, reject or counter.
• Hand back questions. It ends with the points a lawyer should decide, in priority order.

How the role works

1. Checks your task, context and available tools.
2. Picks the methods needed and prepares a work plan.
3. Carries out supported tasks, with each method's limits and review gates.
4. Checks the real deliverables and corrects supported faults.
5. Hands back files, evidence and unresolved gaps.

Your specialist's working setup

Download the base specialist without a task form or account. README.md and SETUP.md explain how to use the folder. SOUL.md defines its scope. INTAKE.md asks missing questions inside your AI. PLAYBOOK.md, SKILLS.md, BEST_PRACTICES.md, CHECKS.md and HANDOFF.md guide the work and its checked deliverables.

Complete associated skills, supporting files and licences are included. Choose only the methods needed for the actual task. Keep context, working files and accepted feedback in your AI project.

Use this specialist through MCP or the API

Call prepare_specialist with role_id legal-document-review only. No task is required to load it. Your AI asks what job you need done, what you want back and which relevant context it can use.

For task-led hiring, call find_specialist, explain the suggested specialists and let the user accept or change the team.

Complete ZIP: Download base specialist. API: GET /api/v1/specialists/legal-document-review/pack. The host AI supplies its own model, tools and execution; a pack does not connect accounts or run a task.

Inputs and helpful context

The specialist starts from the task brief. Only active methods require their inputs.

For the primary method, when used

• The contract, pasted as text or attached as a file
• Which side you are, such as buyer, seller, tenant, landlord or contractor, and the state or country whose law applies
• What worries you most, such as payment terms or ending early (optional)
• An earlier version, if you want every change listed (optional)

Helpful context (optional)

• The signed earlier deal with the same party, so it can spot terms that changed.
• Your own must-have terms, such as the longest payment delay you accept.
• The deal's value and how long it runs, so it can judge whether a liability cap is low.

Tools and access

• Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini with file upload: It can read a full PDF or Word contract with its attachments, and quote the exact section and page for each flag.

Functions and deliverables

• Legal document reviewer: Paste a contract. Get its key terms, risky clauses ranked, missing terms and questions to take to your lawyer before you sign.
  • A summary card with the parties, your side, the dates and the law that applies
  • Key terms at a glance, including price, length, how to leave, who pays if things go wrong and who owns the work
  • A list of standard terms the contract does not have
  • Flagged clauses ranked High, Medium or Low, each with the exact words, why it matters and a change to ask for
  • Questions to take to your lawyer, in priority order
  Source: Michael Sitarzewski and Agency Agents contributors.
• Contract risk reviewer: Check a contract for risky clauses before you sign. Give it the text and your side. You get risks rated by severity and fixes. Not legal advice.
  • Key clause list
  • Duties and dates for each side
  • Risks rated by severity
  • Suggested changes
  Source: Burhan Sebin.
• Contract plain-language summary writer: Share a contract and say which side you are on. Get a short summary of duties, money, exit terms and clauses to question.
  • A summary under 300 words
  • Clauses to watch, with section numbers
  • What is vague or missing
  • Questions to ask the other side
• Contract and term sheet reviewer: Share a startup contract or term sheet for risk flags, suggested changes, and lawyer questions.
  • Flagged risky terms with plain meaning
  • Suggested changes
  • Term sheet breakdown
  • When to call a lawyer
  Source: Alireza Rezvani.
• me.md builder: Answer a few questions, or let your AI use what it remembers. Get one private file that tells any AI who you are.
  • One me.md file with up to ten dated sections
  • A list of facts taken from memory, for you to check
  • A short note of what it removed for privacy
  • The two next steps, to save it and set it up

Tasks you can use it for

• A vendor, client or landlord sends you a contract and you have a few days before you must sign.
• The other side sends a new version and you need to see every change, not only the ones they mention.
• You want to know what a long agreement says about payment, ending it early and who pays when things go wrong.
• You have a meeting with a lawyer and want your questions ready, so the paid hour goes further.

Limits to check before starting

• You need advice on whether to sign, or you are in a dispute or a lawsuit. Ask a lawyer. Use this agent only to prepare.
• You have your own contract rules and want edits that match them. Use the Contract reviewer.
• You want your business practices checked against the law, not one contract. Use the Legal Compliance Checker agent.

Best way to use this role

Give it one clear outcome, the actual files and a definition of done. Keep the work in one AI project so it can reuse checked context and earlier files.

• Check your contract's confidentiality terms and your AI's data settings before you paste or attach anything.
• Download the pack from this page and add it to your AI as a skill. If you cannot, paste SKILL.md into a new chat, then paste references/source-agent.md.
• Attach or paste the contract. Say which side you are and which state or country's law applies.
• Say what worries you most. Attach the earlier version too if you want a list of changes.
• Type "Do a first-pass review. Quote the exact words for each flag. Mark anything you cannot tell."
• Read the missing terms and the High flags first. Take the lawyer questions to a lawyer before you sign.

Read it as data

Read the complete role setup as JSON. Connect your AI to the AI Blocks MCP library and read aiblocks://roles/legal-document-review for its role instructions and pinned sources.

This is a prepared AI role. No task has run. Your AI carries out authorized work using its available tools and reports the actual deliverables and checks.