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AI for Contract Review & Negotiation
Practice Workbook

AI5 Academy · Program workbook v1.1 · 1 November 2026

Fictional training material. These excerpts are intentionally incomplete. They are not a model contract or legal advice. Practitioner validation is required before cohort delivery.

1. Client instruction

You represent the Indian customer, Cedar Services, reviewing a vendor services agreement. Prepare an exception-first review using the approved training positions below. Do not invent missing terms or facts.

TopicTraining position
PaymentPreferred 30 days; fallback 21 days; shorter periods require approval.
LiabilityIdentify all caps, exceptions and schedule overrides. Do not choose a position without client instructions.
InsuranceAsk whether coverage is required; mark absent wording as not found.

2. Fictional excerpts

Document A, clause 3.1: “Undisputed invoices are payable within 30 days of receipt.”

Document A, clause 8.2: “The Customer shall pay each undisputed invoice within 15 days of receipt.”

Document A, clause 10: “Aggregate liability shall not exceed the Annual Fee, subject to Schedule B.”

Document A, definitions: “Service Fees means the fees described in Schedule A.” Annual Fee is not defined in the provided excerpts.

Schedule B, paragraph 2: “The limitation in clause 10 shall not apply to any delay in performance.”

Supplier email, E1: “Insurance terms are in the agreement.” No insurance clause is provided in this pack.

3. Extract before analysing

Create columns: document ID; clause; exact words; issue; source checked; missing information. Use “not found in supplied material” when appropriate. Distinguish absence in this excerpt pack from absence in the full agreement.

4. Review and negotiate

Identify inconsistent payment periods, the undefined term and schedule effect. Draft proposed revisions separately from your checked findings. List the client decisions required. Ask AI to test the strongest counterparty objection, then assess it yourself.

5. Cross-border extension

Assume the supplier is overseas. Identify what jurisdiction, governing-law and dispute-resolution information you still need. Do not infer foreign-law enforceability. Record questions for qualified local counsel.

6. Handover

Deliver an exception matrix, proposed redline, one-page negotiation brief and verification log. Record elapsed time, unsupported findings corrected and issues missed. Another model agreeing is not source verification.

Reviewer guide

Expected flags: conflicting payment terms; undefined Annual Fee; broad schedule override; unsupported claim about insurance; incomplete jurisdiction facts. Other findings require supporting text or a clearly marked question.

Rubric: source accuracy 25%; issue detection 25%; playbook fit 20%; revisions and negotiation 20%; handover 10%. Correct invented authorities, invented wording and unmarked assumptions before completion.