LegalRecurring weekly problems

The office lease auto-renewed last quarter. Nobody saw it coming.

The recurring tasks I see most often in this department. Pick the one that hurt most last month.

Contract tracking and renewal reminders kept in someone’s head

Client contracts, supplier agreements, office leases, insurance, and software licences all have expiry or renewal dates. Tracking lives in a spreadsheet, a shared calendar, or someone's memory. Contracts auto-renew under unfavourable terms because nobody was reminded.

Volume: dozens to hundreds of live agreements
By hand: reactive firefighting; auto-renewal surprises; rushed negotiations

Document retention and deletion compliance done by hand

Data protection and sector compliance rules require old client data, HR records, and financial documents to be deleted or archived after a set period. The work is done by hand on an irregular schedule — often only when an audit is upcoming or a regulator asks.

Volume: ongoing; audited quarterly or annually
By hand: days of preparation before audits; compliance risk

Recurring NDAs and standard contracts drafted from templates

Standard legal documents — NDAs, data-processing agreements, engagement letters, supplier agreements — are copied from a reference folder, personalised by hand with the counterparty's details, and sent out. Variables get missed; outdated clauses carry over.

Volume: several per week
By hand: 15-30 min per document; errors in sent versions; version drift

If any of these sound like your week, a small machine can probably fix it. I've built fixes for problems exactly like these.

ESAEuropean Space Agency. Ariane rockets and satellites. 23 countries, ~3,000 staff.

Air FranceFrance's national airline. ~40,000 staff.

BBVAOne of Europe's 20 largest banks. ~125,000 staff.

KLMThe world's oldest airline, since 1919. ~35,000 staff.

NSDutch national rail. 1.2 million passengers a day. ~20,000 staff.

I built software used by 50,000 people every month with the teams above. The work in this department is simpler than that.

Tell me which one of these hurts most.

30 minutes, free. You describe one recurring task that eats your week. I tell you whether a small machine can take it off your desk, what it would take to build, and what it would cost. Whether you build it with me or not, you leave with a clear answer.

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