I got burned by a contract I didn't read. So I built an AI to read them for me.
Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I'm Ahmad, from Palestine. A few years ago, I signed a freelance contract with a non-compete clause buried deep in the fine print. I didn't catch it. It cost me a major client and months of frustration. That wasn't the first time. Rental agreements with hidden auto-renewal traps. Insurance policies written in what might as well be ancient Latin. Employment contracts with...
Why is legal tech so far behind other industries?
Fintech disrupted banking. Healthtech is transforming healthcare. But legal? We still: - Sign documents we don't understand - Pay $300-500/hr for basic contract reviews - Use templates from 2010 Some theories: 1. Regulation - Bar associations protect the status quo 2. Risk aversion - Nobody wants to be the guinea pig for legal AI 3. Complexity - Legal language is genuinely hard to parse Yet AI...
Freelancers: What's in your client contract checklist?
For my fellow freelancers — Before signing a new client contract, what do you always check for? I've started keeping a mental checklist: ☑️ Payment terms (net 30? net 60? net never?) ☑️ Kill fee /ancellation policy ☑️ Who owns the work ☑️ Scope creep protection What's on yours? Building something to automate this ,and want to make sure I cover the essentials.
5 contract clauses that cost people thousands (and how to spot them)
After analyzing hundreds of contracts, here are the sneaky clauses I see most often: 1. Unlimited liability — You're on the hook for everything 2. Auto-renewal with long notice periods — Miss the window, locked in another year 3. IP assignment on "work product" — They own everything you create, even unrelated stuff 4. Non-compete buried in NDAs — Can't work with competitors for years 5....
How do you currently review contracts before signing?
Curious how people here handle contract review: A) Read the whole thing carefully (respect!) B) Skim and hope for the best C) Have a lawyer review it D) Use AI tools E) Just sign and pray 🙏 No judgment — I've definitely been in the "skim and pray" camp before.
Building an AI contract analyzer — what would you want it to catch?
Hey everyone! 👋 I'm launching Legalese soon — an AI that analyzes contracts and highlights risky clauses. Currently it scores risks across: • Termination clauses • Liability exposure • IP ownership • Payment terms • Auto-renewal traps What else would you want an AI to flag when reviewing a contract? Trying to make this as useful as possible before launch. All ideas welcome!
What's the worst clause you discovered AFTER signing a contract?
I'll go first. I once signed a freelance contract without noticing a 90-day termination clause buried deep in the document. Even if the client was terrible, I was locked in for 3 months. That experience is actually why I built Legalese. What's your contract horror story? Would love to hear what I should make sure Legalese catches for you.