LegalHub
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Bringing GitHub to the legal eagles. Credit to Graeme Johnston of https://www.juralio.com for the nub of this idea.
See: ClauseHub: theory
So the idea is very very formative, but in a nutshell it is like an open-source GitHub, only for legal code — that is, legal text. Words. The challenge is to keep the simplicity but not throw away the opportunities provided by the network and the digital.
- STP, authentication, workflow
- Validation/authentication of text (i.e. if text is downloaded can it be corrupted??) — the code is law
For example: publish the components of a basic confidentiality agreement.
Phase (a): publish
- Establish platform
- Publish in downloadable templates in word or PDF format and say to everyone "have at it. help yourself." Sponsor then as XYZ content, open source. Standard agreements — NDAs etc.
- Grant pre-approved users (with low threshold) ability to do likewise
- Develop navigation methodology - metadata tags, Boolean search etc.
- Reputation management for templates
Phase (b): modularise
- Strip back and break out all the boilerplate - governing law, reps and warranties etc.
basically make an online, simple, doc assembly tool - free for anyone to use and play around with as they wish.
Phased approach with a series of successive goals, which depend on the last one being achieved.