Greenlight Review
The Problem
Whether you're running a business or just starting out, you have a million contracts to sign. Some of these are mission-critical and you need them to be as perfect as you can get them, but many of them — hiring a photographer for your grand opening, signing that NDA just to open a negotiation with another business, and so on — are ones where good enough is good enough.
But lawyers are expensive and it's hard to justify running everything by an attorney who's going to go over it with a fine-toothed comb, hand you back a document with more red ink than black, and charge you an arm and a leg for the trouble of slowing you down. At the same time, you know it's dangerous to sign a legally binding agreement without having it reviewed by an attorney.
So what can you do? How do you know if it's good to sign?
The Solution
Instead of wasting time and money chasing perfection where it's not necessary, have me review it to spot any red flags and answer two simple questions: "Does this agreement do what it's supposed to do?" and "Is it good to sign, as is?"
I can do this for you at a flat rate and in most cases get you your answer within 48 hours, so you can get back to building your business — with the confidence that you haven't accidentally signed away the farm, but without having to pump the breaks to renegotiate agreements that are ultimately not mission-critical.
Click below to learn more about what kind of agreement is, and what kind isn't, a good candidate for this kind of "sniff test" review.
How Does It Work?
Simple! You send me the agreement you'd like reviewed and, usually within 48 hours, I get back to you with one of the following responses:
1. Good to sign as is
2. Good to sign as is, but here are some things to keep an eye on
3. Good to sign, but only with these minor edits
4. Do not sign under any circumstance
5. Salvageable, but will need a deeper review or extensive redrafts
If an agreement turns out to need a deeper review or extensive redrafts, I can provide that service at a competitive hourly rate (with whatever you paid for the greenlight review credited towards that), help you find a referral, or work directly with your existing attorney to make sure you're taken care of.
What Does It Cost?
As a baseline, it’ll cost you $200 per agreement up to 5 pages, with a guaranteed turnaround time of 72 hours. The up-sells:
1. $100 more for every 10 pages beyond 5
2. $50 more per 5 pages of agreement for a 36-hour turnaround time
If you have a lot of contracts that need to be looked at, I'll also give a $50 discount on every contract reviewed after the fourth in each calendar month.
I'm happy to negotiate prices depending on your budget and needs. If you end up regularly needing greenlight review, we can work out a subscription deal with preferential pricing.
What If I Already Have A Lawyer?
That's great! I'm glad you're being proactive about protecting your business. My aim here isn't to step on anyone's toes or divert work away from your primary attorney — it's to make sure their time (and your money) is being spent on the most important tasks, while also ensuring that the more incidental or ancillary things don't slip through the cracks.
I'm happy to work with your lawyer, whether directly or through you, to make sure we're all on the same page and I'm on the lookout for all the things they'd like us to worry about.