The Lawtrades Library
A closer look
at legal work.
Practical guides, project briefs and customer stories for the legal work in front of you.
Legal project briefs
Start with the work
you need done.
Starting briefs for business and in-house legal work. See what to ask for, prepare the details and take the brief to the right professional.
Choose a project briefExpertise in practice.
All customer storiesFor the work ahead.
Downloadable guidesStarting a legal project
Before you meet your first startup lawyer
Prepare the brief, compare fit and scope, and agree the next step.
Legal teams
A coverage handoff your team can use
Give covering counsel clear work, decision owners and a usable tracker.
Legal operations
Scope your first legal AI workflow
Define the work, test the result and agree ongoing ownership.
Product counseling
The Product Counseling Playbook
Legal and product work, from development through launch.
Contracts
The NDA Playbook
A practical resource for drafting, reviewing, and managing NDAs.
Commercial contracts
The Corporate Counsel’s Guide to Commercial Contracting
Perspectives on commercial-contract work for in-house counsel.
General counsel
The Ultimate GC Starter Pack
A collection of agreement and policy resources for general counsel.