Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How does GitLaw review and redline my contracts?
GitLaw's contract review takes you from reading a contract to negotiating it. You upload any contract - or open one already in GitLaw - and the AI reviews the whole document, explains it, and suggests what to change. You stay in control of every edit. Here's how each part works.
What the review looks for
When GitLaw reviews a contract, it reads the full document and highlights the things that matter:
| What it does | What that means for you |
|---|---|
| Flags risky or unusual clauses | Surfaces terms that are onerous, one-sided or out of the ordinary, so nothing hides in the fine print |
| Spots missing protections | Points out standard safeguards the contract leaves out - for example, a missing liability cap |
| Explains it in plain English | Translates dense legal language into what each term actually means for your business |
| Benchmarks against the market | Shows how your terms compare with market and industry norms, so you know what's normal and what's a stretch |
| Checks against your playbook | Compares the contract with your own standard terms and past deals, and flags where it deviates |
How redlining works
Instead of just telling you what's wrong, GitLaw proposes the fix. Suggested edits appear directly in the document as tracked changes, with alternative wording for the clauses that need it. Every suggestion comes with its reasoning explained privately to you - only you see why a change is proposed.
You choose what happens next. Nothing is applied until you accept it - you review each suggestion and accept or reject it, clause by clause. You can also set a negotiation stance, from collaborative to hardline, and GitLaw adjusts how firmly it pushes. When you're ready, it can even draft the covering email to the other side for your review.
Reviewing the other side's changes
When the counterparty sends a version back, GitLaw summarises every change they made and risk-rates them, so you can see at a glance what moved. It then suggests how to respond and can propose counter-wording - so the back-and-forth stays fast and you never lose track of what's been negotiated.
Does it work with Word and track changes?
Yes. GitLaw works natively with Word documents, including comments and tracked changes. Redlines and comments import and export cleanly, so the negotiation carries on wherever the other side prefers to work - inside GitLaw or over email in Word.
How accurate is it?
GitLaw is built specifically for legal work and trained on specialist areas of law, so its review is far more grounded than a general chatbot. But it's a tool, not a law firm. It highlights what to look at and suggests changes for you to decide on - the final call on any contract is always yours, and you should involve a qualified lawyer when the stakes require it.
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