Contract Review & Negotiation Workbook

Most contract problems were visible on page one — nobody read that far

A contract you skim before signing looks fine right up until the clause that actually mattered — an auto-renewal, a liability cap, a one-sided termination right — surfaces later, when it's expensive to fix.

This workbook forces a clause-by-clause pass before you sign: what each clause actually does, whether it favors you or the other party, and whether it's worth raising before you commit.

• Clause-by-Clause Log — every material clause recorded with a plain-language summary of what it does
• Risk Rating — flag each clause as low, medium, or high risk to you specifically
• Negotiable Points — the specific clauses worth raising, and what you'd want instead
• Open Questions — anything unclear enough to ask about before signing

Step by step

1. Read the contract once straight through, then go back and log every clause that actually does something — skip pure boilerplate.
2. Rate each clause's risk to you, and note in plain language what it actually means in practice.
3. Mark which clauses are worth negotiating, and draft what you'd want changed.
4. List any open questions and get them answered before you sign, not after.

• Print-ready PDF workbook
• Editable Word version
• Clause-by-clause risk log
• Negotiable points and open questions tracker
• Works on any device

• Contract Negotiation & Amendment Tracker — once you start negotiating the points you flagged here, track the back-and-forth in this companion tracker.
• Contract Comparison Workbook — comparing two versions of the same contract instead of reviewing one from scratch — use this instead.