Before I sign this, what should I be asking a lawyer?

A plain-language map of your contract and the questions to bring to a lawyer or adviser.


When to use
When you’ve been handed a lease, a job contract or a service agreement and told to just sign here.
Time
10 min

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This prepares you for a lawyer or qualified adviser. It is not legal advice, and the assistant can misread a contract or miss local law.

The prompt

I’ve been asked to sign in . Don’t tell me whether to sign, and don’t give legal advice. Help me prepare to talk to a lawyer or a qualified adviser. I’ve removed names and personal numbers. Using only the text below, summarize in plain language what each main section commits me to and what it commits the other side to. Then list the clauses a careful person would ask about, such as how it ends, what it costs to leave, what renews on its own, and who pays if something goes wrong, quoting the wording each time. Mark anything whose meaning depends on local law you can’t confirm. End with eight questions to bring to the lawyer, most important first. Here’s the text:

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