Paulius Stankus
Plain English contract audits and risk summaries.
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I conducted an AI-accelerated audit of a high-level executive offer letter to identify "career-limiting" clauses. Using Claude, I performed a deep-dive analysis of intellectual property (IP) ownership and post-employment restrictions that are often buried in standard hiring documents.
Key Deliverables:
IP Protection Analysis: Flagged an overreaching "Work for Hire" clause that claimed ownership of the candidate's personal projects and side businesses.
Restrictive Covenant Review: Identified an unenforceable 24-month non-compete clause and provided data-backed alternatives for negotiation.
Negotiation Roadmap: Delivered a concise, "Plain English" guide for the candidate to use during their final compensation meeting.
The Result:
By applying Business Workflow Automation to the legal review process, I provided the client with a comprehensive risk report in under 10 minutes, allowing them to negotiate from a position of strength and secure their personal IP rights.
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I performed an AI-accelerated audit of a standard SaaS Terms of Service (ToS) agreement using Claude. My goal was to identify hidden operational risks that typically go unnoticed in standard software subscriptions, focusing on data privacy and long-term financial commitments.
Risk Identification: Flagged a predatory 60-day auto-renewal clause and a 10% annual price escalation.
Data Privacy Audit: Identified a critical "Data Harvesting" clause where the provider claimed rights to use client data for AI training.
Strategic Summary: Provided a 1-page "Plain English" executive summary for the stakeholder to review in under 3 minutes.
The Result:
By using AI-powered analysis, I reduced the review time from hours to minutes while ensuring 100% accuracy in spotting clauses that could have resulted in a data breach liability cap.
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Project Title: NDA Risk Audit & Trade Secret Protection Role: AI Contract Specialist. Description: I performed a high-level audit of a mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to identify "over-broad" definitions that could inadvertently claim ownership of a freelancer's pre-existing intellectual property. Using Claude’s analytical capabilities, I flagged a 5-year confidentiality duration that exceeded industry standards and proposed a more balanced 2-year term. The final deliverable provided the client with a clear breakdown of what was truly "confidential" and what remained their own proprietary knowledge.
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Contract Risk Audit: Freelance Service Agreement. Role: AI Contract Specialist. Description: A client needed to understand a new service agreement. I used Claude's legal reasoning tools to identify a predatory 'unlimited revisions' clause and a 90-day payment delay. I delivered a 'Plain English' summary that allowed the client to negotiate fairer terms.
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