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Building the Fair Term Checker App Part 5
In part 5, Verity will talk about the user experience and copywriting behind the Fair Term Checker. We wanted to make the app was friendly and conversational, so we've structured it in a way that allows users to answer questions a few at a time. This helps to structure their thinking and prevent them from getting distracted by other details.
Building the Fair Term Checker App Part 4
Welcome to episode 4 of Checklist Legal’s series on building a fair terms checker using document assembly technology and chatbots created with the legal tech platform Josef. In this episode, we’ll discuss how to build a well styled, automated document.
Building the Fair Term Checker App Part 3
In part 3 of the Fair Terms Checker video series, Verity White from Checklist Legal discusses the process of building automation and document assembly apps. She recommends using an automation mapper to keep track of the overarching details of the app, such as what documents are involved, what the output is like, and why you would use it.
Building the Fair Term Checker App Part 2
In this second part of the video series, Verity dives into the background of how she built the Fair Term Checker, which assists in-house lawyers in complying with the unfair contract terms laws set to be implemented in Australia in 2023. She explains how she planned out the app using mind mapping tool Coggle and why having a visual flowchart is essential to building a chatbot app.
Innovation Services
At Checklist Legal, we love seeing the smiles and nods and happiness of our clients when we create amazing legal experiences!
We are passionate about re-designing legal services to decrease stress for legal teams and improve outcomes for users. After years of trial and error, we’ve developed some specialised packages to help businesses, legal teams, compliance teams and all legal professionals improve their legal services.
Upcoming Event: In-House Lawyers Intensive
Our Founder and Chief Contract Enthusiast Verity White will be joining Leo Cussen, Centre of Law for their upcoming In-House Lawyers Intensive Event. Verity will be hosting a session on E-signatures & Smart Contracts-Risks and Benefits.
100 ways to improve your contracts
Whether your contracts are B2B or for consumers; internal for employees or external for millions of customers, there are lots of ways and even more reasons to improve your contracts for speed, efficiency, values, and client centricity. Here’s my list of 100 ways you can improve your contracts.
Event - Crafty Counsel - Talking conscious contracting with Crafty Innovates
Our founder Verity White talks to the wonderful Crafty Innovates community from Crafty Counsel about Conscious Contracting(™) and the potential impact of this innovative contracting approach for in house practice.
The Storytelling Biz - We Rebranded! Feat. Checklist Legal & Verity White (S2EP4)
Verity joined Michelle Newell from The Storytelling Biz interviewed on Instagram Live recently all about Checklist Legal’s own brand refresh and how she incorporates branding into contracts for her clients.
Re-designing contracts for readability, usability, and trust
Do you have a contract you hate working with? Do you get complaints about how long the contracting process takes? If you aren’t proud of your contracts, you can change them! You can re-design contracts to help better achieve your organisation’s strategy and reduce real business risks (instead of using the same old precedents!).
Delivering Digitisation with Design
Verity White participated in the Altacon 21 Legal Tech Conference and Expo in June 2021 discussing Delivering Digitisation with Design.
Designing contracts for yes
How to create contracts clients want to sign.
If I could have one birthday wish (yes… it is my birthday today!), it would be that everyone who writes contracts tries hard to make them readable and understandable. It’s more important now than ever that our contracts are clear, actionable, user-focused, and automated. It was an absolute delight contributing a chapter to Juro’s Modern Contract Handbook