Contract review for professional services
MSAs, Statements of Work, NDAs — your team signs them weekly. Vern triages every one in minutes so you know exactly where the risk sits before you sign.
You sign contracts constantly — but can’t review them all
Consultancies, agencies, IT services, accountancies — professional services firms sign contracts every week. New client MSAs, project-specific Statements of Work, NDAs before every pitch. The volume is relentless.
But you can’t send every one to a solicitor. The cost doesn’t justify it for most engagements, so contracts get signed on trust. That’s where the risk sits: in the ones nobody reads properly.
Unlimited liability exposure. Unfavourable auto-renewal terms. IP assignment clauses that hand over your work product. Restrictive covenants that limit who you can work with. These risks hide in boilerplate — and they only surface when something goes wrong.
Built for the contracts professional services firms actually sign
Upload any contract. Get a risk report your team can act on. No legal training required.
MSA & SoW review
Upload any master services agreement or statement of work and get a full risk report in minutes. Every clause classified with traffic-light ratings.
Liability cap monitoring
Vern flags uncapped liability, disproportionate caps, and missing limitation clauses. Know your exposure before you sign, not after something goes wrong.
Custom playbooks
Configure rules for the exact clause types you see in your contracts. Set your risk positions, thresholds, and escalation triggers to match how your firm operates.
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Independent assessment of whether clauses would hold up under UK law. Know the difference between clauses that protect you and clauses that are just words on a page.
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Draft negotiation points and response emails grounded in the specific contract you uploaded. Get practical language you can send straight to the other side.
Learn about Ask VernCommon contracts Vern triages for professional services
Upload any of these contract types and get a risk report your team can act on immediately.
Common risks Vern catches in professional services contracts
These risks hide in boilerplate. Vern surfaces them before you sign.
Unlimited liability / disproportionate caps
Contracts without a liability cap — or with a cap set far above the contract value — expose your firm to claims that could dwarf the fee you earned. Vern flags uncapped liability and disproportionate caps immediately.
One-sided indemnification
Indemnity clauses that only run one way leave you covering the client’s losses with no reciprocal protection. Vern identifies non-mutual indemnities and flags the imbalance so you can push back before signing.
Aggressive IP assignment
Some contracts assign all intellectual property to the client — including your pre-existing tools, methodologies, and templates. Vern catches broad IP assignment clauses and flags where your background IP may be at risk.
Auto-renewal with short notice periods
Contracts that auto-renew with a 30-day (or shorter) notice window can lock you into unfavourable terms for another year. Vern highlights auto-renewal triggers and notice periods so nothing rolls over by default.
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