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In contracts, capitalized terms like Services, Confidential Information, or Effective Date are shorthand for precise definitions that appear in a Definitions section. When a capitalized term is used but never defined, it creates ambiguity, and ambiguity in contracts usually gets interpreted against the party that drafted it (the contra proferentem rule).

Legal Review scans every capitalized phrase in the document, cross-references it against the Definitions section, and lists any term used without a formal definition, with the exact definition text to add — you paste it into your own document, so nothing about your formatting changes silently.

In legal drafting, modal verbs carry specific meaning. Shall traditionally signals a mandatory obligation on a party. Must signals an absolute requirement (no party discretion). Will signals a future event, not an obligation. May signals permission or option.

Legal Review flags every inconsistent modal-verb usage across the contract and tells you exactly which word to use where, so a "shall" in clause 4.1 means the same thing as a "shall" in clause 17.3.

Well-drafted contracts follow a predictable architecture: Preamble (parties, effective date), Recitals (background/context), Definitions, Operative Provisions (the core obligations), Representations & Warranties, Boilerplate (governing law, notices, severability, force majeure, termination), and Signature Blocks.

The Restructure Contract tool reorganizes a document into this hierarchy and applies consistent numbering (1., 1.1, 1.1.1) throughout, since this is wholesale reorganization and returns a fully updated document.

Legal Review flags clauses that are one-sided, unlimited in scope, indefinite in duration, or inconsistent with standard practice. Examples: an indemnification clause with no liability cap, a non-compete without a geographic or time limitation, an automatic-renewal clause without notice requirements.

These flags aren't legal advice, they're structural observations that deserve a human lawyer's attention.

FixMyDocs is a document intelligence tool, not a law firm. Legal Mode does structural, stylistic, and consistency analysis, it does not interpret jurisdiction-specific law or replace attorney-client privilege. Every output should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before any binding decision.

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