Review of an AI-drafted contract

I review contracts that UK businesses have drafted themselves using AI, for a fixed fee of £495, delivered in three working days. You send me the Word document; I send it back marked up, with every amendment I consider necessary shown as a tracked change, together with a clean version with the changes accepted and an explanation of what I changed and why. I am Geoffrey Caesar, a solicitor of England and Wales admitted in 2008, working on commercial contracts since 2001. I am based in London and act for businesses across England and Wales.

You have a contract to put in front of a customer, a supplier, a contractor or a partner. You know what you want it to say. You have used an AI tool to produce a draft, and the draft reads well. What you do not know is whether it does what you need it to do under English law, whether it has quietly left something out, and whether there is anything in it that would embarrass you in front of the other side's lawyer.

That is what a solicitor is for. Not the typing, which you have already done, but the judgement, and the accountability for it. I read the document as the lawyer on the other side would read it, and I fix what needs fixing.

What it costs

Review of an AI-drafted contract, £495. One contract, returned as a marked-up Word document with my amendments as tracked changes, a clean version with the changes accepted, and a written explanation of the changes. Three working days from payment.

There is no complexity band: one fee, one round. If the document turns out not to be a contract at all, or to be the wrong kind of document for what you are doing, I will tell you rather than mark it up, and we will talk about what you actually need.

Buying online is the same engagement as instructing me by email: the scope is what this page describes, you accept the Terms of Service at checkout, and I email you within four working hours to get started. If you would rather ask something first, email me.

What you get

• Your own Word document returned with every amendment I consider necessary shown as a tracked change, so you can see exactly what I changed and accept or reject each one
• A clean version with every change accepted, ready to send
• Corrections to anything that is wrong as a matter of English law, unenforceable as drafted, or internally inconsistent
• Missing provisions added where the document has left a gap that matters: usually liability, termination, payment, intellectual property or data
• Comments in the margin where a clause is a commercial choice rather than a legal one, so the decision stays yours
• A written explanation of what I have changed and why, by email or as an attachment if it is lengthy, with anything you should think about before sending it out
• Follow-up questions on the mark-up answered by email, included

What is not included

• A full rewrite. This is a review and amendment of your document, not a replacement for it. If the draft is structurally unsuitable for the deal, I will say so and quote separately for drafting it properly
• A second round of amendments after you have changed the document again, which I can quote for
• Negotiating with the other side
• Advice on the law of any jurisdiction other than England and Wales
• Tax, accounting or regulatory advice
• Reviewing a document the other side drafted, which is the contract review service, at the same price

How long it takes

Three working days from payment. If you have a deadline, put it in your first email and I will confirm a delivery date that meets it before you pay anything.

How to instruct me

1. Buy the service online, or email me. Every service has a buy now button. Pay by card, accept the Terms of Service, and you have instructed me. If you would rather ask something first, or what you need is not on the list, email me and I will confirm the scope and a fixed price in writing, usually the same working day, and invoice you.
2. Send me the documents. I email you within four working hours of payment to confirm what I need, usually the document in Word format and a few lines of background. If a call would help I will offer one at no charge.
3. I deliver on the stated turnaround. Counted from the day I have what I need. With a call or a follow-up exchange included, so you are not paying again to understand the advice.

Why instruct me directly

A law firm has premises, partners, support staff, marketing and a compliance department, and every hour it bills has to carry a share of all of it. I have none of that. You are paying for the lawyer and nothing else.

• Senior attention as standard. The person who reads your contract is the person you emailed. Nothing is delegated to a trainee.
• In-house and private practice experience. I know what a clause does to a business six months later, not just what it says.
• No onboarding process. Buy online or email me, send the documents, get the work. There is no client portal to register with and no forms to complete.
• Better value for the same expertise. Without a firm's overheads, senior time costs less, which is why fixed fees at this level are possible at all.
• Fixed prices, published. You know the number before you commit. I publish them because cost uncertainty is the main reason businesses do not take advice they need.

Who this is for

• You have drafted a contract with an AI tool and want a solicitor to check it before it goes out
• You are comfortable doing the first draft yourself and want to pay for expertise rather than typing
• You want something you can sign, or send, rather than a list of what might be wrong with it
• You want a solicitor's name and professional indemnity insurance behind the document

Questions I am often asked

How is this different from your contract review service?

In the work, not much, which is why the price is the same. A contract review is of a document someone else drafted, usually in their own favour, and the job is to find what they are trying to do to you and change it. Here the document is yours and says what you want it to say, and the job is to make sure it does so effectively under English law. Both come back as a mark-up with an explanation. This page exists because if you drafted the document yourself with AI, you probably have different questions, and they are answered here.

Does it matter which AI tool I used?

No. I review the document, not the tool. It also does not matter whether the draft is entirely AI-generated, adapted from a template, or a mixture. Send it as a Word document so that I can return it with tracked changes.

What if the draft is badly wrong?

Then I will tell you, before I start marking it up. The most common problem is not bad drafting but the wrong document: a services agreement doing the job of a licence, or consumer terms being used for business customers. If that is the position, I will explain what you actually need and quote a fixed fee for drafting it, and you can decide.

Will the marked-up document be ready to sign?

Once you have accepted the changes, yes, subject to anything I have flagged in the margin as a commercial decision for you. The covering note tells you if there is anything you need to decide before it goes out.

Can I send it back after I have made changes?

Yes. A second round is quoted separately, and it is usually a small fee because the document is already in good order.

What if questions come up afterwards?

They usually do. The other side comes back with comments, or something happens later that the contract has to deal with. If it is a point on the document I have just delivered, ask, and I will tell you whether it falls within the fee. For everything after that, Ask Caesar is what it is for: your legal questions answered as they come up, for £495 a month, with no quote and no invoice for each one, and 10% off this and every other fixed fee. Cancel at any time.

About me

I am Geoffrey Caesar. I have worked on commercial contracts since 2001, first in industry and then in private practice, so I have sat on both sides of the table: as the in-house lawyer who has to live with the contract, and as the external adviser who drafts it.

• Solicitor of England and Wales, admitted 2008. SRA ID 483394.
• Practising as an SRA-regulated freelance solicitor under regulation 10.2(b) of the SRA Authorisation of Individuals Regulations. Practice SRA number 666497.
• Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities.
• Called to the Bar by Gray's Inn in 2005.
• Working on commercial contracts since 2001, in-house and in private practice.
• Based in London, acting for businesses across England and Wales.
• Professional indemnity insurance in place with a limit of £1,000,000 for each claim, with defence costs in addition. Details on request.
• I do not hold client money.

Two things you should know about instructing a freelance solicitor rather than a law firm. My professional indemnity insurance is not on the SRA's minimum terms and conditions; alternative arrangements are in place instead, and I will give you the details on request. And you can still apply to the SRA Compensation Fund for losses caused by dishonesty or a failure to account for money. Everything else, including the Code of Conduct, the SRA Principles and the Legal Ombudsman, applies to me exactly as it applies to any other solicitor.

Related services

• Contract review, £495, if the other side sent theirs
• Your own customer or supplier terms, £995, if you would rather I drafted them
• Consultancy and contractor agreements, £595

Last reviewed: September 2026. Email geoffrey@caesar.co.uk.