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Can you use AI to write a contract?

Published 25 days ago • 1 min read

February 4, 2026 | 7

Can you use AI to write a contract?

As a contracts lawyer in the year 2026, I have seen my fair share of AI-generated contracts. Honestly, they're not all bad! But as with everything, the AI output is only as good as its input.

Remember: Many AI tools are not private so try not to give it personal information that could identify you or the other party.

Try this for an AI-assisted contract

1. Give it context

  • What state are you in?
  • What is the deal/ situation about?
  • What role are you playing in the deal?
  • Who's on the other side?
  • What are you giving and getting?
  • What happens if you want to get out of it later?

Give as much context as you can without including confidential information.

2. Watch out for commonly missed sections
  • indemnification (how parties will protect each other from liability)
  • termination (how to end the contract early)
  • governing law (which state's law will be used to interpret & enforce the agreement)
  • venue (the court where disputes will be heard)
  • effective date (when the contract clock starts)

If you don't see these in the AI's draft, ask it to include them.

3. Get it reviewed by a lawyer

Even if you have it draft an indemnification provision, does it protect your interest and reflect what you want? It can be hard to answer that question without a lawyer. Even the strongest AI-assisted draft I saw was significantly improved by a professional human touch.

For more information, check out our blog post on this topic.

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