AI Employment Contract Review: What to Look For

This post details how Harvey's AI platform is applied to employment contract review. It outlines the process of using AI for the first pass, focusing on extracting key terms (compensation, equity, benefits, restrictive covenants, IP assignment, termination, dispute resolution) and comparing them against a defined playbook. The AI's role is to surface items for lawyer verification and flag potential risks (broad covenants, vague termination triggers, overreaching IP assignment, inconsistent terms, missing protections, jurisdiction mismatches). The post emphasizes that AI accelerates the process and improves consistency but does not replace legal judgment on enforceability or strategy. It highlights Harvey's capabilities in source-backed extraction, playbook-based review, integration with Word and document systems, bulk review, and security/governance for sensitive data.