Check a draft award for writing, signatures, and reasons
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Against the draft, list whether it is in writing, whether a majority signed it, whether any signature is electronic or digital, and whether the parties requested a reasoned award in writing before the arbitrator was appointed. Do not rewrite the award.
- What the lawyer must review
- You decide whether the draft meets the rule, and you write any court application. Rule R-48 says any award shall be in writing and signed by a majority of the arbitrators. Signatures may be electronic or digital. The award shall be executed in the form and manner required by law. The arbitrator need not render a reasoned award unless the parties request one in writing before the arbitrator is appointed, or unless the arbitrator determines that a reasoned award is appropriate. The opened text of Rule R-48 does not require the award to state a date or a place. 9 U.S.C. § 11(c) is a court application, not a drafting checklist: the United States court for the district in which the award was made may modify or correct the award where it is imperfect in matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy. Sections 11(a) and 11(b) are the miscalculation and excess-of-submission grounds. The order may modify and correct so as to effect the intent and promote justice.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.