---
title: "Check the final contract against the agreed change list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/check-that-the-final-contract-matches-the-agreed-changes/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A1-P20260916-3-US"
practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check the final contract against the agreed change list

> Compare the final contract with the change list the lawyer supplies, and mark each agreed change as present, missing or worded differently, with the final words beside the agreed words.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/check-that-the-final-contract-matches-the-agreed-changes/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Compare the final contract with the change list the lawyer supplies, and mark each agreed change as present, missing or worded differently, with the final words beside the agreed words. |
| What the lawyer must review | Accept or reject every mark before the contract is treated as conforming. Formal Opinion 512: do not rely on a generated comparison you have not checked. A match of words is not a statement that the clause is enforceable under the governing law. Model Rule 1.6: keep the draft and the change list out of a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check that the final contract matches the agreed changes](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/check-that-the-final-contract-matches-the-agreed-changes.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Compare the final contract with the change list the lawyer supplies, and mark each agreed change as present, missing or worded differently, with the final words beside the agreed words.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The comparison is mechanical. It does not choose which open point is still to be negotiated.
- A change that sits in a schedule or a defined term is easy to miss. Read those when the tool marks them.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Short-form services agreement (United States commercial)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/us-short-form-services-agreement.md) | Agreement | Yellow | Short services agreement for a US commercial engagement: scope, fees, a liability cap, customer materials, and electronic signing under the ESIGN Act.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*