---
title: "Build a contract-obligations handover table"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/create-a-contract-obligations-handover-table/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A1-P20260916-2-US"
practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a contract-obligations handover table

> From the signed contract, list each obligation, the party who owes it, the time for performance as the clause states it, and the clause reference. Flag an obligation whose time the tool cannot read.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/create-a-contract-obligations-handover-table/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 | From the signed contract, list each obligation, the party who owes it, the time for performance as the clause states it, and the clause reference. Flag an obligation whose time the tool cannot read. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check each row against the clause before the table is used as the handover. Formal Opinion 512 requires independent review of generated output you rely on. A row is not a statement of the governing law, and it is not a substitute for reading a condition, a cure period or a cross-reference the tool has flagged. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the signed contract into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Create a contract obligations handover table](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/create-a-contract-obligations-handover-table.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the signed contract, list each obligation, the party who owes it, the time for performance as the clause states it, and the clause reference. Flag an obligation whose time the tool cannot read.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Classifying what the clause requires is for the lawyer. The table copies the clause.
- A handover used with the client is checked on that contract, not only on an earlier sample.

## 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)

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