---
title: "Draft a board paper on whether to enter a supply contract"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/draft-a-board-paper-recommending-entry-into-a-supply-contract-from-the-c/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A1-B15-5-US"
practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft a board paper on whether to enter a supply contract

> Draft the paper from the contract and the instructions the lawyer marks as usable, and leave the recommendation as a blank for the lawyer.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/draft-a-board-paper-recommending-entry-into-a-supply-contract-from-the-c/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## 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 | Draft the paper from the contract and the instructions the lawyer marks as usable, and leave the recommendation as a blank for the lawyer. |
| What the lawyer must review | Delaware General Corporation Law § 141(a): the business and affairs of the corporation are managed by or under the direction of the board, except as the chapter or the certificate of incorporation otherwise provides. You decide what to recommend, and you check every sentence before the paper goes to the board. The paper is not a written consent. Formal Opinion 512: you remain responsible for the text. This section is Delaware. Other states differ. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the contract into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a board paper recommending entry into a supply contract from the contract and the instructions](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/draft-a-board-paper-recommending-entry-into-a-supply-contract-from-the-c.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Draft the paper from the contract and the instructions the lawyer marks as usable, and leave the recommendation as a blank for the lawyer.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 141(a) is who manages the corporation. It does not require a particular form of board paper.
- A certificate can move powers off the board. Read it before the paper assumes the board decides.

## Sources

- [Delaware General Corporation Law, Title 8, Chapter 1, Subchapter IV](https://delcode.delaware.gov/title8/c001/sc04/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [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.*