Build a variation chronology from the site correspondence
Key facts
- Human involvement
- GreenLawyer review
- How AI is used
- List each variation request, direction, and reply in date order, with the document name, the date, and the words used for the change. Do not value the variation or write the notice.
- What the lawyer must review
- The chronology quotes the file. The lawyer decides whether the contract required a written direction and whether the notice was in time. On an agency construction contract, 31 U.S.C. § 3905 requires a subcontract clause paying the subcontractor within 7 days out of amounts paid by the agency for satisfactory performance, and it allows a subcontract to retain a specified percentage of a progress payment without a late-payment interest penalty on the terms the parties agree. Formal Opinion 512: dates and quotations are checked before the chronology is sent to the client or used in a claim.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm that the wording reflects the client’s instructions and contains no unintended admission, concession or commitment. Check the recipient and tone.
- Verify dates, people and sequence against contemporaneous records. Preserve uncertainty and identify gaps or conflicting accounts.
- 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.