Prepare a variation or extension-of-time claim from the site records
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the contract, site diaries, programmes and correspondence, draft a variation or EOT claim with a chronology, clause references and a list of missing records.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check notice and time-bar clauses; missing them is fatal
- Check the claim against the actual clause and contemporaneous records
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording and summarising source material. 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
- Calculate operative dates independently from the current rule and actual triggering event. Check exceptions and record the verified deadline.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Verify dates, people and sequence against contemporaneous records. Preserve uncertainty and identify gaps or conflicting accounts.
- Review the original source set for relevant material absent from the output, including contrary evidence, qualifications and remaining gaps.
- 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.