---
title: "Build a buy-side or sell-side legal due-diligence issues list"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/build-a-buy-side-or-sell-side-legal-due-diligence-issues-list"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A40-T1-R6"
practice_area: "In-House / General Counsel"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Build a buy-side or sell-side legal due-diligence issues list

> From the data room, extract material contracts, change-of-control, litigation and consent items into a risk-ranked issues list with document references.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/build-a-buy-side-or-sell-side-legal-due-diligence-issues-list  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [In-House / General Counsel](https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the data room, extract material contracts, change-of-control, litigation and consent items into a risk-ranked issues list with document references. |
| What the lawyer must review | Open every flagged change-of-control clause, including deemed-control definitions Check for thresholds such as a 20% trigger: missing one is a deal problem |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

- What the AI does: From the data room, extract material contracts, change-of-control, litigation and consent items into a risk-ranked issues list with document references.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [Commonwealth](https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/build-a-buy-side-or-sell-side-legal-due-diligence-issues-list/commonwealth.md) | Yellow |

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