Show HN: Magistrate – Plaintext legal contracts for developers https://ift.tt/LbhsnExDO

Show HN: Magistrate – Plaintext legal contracts for developers I made this because I think that if contracts were written in plain text files and managed more like software, from version control to IDEs, lawyers would work more quickly and intelligently for their clients, saving them money. But the entire practice of transactional law is stuck on Microsoft Word. My clients are mostly technology companies with an appetite for innovation. With their encouragement, I am moving my own legal practice away from formats like Microsoft Word and into plain text. Electronic signatures of plain text contracts is the starting point for that effort. The MVP is this developer API. If the reception to this product is positive, I'll continue to release the products that I build. In time, my hope is that plain text will supplant Microsoft Word in the drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts. https://ift.tt/wnHBIKc8i January 31, 2022 at 03:55PM