Send the contract. You get a fixed fee in writing before any work starts, then either a written risk review or tracked changes, with a plain-language note on what matters, what to push back on and what to leave alone. Smutylo Law+ reviews business contracts for Ontario and Canadian businesses, founders, consultants and employees.
A review is a short written note listing the issues in order of importance, what each one means for you and what to ask for. It suits a contract you are unlikely to change much, or one you will negotiate yourself.
Tracked changes add a marked-up version of the contract you can send to the other side, with a cover note explaining each change. It suits a contract you intend to negotiate.
Where several documents work together — a SaaS company’s terms, privacy policy and data processing agreement, for example — they are quoted as one fee.
Is a lawyer’s review worth the fee for your contract? Sometimes it is not, and the free call is where you will hear that. See is a lawyer’s contract review worth it.
For a US company that needs a Canadian review of a US contract, see Canadian contract review for US companies.
At Smutylo Law+, most contract reviews are quoted at a fixed fee after a free 20-minute call and a look at the document. The fee depends on the length and complexity of the contract and on whether you want a review only or tracked changes. Where no fixed fee is quoted, the firm’s hourly rate applies; it is published on the engagement terms page.
A review is a written note listing the issues in the contract in order of importance and what to ask for. A redline adds tracked changes to the contract itself, with a cover note explaining each change, so you can send it to the other side. A redline costs more because it involves drafting.
Yes, for its business terms: intellectual property assignment, inventions, confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation, and outside-activity clauses. If your main question is about termination pay or a dispute with your employer, an employment lawyer is the better fit, and the firm will say so on the first call.
Yes. A term sheet is usually short, and most of it is not binding, but it sets the terms the final documents will follow. A review before you sign looks at valuation, the type of security, control rights, vesting, and what the investor can block.
Yes, if you want that. Most clients send the tracked changes themselves and keep the relationship, with the firm advising in the background. Direct negotiation can be added to the quote.
A free 20-minute call, then a written quote before any work starts.
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