LegalTech UK Contract Lifecycle Management SaaS -- SRA Compliant

Legal Professional Privilege and CLM

contracts stored in CLM must maintain LP Privilege where it applies.

LP Privilege architecture

• 1privilege classification (each contract classified: privileged (solicitor-client communication), without privilege (commercial contract)),
• 2privilege access control (privileged contracts -- restricted to legal team only, not accessible to management without legal team authorisation),
• 3privilege audit log (every access to privileged contract logged -- solicitor can demonstrate privilege has been maintained),
• 4privilege breach alert (if management role accesses privileged contract without authorisation -- alert to General Counsel),
• 5privilege waiver workflow (if privilege is waived -- explicit waiver recorded, all future access no longer restricted).

ICO guidance

legally privileged information does not need to be disclosed in response to a Subject Access Request. eIDAS UK Retained e-

Signature

UK e-signature law (eIDAS UK retained -- Electronic Identification and Trust Services Regulation): three levels of e-signature. (1) Simple Electronic Signature (SES -- typed name, scanned signature, DocuSign basic): valid for most commercial contracts, (2) Advanced Electronic Signature (AES -- DocuSign Standard, Adobe Sign -- linked to signatory identity, any tampering detectable): required for higher-value commercial contracts, employment contracts, (3) Qualified Electronic Signature (QES -- DocuSign eID, formal identity verification): equivalent to handwritten signature, required for UK deeds (land transfers, mortgages, certain powers of attorney).

CLM signature workflow

• 1contract creation,
• 2internal approval workflow (conditional approval routes based on contract value and type),
• 3signature routing (SES for standard contracts, AES for employment, QES for deeds),
• 4counterparty e-signature (DocuSign Send -- counterparty receives email, signs digitally),
• 5executed contract archiving (signed contract stored with signature certificate -- audit trail).

AI contract analysis in CLM

• 1clause extraction (Anthropic Claude 200K context -- entire M&A agreement in one API call -- identify indemnity, IP assignment, limitation of liability, change of control clauses),
• 2deviation analysis (compare extracted clauses against company playbook -- flag deviations),
• 3risk scoring (AI risk score per clause -- high/medium/low -- prioritise lawyer review),
• 4obligation extraction (what does each party have to do, by when? -- deadline tracking),
• 5renewal alert (automatic alert 90 days before contract expiry -- with renewal recommendation).

SRA supervision requirement

AI analysis output clearly labelled as AI-generated -- solicitor review required before reliance.

ClickMasters SRA compliance

every AI output has a Review button (solicitor marks as reviewed, reviewed timestamp stored -- SRA audit trail).

Counterparty verification

• 1Companies House API (verify counterparty is registered UK company -- company number, SIC code, filing history, PSC beneficial ownership),
• 2sanctions screening (ComplyAdvantage API -- verify counterparty and directors are not on UK sanctions list -- OFAC, HMRC Sanctions, UN sanctions),
• 3credit check (Experian Business Credit Score -- financial health of counterparty for high-value contracts),
• 4PEP screening (ComplyAdvantage -- is any counterparty director a Politically Exposed Person?),
• 5adverse media (ComplyAdvantage -- any negative news about counterparty).

Automated verification

all counterparty verification runs automatically when a new counterparty is added to the CLM -- result displayed to lawyer before contract is progressed.