Service agreement review basics

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Overview

This article explains basic checks for service agreements, including scope, deliverables, fees, subcontracting, IP, confidentiality, liability and termination.

Key points

• The first step is to understand the service type and each party role
• Scope, deliverables and acceptance should match the business flow
• IP, data, confidentiality and subcontracting often drive practical risk
• Liability, termination and transition support should be reviewed together

Practical perspective

In practice, this topic should be reviewed together with the transaction structure, internal approval flow, counterparty relationship, business priority and risk tolerance. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys or the legal team should remain responsible for final legal judgment.