PACT for attorneys
Spend your time on judgment, not on data entry.
No more retyping comments into emails about a PDF you can't edit. Review the lease itself: flag a clause, leave a note on it, redline it, counter the exact point, and keep a record that holds up.
12.1 Assignment and Subletting
Lessee shall not assign this Lease without Lessor’s prior written consent, which Lessor may withhold in its sole discretion which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
A. Rivera · Tenant’s counsel
Standard reasonableness. Lender won’t accept sole discretion here.
History
- Round 3Tenant · 4 changes
- Round 2Landlord · 7 changes
- Round 1Landlord draft
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The old way
On PACT
Typing 40 comments into an email, cross-referenced to a flat PDF
Notes and flags pinned to the clause itself
Comparing two Word files to see what changed
Every change tracked with its author
Untracked edits slipping into the final
Tracking that can't be switched off
Hours of retyping and version wrangling
Your hours on the advice only you can give
A new, unfamiliar form on every deal
A standard you recognize and trust
Which PDF was actually signed?
A sealed copy and a Certificate of Completion
No more comment emails
Mark up the lease, not an email about the lease.
Flag the clause that worries you and leave your note right on it. Make the fix in the text itself, tracked with your name. Your client sees exactly what you mean, where you mean it, and nobody has to match comment 27 to page 31.
The old way
Re: Lease comments (v4 PDF attached)
- 1. §4.1 — abatement should run from Rent Commencement, not…
- 2. §6.2 — permitted use is too narrow; add medical office…
- 3. §8.4 — insurance minimums exceed market; propose…
- 4. §12.1 — assignment consent standard should be…
- …36 more
Retyped into an email, cross-referenced to a PDF nobody can edit.
On PACT
Lessee may use the Premises for general office purposesand for no other purpose without Lessor’s consent.
A. Rivera · counsel
Too narrow. Add medical office; client needs it for exam rooms.
On §6.2 · 2 replies
The note lives on the clause it’s about, and the fix goes straight into the text.
Your expertise, not data entry
Spend your hours where your judgment counts.
Retyping terms, comparing versions and chasing the latest draft isn't legal work. PACT keeps the record for you, so your time goes to the provisions that matter and the advice only you can give.
- No retyping between drafts: every term is a field
- No version hunting: one live lease, every round kept
- No guesswork: a summary of what changed in each round
Paper you can trust
Work on a contract you recognize and trust.
The PACT Standard was meticulously drafted by the industry-leading real estate attorneys of one of the country's leading real estate law firms to become the new industry standard: familiar, protective, digestible and purpose-built. Start your review from paper written and tested by your peers. When a client leases on its own paper, PACT sets that up word for word.
Counter the point
Every provision's history, in one place.
Accept, reject or counter each change. A counter answers the exact change it responds to, so the history of a provision stays together from first draft to agreed.
§12.1 Assignment · history
Landlord draft
Assignment requires Lessor's consent, in its sole discretion.
Tenant's counsel
Consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Landlord counter
Not unreasonably withheld; permitted transfers to affiliates without consent.
Agreed
Accepted by tenant's counsel.
Execution
A signing record you can rely on.
Signers consent to sign electronically and sign in a set order. The sealed lease carries a Certificate of Completion with times, IP addresses and a fingerprint of the signed file, built for the ESIGN Act and UETA.
Questions
Do I need a paid plan to review a client's lease?
No. Anyone invited to a deal can review, redline, comment and sign for free.
Can I still work in Word?
You can download the lease as a Word file at any time. Negotiating in PACT keeps the tracked record of every round, and your notes, in one place.
Can the other side see my notes to my client?
No. Notes in your side's workspace stay with your side.
Who drafted the PACT Standard?
The real estate attorneys of one of the country's leading real estate law firms, specifically to become the new industry standard for commercial leasing.
Review your next lease where the deal is happening.
Start free. The other side always joins free.