Making Documents Perfect – Proofreading Tips and Checklist Tip #10: Keep Track of Ancillary Documents

Draftcheck lawyer sorting through pagesIn larger and more complex documents, it is never one document by itself. We always seem to figure out how to shove more and more documents into one document. Additionally, we love a good policy. I mean, who doesn’t love a travel policy in an MSA?

And so we put them in there as an exhibit, or a schedule, or a rider, all in the hopes of providing additional context and detail. And if we are really organized, we put a nice little list together that shows all exhibits in them and we track and make sure that each ancillary is properly referenced and populated.

But then reality hits. Someone redlines the document and drops in a casual reference to Exhibit H…..what? Where is that? It’s buried in the middle of a
paragraph, and they never populated it or gave you a copy.

Keeping track of these supporting materials can be challenging, especially when dealing with complex, multi-part contracts.

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DraftCheck ensures that no supporting material is overlooked, and allows you to quickly access and review each ancillary document. With DraftCheck’s add-in for Microsoft Word and browser extension for Google Docs, you can be confident that your legal agreements are complete and well-organized. Never miss a critical exhibit or schedule again – try DraftCheck today with a 30-day, risk-free trial.