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Clause Library

Contracts & Legal

Definition

A repository of pre-approved standard contract clauses that legal and procurement teams reuse when drafting agreements.

Explanation

A clause library speeds contracting and reduces risk: authors assemble contracts from vetted language, and deviations are visible for review. It underpins CLM and keeps terms consistent across many contracts.

Example

Drafting the new supply contract, the buyer pulls approved liability and confidentiality clauses from the library.

Related terms

• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) — The end-to-end management of contracts using software — authoring, negotiation, approval, execution, storage and renewal.
• Contract Management — The active administration of contracts through their life — from execution and compliance monitoring to renewal or termination.
• Redlining — The process of marking up proposed changes to a contract during negotiation, showing edits both parties can review.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Clause Library?

A repository of pre-approved standard contract clauses that legal and procurement teams reuse when drafting agreements. A clause library speeds contracting and reduces risk: authors assemble contracts from vetted language, and deviations are visible for review. It underpins CLM and keeps terms consistent across many contracts.

Can you give an example of Clause Library?

Drafting the new supply contract, the buyer pulls approved liability and confidentiality clauses from the library.

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