First-pass issue table
45-70 minutes saved per lease pack
Conservative estimate for issue spotting, source referencing and first reviewer routing.
Mike.ai
Commercial property workflow
Lease triage that gives partners the right issues first.
A second property workflow pack for regional firms: clause issue table, negotiation points, client briefing notes, reviewer control report and export locks before any client-facing lease summary.
Controlled-data sample commercial lease pack. Not affiliated with any law firm and not legal advice.
Readiness
41/100
Rows
6
High risk
2
Export locks
2
Client-facing lease exports stay locked until partner review clears high-risk rows
This is the property-department expansion path: keep residential completion readiness as the sharp wedge, then add commercial lease triage using the same source, reviewer and export-lock discipline.
Source requirements
Draft lease or lease report metadata
Heads of terms
Title or property summary
Schedule of condition status
Rent review assumptions
Service charge budget or cap evidence
Client commercial priorities
ROI assumptions
Partner review focus
2 high-risk rows first
Keeps partner time on break/repair risk rather than broad document summarisation.
Client export control
2 active locks
Client briefing stays internal until high-risk legal/commercial judgement is cleared.
Lease review table
Clause risks, client impact and reviewer gates
Controlled evaluation rows
Break and termination
high riskreview requiredBreak option depends on strict notice and vacant-possession conditions.
Tenant may lose exit flexibility if notice mechanics and vacant-possession tests are not corrected.
England and Wales · Draft lease clause 7; heads of terms row 03
property partner
Partner to approve break-condition redline before client note is released.
Export locked
Client note held for reviewer clearance.
Repair and dilapidations
high riskblockedFull repairing obligation is not matched to schedule-of-condition evidence.
Client may inherit historic disrepair or dilapidations exposure without limiting wording.
UK-wide · Draft lease clause 5; missing schedule metadata row 02
commercial property solicitor
Request schedule of condition and mark client briefing as export locked.
Export locked
Client note held for reviewer clearance.
Rent review
medium riskevidence requestedRent review machinery lacks worked example and timetable control.
Client needs a plain-language commercial effect note before negotiation.
UK-wide · Draft lease clause 4; valuation assumptions row 06
lease operator
Add assumed review date, open-market assumptions and dispute route to negotiation table.
Internal flag
Tracked in client briefing readback.
Assignation and underletting
medium riskreview requiredAssignation/alienation consent wording is tighter than heads of terms.
Growth or disposal flexibility may be constrained unless consent tests are softened.
Scotland · Scottish lease draft clause 10; heads of terms row 08
property partner
Partner to choose preferred negotiation fallback wording.
Internal flag
Tracked in client briefing readback.
Service charge
medium riskevidence requestedService charge cap is referenced in heads but absent from lease draft.
Client may lack predictable occupancy cost control.
England and Wales · Heads of terms row 05; draft lease clause 6
client lead
Ask client whether cap is mandatory or commercial fallback before redline.
Internal flag
Tracked in client briefing readback.
Use and insurance
low riskclient readyPermitted use and insurance obligations need consistency check.
Low-risk drafting tidy-up before client summary.
UK-wide · Draft lease clauses 3 and 8; insurance schedule row 04
commercial property solicitor
Keep in internal checklist and include as low-risk readback item.
Internal flag
Tracked in client briefing readback.
Clause issue table
Commercial property team
6 source-linked lease issues with 2 high-risk partner review item(s).
internal ready
Negotiation points
Partner and client lead
Client-facing lease exports stay locked until partner review clears high-risk rows
locked
Client briefing note
Client relationship lead
Plain-English client impact is drafted but held until high-risk rows clear.
locked
Reviewer control report
Property partner and operations manager
41/100 sample readiness with 2 export lock(s).
internal ready
Fictional public artefact only. No real law-firm approval, endorsement, evaluation or private client data processing is implied.