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Contract Lifecycle Management

End-to-end contract process from request through negotiation, execution, and renewal tracking. Every task a real legal team does.

Issues created:: 36
Structure:: 1 epic · 5 tasks · 30 subtasks
Roles:: legal_ops, requestor, assigned_attorney, legal, finance, general_counsel, exec_approver, signatory

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[#epic] Contract: SaaS Agreement — Acme Corp !High
  [#task] Phase 1: Request & Intake !High @legal_ops [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Submit contract request @requestor !High [Due + 0d]
    [#subtask] Validate business justification @legal_ops !Medium [Due + 1d]
    [#subtask] Assign contract to attorney @legal_ops !High [Due + 1d]
    [#subtask] Determine contract type and template @assigned_attorney !Medium [Due + 2d]
    [#subtask] Gather required business terms @requestor !Medium [Due + 3d]
  [#task] Phase 2: Drafting !High @assigned_attorney [Due + 5d]
    [#subtask] Generate contract from template @assigned_attorney !High [Due + 5d]
    [#subtask] Insert business-specific terms @assigned_attorney !Medium [Due + 6d]
    [#subtask] Internal legal review @legal !High [Due + 7d]
    [#subtask] Business stakeholder review @requestor !Medium [Due + 8d]
    [#subtask] Incorporate feedback @assigned_attorney !Medium [Due + 9d]
  [#task] Phase 3: Negotiation !High @assigned_attorney [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] Send draft to counterparty @assigned_attorney !High [Due + 10d]
    [#subtask] Receive counterparty redlines @legal_ops !Medium [Due + 15d]
    [#subtask] Review counterparty changes @assigned_attorney !High [Due + 16d]
    [#subtask] Escalate non-standard terms @assigned_attorney !Highest [Due + 17d]
    [#subtask] Negotiate key terms @assigned_attorney !Highest [Due + 20d]
    [#subtask] Obtain business approval on final terms @requestor !High [Due + 22d]
  [#task] Phase 4: Approval & Execution !Highest @legal_ops [Due + 23d]
    [#subtask] Route for internal approvals @legal_ops !High [Due + 23d]
    [#subtask] Finance approval (if $$ threshold) @finance !High [Due + 24d]
    [#subtask] Legal final approval @general_counsel !Highest [Due + 25d]
    [#subtask] Executive approval (if required) @exec_approver !Highest [Due + 26d]
    [#subtask] Prepare signature-ready version @legal_ops !High [Due + 27d]
    [#subtask] Obtain internal signature @signatory !Highest [Due + 28d]
    [#subtask] Send for counterparty signature @legal_ops !High [Due + 28d]
    [#subtask] Receive fully executed contract @legal_ops !Highest [Due + 35d]
  [#task] Phase 5: Post-Execution !Medium @legal_ops [Due + 36d]
    [#subtask] Upload to contract repository @legal_ops !High [Due + 36d]
    [#subtask] Extract key dates and obligations @legal_ops !High [Due + 36d]
    [#subtask] Set renewal/expiration alerts @legal_ops !Highest [Due + 37d]
    [#subtask] Notify stakeholders of execution @legal_ops !Medium [Due + 37d]
    [#subtask] Update vendor/customer master data @requestor !Medium [Due + 38d]
    [#subtask] Schedule contract review reminder @legal_ops !Medium [Due + 38d]

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