{"id":"legal-conflicting-documents-precedence-table","audience":"legal","category":"legal-compliance","track":"legal","level":"advanced","technique":"verification","title":"Map conflicts between an MSA, order form and SOW","free":false,"task":"Build a markdown table of the three conflicts across the three documents. Columns exactly: Topic, MSA, Order Form, SOW. Write Not stated where a document is silent. Then two lines: Precedence clause: (restate the MSA clause in your own words) and For counsel: (list the conflicts and ask which document applies; do not decide which one applies). Under 220 words, nothing else.","materialLabel":"Your material (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MSA (Cedar Cloud / Northvale Labs)\n1.4 Order of precedence. The MSA prevails over any Order Form or SOW unless the Order Form expressly states that it overrides the MSA.\n4.1 Payment is due 30 days after invoice.\n6.1 Term is 12 months and renews automatically for 12-month terms.\n8.1 Support is available on business days, 9am to 5pm.\n\nORDER FORM #3\nPayment terms: Net 45 (replaces MSA 4.1). Term: 24 months from Jan 1, 2027. Support: 24x7 for Severity 1 issues.\n\nSTATEMENT OF WORK #2\nPayment is due 60 days after invoice. Services end on Mar 31, 2027. Nothing is said about support.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":220}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Table columns","patterns":["topic.*msa.*order form.*sow","columns"]},{"label":"Not stated rule","patterns":["not stated","silent"]},{"label":"Precedence line","patterns":["precedence clause"]},{"label":"Counsel line","patterns":["for counsel"]},{"label":"Do not decide","patterns":["do not decide","not decide"]}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Deciding which wins","why":"The AI concludes the Order Form overrides the MSA.","fix":"Say: \"Do not decide which document applies; ask counsel.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Inventing SOW support","why":"The AI fills the SOW silence with a guess.","fix":"Say: \"Write Not stated where a document is silent.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Mixing terms","why":"The AI merges term and end date into one cell.","fix":"Say: \"One row per topic; copy each document's wording.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Skipping the clause","why":"The AI never restates the precedence rule.","fix":"Say: \"Add a Precedence clause: line in your own words.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI runs long.","fix":"Say: \"Each cell under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]}],"hint":"Name the columns, require Not stated for silence and ask for the two closing lines without a decision.","mission":"Map conflicts between the MSA, order form and SOW.","musts":["Exact four columns","Not stated for silence","Counsel decides precedence"],"rubricLabels":["A markdown table with columns exactly Topic, MSA, Order Form, SOW and rows for payment (30 days / Net 45 / 60 days), term (12 months renewing / 24 months from Jan 1, 2027 / ends Mar 31, 2027) and support (business days 9 to 5 / 24x7 for Severity 1 / Not stated)","A line starting Precedence clause: correctly says the MSA prevails unless the Order Form expressly says it overrides the MSA","A line starting For counsel: lists the conflicts as questions or items for review and does not say which document wins or what applies"]}