Vetting a Document Somebody Else Drafted
Vetting is not proof-reading somebody else’s draft. It is checking whether a document written to protect the other side does what your client believes he has agreed, and saying so in an order that lets him decide in one sitting.
- 5 pages
- 141
- Word and PDF
- 14 September 2026
The 2 formats inside
- 1Vetting noteFirm · accompanies every mark-upOn its own₹149
- 2Vetting checklist, working sheetFirm · one per document vetted, filed with the mark-upOn its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Vetting note”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
VETTING NOTE
Matter | [matter number] | Date | [date] |
Client | [client] | Counterparty | [counterparty] |
Document vetted | [title], version [version / dated], [number] pages, received on [date] | ||
Vetted by / read by | [name] / [name] | ||
Enclosed | Mark-up in tracked changes, file [file name] | ||
1. Summary. [One paragraph. What the document is, whether it records the transaction as we understand it, and the single most important thing the client should know. If the document should not be signed in its present form, say so here in the first sentence.]