Resources
checklists
IP Due Diligence Checklist for Fundraising: Assignments, Recorded Owners and Gaps
IP due diligence checklist for fundraising in a priced round: collect assignments, match recorded owners, log gaps. The checklist is sent to your email.
HR Compliance Checklist for a New Legal Entity: Employer Accounts, Benefit Plans and Sponsorships
HR compliance checklist for a new legal entity: review the EIN, payroll accounts, workers' comp, benefit plans and visa sponsorships with your advisers.
Vendor Onboarding Document Checklist by Service Category
A vendor onboarding document checklist by service category: decide which documents each kind of vendor provides, then request, receive and record them.
Revoking Signing Authority When an Employee Leaves: A Three-Team Checklist
Revoke signing authority when an employee leaves: a Legal, HR and Treasury checklist for removing bank signers and powers, with proof of each change made.
Grant Kickoff Checklist: Award Handoff to Program and Finance
A grant kickoff checklist for the award handoff: key dates, payment schedule, match, reports and restrictions, program and finance owners, and sign-off.
Trustee Transition Checklist: Handover Pack and Successor Sign-Off
A trustee transition checklist for the handover pack: acceptance instruments, authority evidence, prior accountings, open requests, and successor sign-off.
Board meeting records checklist: notice, attendance, votes and approved minutes
A board meeting records checklist for corporate secretaries: notice and waivers, attendance and quorum, votes, approved minutes, and the proof behind each.
Subsidiary Records Checklist After an Acquisition
A post-closing subsidiary records checklist for buyers: confirm each acquired entity's registrations, agent on file, and governing documents after close.
playbooks
Accreditation Evidence Collection: A Request Plan Across Campus Offices
An accreditation evidence collection plan: which campus offices hold what, how to send and track each request, and dates counted back from the site visit.
Post-Closing Compliance Handoff: Turning the Closing Index Into Owned Records
Post-closing compliance handoff for PE deal teams: turn the closing index into maintained records with an owner and next date, then sign off each register.
Nursing Home Administrator Transition Checklist & Worksheet
A nursing home administrator transition checklist for the facility side: licenses naming the administrator, agency portal users, and vendor notice dates.
templates
Permit Condition Compliance Log: Cite, Perform, Prove
A permit condition compliance log cites where each condition sits in the permit, sets its frequency and due date, and records proof of every performance.
Multi-Location Business License Renewals: Proof of Each Cycle, Site by Site
Multi-location business license renewals: dated proof of each cycle, from application to issued license to the authority's own record. Sent to your email.
Trademark Maintenance Filing Tracker: Confirmed Due Dates and Evidence
Trademark maintenance filing tracker: each mark's registry-confirmed due date, then every Section 8, 15 or 71 filing and its evidence. Sent to your email.
Inspection Findings Tracker: Corrective Actions and Closure Evidence
Use an inspection findings tracker to follow each finding to its corrective action, due date, corrected date and closure evidence, not a visit marked done.
Rejected Employer Filings: Resubmit, Correct and Record Each Period
Rejected employer filings: copy the rejection reason, decide whether to resubmit or file a correction, and keep every attempt for each reporting period.
Litigation Exposure Assessment for Financial Reporting: What Legal Hands Finance at Period End
A litigation exposure assessment for financial reporting gives finance a dated view: likelihood, a low-high loss estimate, reserve reference, and basis.
Policy Adoption Matrix Across Subsidiaries: Versions, Adoption Dates and Approving Actions
A policy adoption matrix across subsidiaries shows each policy version, which organizations adopted it, when, by what action, and where the record is kept.
Certificate of Insurance Expiration Tracking by Coverage Line
Certificate of insurance expiration tracking by coverage line: date each line from its latest certificate, record its limits, and chase renewals by date.
Contract Amendment Log: Record Which Terms Each Instrument Changed
How to keep a contract amendment log showing which clause each signed instrument changed, the wording before and after, and when each change took effect.
How to Extract Obligations From a Contract, With Each Clause Cited
How to extract obligations from a contract by hand: a contract obligation extraction method that cites every clause, shown on a sample supply agreement.
Grant Report Submission Tracker: Every Report Owed, by Status
A grant report submission tracker with one row per report owed to each grantor, one current status, and a weekly queue of the reports awaiting acceptance.
Intercompany Loan Documentation From Signing to Maturity
Intercompany loan documentation for controllers: name both entities, file the signed note or agreement, log each amendment, record the maturity decision.
Covenant Compliance Certificate Due Dates, Facility by Facility
Map covenant compliance certificate due dates from each credit agreement, then keep the signed certificate and proof of posting for every reporting period.
Share Transfer Checklist: Evidence to Keep for Each Transfer
Use this share transfer checklist to collect the consents, signed instruments, and register entry proof behind each transfer, then log it for any audit.
Signing authority matrix: limits, co-signature rules and effective dates by legal entity
How to build a signing authority matrix (or signature authority matrix) by legal entity, with limits, co-signature thresholds, authority sources and dates.
Comparing Expiring and Renewal Insurance Policy Terms
Comparing expiring and renewal insurance policy terms: one row per term, the expiring value beside the renewal value, and a source document for each side.
Tracking Lease Renewal Option Notice Deadlines Across Properties
Track lease renewal option notice deadlines per option: the latest notice date, an earlier decision-by date with a named owner, and proof it was delivered.
Tracking Financial Statements by Entity and Reporting Period
How to track financial statements by entity and reporting period: one index row per entity-period, from requested to received to approved, with evidence.
Tracking Tax Filings Across Multiple Entities and Jurisdictions
How to track tax filings across multiple entities and jurisdictions: one recurring obligation record, one return record per period, and payment evidence.
Board and Committee Appointment Records: One Row per Term
Keep board and committee appointment records one term per row — the appointing action, acceptance date, planned and actual term end, and the end reason.
Annual Report Tracker for Companies Registered in Multiple States
An annual report tracker for companies registered in multiple states: keep the recurring obligation apart from each year's filing, confirmation, and fee.