BlackBoiler

What BlackBoiler is

BlackBoiler helps legal and contract teams review agreements in Microsoft Word. It applies an organization's playbook, prior redlines, approved language, and examples to prepare first-pass tracked changes and comments; reviewers decide whether to accept, alter, reject, escalate, or negotiate each suggestion. Veris lets users work conversationally with playbooks and contract language in Word. The product addresses recurring agreement types such as NDAs, service agreements, and subcontracts. Its construction offering covers prime contracts, subcontracts, and professional services agreements, including AIA, ConsensusDocs, and EJCDC forms. Intended users include in-house legal teams, law firms, contract managers, and construction legal, commercial, procurement, and project teams. BlackBoiler focuses on pre-execution review and redlining, while an existing CLM can handle intake, approvals, signatures, and the broader contract lifecycle. Starter costs $1,250/user/yr and Pro costs $3,000/user/yr; Enterprise pricing is custom. There is no free plan, and the seven-day trial requires a credit card. BlackBoiler says its output is a first pass, playbook coverage may be incomplete, and unusual language or exceptions need reviewer judgment.