From Law to Code

Tales of a Lawyer Turned Developer

Hi, I'm Matthias. I practiced law for 8 years while teaching myself to code. Now I build automation tools for legal and tax workflows combining legal and technical expertise.

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def review_contract(contract_pdf, client_requests):
    review_notes=[]
    for page in contract_pdf.pages:
        issues = review_page(page, client_requests)
        if issues: 
            review_notes.append(create_note(issues))
    return review_notes

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