I'm not following what the JQuery part is of all this? It seems like a tool to allow lawyers to assemble contracts in some sort of templating like manner?
One of the main ideas behind the system is using simplified language to "call" modules of legalese like software functions. This technique abstracts away a lot of complexity on the top layer of the contract (which makes the document much shorter and easier to understand).
Most of the jurisdictional quirks are contained in legalese, so when you abstract it away, you end up with documents that look the same regardless of jurisdiction (the legalese modules change, obviously).
We often compare this approach to jQuery because it lets us:
- get rid of boilerplate "code" for common mechanics to aid in clarity and brevity (thanks, jQuery); and
- use consistent language between jurisdictions (like jQuery's elimination of cross-browser incompatibilities).
There's more explanation of this technique in the second video on this page:
Most of the jurisdictional quirks are contained in legalese, so when you abstract it away, you end up with documents that look the same regardless of jurisdiction (the legalese modules change, obviously).
We often compare this approach to jQuery because it lets us:
- get rid of boilerplate "code" for common mechanics to aid in clarity and brevity (thanks, jQuery); and
- use consistent language between jurisdictions (like jQuery's elimination of cross-browser incompatibilities).
There's more explanation of this technique in the second video on this page:
http://training.codepact.com/