Practice Area Guides

Construction Litigation

Win Your Case Before It Reaches the Courtroom

August analyzes your project files, applies your firm's positions, and drafts your redlines so your team can focus on building the case, not sorting the paper trail.

Construction disputes generate massive document records—architect's instructions, daily logs, RFIs, change orders, and years of correspondence. August helps construction litigators work through these materials faster while maintaining the citation rigor and defensibility your cases require.

Core Workflows

Assistant: Upload the Full Project Record

Upload your complete project record into Assistant—architect's instructions, daily logs, RFIs, change orders, and correspondence spanning years of project history. Ask questions across everything at once.

Outputs include:

  • Delay chronologies — Timeline of events causing project delays with supporting citations

  • Defect timelines — When issues were reported, who knew, and what actions followed

  • Liability maps — Who was responsible for what, based on the contract and correspondence record

Turn weeks of manual review into minutes of targeted analysis. Responses include inline citations you can click to verify source text.

Playbooks: Codify Your Firm's Standards

Playbooks convert your firm's positions into operational review rules. For construction matters, codify standards on:

  • Liquidated damages calculations and thresholds

  • Indemnification requirements and scope

  • Defects liability periods and notice requirements

  • Payment terms, retainage, and timing

Once configured, August flags every deviation automatically—helping you identify non-conforming terms across contract documents without manual comparison.

Word Add-In: Review Drafts In-Document

Use the Word Add-In to review draft submissions directly in Microsoft Word. August flags unsupported claims, tightens language, and produces tracked changes—all without leaving the document.

This supports the full arc from first batch of project records through final adjudication submission, keeping your editing workflow inside Word rather than switching between applications.

Proof Metrics

95% Faster Project Review

Analyze complete project records in hours instead of days or weeks.

10x More Documents Processed

Work through the full correspondence and technical record, not just sampled files.

60% Reduction in Prep Time

Generate chronologies, timelines, and liability maps with citations intact.

Typical Use Cases

Delay Claims: Upload project correspondence and daily logs, then ask August to identify which party caused specific delays and when notice was given. Export a delay chronology with citations for expert reports or submissions.

Defect Disputes: Map when defects were observed, reported, and remediated across architect's instructions and change orders. Identify gaps in notice or communication that affect liability.

Payment Claims: Analyze payment applications, correspondence on variations, and contract terms to build payment dispute narratives with supporting extracts.

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