How is the risk scored?

Severity runs from negligible (1) to critical (5), and likelihood from remote (1) to almost certain (5). The score is severity times likelihood: 1 to 4 is green, 5 to 9 yellow, 10 to 15 orange, and 16 to 25 red, and each level comes with recommended actions.

The risk description, background, severity and likelihood with rationale, the score and level, contributing and mitigating factors, a table of mitigation options with effectiveness and effort, a recommended approach, the residual risk, a monitoring plan, and next steps with owners.

When does it recommend outside counsel?

Always for active litigation, government investigations, potential criminal exposure, securities issues, and board-level matters. It also recommends it for novel legal questions, unfamiliar jurisdictions, large financial exposure, and matters that need specialist expertise.

How is this different from the AI Risk Register Generator?

The risk register generator lists and scores the project and operational risks across a whole plan. This tool assesses one legal matter in depth, as a memo with a severity and likelihood rationale and an escalation path.

It does not give legal advice. The framework is a starting point to adjust to your organization's risk appetite, and the assessment should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals.

AI Legal Risk Assessment

Describe a contract term, deal, or situation that worries you. Get a legal risk memo in the chat that scores severity and likelihood, sets the risk level, and says when to escalate to senior or outside counsel.

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Nothing sends until you start, and you can change anything afterwards.

What you get

Text in the chatCopy it wherever you need it. Keep chatting to adjust the tone, length, or wording.

How it works

Describe the matter: the facts, the business context, the value at stake, and any mitigations already in place.
askROI's Assess legal risk tool rates severity and likelihood from 1 to 5, multiplies them into a risk score, sets the level from green to red, and writes a risk memo in the chat with contributing and mitigating factors, mitigation options, and next steps.
Copy the memo or the risk register entry into your records, or keep chatting to test a mitigation or reassess when the facts change.

What people use it for

Contract termsweigh a liability cap, indemnity, or IP clause before deciding whether to accept it.
Disputes and claimssize a threatened claim, demand letter, or infringement allegation.
Privacy and regulatory issuesassess exposure from data transfers, new regulations, or a regulator's inquiry.
Escalation decisionssee whether a matter calls for senior counsel, outside counsel, or leadership.
Risk registersget an entry with category, score, owner, mitigations, status, and review date.

Questions

How is the risk scored?: Severity runs from negligible (1) to critical (5), and likelihood from remote (1) to almost certain (5). The score is severity times likelihood: 1 to 4 is green, 5 to 9 yellow, 10 to 15 orange, and 16 to 25 red, and each level comes with recommended actions.
What is in the memo?: The risk description, background, severity and likelihood with rationale, the score and level, contributing and mitigating factors, a table of mitigation options with effectiveness and effort, a recommended approach, the residual risk, a monitoring plan, and next steps with owners.
When does it recommend outside counsel?: Always for active litigation, government investigations, potential criminal exposure, securities issues, and board-level matters. It also recommends it for novel legal questions, unfamiliar jurisdictions, large financial exposure, and matters that need specialist expertise.
How is this different from the AI Risk Register Generator?: The risk register generator lists and scores the project and operational risks across a whole plan. This tool assesses one legal matter in depth, as a memo with a severity and likelihood rationale and an escalation path.
What does it not do?: It does not give legal advice. The framework is a starting point to adjust to your organization's risk appetite, and the assessment should be reviewed by qualified legal professionals.