Your Portfolio Files Can Be Used Before You’re Paid
A usage clause can let the client publish your work — locking in your portfolio files — before the final invoice ever clears.
Get Your $19 Graphic Designers Risk Scan →PactSift AI vs. a Traditional Lawyer vs. Doing Nothing
| Dimension | PactSift AI | Traditional Lawyer | Do Nothing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnaround | 10 minutes flat | 3–7 days + scheduling | Never — hope nothing bites |
| Cost | $19, one-time | $250–$650 per hour | $0 now, unbounded later |
| Output you can read | Plain-English summary | Legal memo in legalese | The dense fine print itself |
| Can you verify it? | Exact quote + page cited | Yes, but asks you to trust them | No — you never knew it was there |
| What it is NOT | First-pass scan, checkable claims | Actual legal advice | A strategy |
The clauses graphic designers miss most
- →IP Assignment Overreach
- →Net-90+ Payment Terms Disguised as 'Standard'
FAQ
Common questions about AI contract review
About 10 minutes. PactSift AI analyzes the document, flags every risky clause, and generates a plain-English summary with verbatim citations in a single pass — so you get certainty before you sign, not days later.
Yes. The Graphic Designers review specifically scans for work-made-for-hire language, "all work product" grant-of-rights clauses, and pre-existing-IP carve-outs that would silently transfer ownership of your reusable assets to the client.
Yes. It flags unilateral scope-change rights, "unlimited revisions" language, and deliverables-expansion clauses that let a client widen the engagement without renegotiating fees — the clauses that quietly erase freelance margin.
Every risk flag includes the exact verbatim quote, page, and section from your uploaded document. You verify each finding against the source text in seconds — PactSift AI summarizes, it does not paraphrase away the specifics.
Your graphic designers playbook
- Portfolio-usage-before-payment flag
- Source-file ownership audit 🔒