Regulatory Compliance Checking

Regulatory compliance checking is pattern matching at scale. GDPR requires specific data processing terms. HIPAA requires business associate agreements with defined elements. SOC2 requires specific security commitments. Each regulatory framework has a checklist of required contractual terms. Claude can check a contract against that checklist faster and more consistently than manual review.

The compliance prompt pattern: "Check this contract against the following regulatory requirements for [GDPR/HIPAA/SOC2]. For each requirement, respond: PRESENT (with clause reference), ABSENT (with recommendation for language to add), or PARTIAL (with description of what is missing). Requirements: [numbered list of specific requirements]." The key is providing the requirements list — Claude knows the general contours of these regulations but not your specific interpretation or your legal team's required language.

1. 1. Build the Requirements Checklist Work with legal counsel to define the specific contractual terms each regulation requires. GDPR: data processing addendum, data subject rights, breach notification timeline, cross-border transfer mechanism. Store the checklist as a reusable prompt component.
2. 2. Run the Compliance Check Feed the contract and the checklist to Claude. For each item, get a PRESENT/ABSENT/PARTIAL assessment with the specific clause reference or the gap description.
3. 3. Generate the Remediation Report For every ABSENT or PARTIAL finding, generate recommended contract language. This is draft language for counsel to review — not final language to insert directly.