Legal Review
Legal Review is examination of a vendor relationship's contractual and legal terms, such as data processing, liability, and confidentiality, by legal staff.
Why It Matters
In security reviewsLegal review covers the agreements, such as DPAs and NDAs, that often accompany and gate a security questionnaire.
Workflow Context
Where it shows upRuns in parallel with security review during procurement, focused on contractual terms.
Common Mistakes
What to avoid- Treating legal review as a universal term with no workflow context.
Use this as an editorial checkpoint when the term appears in a buyer review, internal workflow, or vendor evaluation.