System and method for efficiently drafting a legal document using an authenticated clause table

A method for drafting a complex document, comprising:

• naming at least one third party in a complex document;
• selecting, by a user, one or more clauses from a clause table stored in a database, wherein each clause includes provisions and terms relating to conditions affecting the at least one third party;
• comparing the one or more selected clauses against a user authorization list stored in the database;
• precluding only those selected clauses from use for which the user is not authorized;
• otherwise comparing the one or more selected clauses against a clause preference list stored in the database for the at least one third party;
• precluding only those selected clauses from use that are not preferred;
• structuring the conditions affecting the at least one third party provided in the provisions and terms of the one or more selected clauses in the complex document;
• and
• storing the complex document.

A method for drafting a complex document using an authenticated clause table, comprising:

• naming at least one third party in a complex document;
• providing a clause selection interface, comprising:
• displaying a clause topics listing;
• and
• receiving a clause selection from the clause topics listing by a user;
• authenticating use of the clause selection, comprising:
• comparing the clause selection against a user authorization list stored in a database for the at least one third party;
• comparing the clause selection against a clause preference list stored in the database for the at least one third party;
• and
• structuring conditions affecting the at least one third party provided in the provisions and terms of the clause selection in the complex document, wherein the clause selection is precluded from use when at least one of the clause selection is not authorized by the user authorization list and the clause selection is not preferred and, wherein the clause selection is presented via the clause selection interface upon successful authentication;
• and
• storing the complex document.