conduct a legal review

/kənˈdʌkt ə ˈliːɡəl rɪˈvjuː/

verb phrase

  1. to carry out a formal examination of a document, agreement, decision, or process by legal experts, usually to check whether it complies with the law and to identify legal risks

    B2

    transitive; often followed by "of" or "into": conduct a legal review of/into somethingformal; business/legal

    • "We need to conduct a legal review before we sign the agreement."B1
    • "The company conducted a legal review of the contract before accepting the new terms."B2
    • "Before launching the product, the startup conducted a legal review to ensure compliance with data-protection rules."C1
    • "The company conducted a legal review to assess the risks of the proposed merger."C1

Collocations

conduct a legal reviewlegal review of a contract