Contract execution, from final version to filed
Contract execution is the last step of any deal: getting the agreed version signed by everyone who needs to sign it, and filed. I take care of all of it, from the DocuSign envelope to chasing every signatory, which is the part nobody wants to do.
- You send
- The agreed version and who signs
- You get back
- A signed copy, filed
- Who I chase
- Every signatory, inside or outside your company
Illustrative example. People and documents are fictional.
What do I need from you?
The agreed final version and who needs to sign. For bigger deals, I take care of the whole closing checklist, not just the signatures: witnesses, dates and every document that needs signing alongside the main one.
What do you get back?
Updates as each person signs, polite chasers to anyone who hasn’t, and the signed copy filed where it belongs. Key dates go straight into renewal tracking, and the tracker updates itself.
What do I take care of?
Setting it up: the DocuSign envelope, the signing order, witnesses and dates, done correctly first time.
Chasing: friendly emails to each signatory, until every signature is in.
How does contract execution work?
- Approve the final Tell me it’s ready, or approve it in the thread.
- I send and chase In the right signing order, following up with anyone who’s gone quiet.
- It’s filed The signed copy goes where it belongs and everyone who needs to know is told.
What happens when the other side holds things up?
I keep following up, politely and as often as you want, and tell you exactly where it’s stuck, so you know whether it needs a call from you.
What happens at each stage?
Questions people ask
Yes. I email each signatory myself, whether they’re on your side or the other, with you in copy, and keep following up until the last signature is in.
It helps. I’m integrated with DocuSign, so I set up, send and track every envelope directly. I can also work with other e-signature tools, or wet ink where you need it.
Yes. On bigger deals, contract execution means more than signatures, so I work through the closing checklist item by item and keep everyone updated.
Wherever you keep your contracts, such as Google Drive, with the signing certificate alongside it. Then I update the tracker and anyone who needs to know.