Onecle

The SEC filings is a goldmine of document templates. Search the database online at http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and you will find every kind of contract. Employment contracts, leases, franchise contracts, stock option plans, and anything else you can imagine. But just as in a real goldmine, getting the value out is the problem. How do you extract and refine the value that is in there?

It seems that someone has already done the work for us! Take a look at Onecle. The owners of this site have mined the SEC filings and organized a vast number of legal contracts by category.

The site is supported by Google ads. From what I understand the name of the site is derived from OneCLE. CLE stands for Continuing Legal Education - which is ongoing study that lawyers must perform to maintain their credentials.

This site is a great source for document templates and contract precedence. It's not enough to fire your lawyer, but it may still be useful to read and review contracts used by publicly traded companies. Chances are they are using good legal advice!