Counsel-Readability Standard

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The Counsel-Readability Standard requires that every artifact produced in a pro-se accountability arc (memory file, internal draft, public deposit, demand letter, pattern catalog, exhibit index) function simultaneously as a four-lens roadmap for new counsel. The four lenses are: (1) case-summary briefing for fast onboarding, (2) fee-economics signal showing where the money is, (3) derisk-of-engagement signal demonstrating that the work product is documentary-grade, (4) deliverables-remaining specification listing what counsel does first. The binding constraint in pro-se accountability work is not document quality; it is substitute-counsel onboarding cost. The standard treats every artifact as a recruitment instrument.

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