let’s discuss what smart legal contracts are, how they work and whether they are fit for use in your business in this deep dive. in a smart contract, the terms of a legal document are written directly into lines of code and stored within a distributed and decentralized blockchain network. the main example of this is the use of smart contracts for securing and sharing patient health records in a reliable way that is free from tampering and human error. by now, you should have a good idea of what smart legal contracts are and how they work.