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Drafting Contracts

2-day Workshop

 

This course can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

 

Contact us for more information.

 

 

What People Said About Preston's Seminars

 

“He didn’t seem like a trainer.  There was incredible interaction with the group.  It felt like a progressive discussion of negotiation skills.”

 

“It’s fun to have training like this, with trainer’s wealth of experiences and vivid presentation.”

 

“Excellent class!”

 

“This course is an eye opener.”

 

“Flexible; used real life examples.”

 

 

Course Goal

 

Strengthen contract drafting as a core competency.

 

Benefits

 

This course enables participants to:

  • apply principles of drafting effective contracts, including style and usage, organization, and form

  • implement the rules courts use to interpret contracts

  • use the standard elements of transactional business contracts - and know what each element does and why they exist

  • leverage the negotiation process in drafting contracts

  • solicit and receive feedback for controlling and simplifying the editing process

Who should attend:

 

Anyone desiring to strengthen contract drafting skills.

 

Participants need to ensure that they will be available and committed to the full duration of the seminar, including lunch hours.  Each person will participate in several exercises designed to strengthen their contract drafting skills, including drafting, reviewing, and editing contract provisions.

 

 

Core Competencies

 

Written Communications - Problem Solving - Business Acumen - Technical Learning

 

Instructor: Preston Michie

 

 

Workshop Topics

 

Interpreting Contracts

 

The Drafting Process

 

Style and Usage

 

Punctuation:  Eats Shoots and Leaves

 

Whereas Clauses

 

Definitions

 

Conditions

 

Incentives:  Narrowing the Gap Between Pre-contract “Happy Talk” and Performance

 

Representations, Warranties, Guarantees, Waivers and Events of Default

 

Legal and Other Opinions

 

Boilerplate

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

 

Signature Blocks

 

Reviewing Contracts

 

 

Our Guarantee

 

If for any reason you are not satisfied, write to us within 30 days after the workshop and return the course materials and we'll arrange for you to receive a full refund - hassle-free!

 

 

Fee includes a comprehensive workbook and email/phone follow-up with the instructor after the workshop to assist with implementation.  This workshop can be customized to meet your needs, and is delivered at most locations internationally.

 

Contact us for more information.

 

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