Contract Essentials: Tips and Techniques for Basic Contract Drafting

12:55 Welcome and Introductions

1:00 Contract Essentials: Contract Formats, Essential Parts and Selecting the Right Terminology

2:00 Break

2:10 Contract Essentials: Drafting Payment Terms and Warranties

3:10 Break

3:20 Contract Essentials: 10 Bad Habits

4:25 Adjourn

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Description

Good writing does not necessarily equate to good contract drafting; the objectives are different, so your strategy should be, too.

In this fast-paced three-hour CLE, learn important contract drafting essentials to apply throughout your entire practice.

From choosing the right format, to drafting payment terms and warranties, to understanding strategies for drafting boilerplate provisions, contracts expert Lenné Espenschied shares tips and techniques to help you avoid critical errors, improve the quality of your work and draft with more confidence.

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Lenné Eidson Espenschied

Lenné Eidson Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers.

Lenné practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd Ed. 2019) and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011).

Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.

Click here for more information about Lenné.

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Contributors

Lenné Eidson Espenschied