PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”
– Dr. Seuss
CONTRACTS
Contract Redlining Etiquette provides the first and only uniform set of rules about redlining and negotiating contracts. Whether you are new to contracts or have negotiated hundreds of them, this book will help you leverage the power of redlines to drive contract negotiations forward. There’s redlining, and then there’s smarter redlining.
This book is for anyone who negotiates contracts, including attorneys, general counsel, in-house counsel, contract managers, procurement specialists, legal ops professionals, paralegals, and entrepreneurs. In addition, this book is a great starting point for law schools, business schools, and corporations that want to begin teaching this crucial skill.
CONTRACTS
Practical Tips on How to Contract is a collection of insightful tips for lawyers and professionals who want to improve how they draft and negotiate contracts. In each tip, Laura shares what she learned over her career at top law firms and technology companies. Her approachable writing style and practical explanations make these tips easy to understand and implement. This book can benefit everyone who wants to improve their skills, whether they are new to contracts or have been working with them for years.
CONTRACTS
The Tech Contracts Handbook by David Tollen
The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical and accessible reference and training manual on IT contracts, published by the American Bar Association. It’s a clause-by-clause “how to” guide on cloud computing agreements, software licenses, technology services agreements, and other IT contracts — covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.
CONTRACTS
A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting by Ken Adams
With A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Kenneth A. Adams has created a uniquely in-depth survey of the building blocks of contract language. First published in 2004, it offers those who draft, review, negotiate, or interpret contracts an alternative to the dysfunction of traditional contract language and the inertia and flawed conventional wisdom that perpetuate it. This manual’s focus remains how to express contract terms in prose that is free of the archaisms, redundancies, ambiguities, and other problems that afflict traditional contract language.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
IP Academy by Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Online learning resources, seminars and training about IP, such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright.
WRITING & RESEARCH
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects. Teachers and trainers may use this material for in-class and out-of-class instruction.
LEGAL LUMINARIES AND THEIR BLOGS / NEWSLETTERS
Playbooks, checklists, and cheat sheets for reviewing and negotiating contracts, in plain English.
The tools to do technology contracts better, faster, and with more confidence.
Practical tools to help you work smarter, from career guidance to tech how‑tos to ready‑to‑use templates.
Build real-world contract skills and judgment with courses and resources created and curated by Laura Frederick.
Nada is the founder of Contract Nerds, author of Contract Redlining Etiquette, and a seasoned in-house attorney who is transforming the way lawyers and contracts professionals learn about contracts through quality content, community, and connection.
Olga V. Mack is the CEO of TermScout, a serial CEO and former General Counsel. She teaches at Berkeley Law and has authored several books on legal innovation and technology, delivered six TEDx talks, and her insights regularly appear in Forbes, Bloomberg Law, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, and Above the Law. Olga champions innovation, resilience, and inclusivity, transforming in‑house legal teams through cutting‑edge tech.
Renowned blogger Sterling L. Miller shares practical tips and strategies learned from his 20+ years of experience as in-house counsel and general counsel. From his blog Ten Things You Need to Know as In-House Counsel, Miller provides quick points that you can use in your everyday practice. Whether you are new to an in-house law department or a seasoned veteran, this user-friendly guide is full of helpful tactics and anecdotes to help make you more successful in your practice and more valuable to your company.
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