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Trademark Assignment Agreement with Brittney Saint-Fleur

Watch as Brittney Saint-Fleur explains key concepts for drafting a Trademark Assignment Agreement. She explores representations of IP ownership, relationship-conscious dispute resolution, and strategic choice of applicable law.

Software Development + Consulting Agreement with Laurie McCall

See how attorney Laurie McCall thinks through one contract meant to cover two services: software development and expert consulting. According to McCall, the blended purposes create quite a mess. Issues arise with service definitions and change orders, contractor status, and intellectual property.

Employment Agreements for Physicians with Steve Hendler, JD MD

Attorney and physician Steve Hendler shares his views on a physician employment agreement. According to Hendler, the level of regulation in the medical industry makes this employment context special. Learn about hours, vacation time, supervision, and malpractice insurance.

FTC Changes that Impact Influencer Deals with Vicky Smolyar

This episode covers new FTC regulations and how the impact brand influencer deals. Given the government's primary concern of protecting the public, companies need to be savvy about how their seemingly small decisions can create risk.

Defensive Drafting Worksheets

Five easy-to-use forms guide you through your customized defensive drafting process. These worksheets will help you identify your company's strategic priorities, including which risks are worth protecting against, and systematically negotiate contracts in line with those priorities.

How to Automate Routine Business Contracts

Join Preston Clark, a former in-house attorney and the founder of SimpleDocs, for a free weekly webinar to explore the latest strategies and best practices in contract automation.

Law Insider Taps Chris Handy for VP of Product Marketing to Expand B2B Offerings

Law Insider hires Chris Handy as our new Vice President of Product Marketing. Chris is set to lead the go-to market strategy for new intuitive, state-of-the-art tools that promise to redefine efficiency and effectiveness for legal professionals worldwide.

How to Leverage AI to Negotiate Contracts

Learn how contract professionals are using artificial intelligence to improve their work.

Contract Essentials for Lawyers Advising Startups

This ebook addresses the chaos inherent to advising a startup and the key elements of their most relevant contracts.

How to Use Recitals in Contracts

In this ebook, author Sonya Shaykhoun explains why the Recitals section should not be overlooked. More than an introduction, the Recitals section is your chance to tell a deal's story. That helps with both the substance of the agreement and gaining the benefit of the bargain. Download your copy today.

Employment Agreement Fundamentals

Targeted to companies who are hiring, this ebook shares tips for drafting useful and effective employment agreements.

Law Insider to Co-Host ContractsCon 2023 

Law Insider, in partnership with Laura Frederick and How to Contract, is hosting ContractsCon 2023, a live training and networking event focused on practical contract drafting and negotiating skills for in-house counsel and contracts professionals.

Teaming Agreements for Government Contract Bids

Large federal projects involve a complex series of contractors and subcontractors. How do you manage relationships between all those supply chain players?

Is Your Arbitration Clause Complete?

How do you know you drafted an effective arbitration clause? Download this ebook for a helpful checklist.

Drafting Enforceable Arbitration Clauses

Arbitration is a great option for those who want to resolve issues out of court. But how do you ensure your arbitration clause is enforceable?

Law Insider Completes First Legal Tech Investment and Distribution Partnership with Inkly

Law Insider Completes First Legal Tech Investment and Distribution Partnership with Inkly

Force Majeure Webinar with Farshad Ghodoosi

Force majeure clauses are a hot topic in the post-Covid world. But how can you make more data-informed drafting and counsel decisions for your clients? Professor Farshad Ghodoosi shared his substantive research of thousands of force majeure clauses and cases during an exclusive Law Insider webinar. His insights clarify how courts treat force majeure language and help you craft better clauses.

Law Insider Announces Partnership with Eigen Technologies

Law Insider, the leading contract and clause database, today announces an exclusive partnership with Eigen Technologies, the global Document AI technology provider.

Y-Combinator SAFE Agreement Briefing

Matias expounds on his teardown of the Y Combinator SAFE Agreements, discussing why this document is important and some of the common practices to watch out for.

How to Negotiate Compliance Contract Provisions

Ethics and compliance concerns pervade today’s business world. Companies worry about everything from conflicts of interest to ethics to anti-bribery. Because of their importance, it is critical that we properly address compliance in our contracts. Everyone who works with contracts needs to know what compliance provisions should say and how to negotiate them.

Cannabis Simple Agreement for Future Equity

The primary goal of the cannabis Safe is to address the regulatory complexities that come with raising money in the industry. For example, depending on whether a company is raising a priced round (i.e., selling equity at a fixed valuation) or a convertible security round (i.e., a Safe or convertible note), each triggers different regulatory reporting and/or approval processes.

Negotiation Skills – Art of Manipulation

The role of lawyers in a transaction ranges not only from document drafting and reviewing but also to negotiating. In fact, from my perspective, drafting and reviewing documents are the basic skills that each and every lawyer must be well-equipped with while negotiation technique is what defines an outstanding lawyer.

How to Write an International Commercial Arbitration Agreement

Successfully crafting an international commercial arbitration agreement requires the writer to incorporate certain fundamental elements into the text.