Laura Frederick

About

I'm obsessed with helping people learn how to draft and negotiate contracts in the real world.The challenge is always the same: how do you draft, negotiate and counsel your clients in a way that addresses their risks and business needs? This answer is fundamental and essential to all of us who work with contracts. Yet so many people who work with contracts lack the expertise and skills to do their job well. These are really smart people who care deeply about supporting their clients and companies, but never got real-world training. They may have picked up things along the way, but never had mentors or managers who taught them how contracts actually work and how we can create contracts that support our clients and teams.That's why I created How to Contract. I share practical insights for anyone working with commercial contracts:• Drafting techniques that help (and the ones designed to trip you up)• Scripts for explaining complex clauses to business teams• Which provisions deserve attention first• Red flags that can save deals before problems startContracts don't come with instructions, so you need to learn from somewhere. I'd love to help you. Because after 30+ years leading deals on everything from simple one-page services agreements to multi-billion dollar contracts, I've seen it all. On LinkedIn and in How to Contract membership I share the real-world techniques and strategies that actually work in practice.Follow me for contract insights that make the complex world of contracting feel a lot more manageable. Ready to build stronger contract skills for yourself or your team? Check out howtocontract.com.