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General Terms and Conditions with Diane O’Connell

Watch as attorney Diane O'Connell finds shortcomings in a General Terms and Conditions document from the healthcare industry. She takes issue the company's standard document, uncovering questions about licenses granted, indemnities allowed, and guarantees made.

Master Service Agreement (Template)

Learn the basics of a Master Service Agreement (MSA) and download a template contract. This agreement facilitates ongoing services between two parties.

Standard Office Lease with Stewart Banner

Watch as attorney Stewart Banner shares his tips for negotiating a commercial lease. He shares information about key clauses such as tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, and options to extend.

Purchase Agreement (Template)

Learn the basics of a Purchase Agreement, a contract that facilitates the sale of of goods.

Data Processing Agreement (Template)

Learn the basics of the Data Processing Addendum (DPA), a document that governs the management of personal data in business relationships.

Master Service Agreement with Laurie Ehrlich

In this episode of the Contract Teardown, Laurie Ehrlich walks through an elaborate Master Service Agreement that’s used to document embedded operations. She highlights an overly broad scope of work, a risk-shifting due diligence clause, and a practical benchmarking process.

Event Liability Waiver with Elizabeth Cronin

Attorney Elizabeth Cronin highlights the responsible use of liability waivers in the events business.

10 Rules for a Successful Partnership Agreement

This ebook discusses how partnership agreements provide both operational clarity and options for exit.

The Art of Contract Amendments and Restatements

Learn how to update a contractual relationship using contract amendments and restatements.

Advising on Non-Competes, NDAs, and Inevitable Disclosure

Discover a new way to think about non-competes by considering the Inevitable Disclosure doctrine. Could it provide a way to protect critical company information without violating new non-compete standards?

Structured Success: The Importance of Operating Agreements

This ebook details the value of operating agreements as a shield against personal liability.

Law Insider Resources Added to “The Counsel List”

Law Insider's educational resources are having an impact with in-house lawyers. Get connected to a curated list of relevant learning opportunities and see why Law Insider made the list.

Contracting for Strategic Risk Management with Jen Reise

This webinar covers tips for fulfilling your role as risk detective without making mountains out of molehills. To do that well, you need to understand the business's priorities. Learn about defining corporate strategy and applying it to risk decisions.

Intellectual Property in MSAs

Master Service Agreements support long-term relationships, but they also manage an exchange of ideas. Does your standard MSA address each side’s intellectual property rights smartly? Our webinar, “Intellectual Property in MSAs,” is a chance for you to weigh your IP protection language against examples from the Law Insider library.

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.

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

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.

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.