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Member in the Spotlight interview with .au Domain Administration
Our founder and chief contract enthusiast Verity White was recently interviewed by .au Domain Administration about Checklist Legal and how she manages her online business.
IWD Event: World Commerce & Contracting - Panel discussion
Our Founder Verity White is excited to talk all things inclusion, equity, equality and empowerment with Lizzy Kuoth, Sally Guyer, and Bernadette Bulacan on the panel for WCC International Women’s Day Inspiring Women 2022.
Event - Crafty Counsel - Talking conscious contracting with Crafty Innovates
Our founder Verity White talks to the wonderful Crafty Innovates community from Crafty Counsel about Conscious Contracting(™) and the potential impact of this innovative contracting approach for in house practice.
Re-designing contracts for readability, usability, and trust
Do you have a contract you hate working with? Do you get complaints about how long the contracting process takes? If you aren’t proud of your contracts, you can change them! You can re-design contracts to help better achieve your organisation’s strategy and reduce real business risks (instead of using the same old precedents!).
The Legal 500's Guide to AUSTRALIA'S RISING STARS
Verity White is a multi talented legal counsel within enterprise consumer contracting at Telstra, supporting large “whole of business” tenders for some of the largest Australian banks and other service providers. She is a specialist in small business transformation, and is guiding the small business team through a tumultuous period of change in the market and in the organisation to open a new external sales channel and work to support and develop a brand new premier business channel for Telstra’s increasingly sophisticated small business customers.
AUSTRALIA: RISING STARS 2019 > AUSTRALIA
Our founder and Chief Contract Enthusiast Verity White was delighted to be included in the 2019 Rising stars by GC Power List. Here’s the entry…
Designing contracts for yes
How to create contracts clients want to sign.
If I could have one birthday wish (yes… it is my birthday today!), it would be that everyone who writes contracts tries hard to make them readable and understandable. It’s more important now than ever that our contracts are clear, actionable, user-focused, and automated. It was an absolute delight contributing a chapter to Juro’s Modern Contract Handbook
Contract Design Canvas
Introducing the Contract Design Canvas! Recently launched for the first time with the Victorian Society of Computers and the Law…and discussed in brief in Legal Business World. Very keen to hear your thoughts!
Legal Innovation on a shoestring: How to innovate on a budget
Legal teams must cut costs. But how can you innovate with no time and no money?
In this article, I share some ideas and tips on how to innovate your legal work with little to no extra funding.
Make technology your teammate: Legal tech skills you need to stay in the game
With technology a key player in your legal team, you can deliver incredible value and legal service to your business whilst enriching your legal career and ensuring its longevity.