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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
Plain Language and Government Contracts
Dealing with a tricky government contract you want to simplify? Government lawyers pushing back on your updates to their agreement?
Ep08 Is it time lawyers lose the legalese?
On this episode, we look at the SLAPP test. This test gives some key tactics we can use to improve the productivity of the contract document.We’ll cover: Academic studies showing the effectiveness of visual contract elements, The picture superiority effect, Why easy to read is easy to like and Contract formatting tips.
Ep07 SLAPP your contract into shape: The SLAPP test for productive contracts
On this episode, we look at the SLAPP test. This test gives some key tactics we can use to improve the productivity of the contract document. We’ll cover: • Academic studies showing the effectiveness of visual contract elements • The picture superiority effect • Why easy to read is easy to like • Contract formatting tips
Ep06 How to make a contract document more productive (with Triple O Productivity)
Write for readability On this episode of the Checklist Legal Podcast, we are covering the Triple O Productivity way to approach your contract document.
Ep 04 How to delegate like Beyoncé
Today’s show is all about the Delegate like Beyoncé checklist.
Ep 03 Be a lazy lawyer
Can you delegate that?
In this episode of the Checklist Legal Podcast we discuss… Why minion is not a dirty word, We look at the different types of minions available to you, Examples of some basic Robot Minions to try, Tactics for approaching minions and What to do if you have no minions.
Ep 02 A contract is not a bit of paper
Do you have an EXTRAordinary skill set?
On this episode of the Checklist Legal Podcast, we’ll go through: What a contract is and what it could be, Who is a contract for? Who is the user of a contract, Why your ordinary laywering skills are not enough anymore and why you need an extraordinary skill set, What does it mean to think digitally? and How does digital thinking apply to building a contract?
Ep 01 Productive Contracts: Reverse Sandwich Contracts with Verity White
This episode Verity discusses the Reverse Sandwich Contract method.
Ep 00 - Intro to the Checklist Legal Podcast
What’s coming up on the Checklist Legal podcast
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.