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Contract Drafting That Turns New Lawyers Into Trusted Advisors

Contract Drafting Essentials: Strategies for writing clear, enforceable agreements and avoiding common errors that lead to litigation.
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2025-08-29 13:00:00

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2h CLE Credits

2025-08-29 13:00:00

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Course Overview

Mastering Clear, Enforceable Contract Drafting

2025-08-29 13:00:00

Participants will learn strategies for writing contracts that communicate effectively to all audiences while avoiding common drafting errors. These techniques protect clients through strategic risk allocation and jurisdictional provisions.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Audience Awareness
Contracts must tell a coherent story to judges unfamiliar with business context.
02
Clear Writing
Courts criticize dense language, long sentences, and unnecessary lawyerisms in contracts.
03
Precise Definitions
Never define terms within themselves or include operative provisions in definitions.
04
Word Choice
Terms like “arising” versus “relating” create genuine negotiating points with different scopes.
05
Choice of Law
Choice of law clauses require reasonable connection between transaction and chosen state.
06
Risk Allocation
Courts permit sophisticated parties to allocate risk but reject provisions covering intentional conduct.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST

Making Contract Terms Clear for Your Audience

This session explores how to draft contracts that communicate effectively to lawyers, business parties, and judges who may interpret the document. Attendees will learn strategies for avoiding dense language, using active voice, and ensuring conspicuous terms meet legal standards.

Jim KofordJim Koford
clock 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Avoiding Common Contract Drafting Mistakes and Errors

This session covers frequent drafting pitfalls including improper definitions, redundant language, and ambiguous modifiers. Participants will examine how grammar, punctuation, and word choice can become outcome-determinative in litigation.

Jim KofordJim Koford
clock 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm EST

Scheduled Break Between Training Sessions

A brief intermission allowing participants to refresh before the final substantive session. Use this time to review notes and prepare questions.

Jim KofordJim Koford
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Choice-of-Law, Forum Selection, and Risk Allocation Clauses

This comprehensive session examines how to protect clients through strategic drafting of choice-of-law and choice-of-forum provisions, including enforceability requirements and public policy limitations. Attendees will also learn best practices for indemnification, damage limitations, and other risk allocation mechanisms.

Jim KofordJim Koford

Credits by state

AK2.0
AL2.0
AR2.0
AZ2.0
CA2.0
CO2.0
CT2.0
DC2.0
DE2.0
FL2.0
GA2.0
HI2.0
IA2.0
ID2.0
IL2.0
IN2.0
KS2.0
KY2.0
LA2.0
MA2.0
MD2.0
ME2.0
MI2.0
MN2.0
MO2.4
MS2.0
MT2.0
NC2.0
ND2.0
NE2.0
NH120.0
NJ2.0
NM2.0
NV2.0
NY2.0
OH2.0
OK2.5
OR2.0
PA2.0
RI2.5
SC2.0
SD2.0
TN2.0
TX2.0
UT2.0
VA2.0
VT2.0
WA2.0
WI2.0
WV2.4
WY2.0

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MCLE Credits

Alabama
Pending
2 General
Alaska
Approved
2 General
iOur programs are CLE-eligible through Alaska’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity.
Arizona
Approved
2 General
Arkansas
Approved
2 General
California
Approved
2 General
Colorado
Pending
2 General
Connecticut
Approved
2 General
Delaware
Pending
2 General
District of Columbia
No Required
2 CLE Hour(s)
Florida
Approved
2 General Hours
iReceive CLE credit in Florida via Attorney Submission.
Georgia
Approved
2 General
Hawaii
Approved
2 General
Idaho
Pending
2 General
Illinois
Approved
2 General
Indiana
Approved
2 General
Iowa
Pending
2 General
Kansas
Pending
2 Substantive
Kentucky
Pending
2 General
Louisiana
Pending
2 General
Maine
Pending
2 General
Maryland
No Required
2 CLE Hour(s)
Massachusetts
No Required
2 CLE Hour(s)
Michigan
No Required
2 CLE Hour(s)
Minnesota
Approved
2 General
Mississippi
Pending
2 General
Missouri
Approved
2.4 General
Montana
Pending
2 General
Nebraska
Pending
2 General
imyLawCLE reports attendance to Nebraska on each attorney’s behalf for all programs. Please do not self-report.
Nevada
Approved
2 General
New Hampshire
Approved
120 General minutes
iAs of July 1, 2014, the NHMCLE Board no longer provides pre- or post-approval of courses. Attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance online at www.nhbar.org, based on qualification provisions of Rule 53.
New Jersey
Approved
2 General
iOur programs are CLE-eligible through New Jersey’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity, except for the courses required under BCLE Reg. 201:2
New Mexico
Approved
2 General
New York
Approved
2 General
iOur programs are CLE-eligible through New York’s Approved Jurisdiction Group “B”.
North Carolina
Pending
2 General
North Dakota
Approved
2 General
iOur programs are CLE-eligible through North Dakota’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity. Section 1, Policy 1.14
Ohio
Approved
2 General
Oklahoma
Approved
2.5 General
Oregon
Approved
2 General
Pennsylvania
Approved
2 General
Rhode Island
Pending
2.5 General
South Carolina
Pending
2 General
South Dakota
No Required
2 CLE Hour(s)
Tennessee
Approved
2 General
Texas
Pending
2 General
Utah
Pending
2 General
Vermont
Approved
2 General
Virginia
Not Eligible
2 General Hours
Washington
Approved
2 Law & Legal Hours
iReceive CLE credit in Washington via Attorney Submission. myLawCLE will supply Washington state attorneys with instructions on how to gain credit.
West Virginia
Pending
2.4 General
Wisconsin
Approved
2 General
Wyoming
Pending
2 General

Alabama

Requirements

The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.  

Formats

  • Attorneys can earn unlimited “live” credit through live seminars, live webcasts, and co-sponsored locations with MyLAWCLE-Alabama approved programs
  • Attorneys are limited to 6 credits per compliance period of “online” programs through MyLAwCLE On-Demand programs