You don't need more information.
 You need stronger contract skills.

Our Contract Mastery Program gives you expert insights when you need them. Build real-world contract skills and judgment with courses and resources created and curated by Laura Frederick.
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THE REAL PROBLEM

AI is changing contract work. The gap between adequate and excellent has never mattered more. 

More information does not mean better judgment

AI gives everyone access to contract knowledge. What it cannot give you is the skill to evaluate it, the experience to apply it, and the judgment to know when to push back. Those take a different kind of training.


The contracts in your inbox are getting harder

AI-specific provisions. Data rights. Complex indemnification structure.  The contract terms being negotiated today are more sophisticated than they were even a few years ago. Generic training will not help you keep up with the kind of insight and expertise that contract work actually demands.


Skills gaps have real consequences 

When people who work with contracts every day do not know what they do not know, companies accept bad terms, miss red flags, and leave value on the table. Building real skills is not overhead. It is risk management.


The solution is not more information. 
It is the right training.

It is the Contract Mastery Program.

Courses and Certifications

Contract Mastery Courses

One Membership.

Everything You Need. 

Build the expertise you need to draft, negotiate and advise on contracts in the real world.

  • 30 hours of on-demand courses created and taught by Laura Frederick
  • 20+ hours of live courses each year with CLE credit*
  • 3 certifications to show off your expertise on commercial contracts, indemnification provisions, and NDAs.
Expert Knowledge Platform

Contract Mastery Platform

One Membership.

Everything You Need. 

 Get the right answer  to your questions from our contract experts when you need it.

  • 200+ hours of expert training  rigorously curated by Laura Frederick
  • A platform that uses AI to find the right expert answer and always cites its source for you to review.
  • 500+ real-world playbook strategies at your fingertips
"I spent the last five years systematically capturing real-world contract expertise based on my own experience and from experts I trust most. All of it is now available in the Contract Mastery Program for anyone willing to put in the work."

About Laura Frederick
Founder, How to Contract

  • 25+ years of experience as a commercial contracts lawyer
  • Former in-house counsel at Tesla and other Fortune 500 companies
  • Former Big Law associate and boutique law firm partner
  • Author, Practical Tips for How to Contract (2022)
All the courses and resources in the Contract Mastery Program reflect what I learned from 25+ years of negotiating commercial contracts. I spent the last five years collecting and sharing training to help lawyers and contract teams get a head start on learning these skills.
Now with the Contract Mastery Program, anyone can immediately access the courses and resources that reflect this body of knowledge. We've got 200+ hours of content from contract experts I selected.

When you ask the platform's knowledge agent a question, the AI helps find the right expert insight and cites the source. A real answer from a real person who has done this work, not an LLM response that you don't know whether it is correct or not.

See how the right training matters

See how the right training matters

Take the step today to uplevel your contract skills

FAQs

Why pay for this when I can ask Claude or the AI tool at my company?

AI tools can explain what an indemnification clause is. It cannot tell you when to push back, what carve-outs matter, or what the other side will accept. It also makes things up. Every answer on the Contract Mastery Platform comes from a real expert, either me or someone I trusted to share their expertise with my community. Plus every answer includes links to the sourced module, webinar, handout, or other training material. That way, you know exactly who is giving that answer and can explore the original discussion to learn more. 

I have been doing this for 15 years. Will I learn anything?

Probably. Most experienced people have deep knowledge in the areas they work in every day and real gaps in everything else. We have heard from lawyers with 20 years of experience that specific courses changed how they approach provisions they thought they had figured out.

How is this different from other contract training? 

Two things set this program apart. First, every course is created and taught by Laura Frederick, recognized as one of the world's leading experts in real-world contract training. Second, the Contract Mastery Platform gives you 200+ hours of rigorously curated expert knowledge where the AI finds the right answer and cites every source. Not AI-generated answers. Real insights from experts vetted by Laura Frederick, with the information found instantly. No other program combines a world-recognized expert teaching the courses and curating the expertise and knowledge behind the platform.

Will this work for me if I'm transitioning from another practice area or a foreign jurisdiction?

Many of our members are making exactly this transition. You already understand legal concepts and risk analysis you just need to learn how those apply in commercial contract negotiations. Our training covers the fundamental building blocks of tech transactions and commercial agreements that aren't taught in law school or government practice. The courses will give you the foundation, while the knowledge platform will help you quickly develop a deeper understanding of important concepts you need to learn.

Can I earn CLE credits for the courses?

We now offer CLE in some states for our live courses in some states (with approval pending for individual sessions). We also provide information needed to apply for CLE credits for self-study in other jurisdictions. We encourage you to contact your bar association to find out whether attending our courses qualify in your jurisdiction.

Still have questions?

Contact us at support@howtocontract.com