Uplevel Your Boilerplate Expertise With Our Course

When was the last time (if ever) you walked through and discussed boilerplate strategy for two hours? This foundational training develops your understanding of boilerplate provisions. You'll learn the 5 essential boilerplate rules, master 17 critical provisions, understand strategic approaches, and gain the essential knowledge that contract professionals need to handle these foundational contract clauses.

Dive into a high-level orientation to the course and a foundational overview of what boilerplate is, why it matters, and how these provisions function in contracts to allocate risk, set default rules, and shape deal outcomes. (19 minutes)

Explore the principles and process for managing boilerplate clauses, including the 5 core rules, how to build a tailored boilerplate strategy, how to adjust it as your contracts evolve, and how to spot and handle quasi-boilerplate provisions that look standard but carry real negotiating or risk impact. (18 minutes)

Learn the purpose, risk impact, and practical drafting approach for 17 core boilerplate clauses, including assignment, attorneys’ fees, audit, dispute resolution, entire agreement, force majeure, governing law and venue, notices, no waivers, severability, and third-party beneficiaries. (72 minutes)

Comprehensive Q&A from the live workshop covering essential boilerplate questions from practicing lawyers. (22 minutes)