Learn how to navigate contract complexities from these contract superstars

Brooke Achua

"My approach these days is less 'Chicken Little' and more 'wise hen'"

Sara Ajmi

"Understand the business before working on business contracts"

Mark Anderson

"Know why every clause is in the contract"

Michael Astle

"Everyone should have a voice"

Lucy Bassli

"Your job is to provide useful legal advice that gets the business done."

Lucy Bassli

"You are working on contracts that enable a business goal"

Kwame Christian

"I discovered negotiations in law school and fell in love"

Andy Dale

"Be kind and make friends with the other side"

Hebe Doneski

"Try to avoid rushing when working with contracts"

Will Drewery

"The best contract is the one you never have to use"

Amy Duvanich

 "What is our leverage?"

Marlene Eisenberg

"Seek out mentors to review your work"

Carolyn Elefant

"Don't be afraid of contracts. Approach them as you would any other legal issue"

Jonathan Fennell

"Don’t get stuck in the contract"

Aramide Fields

"You can't review contracts in a vacuum."

Michelle Fleming

"Save perfectionism for your contract templates!"

Amanda Godlewski

"Be personable and reasonable"

Lucie Grant

"Those massive contracts are just a series of clauses."

Mary Hamaker

"Seek out mentors to review your work"

Alex Hamilton

"The whole point of contracting is creating relationships"

Rachelle Hare

"Contract drafting is a creative process"

Maureen Heisinger

"Be kind to yourself when working with contracts"

Sarah Irwin

"Don’t underestimate the impact you have"

Brittany Johnson

"Strive for simplicity and clarity"

Shahed Kader

"Staying curious is what helps you truly understand what's being practiced out there"

Roman Koch

"Start by clearly defining the objectives of a contract"

Elena Kohn

"Establish rapport and a good relationship with the other party"

Nate Kostelnik

"You’re shooting for 'close and closed.' Get it close to perfect and get it closed"

Lisa Lang

"Get over that feeling of somehow I'm not smart enough" 

Gabriel Lau

"Avoid going into a negotiation unprepared"

Angela Lawrie

"Legal is not supposed to be the place where 'yes' goes to die" 

Sasha Magee

"No, this isn't going to be it for me in contracts."

Noelle McCall

"If you don’t ask, you don’t get."

Sterling Miller

"Ask more questions"

Smrithi Mohan

"It's not about winning every edit or redline"

Pablo Mourente

"Trust your approach. Most times there’s no right or wrong"

Katharyn Owen

"You need to put yourself out there as a problem solver"

Natalya Northrip

"The goal is to create a beneficial partnership"

Jonathan Perkel

"Your job is not to eliminate all legal risks"

John Pavolotsky

"The key word here is process"

Thalia Prozesky

"Don't underestimate the power of your voice at the table"

Tyler Quillin

"You get more with sugar than with vinegar"

Joel Roy

"Your superpower is your unique sense of communication"

Krista Russell

"Get over contract FOMO"

Foster Sayers

"Understand the why behind the what"

Alexandra Sepulveda

"When we let our ego be in the driver’s seat, the work suffers"

Shaun Sethna

"There's really nothing magical about it. They're just words on a page."

Cory Sumsion

"Identify what really matters and what doesn’t"

Sarah Temple-Boyer

"Drafting contracts requires humility, lucidity, and flexibility"

Sally Whitehead

"Stand out by being part of the business rather than apart from the business"

Jennifer Zador

"You should like agreements and be a bit of a nerd"