We are thrilled to offer exclusively to our members two new certification programs. The Commercial Contracts Certification (CCC) requires the member to attend 18 hours of on-demand courses and demonstrate their learning through tests on the material. The NDA Certification (NDAC) requires 6 hours of on-demand NDA classes and testing. Both certifications are only available to members. Each certification can be renewed for an additional year with additional training.

Your membership includes on-demand access to 20 hours of existing Essentials and Mastery courses taught by Laura Frederick. These courses are:

• Boilerplate Essentials (2 hours)
• Indemnification Essentials (2 hours)
• Indemnification Mastery (4 hours)
• IP and Licensing Essentials (2 hours)
• Limitation of Liability Essentials (2 hours)
• NDA Essentials (2 hours)
• NDA Mastery (4 hours)

We'll be adding these 8 hours of additional courses in 2025:

• September 2025: Services Agreements and SOW Essentials (2 hours)
• October 2025: Supply Chain Contract Essentials (2 hours)
• November 2025: Goods Contract Essentials (2 hours)
• December 2025: Dispute Resolution Provision Essentials (2 hours)

The 10 Contract Training Hubs hold How to Contract's core training assets. Each Hub provides comprehensive training options for that niche subject or clause. The Hubs  are where you'll find our courses, training segments, handouts, and playbooks.

Each week, you'll receive access to a new practical training lesson with videos, handouts, and suggested reading. Each lesson covers an important contracting concept. These lessons will help you quickly uplevel your expertise.

• Week 1 - Indemnification Provisions in the Context of Your Deal 
• Week 2 - First Part of an Indemnification Provision
• Week 3 - Indemnification Claims and Exclusions
• Week 4 - Indemnification Process and Remedies
• Week 5 - IP Indemnification
• Week 6 - Limitation of Liability: Damages and Remedies
• Week 7 - Consequential Damage Waivers
• Week 8 - Maximum Liability Provisions
• Week 9 - Liability Exclusions and Supercaps
• Week 10 - Liquidated Damages Provisions
• Week 11 - Confidentiality + Trade Secret Concepts
• Week 12 - Confidential Information Definition
• Week 13 - Core Concepts in an NDA
• Week 14 - Confidentiality Provisions Compared to NDAs
• Week 15 - Confidentiality Challenges Among Affiliated Companies
• Week 16 - Intellectual Property Concepts
• Week 17 - Copyrights
• Week 18 - Patents and Trademarks
• Week 19 - IP Licensing Concepts
• Week 20 - IP License Grant
• Week 21 - IP Title and Assignment
• Week 22 - Boilerplate Concepts
• Week 23 - Assignment and Novation
• Week 24 - Audits and Entire Agreement
• Week 25 - Force Majeure Events
• Week 26 - Governing Law
• Week 27 - Dispute Resolution
• Week 28 - Warranty Concepts
• Week 29 - Warranties in the Real World
• Week 30 - Technical Support
• Week 31 - Service Level Agreements
• Week 32 - Contract Formation: Offer and Acceptance
• Week 33 - POs and Quotes
• Week 34 - Contracting Entities + Privity
• Week 35 - Contract Documents
• Week 36 - Price Provisions and Exhibits
• Week 37 - Drafting Payment Provisions
• Week 38 - Credit + Guaranties
• Week 39 - Bankruptcy + Taxes
• Week 40 - Term Concepts
• Week 41 - Termination
• Week 42 - Post-Term Obligations + Survival
• Week 43 - Professional and Technical Services Concepts
• Week 44 - Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Week 45 - Defining and Accepting Service Deliverables
• Week 46 - Goods Contracts
• Week 47 - Physical Delivery + Quality
• Week 48 - Cloud Contracts
• Week 49 - Software Contracts
• Week 50 - AI Contracts

CLEs tend to offer vague and high-level overviews without diving into the clause-level realities of how provisions actually work in negotiations. LLMs regularly make up concepts and present them as if they were true. When they do get it right, they'll explain indemnification clauses but can't be relied upon to accurately teach you things like when to push back on mutual indemnification versus when to accept it, or how to structure the carve-outs that actually matter in your industry. Laura Frederick created and curated training that reflect thousands of complex deals done in the real world, giving you the pattern recognition of what works, what doesn't, and why. You get the strategic thinking behind contract decisions, not just explanations of legal concepts.

Our courses are comprehensive and practical. We offer both Essentials and Mastery classes for different depth levels. But we really leave it to you. All of us have areas where we need a fundamentals refresher and others where we need advanced strategies. You'll find all levels here.

Our focus is drafting and negotiating contracts to buy, sell, and license products and services, with deep dives into core contract subjects. We generally don't cover privacy, AI governance, regulatory frameworks, government contracts, healthcare contracts, or construction contracts. We can recommend other resources for those specialized areas.

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 Boot Camp and essentials courses will give you the foundation, while the advanced materials help you develop sophistication quickly.

Our courses are comprehensive and practical. We offer both Essentials and Mastery classes for different depth levels. But we really leave it to you. All of us have areas where we need a fundamentals refresher and others where we need advanced strategies. You'll find all levels here.

Our courses are comprehensive and practical. We offer both Essentials and Mastery classes for different depth levels. But we really leave it to you. All of us have areas where we need a fundamentals refresher and others where we need advanced strategies. You'll find all levels here.

You are welcome to join, but keep in mind that our training is designed for people who already work with contracts as part of their job. We offer real-world strategies based on real-world situations. While prelaw university and law school students are welcome to sign up, our focus is not on contract case law, different types of contractual language, or other similar foundational elements. We teach what to say, when, and why when drafting and negotiating contracts every day as part of someone's professional role. 

Our courses are comprehensive and practical. We offer both Essentials and Mastery classes for different depth levels. But we really leave it to you. All of us have areas where we need a fundamentals refresher and others where we need advanced strategies. You'll find all levels here.

Yes, in some jurisdictions. We are not a sponsored CLE provider. You should contact your bar association to find out your CLE options.

Yes, we offer department licenses and enterprise training programs with group pricing. The more seats you purchase, the better the per-person rate. Contact us directly to discuss your team's needs and get a custom quote. Many legal departments find the ROI compelling when they can train their entire contracts team with one comprehensive system.

We do not offer payment plans or monthly memberships.