You won’t master contracts with a one-off course or webinar.
You need ongoing support and training.
Get 12 months of unlimited access to Laura Frederick's proven contract training system, including all our courses (live and on-demand), weekly lessons, playbooks, past programs, and our new commercial contracts and NDA certifications.
Join the growing list of companies transforming their contract training with us
20+ Hours of Live Courses
A membership exclusive! Each year, Laura Frederick will lead 20+ hours of live virtual classes from HTC's course catalog.
Learn More30 Hours of On-Demand Courses
You'll get immediate access to all of Laura Frederick's on-demand courses, including courses on indemnification, limitation of liability, boilerplate, NDAs and confidentiality, intellectual property and licensing, supply chain contracts, services agreements and SOWs, goods contracts and POs, and dispute resolution provisions.
Learn More200+ Video Training Segments
You'll get on-demand access to our massive library of video training segments created for How to Contract's programs during the past five years. That number includes 55+ hours of AI training programs we've led since March 2025.
Learn More500+ Rows of Playbook Strategies
You'll get access to Laura's personal contract playbooks filled with her approach to pro-vendor and pro-customer language, edits, and negotiation strategies. The full playbook is available as part of our new knowledge management platform. This site is in beta testing now with a small group and will expand to all members on March 16, 2026.
Learn More2 Certification Programs
You'll get access to our new Commercial Contracts Certified and NDA Certified programs. These programs, as well as our new course platform, are in beta testing now with a small group and will expand to all members on March 16, 2026.
Learn MoreOur Membership helps you systematically learn what experienced contract lawyers already know
Here's how we accelerate your learning goals →
Meet Laura Frederick, How to Contract's Founder
She's a contract expert whom lawyers & professionals turn to for real-world training.
Laura spent more than 25 years practicing law around the world, leading commercial deals at Fortune 500 companies like Tesla and international law firms like Morrison Foerster. Since launching How to Contract in 2021, she's delivered hundreds of hours of training to thousands of lawyers and professionals worldwide.
Certification Programs Coming in February 2026
Get Certified in Commercial Contracts and NDAs
How to Contract is launching two new comprehensive on-demand certification programs with our membership at no additional cost. Upon completion, you'll receive a certificate and social media badge.
Commercial Contracts Certified
Our Commercial Contracts Certification (CCC) is an 22-hour on-demand certification program that takes you through the core essentials of commercial contracts. You advance to the next subject only after demonstrating your knowledge through regular testing.
NDA Certified
Our Non-Disclosure Agreement Certification (NDAC) provides comprehensive training on trade secrets, confidentiality, and non-disclosure agreements. This certification requires you complete six hours of training, with extensive testing.
Live and On-Demand Courses
Deep-Dive Courses That Transform Your Contracting Skills
We now have CLE (pending) for those who attend live!
Become the go-to expert on your team with How to Contract's real-world training. Our courses offer an opportunity to dive deep into individual provisions. Each course is designed, created and taught by Laura Frederick, Founder of How to Contract.
As a member, you can signup for all of Laura' Frederick's live virtual courses in 2026:
- March 9, 2026: IP and Licensing Essentials (2 hours)
- March 19, 2026: NDA Essentials (2 hours)
- April 9, 2026: Boilerplate Essentials (2 hours)
- April 30, 2026: Services and SOW Essentials (2 hours)
- May 21, 2026: Indemnification Essentials (2 hours)
On-Demand Courses Available Anytime
You will get immediate access to all of Laura Frederick's existing courses, which you can watch as many times as you want during your membership:
- AI Contracts Explained (2 hours) Learn more
- Boilerplate Essentials (2 hours) Learn more
- Indemnification Essentials (2 hours) Learn more
- Indemnification Mastery (4 hours) Learn more
- IP and Licensing Essentials (2 hours) Learn more
- Limitation of Liability Essentials (2 hours) Learn more
- NDA and Confidentiality Essentials (2 hours) Learn more
- NDA and Confidentiality Mastery (4 hours) Learn more
- Services and SOW Essentials (2 hours)
- Supply Chain Contracts Essentials (2 hours)
- Goods Agreements Essentials (2 hours)
- Dispute Resolution Essentials (1.5 hours)
Join our membership today to start accelerating your contracting skills so you can gain confidence, better protect your clients, and advance in your career.
Join NowContract Training Hubs
Comprehensive Training Resources When You Need Them
When you're staring at a complex contract provision at 9 PM, the Contract Training Hub becomes your expert consultant. This comprehensive library holds 162 targeted video segments addressing specific contract challenges, from drafting bulletproof liability caps to negotiating tricky IP licensing terms.
Laura's personal playbooks contain 500+ proven strategies for handling real-world contract situations. These aren't generic templates but battle-tested approaches she's refined through thousands of negotiations. You'll see exactly how to position pro-customer edits, when to push back on vendor language, and which compromises actually protect your interests.
Our ten Contract Training Hubs cover 28 essential contract areas with both foundational training and advanced techniques. Each section includes expert videos, practical guides, checklists, and market data, giving you multiple angles on every contract topic you'll encounter in practice.
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