Contract Writing and Negotiation for Non-Lawyers
Strategic Contract Mastery: Elevate Your Negotiation and Writing Skills with Practical Insights for Non-Lawyers – Enhancing Contract Management for Business Success
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Contract Law Course for Non-Lawyers: Writing & Negotiation
Contract Drafting Course: A Training in Contract Preparation Best Practices a combination of 2 essential skills necessary to achieve the best commercial results in establishing contractual relationships:
Negotiation skills to effectively navigate difficult topics & conflicting interests/priorities
Clear communication skills to produce a clear & precise contract that minimises confusion & disputes
About the Course
Negotiation and preparation and holding one accountable to a contract are the means by which businesses achieve their objectives. Two key ingredients to successful contract management are the negotiation of terms and conditions to match business outcomes and a robust, well-devised contract design process. This training provides an opportunity to learn how.
The course will assist contract managers to refer to and understand a contract that they may not have designed or negotiated, to determine the applicable conditions and their negotiating position.
Contract writing and negotiation for non-lawyers training will also illustrate how to make contracts relevant to the active management of the relationship between the principal and the contractor. This is applicable when needing to vary things such as price and deliverables, or proposing change when exercising options of extension.
You will learn how to combat tactics and tricks that are designed to unnerve you when negotiating terms, conditions, extensions and performance outcomes. Even if, as a contract manager you do not draft the contract documents, your input/briefing to the drafting team/legal staff is valuable and will be improved after this course.
Who Will Benefit
Second in our contract management CMP series, contract writing and negotiation for non-lawyers training is relevant for those involved with the administration or management of contracts, developing, drafting or negotiating contract terms and conditions or evaluating contracts in any industry sector. Knowledge of contract administration fundamentals is advisable, along with an understanding of contract law.
Key Learning Objectives
- Learn how to write a contract while considering important elements, such as operational factors, risks and the cost/performance balance
- Develop a process to capture lessons learnt from previous contracts to apply now
- Interpret a contract that you may not have designed to determine what applies to your contracts and your negotiating position
- Ensure the contract design accurately reflects what is being procured and supports ongoing issues during the term
- Foresee the active management of the principal-contractor relationships when varying aspects like price, deliverables and extensions
- Understand the use or amendment of standard form contracts and contract schedules
- Modify and create clauses in clear, plain English that cannot be misinterpreted
- Understand ways to build and manage your bargaining power
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Course Information
Instructional Delivery Method: In Person and Live Digital
Prerequisite & Advanced Preparation: Reading material will be sent prior to the course
The CMP Certification Framework
The CMP provides a robust method of upskilling and recognising an individual’s expertise and experience in contract management and procurement. Our combination of in-class teaching, facilitation, knowledge-based testing and workplace evidence-based examinations has been carefully crafted to not only teach knowledge and skills, but to also demonstrate how individuals can apply their knowledge to work based situations. This Certification is recognised by IIBT.
THE IIBT / Informa Connect Academy Alliance
IIBT and Informa Connect Academy Learning joined together to provide a pathway for those who complete Informa’s CMP at the Master level. All CMP Masters will receive Recognised Prior Learning (RPL): 2 units of credit in the 12 month, Higher Education, University level Diploma of Business Administration.
- Business Law (BL101)
- Management in Organisations (MGT101)
*This is a Higher Education Diploma equivalent to first year university NOT a Vocational Education Diploma.
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International Institute of Business & Technology
The International Institute of Business & Technology Aust (IIBT) is a highly respected, government-approved, Australian provider of higher education and VET programs. Their suite of programs includes a University level Diploma of Business Administration, equivalent to the first year of a business related undergraduate degree at Australian Universities.
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Delivered by Margaret Andrè
In 2017 Margaret started her own legal practice after having worked in a boutique law firm that specialised in construction law matters. She has a general interest and sound knowledge of the building and construction sector and is experienced in dispute resolution processes including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation.
Delivered by Beverley Honig
Beverley Honig is an internationally qualified lawyer with over 20 years’ experience in Australia, the United Kingdom and Middle East. A winner of The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards, she is also listed in the Who’s Who of Business in Australia and the Businesswomen Hall of Fame.
Run this course in-house
Informa Connect Academy’s customised training solutions have helped organisations deliver tailored learning in different languages to suit every requirement.
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This video will give you an insight into the process and how bespoke courses are achieved. For more information, please contact Sushil Kunwar at +61 (2) 9080 4399 or email training@informa.com.au.