New York (NY) Contracts CLE Course Catalog

It’s time to write contracts differently! Stuart Teicher, Esq (the “CLE Performer”) uses his unique style to explain why lawyers need to break free from the restrictions of the past — those dreaded forms. Learn about how to “think” and “organize” a transaction, explore the different parts of an agreement, get some details on financing contingencies, and explore plain English a bit as well.

Freeing up attorneys from boilerplate proofing is never a bad thing, but as machines begin to acquire deep learning capabilities, what does that mean for the future role of the contract attorney? What tasks will they be left with? Join us for this provocative session as our expert panelists ponder these questions and more.

With companies’ obligations, risk - and value - defined by their agreements nowadays, contracts should be treated as their most vital business assets. That is why in-house legal departments need deeper insight into every agreement - to manage their risk profile and make better business decisions.

In high growth companies, contracting pain points can make your organization less competitive. Fortunately, your legal team has access to world-class, robust AI solutions that can help enhance performance of the legal team and avoid common business pitfalls. If deployed correctly, contract AI can be a legal team’s best friend - shrinking the knowledge gap across years and silos, acting as a digital assistant to automate repetitive tasks, and arming lawyers with tools that help them be proactive rather than responsive.

When implemented correctly, automating repetitive tasks in the contract lifecycle process should accelerate the sales cycle without compromising Legal's function as a primary risk manager. When you implement effective, automated document and contract management solutions, you will reduce risk, improve visibility and accelerate cycles.

Presently, legal professionals need to simplify the complexities of their contract management - to speed up contracting while better managing contractual risks. They need to free up invaluable but underutilized resources, and focus on higher-value, strategic work. This way, they can provide better risk guidance - to steer important business decisions - and ultimately drive revenue growth.

In this session, we'll look at the relationship between corporate legal operational maturity and the adoption of legal technology. Where have legal operations teams had the biggest impact (eDiscovery)? What is the biggest opportunity for the future (Contracts)? And what do these two areas have in common? Data. Learn from industry experts about how the most innovative legal departments are investing in new data driven solutions for their most pressing needs today, with an eye to building a data asset that will payback many times over.

Contracts can tell a lot about your organization, but do you know how to cut through the noise to really understand what they’re saying? In this panel discussion, we talk with contract experts about which KPIs you should be tracking, how metrics such as cycle times and legal involvement in approvals have a direct impact on your business, and how your targeted KPIs are achievable

In this session, a panel of experts will discuss innovative ways to solve this problem. They will explore how to deploy New Law solutions that rely less on traditional, tedious human review and more on measurable, technology-driven processes; efficient and transparent workflows; and artificial intelligence and other advanced analytics. And they will offer practical advice for organizations looking to find more cost-effective ways to procure these legal services.