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Whether you're a seasoned attorney or just starting out, this Justia Webinar offers a practical refresher (or introduction) to writing contracts that are clear, effective, and tailored to your client's needs, without burying meaning in dense legalese.
Join us for a new Justia Webinar designed to strengthen your drafting skills from the ground up. This program walks through the foundational principles of contract formation, with a focus on aligning documents with client goals, minimizing risk, and avoiding ambiguity.
You’ll also explore how to draft with clarity for your intended audience, stay current on developments in electronic contracting, and use key provisions,like indemnities and choice-of-law clauses more effectively, without falling into boilerplate traps. Register for free today!
CLE Webinar Details & Speaker
The presentation will begin promptly at
1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT on Monday, July 7, 2025.
The recording of this broadcast will also be available to Justia Connect members shortly after the live event.
Edwin E. Smith is a partner in the New York City and Boston offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. He concentrates his practice in general commercial and insolvency law. He has been a member of the teaching faculty at the Morin Center for Banking Law Studies at Boston University Law School, where he has taught secured transactions and transnational lending and trade finance. He has also served as a lecturer on secured transactions at Northeastern University Law School of Law, Harvard Law School and Suffolk Law School.
Steve Weise is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Proskauer Rose LLP. He practices in all areas of commercial and contract law, with an emphasis on the Uniform Commercial Code. Steve has been a member of several drafting committees for revisions to the Uniform Commercial Code, including the 2022 UCC Amendments for emerging technologies. He is a member of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code and the Council of the American Law Institute. Steve has been the reporter for many reports on third-party opinion letters for the TriBar Opinion Letter Committee and the ABA Opinion Letter Committee. Steve is an adjunct professor at UCLA Law School, where he teaches Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 – Secured Transactions.
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CLE Credit for Lawyers: Would you like to earn CLE credit for this webinar? While everyone is invited to attend, CLE credit is an exclusive membership benefit offered to Justia Connect Pro members, our upgraded membership tier for lawyers. You can upgrade to Justia Connect Pro here to start taking advantage of this benefit.
Effective Contract Drafting: Fundamentals, Negotiation, Strategies, and Key Provisions is approved for one hour of General CLE credit in California, South Carolina (all levels), and North Carolina. This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 1.00 credit hours. Other jurisdictions may award CLE credit via applicable self-submission policies or reciprocity rules.
More Questions?
Go beyond theory and zero in on the real-world issues lawyers face at the drafting table, from document structure to the strategic deployment of definitions and catch-all language. If you have additional questions about this free webinar, you can get more details and register on the webinar page.
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