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Practical tools for in-house legal leaders.
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Featured · Free 5-minute check
How aligned is your legal team with the business?
A short, structured diagnostic for General Counsel and Heads of Legal. 25 quick questions. No signup. Nothing stored. Walk away with a plain-English read-out and one concrete thing to try in 60 days.
5 minutes · 25 questions · No signup · Nothing stored
Stop being seen as the 'no' team
Find out where the business sees friction — and where they see a partner.
Spot where trust is leaking
The score shows which part of the experience is doing the damage, not just that there is some.
Get a starting point you can act on
Walk away with one concrete move for this quarter — not a wish list.
Guest column · Contract Nerds
The "New to Contracts" column.
Plain-English pieces I write for Contract Nerds — for anyone new to contracts, or anyone who wants to fix the way their team handles them.
The Many Names of a Contract
Understanding what a contract really is — and how to spot one, no matter what it's called.
Read the article Nov 2025 · New to ContractsThe Anatomy of a Contract + Free Party Remix
Contracts look intimidating — once you understand their anatomy, they start to make sense.
Read the article Oct 2025 · New to ContractsHow to Break Out of a Contracting Silo + Collaboration Checklist
Collaboration isn't a nice-to-have — it's the secret to contracts that actually work.
Read the article Aug 2025 · New to ContractsWhy Contracts Matter
How to reframe the way your business sees contracts — and why you should believe in them too.
Read the article 2025 · New to ContractsThe Power of Good Contract Templates
Make key risk decisions once, not repeatedly. Why a good template is a business asset.
Read the articleMonthly newsletter · 16 issues
The Low-Hanging Fruit.
Short, practical wins for in-house lawyers and business leaders. Things you can pick today, not next quarter. No jargon, no fluff, no 12-page PDFs.
A few things I've covered
- →Quick fixes for slow contract turnaround
- →Why your intake form is the most underrated tool you own
- →How to say "no" without becoming the "no" team
- →The one metric that actually tells you legal is working
16 issues and counting. New ones land on the first of the month.
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