Ep 73: All Things Contracts with Laura Frederick, CEO of How to Contract

How do you avoid common mistakes in commercial contract negotiation? What about in drafting? And how can you get better at and find more joy in commercial contracting?

Join Laura Frederick, Founder and CEO of How to Contract, as she goes deep on all things contracts—everything from how to avoid common mistakes to tips for supercharging your negotiating skills.

Listen as Laura talks about her career in contracts working for top energy and renewable companies like Tesla and SolarCity, making the leap to start her own law firm and training business, establishing a yearly conference about all things contracts, and more.

Read detailed summary:  https://www.spotdraft.com/podcast/episode-73

Topics:
Introduction: 0:00
Why Laura chose contracts as her core practice area: 5:52
Drafting contracts for energy and renewables: 10:17
Laura’s favorite types of deals: 13:54
Contract drafting tips and tricks: 15:39
Considering a more generalist role: 17:50
Common mistakes during contract drafting: 23:19
How to negotiate more effectively: 25:10
Tips for breaking a negotiating log jam: 27:59
Lessons from mentors: 33:03
Founding How to Contract: 36:39
Leaving Tesla to make the leap to business owner: 40:06
Focusing on mental health: 44:19
Finding Laura’s businesses online: 51:10
Rapid-fire questions: 54:08
What Laura wishes she’d known as a young lawyer: 55:12

Connect with us:
Laura Frederick - https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurafredericklaw/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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