Michigan CLE - Contract Law Courses
Michigan CLE
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Tips and Pointers for Reviewing Contracts
With a focus on the critical clauses that may be erroneously omitted in contracts as a result of oversight or ignorance, this CLE course will offer an overview on contract review and how to avoid potential errors. The course will present those basic clauses and how they should be used and offer simple language alternatives that you can incorporate into future contracts. More Info
$291General Credit -
Is a Contract Worth the Paper It’s Written On? Maximizing Protections by Drafting Great Contract Provisions
Even for the more seasoned attorney there is room for improvement when it comes to contracts. This CLE course will help to identify and improve critical contract provisions using a Purchase of Sale Agreement as a baseline, the course will explain how those provisions may apply to almost any contract. The course will review pre-contract negotiations including NDA’s, LOI’s and Term Sheets as well as the common terminology used in formal contracts. The course will address the clauses that... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Advanced Construction Law for Attorneys: Beyond the Basics
Construction law is more than just contract claims. This CLE course will focus on the many areas of law aside from Labor Law that might apply to construction-related issues and how to navigate the legal landscape when faced with these issues. Various aspects of law that construction lawyers need to know to serve their companies and clients will be explored and presented including handling claims and the nuances of the process. More Info
$291General Credit -
Cancelling Contracts Due to Pandemics: The Jewish and American Law Views
The shutdown of the US economy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic has caught the nation by surprise. Typically, contractual obligations provide security to businesses and individuals but this situation is far from typical. This CLE course will address how contractual obligations are being read in the wake of the pandemic and will address the issue from the perspective of secular and Jewish law. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Advising Clients on Contractual Concessions Leveraging Force Majeure for COVID-19
Force majeure clauses may be used to obtain concessions for clients who may be performing below standards due to COVID-19 and/or governmental measures. This CLE course will explain how force majeure may be used as well as the legal precedents to address virus-related impacts on performance. Case studies from similar events will be examined. The course will also provide tips and strategies for negotiating on behalf of clients facing enforcement or termination due to late or non-performance. More Info
$291General Credit -
Disability Insurance Claims: Different Stages and Different Dangers
ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, presents an administrative process whose complexity necessitates both experience and specific procedural knowledge. Combining h federal regulations, insurance law and more traditional contract litigation, the process contains a variety of legal hurdles that the less experienced will not know how to address. This CLE course will explain how to distinguish between types of disability coverage as well as the process for attacking claim d... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Negotiating and Drafting An Asset Purchase Agreement
This course will present the viewpoints of buyer and seller with regards to negotiating and drafting an asset purchase agreement. The course will consider the assets and liabilities of such purchases and sales as well as those specifically excluded. The course will review protections for each party from execution to closing as well as those that remain after closing. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Current Challenges and Opportunities in Office Leases
Providing a comprehensive overview of office lease agreements, this CLE course will review the various components of these agreements as well as the negotiation process. The presentation will include subletting and assignments, tax escalation clauses, build-out terms, utility charges, free rent period, insurance, SNDA, notice provisions, personal guarantees, letters of credit, and good guy clauses. The course will conclude with a discussion of current market trends as well as a short Q&A. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Achieving Precision in the Written Word
The written word is the cornerstone of the legal profession. It is the source of all precedence, and the measure by which we interpret and enforce the laws. The words we use for the protection of rights cannot be ambiguous, but rather must be precise and clear. This CLE course will offer participants tested methods, guidelines and procedures to create communication that upholds these standards, are error-free and provide clarity in all forms of memorialized media. More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Legal Issues in Comic Book Contract Negotiation And Drafting Practicum
An intensive 2 hour CLE course in the practical skills necessary for comic book legal practice, this course will explore contract provision, client interview exercise and publishing agreement demo. The course will be facilitated by comic book publishing attorneys with years of practice and attendees will draft contracts and engage in mock negotiations. Service agreements, licensing tips and strategies for drafting contracts will all be included as will a Q & A. More Info
$551.75General Credits
