Contract Management: Tools for Improving the Process Within Organizations
Analyzing Contracting Responsibilities, Building an Efficient Contract Management Process, Reducing Organizational Risk
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will provide in-house counsel with insights on how best to manage contracts in a high volume, high velocity corporate environment. The panel will discuss how to manage the contract life cycle, including building a contract management program that can help in-house legal departments oversee each step of the process, while also ensuring the involvement of the relevant stakeholders in an organization.
Outline
- Legal department's role in contract management
- Benefits of a contract management program
- Participants in the contract process: sales, procurement, finance, and compliance personnel
- Contract life cycle
- Building a contract management program
- Forms, checklists, and playbooks
- Monitoring amendments, extensions, terminations
- Using technology to manage contracts
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What factors should corporate legal departments consider when designing a process to make contract management more efficient?
- How can in-house counsel efficiently move contracts through the contract's life cycle while also mitigating contractual risks for the company?
Faculty
Jeffrey L. Harvey
Partner, Chair Global Outsourcing and Technology Practice Group
Hunton Andrews Kurth
Mr. Harvey practice focuses on global outsourcing, technology, e-commerce and commercial contracting transactions. His... | Read More
Mr. Harvey practice focuses on global outsourcing, technology, e-commerce and commercial contracting transactions. His practice focuses on information technology, business processes, sourcing and system integration/implementation, e-commerce, commercial contracting and various intellectual property matters. Mr. Harvey also focuses on the implementation and integration of social media, mobile technologies, analytics and cloud computing services (SMAC). He has negotiated, documented and assisted with significant sourcing and other information technology transactions valued at several billion dollars.
CloseStephanie J. Larkin
Partner
Hinckley Allen
Ms. Larkin represents clients of all sizes and geographies, including public companies, private equity-owned companies,... | Read More
Ms. Larkin represents clients of all sizes and geographies, including public companies, private equity-owned companies, family offices and closely-held businesses. She specializes in M&As, financings, investments and buy-outs, advising clients in sophisticated and often transformational transactions, on both the buy- and sell-sides. Ms. Larkin also acts as a trusted advisor to clients, providing strategic advice on a range of day-to-day to break-the-bank legal and business matters. She also counsels clients on corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters, and is experienced in commercial contract negotiation, as well as developing and implementing contract management policies and processes and other aspects of change management in in-house legal departments. Ms. Larkin served as in-house General Counsel for a publicly traded company prior to joining the firm.
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