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Mar 2023
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Episode 37: Creating Contracts Clients L...

Tessa Manuello | Legal Design and High-Performance Coach 🔥🚀
About this episode

🎙️ In this new episode of the Legal Creatives Podcast, we discuss with Verity White from Australia, Founder of Checklist Legal, savvy contract designer who has helped countless businesses create agreements that are both legally sound and relationship-driven. This is a must-listen interview on "Creating Contracst Love" 💖

💼 As more companies focus on building long-term partnerships with their clients, the need for contracts that not only protect their interests but also foster mutual trust and respect is becoming increasingly important

💡 That's why we asked Verity about her experience and real-life insights on how to create contracts that clients love, and how you can too! From the importance of plain language to the power of visual design, she offers practical tips and strategies for anyone looking to improve their contract drafting skills. 

Verity White is the Founder of Checklist Legal ✔️ a contract design-focused boutique law firm, which helps women in business and law create contracts clients love. At Checklist Legal, they love co-creating with clever companies who want readable, usable contracts to matching the amazing user experience of their products and services. It's about creating clear, readable and practical contract design, innovative legal services and fun legal content designed for humans (not lawyers).

👥 Whether you're a lawyer, business owner, or anyone else involved in the contract process, this episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to build stronger relationships with their clients through effective contract design.

Here's what you will learn in this Episode:🎓

Legal Design vs. Contract Design: Similarities and Differences 🤝 Gain insights into the relationship between legal design and contract design and understand how they overlap and differ from one another

Verity's Latest Contract Design Project: A Behind-the-Scenes Look 👀📝 Hear about one of Verity's most recent projects in Contract Design and get a behind-the-scenes look at the legal design process

Tools of the Trade: Streamline Your Contract Design Process 🛠️ Learn about the tools for Contract Design, also how to keep the Design process streamlined and organized!

Surprising Discoveries: Changing the Legal Paradigm with Women Lawyers 👩‍⚖️💡 Discover some of the unexpected insights our guest has gleaned from working in legal design and learn how the contribution of women lawyers is changing the legal paradigm in the field today!

Exciting Future Plans: Be Part of Verity's Journey 🌟📈 Discover what our guest's future plans and exciting projects are and how you can be a part of them!

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