Sharpen your contract skills
Reviewing and negotiating consultancy agreements can be a solitary exercise. This practical webinar presents the opportunity to check your processes, sharpen your skills and evaluate tools and systems that can lighten the load.
Originally held 28 May 2025.
ACCESS THE VIDEO RECORDING
Watch this insightful webinar by presenter – Wendy Poulton, Principal of informed Lawyers (ACN 635 862 145) – where she investigates efficiencies in dealing with client-drafted contracts, from receipt to review, departures table to negotiation. Consider short-cuts for when you need to read and amend contracts under pressure, while honing your ability to spot clauses that can either tip the balance in liability litigation or provide better leverage in commercial disputes. Wendy also identifies common pain points as well as unusual dangers in drafting, and weigh up negotiation tactics that either help or hinder.
OUR SPEAKER
Wendy Poulton is the Principal of informed Lawyers Pty Ltd (ACN 635 862 145), a law practice providing legal advice in its specialist area of consultancy agreements and a Knowledge Partner supporting the ACA. informed Lawyers offer a 10% discount off its standard pricing for ACA members.
Wendy has been a risk manager working with architects since 2005, providing plain English advice on contracts, training architects in risk management, and creating guidance materials. Before that, she worked as a litigation solicitor at Hunt and Hunt, and as a judge’s associate. She completed a Masters in Construction Law in 2011 and has delivered guest lectures for the University of Melbourne, RMIT and QUT.
COST & BOOKING
Members $30 incl GST
Non-members $60 incl GST
*One ticket per person.
Reserve your ticket below, or head to the booking site.
For any questions, please contact Katherine Ygosse webinars@aca.org.au.
CPD
Completion of this 1 hour webinar and submission of the self-checked assessment task will deliver 1 formal CPD point.
Learning outcomes – Following completion of this webinar, you will be able to:
- Evaluate and improve your process for reviewing and negotiating client-drafted consultancy agreements
- Identify high-priority issues to focus on under time pressure
- Draw on helpful negotiation tactics for different scenarios
Units of Competency and Performance Criteria – Practice Management & Professional Conduct – PC 5, PC 6
APBSA Core Area – Practice Management
Links will be provided for recording access and CPD questions. Please complete questions after viewing the webinar in its entirety. Certificates will be provided following online submission of answers to questions. Please keep your receipt, completed questions and certificate for your CPD records.