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Sharpen your contract skills

Negotiating contracts can feel as solitary and gruelling as running a marathon. This practical webinar is a chance to check your processes, sharpen your skills and evaluate tools and systems that can lighten the load. Join the ACA and Wendy Poulton on 28 May for this timely session on managing client-drafted contracts, from receipt to review, departures table to negotiation.

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Join the ACA and our presenter – Wendy Poulton, Principal of informed Lawyers (ACN 635 862 145) – as she investigates efficiencies in managing client-drafted contracts. 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 unlock leverage in commercial disputes. Wendy will also identify 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.

WHERE & WHEN

Live online. Recordings available.
1pm AEST Thursday 28 May 2025
Local times – WA 11am–12pm, NT & SA 12.30–1.30pm, Qld, ACT, NSW, Tas & Vic 1–2pm

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 series and submission of the self-checked assessment task for each webinar 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

The webinar will include time for Q&A and a CPD assessment task. Certificates will be issued following participation in the full webinar and online submission of answers to CPD questions.