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GLS Plain English Drafting Workshop - 101 Training™ (Standard)
Get your team drafting in Plain English
The Problem
Your organisation’s contracts are not user friendly.
Related challenges include:
- they are too difficult to understand
- they take too long to negotiate
- counterparties find that they are not user friendly
- incidences of contract failure are higher than you would like
- contracts are not performing as well as you want
- the internal client has been complaining
- too much “legalese” merely doubles the lawyers’ fees
- your team’s drafting would be hard to automate
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your team drafting in Plain English?
The GLS Solution
GLS Plain English Drafting Workshop™ is a highly interactive and entertaining training module specifically designed to equip your team with the skills to draft contracts in Plain English.
This module provides participants with 20 top tips on how to draft contracts in Plain English.
To drive memory retention, participants will also be given an opportunity to apply these 20 top tips during the session with checklists to observe post the training session.
This module is suitable for any workplace that is plagued by convoluted contracts and their attendant risks and inconveniences.
Drafting in Plain English drives contract closure times and boosts the likelihood of successful contract performance. Everyone wins when contracts are clearly written.
GLS Plain English Drafting Workshop™ gives your team the tools they need to hit any drafting complexity with Plain English simplicity.
Problem solved.
Solution Deliverables
| 90min Session: | 90 Minute session delivered on-site when possible or via video conference when not. |
| 20 Top Tips: | Coverage of 20 top tips for Plain English drafting. |
| Applied Learning: | The session provides participants with the opportunity to practice Plain English drafting and obtain feedback from the facilitator. |
| Pre-Session Materials: | A session teaser for your compliance team to circulate to proposed attendees, in order to introduce the session and kick start “issue” receptivity (Support Materials). |
| Supporting Slides: | A vibrant slide deck outlining the 20 top tips of Plain English drafting. |
| Delivered by Experiencied Lawyers: | The session is led by lawyers who have significant experience in drafting contracts, and who have achieved notable results for clients through Plain English drafting. |
| Q&A: | An interactive Q&A session to address queries from participants. |
| Takeaway Materials: | Takeaway checklist for your team to pin to their desks, in order to reinforce the 20 top tips of Plain English drafting. |
Solution SLA Options and US$ Pricing
| Column one | Column two | Column three | Column four | Column five |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELIVERABLES | Basic | Standard | Advanced | Complete |
| Pre-Session Materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Training Modules | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Rights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Takeaway Materials (Slides/Checklists) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Online Follow Up Test | ✓ | |||
| Price (excl. VAT) | $1,499 | $2,499 | $2,999 | $3,499 |
Pricing Comparison
| Big Law Review | US Rate | GLS Cost | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner | $850 | $1,499 | 1h 42m |
| Senior Associate | $640 | $1,499 | 2h 20m |
| Blended Rate | $520 | $1,499 | 2h 53m |
| Associate | $480 | $1,499 | 3h 06m |
| Junior Associate | $420 | $1,499 | 3h 34m |
GLS RPLV Legal Operations Score
This solution’s GLS RPLV impact score:
| Resource Status: | Specialist | Repeater | Formative |
| Ease of Implementation: | Complex | Average | Easy |
| Value Demonstration/Visibility: | Low | Medium | High |
| Productivity Leverage Profile: | Low | Medium | High |
| IHL Line Optimisation: | Single | Multiple | All Lines |
IHL Critical Function Optimisation Targets
This solution enhances performance across the following critical in-house functions:
In-House Legal: Critical Functions / Processes
General Counsel
Contracting
Managed Service
Human Capital
Knowledge
Internal Client
GLS has identified 15 critical in-house processes/functions that are present in every world-class legal department. To learn what these functions are, their composition and how they interrelate to deliver efficient legal team performance outcomes - visit here.
