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Online Contract Management 101

Posted on October 3, 2024 by -

Exploring the relationship of technology to the growing legal operations field, how certain solutions help

For a business to thrive, you must have tools and processes in place that enable your legal, finance, and business teams to meet goals and objectives efficiently, but also allow you to adapt to unforeseeable circumstances. When it comes to contract management, that means having a system that allows you to access your contracts at all times, whether your team is in one office, working from home, or spread around the world. 

Download this Ebook to learn: 

  • How online contract management can help you maintain business continuity when unexpected events occur
  • Why outdated, manual processes, spreadsheets, and shared drives eventually stop working
  • How online solutions can save you time, reduce risks, and help you make more informed business decisions

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

Legal Department Operations: A Guide for General Counsel

Posted on October 3, 2024 by -

Exploring the relationship of technology to the growing legal operations field, how certain solutions help streamline legal ops to solve common problems, and the role of general counsel in the expanding legal department.

Legal department operations have shifted over the last decade to reflect a broader, global drive toward more efficiency. Every market around the world has felt the effects of the last 10 years of soaring technological change, and the legal operations field is no exception. But legal departments are taking a multi-pronged approach to accomplish this goal of becoming more efficient to contribute to overall organizational profitability: they are onboarding specific people as well as technology solutions.

This paper explores the relationship of technology to the growing legal operations field, how certain solutions help streamline legal ops to solve common problems, and the role of general counsel in the expanding legal department.

Download this Guide to learn more about:

  • Where Legal Operations has been and where it’s going
  • Bringing on both humans and technology to make legal departments more efficient
  • The impact on general counsel

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

Using KPIs to Measure Contract Management Performance

Posted on October 3, 2024 by -

A guide to recognizing, establishing, and monitoring the most important Key Performance Indicators for your corporate agreements.

Is your business operating efficiently? Are you realizing enough value from your contracts? Is your company missing opportunities to minimize operational risk?

By establishing contract objectives and KPIs, you’ll give your organization tangible, benchmarked data that you can use to make effective and informed decisions, have transparent conversations with cross-functional stakeholders, and prove the value of the legal department.

Download this Guide to learn more about:

  • Creating effective KPIs for key contracting areas such as contract efficiency, effectiveness, value, and risk
  • Steps for successfully presenting objectives and KPIs
  • KPIs to actively monitor SMART objectives
  • Tips for getting started and ensuring success

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

The Master Checklist for Contract Review & Management

Posted on October 3, 2024 by -

Download this checklist to review important aspects and best practices for a successful contract management process.

This Checklist Reviews:

  • Policy & Procedure Requirements
  • Administrative Setup
  • Contract Requirements
  • Contract Review
  • General Contract Management
  • Contract Monitoring & Reporting
  • Fiscal Monitoring 
  • Managing Risk
  • Contract Renewal
  • Contract Close-out

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

Disclaimer: The Master Checklist for Contract Management and Review provided by ContractWorks is intended for informational purposes only and is not updated regularly. Please note that ContractWorks is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services or advice, and any content provided by ContractWorks is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice.  

The Buyer’s Guide to Contract Management Software

Posted on October 3, 2024 by -

Helping you quickly identify solutions to your specific contract management challenges.

General counsel, legal teams, and all those who manage contracts on a daily basis, we’ve created this Whether you’ve already made the decision to implement contract management software or are still determining the best way to take control of your agreements, this guide will help simplify your search for the right solution.

The Buyer’s Guide includes:

  • An overview of the primary types of solutions used to solve contract management challenges – including a Solutions Comparison Chart.
  • A step-by-step plan to help you choose a solution that aligns with your contract management challenges, goals, and budget.
  • Insights into the contract management software pricing, and KPIs to evaluate software performance 
  • Plus, a Contract Management Software Selection Checklist

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

Dropbox Vs. Virtual Data Rooms: A Comparison

Posted on September 29, 2024 by -

As cloud storage solutions have become more popular and ubiquitous, understanding what that means for the security of your business documentation is crucial.

Download this whitepaper to learn:

  • The similarities and differences between Dropbox & virtual data rooms
  • Where each solution stands out
  • How to chose the best solution for the specific types of information you are storing and sharing

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Now.”

How Market Validation Will Help Your Startup Succeed

Posted on September 29, 2024 by -

During this entertaining and informative webinar, you’ll learn about the basic principles behind market validation, review Expertcity’s $10 Million dollar mistake (what not to do), and take a look at how AppFolio, GoToMeeting, and SecureDocs used market validation to help ensure market entry against well-known players.

Watch this webinar for more on:

  • The principles of market validation
  • Consequences of failing to properly validate (the $10 million dollar mistake)
  • Lessons to optimize any startup’s chance of success
  • How applying these concepts will help you raise capital

Access the webinar now by completing the form on the right and clicking “Access Webinar.”

Meet the Presenter: 

Albert Oaten is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and market validation expert. As a part of a 14-year collaboration with Klaus Schauser of AppFolio, Albert helped develop and bring to market the GoTo line of products, AppFolio Property Manager, and SecureDocs Virtual Data Room.

Trends in Tech M&A

Posted on September 29, 2024 by -

Get the inside track to the latest in tech mergers & acquisitions.

As President and CEO of Sampford Advisors, Ed Bryant has over 20 years of experience in investment banking and M&A finance. In this webinar, Ed focuses on trends in the technology mergers and acquisitions market, with a particular focus on software companies. Ed also touches upon some of the unique characteristics of a technology company sale, including:

  • Relevant valuation metrics for various technology sub-sectors
  • What buyers are looking for
  • The right time to sell
  • How to prepare for an M&A Deal.

Viewers will learn how to identify basic buyer behaviors and how to use those insights to develop an effective M&A strategy.

Access the webinar now by completing the form on the right and clicking “Access Webinar.”

Meet the Presenter:

Ed Bryant is President and CEO of Sampford Advisors, an M&A advisory firm for Canadian technology companies with offices in Ottawa and Toronto. Ed has over 20 years of experience, including over 18 years in investment banking with Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Sampford in Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, and now Canada. In that time, he has raised in excess of $20 billion in equity and debt capital and completed over $10 billion in M&A transactions.

This educational event is co-hosted by SecureDocs, a virtual data room for storing and sharing sensitive business documents, and Sampford Advisors, a boutique investment bank focused exclusively on advising clients in the technology sector on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). 

The Due Diligence Checklist

Posted on September 29, 2024 by -

How prepared is your company for due diligence?

Raising funds, selling a company, and licensing IP can be stressful and complicated. Preparing for the transaction doesn’t have to be.

Download the SecureDocs Due Diligence Checklist to get organized so you can navigate the deal process as quickly as possible.

This checklist covers some of the most important documents to prepare and review leading up to due diligence so potential investors, buyers, and other partners have everything they need to know about your business. 

Some of the categories of documents covered include:

  • Stockholder information
  • Financial records
  • Material contracts
  • Intellectual property
  • IT systems and networks
  • Taxes
  • And more

Access your copy by completing the form on the right and clicking “Download Checklist.”

DISCLAIMER: The due diligence checklist provided by SecureDocs, Inc. is intended for informational purposes only and is not updated regularly. Please note that SecureDocs, Inc. is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services or advice, and any content provided by SecureDocs is not intended to be a substitute for legal advice.