How to Love Contracts, with Laura Frederick
July 1, 2025
In this episode of "Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast" from Evisort, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe are joined by Laura Frederick, founder of How to Contract. Laura shares insights from her 25+ years of experience in commercial law, revealing how she built a global training platform and community by demystifying the art of contracting.
Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
Contracts are more than just legal documents; they’re stories of trust, risk, and negotiation. But how do you master the real-world skills that law school rarely teaches?
Welcome to “Meeting of the Minds – The Legal AI Podcast.” In this episode, Hal and Memme sit down with Laura Frederick, founder of How to Contract, to explore what it takes to draft, negotiate, and manage contracts in today’s tech-driven legal world. With over 25 years of experience and a fast-growing global platform, Laura brings a human, strategic lens to commercial contracting.
From viral cartoons and daily LinkedIn posts to billion-dollar deals, Laura shares how clarity, empathy, and creativity can change the way legal professionals approach their craft and how AI can support (but never replace) that nuance.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why contracts are less about clauses and more about people
- What most lawyers miss when negotiating operational terms
- How Laura built a training movement with humor, cartoons, and daily content
- The role AI plays in speeding up the small stuff so humans can focus on big decisions
- How standard contract templates are reshaping negotiations and when to ignore them
- Why junior lawyers need more than playbooks; they need context, confidence, and coaching
Episode Resources
- Laura Frederick LinkedIn
- How to Contract Website
- Memme Onwudiwe on LinkedIn
- Hal Marcus on LinkedIn
- Evisort Website
Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
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