Drafting & Negotiating Commercial Contracts
Every ambiguous clause is a dispute on layaway — good drafting is cheap insurance written in advance.
Format
Classroom · Live Virtual
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Most commercial disputes trace back to a sentence someone thought was clear. This programme trains non-lawyers and junior lawyers alike to draft and negotiate agreements that perform: plain-language drafting principles that remove ambiguity without removing precision; the working anatomy of a commercial contract — obligations, payment, term, liability, indemnities, termination — and what each clause is actually for; risk allocation as a deliberate commercial decision rather than boilerplate inheritance; and negotiation of terms: knowing which clauses to fight for, what to concede, and how positions translate into words that hold.
What you will do
Who attends
Commercial, procurement and sales professionals who negotiate contracts; project and contract managers; in-house counsel early in their careers; founders signing their own agreements.
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The craft of drafting
- Plain language with precision: shorter sentences, sharper obligations
- Shall, will, may and the verbs that create or destroy duties
- Definitions, schedules and the architecture of a readable contract
II.The clauses that matter
- Obligations and payment: performance defined so it can be measured
- Liability, caps and indemnities: the risk clauses read properly
- Term, termination and what survives the end
III.The negotiation
- The issues list: fight, trade, concede — decided in advance
- Mark-ups and counter-drafts that advance rather than antagonise
- Closing: from agreed positions to signed words that match them
Frequently asked
Who are the operations, procurement and project programmes designed for?
They are built for practitioners who carry delivery accountability — procurement and supply chain professionals, project and programme managers, PMO teams and operations leaders. Cohorts are deliberately cross-industry: the disciplines of sourcing, tendering, project control and portfolio governance are the same craft whether the organisation is a bank, a utility or a manufacturer.
Are these certification-preparation courses?
No. BIZENIUS programmes are practice-led rather than exam-led: casework, live negotiations and control-cycle exercises built from real project and procurement situations. Participants leave with methods and templates they apply the following week, and a certificate of completion from BIZENIUS — we do not sell third-party exam preparation.
How do I secure a seat on an operations or projects programme?
Apply through the course page or request the brochure — a course advisor replies within one business day with dates, formats and fees. Programmes run in English and French, classroom and live virtual, and every course can be delivered in-house for a single team or transformation programme.
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