Course Details
Contracting: Beyond the Basics
Effective contracts require more than a basic understanding of terms and conditions. This course helps experienced supply chain professionals strengthen their ability to draft, evaluate and customize agreements across a wide range of business situations.
Participants review real contract clauses and their uses across services, software, construction and e-commerce scenarios and address contracting from a global perspective. You are encouraged to bring copies of your own contracts for reference and hands-on application during the program.
Recommended For
Procurement Managers • Contract Managers • Strategic Sourcing Professionals • Supply Chain Leaders • Purchasing Professionals
Prerequisite: Participants should have fundamental knowledge of business contracts, purchasing law and the UCC prior to attending.
What You Will Learn
- Draft situation-specific contracts tailored to services, technology, construction and capital equipment purchases
- Analyze varied contract types to identify risks and protect organizational interests
- Apply proven clause language across different scenarios to strengthen agreements and avoid common pitfalls
- Structure agreements with clear logic and flow so contracts are easier to negotiate, review and enforce
- Adapt and broaden existing contracts for new business situations to reduce rework and legal exposure
- Navigate international clauses and global contracting concerns to support cross-border agreements
- Manage liability, indemnity, insurance and liquidated damages provisions to ensure supplier performance
- Strengthen contract-writing and review capabilities to take on more complex agreements with confidence
Virtual Class Schedule
Day 1 - 10:00 am ET - 3:00 pm ET / 7:00 am PT - 12:00 pm PT (with two 15 minute breaks)
Day 2 - 10:00 am ET - 3:00 pm ET / 7:00 am PT - 12:00 pm PT (with two 15 minute breaks)
Day 3 - 10:00 am ET - 2:00 pm ET / 7:00 am PT - 11:00 am PT (with two 10 minute breaks)
Member Price: $1,395.00
VIRTUAL CLASS
Date
Sep 22-24, 2026
Location
Additional Information
Presenters
Jerry Foxhoven has been a practicing lawyer for over forty years. He has spoken at over 200 professional seminars and trainings to educators, law professors, attorneys, judges, and business professionals. Jerry has written and published six (6) law review articles, 26 magazine articles, 6 newspaper articles and a law school casebook with teacher’s manual. He has served as a law school professor and the Director of Clinical Programs at the Drake University Law School. He is known for his ability to take complex legal principles and make them understandable to lawyers and nonlawyers alike. Jerry applies the law to real-life situations allowing the nonlawyer to be proactive in preventing litigation by anticipating complications both in the formation of legal agreements and in tying any response to issues to contractual rights and responsibilities.
Terms And Conditions
Virtual Learning Transferals: Registrations are transferable without any charge to another ISM Virtual Learning Course occurring within 12 months of the original purchase. Transferring registrations to another party are subject to price variance or change based on membership status and an additional $50 fee will be incurred. Any bundled purchases are non-refundable.
Cancellations Virtual Learning: Cancellations more than 5 weeks before the date of the course will incur an administrative charge of 50 percent. Cancellation within 5 weeks of the date of the event will be charged the full fee. You must notify ISM in writing of a cancellation. Any bundled purchases are non-refundable.
Tax Deduction: The Internal Revenue Service may permit an income tax deduction to U.S. residents for expenses (including registration fees, travel costs, meals and lodging) incurred in pursuit of continuing professional education. Consult your tax adviser for details.