Course curriculum

  • 1

    Session 1: The Front and Back of the Contract

    • Session 1 will be held on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 1.

    • MSCD5 Chapter 1

    • MSCD Chapter 2

    • MSCD Chapter 5

    • Before session 1, please complete this quiz on issues relating to the front and back of the contract.

    • Here's a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation for session 1. Before session 1, please review the extracts of the front and the back of the contract (slide 10 onwards) and consider ways in which they don't comply with MSCD's recommendations.
  • 2

    Optional: Redrafting Extracts of the Salesforce Master Subscription Agreement

    • A redrafting exercise, if you're interested

    • The Salesforce master subscription agreement

    • Ken's version of the first set of extracts of the Salesforce master subscription agreement.

    • Ken's version of the second set of extracts of the Salesforce master subscription agreement.

    • Ken's version of the third set of extracts of the Salesforce master subscription agreement.
  • 3

    Session 2: The Categories of Contract Language

    • Session 2 will be held on Wednesday, 15 January 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 2.

    • MSCD5 Chapter 3

    • Here's a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation for session 2.
  • 4

    Session 3: More on the Categories of Contract Language

    • Session 3 will be held on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Before session 3, please complete this quiz on the categories of contract language. The question is the same in each case. In questions 5 and 30 additional information is noted in bold and in parentheses.

    • For session 3, please review these terms for purchase of services.
  • 5

    Session 4: Defined Terms

    • Session 4 will be held on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 4.

    • Before session 4 please complete this quiz on defined terms.

    • In this draft contract, text is highlighted to indicate defined-term glitches. Before session 4, consider what those glitches are.

    • Here's a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation for session 4.
  • 6

    Session 5: Sources of Uncertain Meaning

    • Session 5 will be held on Wednesday, 5 February 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 5.

    • Here's a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation for session 5.
  • 7

    Session 6: Contentious Usages

    • Session 6 will be held on Wednesday, 12 February 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 6.

    • Before session 6, please complete this quiz on some of the contentious usages we'll discuss in session 6.

    • Before session 6 or, if you don't have time, session 7, please complete this quiz on ambiguity. In each case, the question is whether or not the text presented is ambiguous.

    • Here's a PDF of the PowerPoint presentation for session 6.
  • 8

    Session 7: Reviewing the Other Side's Draft

    • Session 7 will be held on Wednesday, 19 February 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • Please do this reading for session 7.

    • Please review that part of a set of standard terms that has buried verbs highlighted.

    • Please review this highlighted version of the Salesforce master subscription agreement.

    • Please review this confidentiality agreement.
  • 9

    Session 8: Reviewing Extracts of a Model Contract

    • Session 8 will be held on Wednesday, 26 February 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada).

    • For session 8, please review these extracts of a model contract.