This week inside ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ:๐นโWe donโt have time to build an in-house contract review capability.โ๐น I teach it because I did it this week.๐น Your project teams donโt need to become lawyers.๐๏ธ๐งฉ The Email That Saved the Project: How to Document Like a Lawyer When the GC Won't Put Anything in WritingMy longest, most robust blog post yet. Chock-full of practical guidance, useful examples, and best of all, tons of email templates!๐ The post that LinkedIn shadow-banned! ๐ณ๐ถ Law...
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This week's ๐๏ธ๐งฉ Construction Contracts Insider: Deep Dive pulls out all the stops.This is my longest, most robust blog post yet. Chock-full of practical guidance, useful examples, and best of all, tons of email templates!This is one you won't want to miss. The Email That Saved the Project: How to Document Like a Lawyer When the GC Wonโt Put Anything in Writing Iโve seen this scene play out for more than 15 years. The PM walks the site, points at a conflict, and says, โJust get it done.โ Then...
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This week inside ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ:๐ค Your AI tool is an impressive party trick;๐นHow do I adjust my Team Contract Training and Industry Trainings for 5 people versus 500?๐๏ธ๐งฉ The Cost of Waiting: Why the Subcontract You Sign Tomorrow Will Cost More Than the One You Negotiate Today;๐น 9 seconds that could change everything;๐๏ธ RATE THE CRANE;๐น โThey said they donโt accept redlines.โ๐น I am a lawyer. That would be a terrible business model;๐ BONUS: You donโt have time to read a 40...
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The Cost of Waiting: Why the Subcontract You Sign Tomorrow Will Cost More Than the One You Negotiate Today A PM is standing in your office doorway with the subcontract for the job you've already started work on. You already know thereโs something ugly buried in it (pay-when-paid, no-damages-for-delay, a change-order trap dressed up like โstandard languageโ). You sign anyway because the job is moving, the work is good, and youโll deal with it later. Thatโs the lie. Iโve seen this play out too...
21 days agoย โขย 3 min read
This week inside ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ:๐ I got a little spicy guesting on Rob Zarrella M.Ed.'s brand new podcast;๐นan update on the Bay Area market from Trade Partner HQ;๐ฅ๐ข Converge Construction Summit has a brand new website PLUS less than 10 tickets left!๐น the contract phrase that should stop you cold every single time you see it;๐น the debut of Clichรฉd LinkedIn Leadership Lessonโข๏ธ, courtesy of my vacation flight delays; ๐น the construction industry's leverage problem;and๐๏ธ...
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Megan Shapiro Learn. Connect. Build. Hey there, Reader! This morning, I shared a post on LinkedIn that Converge 2027 was already 68% sold out. Since that post went live, another presale ticket has sold. That means we are officially down to just 14 remaining seats for Converge Nashville. We are still 11 months out from Converge 2027 and we have now officially sold MORE seats to Nashville than we did to Chicago! Imagine finding out in August that you have to wait until Converge 2028! ๐ฑ So, I'm...
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This week inside ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ:๐น you donโt need another lawyer to redline your contracts in a vacuum;๐น the structural cost of capital;๐งฉ "We've Always Done It This Way": A Lawyer's Script for That Conversation;๐ฅ๐ข the room in Nashville is already filling up!! Converge Construction Summit pre-sale tickets are officially available NOW;โชโ if you missed the grand re-opening of The Neighborhood Coffee Shoppe, you can catch the replay inside;and๐๏ธ events.All that and more waiting...
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"We've Always Done It This Way": A Lawyer's Script for That Conversation Youโre sitting at your computer staring at the the subcontract on the screen, wondering how so much of the risk on the project is getting shoved into your lap. You redline the clause that makes you pay for delays you didnโt cause. You flag the payment language that turns you into the Ownerโs bank. And the GC hits you with: "Weโve always done it this way." The phrase "we've always done it this way" is the most expensive...
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This week inside ๐๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ:๐น termination for convenience;โ The Neighborhood Coffee Shoppe was back (and possibly better than ever?!?);๐น we need YOUR HELP deciding what's next for the The Builders' Exchange of San Joaquin Meet the Lawyer series;and๐ฅ๐ข can you see yourself in Nashville? Converge Construction Summit pre-sale tickets are officially available NOW.All that and more waiting for you ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐! Check it out now! โคต๏ธ Check out the full newsletter now! ๐ Unlock...
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