Struggling with information technology contracts? Need resources?
Our founder, David Tollen, frequently speaks and publishes about technology contracts. Many of the resources he offers are free; we also offer a wide array of paid trainings.
Here are links to just some of David’s articles freely available on our website (techcontracts.com).
- Your SLA does not replace your warranty
- In defining “Confidential Information,” don’t throw in the kitchen sink
- The Overuse of Indemnities
- Outcome-Driven Descriptions in Big, Complex SoWs
- More articles are available here: https://www.techcontracts.com/category/articles/.
For more free resources, we invite you to follow us on LinkedIn and to subscribe to our YouTube channel.
And our paid offerings include:
Live Webinars: We encourage you to check out our upcoming webinars, with live Q&A (and 30 day recording access). Learn more (including the availability of CA CLE) here, at our school on Teachable:
- Best AI and other Software for Contract Drafting (May 22, 2025)
- NOT sponsored by any software vendor. Join us for impartial observations and practical tips, not a software sales pitch.
- And for those of you who are lawyers licensed in California – do you know about the one hour CA CLE subfield requirement, Technology in the Practice of Law? This new webinar offers it.
- Statements of Work and Specifications: Drafting and Negotiating (Sept. 4, 2025)
- The Indeminar: Indemnities in IT Contracts (Nov. 13, 2025)
- Tech Contracts Master Class Series (weekly on Thursdays, Sept. 25-Oct. 16, 2025)
On-Demand: Looking for self-paced options? Check out our On-Demand Library here: https://courses.techcontracts.com/p/on-demand. Some available courses include:
- Artificial Intelligence Contracts: Drafting and Negotiating
- Data Terms in AI and Cloud Services Contracts
- IP Terms in Contracts about AI, the Cloud, and On-Premise Software
- And, our comprehensive Tech Contracts Master Class series is available on-demand now (as well as live in the Fall of 2025).
The Tech Contracts Handbook, authored by David Tollen, is practical and accessible reference and training manual on IT contracts. It’s a clause-by-clause “how to” guide on cloud computing agreements, software licenses, technology services agreements, and other IT contracts — covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language. Now in its 3rd edition, since initial publication in 2010 it has regularly been a bestseller from the IP Section of the American Bar Association. And it serves as the foundation for Tech Contracts Academy’s popular trainings – available live and on-demand. The Tech Contracts Handbook is available in English from retailers including Amazon and the American Bar Association. (Now also available translated into Mandarin: https://sharing.com.tw/product/index/2ED25).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE): Tech Contracts Academy is an approved CLE multiple activity provider (MAP) in California, through June 30, 2025. For courses taken or completed after June 30, 2025, CA CLE credit is pending/awaiting approval by the California State Bar. See each course’s sales page for its specific offering, and here for general CLE information. We provide a CA CLE certificate (participatory for attending live webinar, self-study for watching recording/on-demand course; general credit, unless a sub-field is identified on a course’s sales page). Jurisdictions elsewhere (and professions) differ on whether students may apply individually, and if so what’s required.
Some fine print: Tech Contracts Academy® LLC is not a law firm, and does not provide legal services. The Tech Contracts Handbook, and Tech Contract Academy’s publications and courses, are intended for general informational purposes only; they are not to be considered, and do not provide, legal advice. Course participation is subject to our Terms of Use, available on each course’s sales page for review prior to purchase.