Ken Button

Managing commercial contracts is a crucial part of any successful business. These legally binding agreements protect your interests, reduce risk, and ensure smooth business operations. But navigating...

Are your enterprise contracts a sprawling landscape of fragmented information scattered across disparate systems and buried in endless email threads? Do missed deadlines, hidden risks, and revenue...

Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software isn't just for large enterprises anymore. Modern platforms bring workflow automation, AI-powered organization, search and review and full lifecycle...

Agreements and contracts are often used interchangeably in business conversations. But legally speaking, they are not always the same thing. An agreement is a broad term describing any understanding...

The legal industry is steeped in tradition, with law firms and courtrooms boasting centuries-old practices. But that doesn't mean it isn't open to disruption. New AI tools are popping up everywhere,...

Did you know there's a treasure trove of useful contract data hiding right in plain sight? It's data that can unlock new avenues for growth, streamline operations, and even give you a competitive...

In the bustling aisles of the retail world, every agreement — from supplier deals to your inventory management SaaS contract — has an impact on your business. And effective contract management is...

By adopting a strategic approach to contract audits, businesses can unlock a wealth of insights that streamline contract management processes, cut costs, and foster stronger partnerships. The word...

Scaling contract management processes means your contract approach works as volume and complexity grow — without manual bottlenecks or risk. It depends on centralized visibility, clear ownership,...

There are a lot of contract management solutions out there. And their differences aren’t always clear. However, ContractSafe stands out as a top choice for its ease of use and affordability. How do...

Small business owners know all too well how precious time is. Effective contract management is crucial for staying ahead of your obligations, building better relationships, and optimizing your...

When it comes to contracts, in-house counsel has seen it all, from the "simple" contracts that turn into epic novels to the urgent deals that needed to be signed yesterday. You're the unsung hero in...

In today's complex business landscape, contract collaboration plays a vital role in ensuring smooth operations and successful outcomes for organizations. But it’s a part of the contracting process...

The terms "contract administration" and "contract management" get thrown around interchangeably all the time. And honestly, you can't blame people. They sound like the same thing. But they're not....

Is your contract management system more like a “shared drive of chaos?” Everyone who needs it has access, and most things are in there somewhere (except for the ones that Susan from Sales saved to...

Getting started with a new CLM? Watch this webinar to prepare your processes for new technology, learn what to look for in a CLM and learn how to set yourself up for success when implementing a new...

Thinking about contract lifecycle management software but not sure if your organization is actually ready for it? CLM readiness isn’t about buying the right tool — it’s about understanding your...

75% of legal teams are looking for ways to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve their everyday work. Companies across the legal tech space are rushing to get big splashy AI tools on their list...

Contract change management is a bit like renovating a house. You start with a signed agreement that made sense at the time. But businesses evolve, markets shift, regulations change, and suddenly the...

Contracts bind, guide, and set the pace for every transaction, partnership, and agreement in the business world. But as the landscape evolves, so does the art and science of effective contract...

Contracts rarely slow down a business all at once. It usually starts with small frictions: a deal waiting on the wrong approver, a contract stuck in someone’s inbox, or a renewal deadline hiding in a...

In the ever-growing realm of contract management software, there's no shortage of options. We recognize that finding the right tool is essential yet overwhelming. Every vendor claims to offer...

Welcome to the world of SaaS contracts, where technology meets law in a thrilling saga of codes, clauses, and cloud-based solutions. These aren't your grandpa's paper contracts neatly filed in a...

Contract negotiation might not be as glamorous as the high-stakes games played out on the silver screen, but its importance cannot be overstated. It's an intricate dance of discussion and compromise...

Much like the recent rise of the gig economy, generative AI, and air fryers, we’re in a watershed moment in privacy compliance. Lots of states have enforced new data privacy regulations in 2023....

Contract risks rarely show up with a big flashing warning sign. Things look fine, the agreement is signed, and everyone moves on. Then six months later, a missed renewal, a vague clause, or a...

Even the smallest leak could turn a fun day on the water into an unexpected scuba diving session if you’re not prepared. And contract management is no different. Knowing the value of your contracts,...

Managing contracts rarely fails because teams don’t care. It fails because no one designed the process. Agreements are created, reviewed, signed, and stored, but the connective tissue between those...

Manually digging through pages and pages of contracts is exhausting. Now imagine doing that across dozens—or even hundreds of agreements. It’s easy to miss key details, and nearly impossible to keep...

HIPAA. Just saying it will send chills down the spines of healthcare legal teams across the United States. If this is your first run-in with it, though, it stands for the Health Insurance Portability...

Remember the Fyre Festival? Luxury music festival, Instagram influencers, Bahamas beach vibes. What could go wrong? Everything, it turns out. And at the root of that spectacular dumpster fire was a...

A master service agreement (MSA) is a little like that go-to board game you bring out when old friends come around for game night. It’s always there for you. You know what to expect. And it gives you...

Remember when stationery was a status symbol? Pulling out a $200 fountain pen to sign a contract was a power move. Today, that ritual has largely disappeared. Electronic signatures, or e-signatures,...

Remember the Suez Canal fiasco? It was a little bit human error, a little bit poor planning, and it caused a really big supply chain disaster. In fact, it left 12% of global trade stuck in limbo...

Contract Lifecycle Management Challenges and Solutions Do you love motivational quotes and posters featuring adorable kittens “hanging in there”? Then you might appreciate this little gem: You can’t...

Most contract problems don’t start with bad intentions. They start with fragmented processes, unclear ownership, and systems that were never designed to scale as contract volume grows. The result is...

If your business is planning an overhaul of its contract management lifecycle, then you know finding the right solution is only half the battle. The second half is actually implementing the software....

Contract management software cost is the full cost of buying, launching, and operating contract management software, not just the subscription number in the first quote. Quick answer: Contract...

Over the past six years, we have heard a lot from our customers about their ContractSafe contract management software wish list. You spoke … we answered. We are excited to announce that we have...

Small contract problems rarely look dangerous at first. A missed renewal here. A document that takes “just a few minutes” too long to find. A contract that no one quite owns anymore. On their own,...

Rapidly evolving technology continues to revolutionize the way business is conducted as automation and artificial intelligence pave the way for greater operational efficiency. Companies that fail to...

Contracts don’t usually fail because of bad drafting. They fail because no one knows what happens next. As organizations grow, contracts start living everywhere—email threads, shared drives,...

The contract management process is the set of steps organizations use to create, review, approve, store, manage, and renew contracts. A well-defined process helps teams reduce risk, avoid missed...

Let’s face it – life and business are both all about relationships, and most of those relationships require hard work and negotiation. At home, we seek common ground with partners, parents, friends,...

We know that business managers and professionals across all industries face incredible time management challenges. On some days, it feels like two new fires erupt for every old fire we put out. Plus,...

Americans have long been fascinated by automation and the concept of artificial intelligence. In that vein, science fiction books and movies have long captured the attentions and imaginations of...

Risk management professionals, in the broadest sense, must concern themselves with anything that can potentially create liability for the company or harm the company’s assets. In addition, managers...

Risk management is a common theme in business, reflecting the importance of protecting the enterprise’s assets. Managing risk takes many shapes, from the purchase of insurance to the use of...

Most people have a favorite book or movie, made up of a series of chapters or scenes. Standing alone, these scenes or chapters are important but may be confusing when viewed in isolation. But if...

Contract management systems depend on precise, efficient systems for organizing and retrieving contracts. This often translates to a system for metadata management. But what is metadata - and what...

“Dispute resolution,” as a broadly defined term, has existed for centuries. On a macro level, early humans once relied on brute force. As mankind evolved, countries (or kingdoms) used emissaries,...

From the time we wake up in the morning until the time we go to bed at night, we exist in a world of contracts. We can turn on the lights and catch up with the morning news on television thanks to...

The business world is in a constant state of evolution. Certainly, many changes, such as high-tech machinery, precision manufacturing, and automated contract management software - just to name a few...

Most would agree that we live in a world full of conflict. As always, politics, religion, economic policy, and even armed disputes can pit one nation against another. Within our own country, we’re...

Have you ever blindly accepted your take-out order at a restaurant, only to later be disappointed at home? Perhaps you ordered a sandwich and onion rings (because you’ve been craving rings for a...

The concept of security is nothing new, and has long captured the American imagination. In many popular books and movies, whether set in the old west or in a modern office building, someone has...

It seems like “best” and “worst” lists pop up everywhere these days – especially since anyone with a computer, a blog, and an opinion can add to the fun. A quick survey of the internet turns up an...

Have you ever wondered about all the belongings you actually lose over a lifetime? When was the last time you saw that brown bomber jacket or prom photos from 12th grade, for example? After all, we...

All contract management software is designed to streamline the contracting process while reducing costs, but a good CMS is not one-size-fits-all. Certain CMS features, such as a digitized repository...

Business management has always been a complicated undertaking. Managers must define long-term objectives and short-term goals, then implement actions designed to accomplish both. The company must...

Technological innovation seems to be making everything smarter these days. From smartphones to talking speakers, one can’t help but sometimes wonder what the future holds. Perhaps even more amazing...

The Information Technology industry has enjoyed explosive growth for a number of years. According to research cited by CompTIA, the IT industry exceeded $4.5 trillion globally in 2017 and will exceed...

Assessing your contract management needs means identifying where contracts create risk, delays, or confusion across your organization before selecting software. A contract management needs assessment...

Formal education is something to which all Americans are exposed from a very young age. Yet the enormity of the industry is often overlooked. Traditionally, we think of education in terms of...

Healthcare issues touch almost everyone in American society. Whether speaking of politicians, patients, or healthcare providers, almost all Americans have a stake in the debate. Politicians have...

Contracts are ubiquitous in an organization, representing the company’s formal relationships with a multitude of parties. The process begins with one or more representatives of the business...

There’s no disputing that technology has evolved at an accelerated rate over the last several decades. In fact, some technologies seem to be eclipsed almost as soon as they are created. In other...

Contracts don’t fall apart because the language was sloppy. They fall apart because nobody can find the latest version, nobody knows who owns the next step, and “we’ll deal with it later” turns into...

Contract problems rarely start with a major failure. More often, it begins with something small: a missed renewal reminder, an outdated draft used as a template, or a contract saved on the wrong...

Artificial Intelligence, commonly known as “AI,” is a topic now discussed more frequently than ever before in the United States and around the world. The concept was once a far-fetched, fictional...

Most contract management software fails because it’s never fully adopted—not because the tool is wrong, but because the rollout is. Missed renewals, unclear ownership, and contracts scattered across...

People sign contracts for lots of different reasons. Usually, the contract represents something positive for all of the parties involved. For example, a willing seller of a product or service finds a...

Most contract risk doesn’t come from bad drafting. It comes from where contracts live after they’re signed. Teams digitize contracts with good intentions—scanning PDFs, uploading files, creating...

How many times have we all heard someone say something like, “You better get it in writing,” or, “Give it to me in writing”? In colloquial speech, we often use such phrases as joking responses to...

While reading about the elements required to form an enforceable contract might appear a bit dry to some, the history of contract law has all sorts of entertaining and interesting stories. Many of...

ContractSafe is an "easy product to use" with "many helpful features" and "tight" security, according to a new report on contract management software from Gadget Advisor. Here's a link to the full...

We hear people talk about agreements and contracts all the time. Many people, even lawyers, sometimes use these words interchangeably. But are they the same thing? If not, why not? In this article,...

We're excited to announce a few big improvements to ContractSafe. Faster Filtering/Sorting/Searching We significantly upgraded the filtering, sorting, and searching functions so that they will work...

ContractSafe was picked by CIO Review as one of its Top 20 Most Promising Legal Technology Solution Providers - 2018! Here's a link to our full profile. CIO Review's editors summed it up with,...

We are excited to announce some big changes. Based on your feedback we have made ContractSafe even easier and faster to use. High level: A. “Folders” are the new “Types.” Same feature, just a new...

A good contract tracking system helps organizations avoid missed contract deadlines, including renewal dates, notice periods, and ongoing obligations. Missing a contract deadline doesn’t usually feel...

ContractSafe announced today the availability of a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant version of its site hosted in the European Union. Following recently-launched integrations with...

A lot of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software is created for large companies with very high contracting volumes and full contract lifecycle needs- from drafting a contract to contract...

We know there are lots of loyal DocuSign users out there. That’s why we made our DocuSign integration even better. We already had a one-way integration where your final executed DocuSign agreements...

Very excited to win the Most Promising Recurring Revenue Innovator Award at the 2017 Recurring Revenue Conference! The conference, which featured great panels and speakers (Dave Berman-Zoom, Ian...

Today I’m going to answer a question I get asked all the time . . . what does OCR stand for, what is it, and why should I care about it? Most legal documents today are scans that are saved in PDF...

ContractSafe is now a member of the Okta Application Network. That means ContractSafe is an approved, pre-integrated application that works with Okta (and any other SAML 2.0 application) for easy...

If you are like most companies, you store your contracts and other legal documents in a shared drive or generic cloud service like Box, Dropbox or Google Drive. This approach is risky and wastes...

What makes us tick at ContractSafe? Why are we so focused on providing an easy-to-use and affordable tool to make it easier for folks to find their legal documents, stay in compliance and protect...

Download the free The Eight Scariest Mistakes In-House Counsel Make and How to Avoid Them. Take 10 minutes to read it and avoid these scary mistakes.

This interview with Mary O’Carroll, Head of Legal Operations at Google, provides a fascinating peak under the tent at how the company’s 1,000 in-house counsel operate. Check out the five key...

Ever hear anyone say they want things to be more complex? Most strive for the opposite . . . simplicity, but it’s not always obvious how to achieve it. This new article provides examples of how...

How to tame your “big, disorganized mess?” We cover this and more in this interview about ContractSafe with SocalTech. Thanks! Ken P.S. I hope you enjoy this post. If so, I hope you’ll join the...

Companies moved a staggering $4.4b worth of legal services in-house in the past year, according to a new survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group. This continues a long-term trend, with more services...

Do you ever open email attachments from unknown senders? This is one of the most common technology mistakes made by lawyers, according to a new article from Law Technology Today. You can see all ten...

Contract management mistakes cost companies $100b per year, according to the Aberdeen Group. Click here to download our latest white paper and learn from experienced in-house lawyers how to avoid...

Sterling Miller has seen it all as a long-time General Counsel and he shares his experience through his great blog, Ten Things You Need to Know As In-House Counsel. Each year he publishes his list of...

Mark Howitson, former Deputy General Counsel of Facebook, knows a little about protecting a company’s IP. He was in the middle of the Facebook litigation made famous in the movie The Social Network....