Legal Update
BIAW Contract Subscription Service offers contract templates for builders by Janelle Guthrie Communications Director
BIAW will launch its new Contract Subscription Service for builder members in early March, saving builders and remodelers potentially thousands of dollars in legal expenses. The BIAW Contract Subscription Service will include over two dozen of the most common contracts builders, remodelers and subcontractors might need. They’ll also find addenda to support those contracts, as well as detailed instructions and video training.
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If used properly, these contracts will benefit those who are new to the industry, as well as seasoned contractors with decades of experience wanting to make sure their contracts are up to date and reflecting any recent changes in law.
“We’ve designed the BIAW Contract Subscription Service to address virtually any situation a contractor might experience,” said BIAW General Counsel Jackson Maynard. “If used properly, these contracts will benefit those who are new to the industry, as well as seasoned contractors with decades of experience wanting to make sure their contracts are up to date and reflecting any recent changes in law.” Working with private attorneys to develop and review contracts can cost builders and their associates hundreds of dollars an hour.
BIAW builder members get unlimited access to the new suite of contract templates for only $399 for a two-year subscription. The subscription fee helps BIAW recoup the costs of biennial legal review and updates as well as specialized training and the web hosting necessary to provide the templates as a members-only offering. “Having a lawyer review or draft up your contracts for you could easily be three to four times as much,” Maynard said. BIAW contracted with Phillips Burgess, LLC, a local law firm specializing in land use and environmental law, real estate and business. US News recently ranked Phillips Burgess among its 2022 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in two practice areas nationally and in four practice areas regionally. Included in the subscription fee, members will receive written instructions and video training on how to use each template. They will also have access to regular live trainings with the attorneys from Phillips Burgess, PLLC , who developed the template suite. BIAW legal staff will also be available to answer questions with more complex questions referred to attorneys at Phillips Burgess. “We generally receive multiple calls a month from executive officers and members in general asking for these resources to help protect themselves and their businesses,” Maynard added. “We are excited to offer this exclusive members-only content.” The BIAW board of directors will get a special preview of the new BIAW Contract Subscription Service at the winter board meeting next month.
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