Contract and legal design isn’t just a trend, it’s a strategic advantage for lawyers and contract professionals who want to deliver clarity, value, and results in today’s fast-paced business environment.

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→ For deals that move faster and compliance that sticks.
The only online course proven to help professionals consistently launch award-winning projects, successfully implement contract design in-house, or start legal design consultancies, using a structured, repeatable process, aligned with the highest benchmarks in the field.
« Legal Creatives Academy is a global benchmark for anyone seeking to deepen their knowledge and practical skills in this discipline. »
Dorra Harrar, Certified Practitioner (Tunisia), won a global innovation award for a contract redesign project created entirely through this program.

Choose your path: Self-Paced, Live Certification Experience, or Private Program.
🔥 2 Early Bird Bonuses Still Available: Enroll by August 21 for Extra Support & Templates to Accelerate Your Progress.
« I really enjoyed the course! The structure, the resources, and the community made it a stellar experience. »Jessica Flowers, Certified Practitioner (USA)

Why Contract and Legal Design Is Essential, Right Now
✅ Clarity that saves time
Say goodbye to endless clarifications and back-and-forth emails. Well-designed contracts are understood the first time, reducing friction and confusion for all parties involved.
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Stand out as a forward-thinking legal professional
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Deliver tangible value to your clients and teams
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Become a trusted enabler, not a bottleneck
Because the real question isn’t just: “Is this legally correct?” It’s: “Does this contract deliver legal protection and support business outcomes?” If your documents can do both, that’s your competitive edge.
Clear, actionable documents deliver big returns. They improve business outcomes, increase legal protection, and reduce risk, all by making complex information easier to understand and act on.
Who is This Course For
Who is This Course For
This course is designed for professionals who work with contracts and legal documents and encounter a common challenge: despite significant time and effort, documents are often misunderstood and underutilized, or worse, stall negotiations and hinder the business.
⚖️ In-House Counsels & Private Practice Lawyers looking to integrate contract design.
💼 Legal consultants wanting to offer high-value document redesign services.
💡 Forward-thinkers who want to create clear user-friendly legal documents, with confidence.
This course is also ideal for designers who want to contribute to the field of law. Whether you're a UX, service, or visual designer, you'll learn how to apply your creative skills to legal. You will gain the techniques and insights to collaborate effectively with legal teams and improve access to legal information, while bringing an innovative approach to legal work.
This course isn’t for everyone though.
If you’re looking for a passive learning experience or aren’t ready to challenge yourself, this might not be the right fit.
❌ You’re not serious about improving how legal information is communicated.
❌ You’re not willing to fully commit and put what you learn into practice.
❌ You prefer to stay in your comfort zone rather than push your skills further.
❌ You’re not interested in engaging with a network of like-minded professionals.
❌ You’re okay with the status quo and don’t want to drive meaningful change.
But if you are ready to step up, transform the way legal information is delivered and understood, and be the change you want to see in this industry, then this course is absolutely for you.
This Course Is for You If…
If you're ready to transform the way legal information is communicated and make a real impact, this course is for you!
✅ You work with contracts and legal documents and want to make them clearer and more effective.
✅ You're tired of constant clarification requests and want to save time for higher-value work.
✅ You're ready to step out of your comfort zone and challenge the way things have always been done.
✅ You believe legal accuracy and clear communication can go hand in hand, and you want to be the one leading that change.
✅ You want to engage with a network of like-minded professionals from all over the world to share ideas and exchange perspectives.
If this sounds like you, then you're in the right place.
This course will equip you with a structured methodology and a repeatable process to make legal services more user-centric and relevant for 21st-century law. No matter your role, clear and user-focused contracts and legal documents aren’t just nice-to-have, they’re a competitive, ethical, and operational advantage.
By improving the clarity and usability of legal documents, you will contribute to better business outcomes, stronger legal protection, and a measurable reduction in legal and operational risk.

What You’ll Gain from the Course
Inside the course, we’ll equip you with a practical approach to bring Contract and Legal Design to life - for real. No fluff. Whether you work with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, or want to use more advanced tools, you will be able to deliver documents like these:

What You’ll Gain Beyond the Course Skills
In addition to acquiring skills to use in your daily workflow, you will also:
💡Gain the confidence to lead innovation projects inside your legal team or organization and with your clients if you're in private practice.
🚀 Shift your current role toward more strategic innovation-focused responsibilities by using the course to advocate for a new function.
💼 Successfully transition into consulting or freelancing, offering high-value document redesign services.
🏆 Develop award-winning legal solutions that stand out in real-world practice.
🌐 Expand your career opportunities across law, design, legal ops and education.
Whether you want to draft legal documents that better supports the business while offering legal protection, or shift your role in-house to do more innovation work, or deliver high-quality contract redesign services, this course will help.
Countless professionals from all over the world used this course to lead award-winning initiatives, launch legal design consultancies and earn innovation prizes.

What's Inside
Whether you're looking to deepen your knowledge, put into practice the Contract and Legal Design methodology, or redesign a specific document, this course will help. It offers a flexible, comprehensive and highly practical learning experience.
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Supporting Materials
You'll receive checklists, worksheets, and implementation guides to help you apply the techniques in practice with confidence.
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Plug-and-Play Templates
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Private Online Community
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And The Option to Join Live Hands-on Sessions
And Earn Your Printable Certificate With Verified-Skills Badge
You will also receive a Badge to share on socials and add to your email signature and website.

The Curriculum
Our 6-module course is designed to help you master the techniques for Contract and Legal Design in practice.

Module 0 - Legal Design Fundamentals.
Module 01 - Strategic Foundations for Contract and Legal Design in Practice.
Module 02 - Language Optimization for Clarity and Precision.
Module 03 - Visual Clarifiers & Attention Points for Contracts and Documents.
Module 04 - Document Navigation and User Experience.
Module 05 - Legal Process Mapping & Service Design Blueprints.
Library of Tools with Guides and Plug-and-Play Templates.
Printable Certificate and Shareable Verified-Skills Badge.
The Online Course Comes with Supporting Materials and Templates:
Access 100+ Editable Templates with Timelines, Flowcharts, Tables and Diagrams fully editable in Word, PowerPoint & Canva. It also includes 10+ Implementation Worksheets, including how to outsource to designers. You’ll gain access to our exclusive Legal Design Inspiration Vault showcasing work in the field, including from previous cohorts.







Everything you need for Contract and Legal Design in provided inside the Course.
And since everything is online, you can learn at your own pace and time, wherever you are in the world. Access the course whenever you want, from the comfort of your home or office space.
The course is available 24/7 online, no time limits.
The Support You Will Get
The Support You Will Get
Alongside the self-paced course, you can join live, hands-on sessions where you’ll receive expert guidance and support as you apply the skills to real-world scenarios and work toward certification.

With the live cohort, you are guaranteed to acquire not just theoretical knowledge, but develop highly practical skills.
Get 12 Live Expert Sessions
i.e. 2 Interactive Calls for Each of the 6 Modules
🔥 1 Practice Session/Module
Get live guidance, real-time guidance and support as you dive into the practical applications of the course.
🗒️ 1 Review Session/Module
The live experience doesn’t repeat the course content, instead, it helps you apply the core techniques to real-world scenarios. You’ll bridge the gap between theory and practice with ease, guided in real time by expert support.
16 Seats Only: Next Cohort Starts on Thursday September 25th, 2025
Cohorts are typically hosted up to three times per year, starting in February, May, and September. This scheduling allows you to join at a time that best fits your availability and goals.


Invest Once, Access Forever.
Clear pricing, no hidden fees. Once you enroll, you’ll unlock instant access to all the course materials. With a one-time investment, this program delivers lasting value to support your growth for years to come.
👥 Group Registration (3+ participants):
Save 30% and get a Bonus Group Call for your team.
Send us an email for Group Discounts or Bespoke training:
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Early Bird Bonus Bundle:
Enroll Before August 21 to Unlock Early Bird Bonuses!
Join the course now and you’ll get access to a powerful bundle of exclusive bonuses designed to get more support and accelerate your success, at no extra cost.
🧠 Early Bird Bonus #1: Legal Design Inspiration Vault - Expired August 7
Receive a hand-curated collection of 10+ outsanding contract examples, NDAs, policies, and more, beautifully designed and annotated to show you what works and why.
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Downloadable PDF Guide with visuals & real-life examples and annotations
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A short checklist: What to Look For in Legal Design
✅ Available for all who enroll until Thursday, August 7 only: Closed — Bonus now locked. 🚫
🔥 Early Bird Bonus #2: Live Strategy Workshop
Get early access to a live 60-minute strategy call in August, before the live cohort begins. We’ll help you set the foundation for your Legal Design journey:
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How to choose the right contract to redesign
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What makes a legal clause a good fit for visuals
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How to get your clients and stakeholders onboard
📅 Scheduled Live on September for 60 minutes – With Replay.
✅ Available for all who enroll until Thursday, August 21 only.
💼 Early Bird Bonus #3: Legal Design for Business Pack
Make the case for Legal Design with confidence. This bonus helps you communicate the value of your work to business teams and decision-makers.
Includes:
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Customizable pitch deck (PPT & Canva)
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1-page business case template with metrics
- Email and meeting agenda templates to secure the buy-in with stakeholders
✅ Available until Sunday, August 31 only.
🎓 Early Enrollment = A Smarter Start
You’ll also get immediate access to the course materials so you can start learning right away, plus extra support to help you prepare and make the most of your Certification experience.
Register Now to Unlock Early Bird Bonuses🎁 Early Bird Bonuses Timeline
2 Bonuses Left, Enroll by August 21 to Claim Yours
- Enroll by August 7 to unlock all 3 Bonuses
- Enroll by August 21 to receive Bonus #2 and #3.
- Enroll by August 31 and you’ll still get Bonus #3.
Enroll on or after September 1, Early Bird Bonuses close. Only the regular enrollment applies.
Enroll Today & Get 2 Exclusive Bonus Packs
Your Instructor

Tessa Manuello, The Legal Design Coach.
Tessa Manuello is the founder of Legal Creatives and an internationally recognized pioneer in Legal Design. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of law, design, and innovation, she has empowered more than 2,500 legal professionals across 65+ countries to modernize their legal service delivery.
🎙️ Tessa is also a sought-after keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. Her stage presence has been described as the “rockstar of legal design,” blending music, art, live drawing, and audience interaction into unforgettable learning experiences that both inspire and educate. She leads the majority of her workshops and trainings online, where they’ve been consistently rated as the most engaging and dynamic online courses legal professionals have ever attended. Through hands-on exercises, teamwork, live feedback, and practical application, participants don’t just learn, they experience transformation. In addition to her work in legal design, Tessa is also a Performance Coach, helping clients unlock their creativity, pivot into dream careers, and lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose in both their personal and professional lives.
🌎 Before entering the world of legal innovation, Tessa worked in International Arbitration, where she honed her legal expertise on complex, cross-border matters. After stepping away from traditional legal practice, she made an unexpected pit stop into the world of arts and performance, improvisational theatre, and poetry, a creative chapter that deeply influenced her approach to teaching and doing legal design. Eventually, she returned to the legal field with a bold mission: to reimagine it through the lens of creativity, usability, and human-centered design.
⚖️ She holds a Master’s in Law from Sorbonne University and Sciences Po Paris (France), with an additional LLM from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) and the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). She is fluent in English and French, and has a working understanding of Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian (though Portuguese kind of hijacked the Italian, linguistic plot twist!).
Here are just a few of the many powerful testimonials and impressions Tessa has left on legal professionals around the world, proof of the real impact her work and guidance continue to make.









Tessa Manuello has been invited as a keynote speaker across the world, especially in North America, Europe (including the Nordics and Eastern Europe), LATAM, and Africa to speak at bar associations, law faculties, privacy associations, alternative dispute resolution forums, and of course legal tech and innovation events.
This course is the result of all her readings, research, and work over the past 10+ years, everything is distilled into a practical format that’s easy to consume, easy to use, and designed to deliver real-world results. It combines her expertise and insights to ensure you gain valuable, actionable knowledge that you can apply right away.
Favorite quote:
« Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication »
– Leonardo da Vinci
Superpowers:
Teaching complex concepts in simple, powerful, and creative ways that make them easily accessible and impactful.
Fun fact:
Once performed improv theatre, did poetry, and acted as MC of a comedy show!

Trusted by Legal Professionals Worldwide
This course delivers real results and the feedback proves it works!


















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You Have Options, But This Course Delivers Real Results
📚 Option 1: DIY (Do It Yourself).
While learning through books, reading articles and attending webinars may seem like an easy option, it often leaves you with theoretical knowledge.
It's not until you put into practice the techniques that you can fully grasp how this methodology works in real-life. While you might be feel confident to do it by yourself, without feedback and expert-guidance, it's very easily make costly mistakes, without even knowing it.
This course has been built specifically for legal and contract professionals who want not just to learn the theory but apply it in practice, with the confidence they're doing it right and checking all the benchmarks, from day one.
And, if you're looking to scale your practice or streamline your workflow, delegating to a designer can be a smart and strategic move. This course includes clear guidance and instructions to help you hire and supervise a designer effectively.
None of these alternatives guarantee any results whatsoever. But this program does. It opens doors and is a smart investment in your long-term success.
100% Results Guaranteed or Get Your Investment Back




365-Day Guarantee
Test drive the course, risk-free for a full year
This course is backed by a One-Year Guarantee which gives you 365 days to use the course materials and work towards your desired results. If you engage with the course materials and don't feel confident to put them to use, within a full year, you can ask for a full refund.
Access all the course materials absolutely risk-free for 12 months, including:
✅ 6-modules video lessons available online.
✅ 12 live hands-on sessions to get real-time guidance.
✅ 100+ ready-to-use templates and professional document layouts.
✅ 10+ Worksheets for Implementation
✅ And a dedicated support hub to help you at every step of the way.
If you don’t see results using these resources within your first year, reach out for a full refund at [email protected].
If you're fully satisfied after your first year, you’ll get lifetime access, at no extra cost. That includes all future updates, course additions, new templates, latest research insights, and even future cohorts.
A Final Recap - Why this Program Gives Real Results:
1. Hands-On Learning
You will be immersed in a dynamic learning environment, acquiring practical skills you can apply immediately in your day-to-day work.
2. Expert Know-How
Learn from a top-tier industry-leader and legal design pioneer who brings real-world expertise and insights to the table, not just textbook knowledge.
3. Engaging Content
Access easy-to-consume and well structured lessons, quizzes, and challenges along with 100% editable templates and implementation PDFs.
4. Personalized Support
Get expert feedback and support as you apply your knowledge, ensuring you meet key benchmarks and confidently use your skills in practice.
5. Proven Success
Since 2017, we've built a strong track record of success that show just how practical and effective our course is. This program is designed for results. 90% of course participants rate the overall quality of our program as excellent and 80% of say our course delivers far more value than other online courses, making it the top choice for those serious about mastering Contract and Legal Design in practice.
Limited Seats, Lifetime Access
This includes all future updates, course additions, and upcoming cohorts. With a one-time investment, this program delivers lasting value to support your growth for years to come.
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Key Insights from Our Graduate Feedback Survey
We ask every graduate to share their experience, covering both fundamental and in-depth questions. The results? This course truly stands out!
Quality of Course Content:
90%
rate the overall quality of the course content as excellent.
10%
rate the overall quality of the course content as very good.
Course Relevance for Professional Growth:
80%
rate the course to be highly relevant.
20%
rate the course to be very relevant.
Confidence to Apply Skills in Daily Work:
50%
report to be extremely confident.
50%
report to be very confident.
Instructor Expertise:
90%
rate the instructor to be highly knowledgeable.
10%
rate the instructor to be very knowledgeable.
Other Valuable Feedback Received Post-Certification:
« The online platform is one of the best I have seen and works seamlessly. And the live sessions were much more engaging compared to other online courses. »
« I found all the resources relevant, but I especially loved the quests. It was great to be able to have the chance to practice the techniques covered in the modules. »
« Getting to regularly practice different skills in isolation, and getting meaningful feedback on each task. I came out of the course with a lot more confidence and clarity, and I think it being hands on was a huge part of that. »
You have 12 full months to experience the course, apply the techniques, and see the impact for yourself. If you’ve fully engaged with the materials and don’t feel confident using what you’ve learned inside the course, we’ll give you a full refund. That’s how much we believe in this program. ✅
And if you're fully satisfied with the course ..
Get lifetime access, including all future course additions and upcoming cohorts 🎉
This allows you to revisit the content whenever you need to, and refine our skillset over time.

Professionals from over 65 countries have joined our programs to enhance their expertise and used what they learned to advance their careers, start consultancies and win awards.

Invest in your Legal Career and Practice Today
The only online course proven to help professionals consistently launch award-winning projects, successfully implement contract design in-house, or start legal design consultancies, using a structured, repeatable process. With a one-time investment, this program delivers lasting value to support your growth for years to come.
Choose your path: Self-Paced, Live Certification Experience, or Private Program.
Join the Program Now🔥 2 Early Bird Bonuses Still Available: Enroll by August 21 for Extra Support & Templates to Accelerate Your Progress.
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