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Description
Often, how you put your contract together can be as important as what you put in the contract. This program demonstrates a practical approach to presenting, organizing, and drafting a business agreement. Using an 81-slide presentation, the faculty cover the following topics and more:
Document design - the visuals
Which fonts to use
Use of caption and headings
Drafting techniques - Making the contract easy to read and understand through
bite-size chunks
bullets and lists
proper placement of modifying clauses
avoidance of non-linear drafting
Plain English
Use of active voice
Importance of commas
Elimination of legalese and archaic terminology
Agreement structure
Recitals
Definitions
Principal agreements
Representations and warranties
Other covenants
Default
Boilerplate
The course materials include the presentation slides and the 43-page article "Boilerplate: How to Stay Out of Trouble," which includes samples of clauses used for discussion.
