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Working With Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You (Pli Press's Corporate and Securities Law Library)
Working With Contracts What Law School Doesn't Teach You - Pli Press's Corporate and Securities Law Library
Author: Charles M. Fox
Contract drafting is different from the other types of writing that a new lawyer is faced with. Law school contracts classes rarely consider the issues that arise in sophisticated commercial transactions. A new lawyer is therefore forced to learn by doing and observing—in high-pressure "on the job" training. Now there is help. Worki...  more » provides the beginning lawyer with an operative understanding of the vocabulary and the building blocks of contracts. It introduces the basic elements of all contracts; describes the lawyer's role in the drafting and negotiating process; discusses amendments, waivers, and consents; and addresses issues that arise in reviewing contracts, including due diligence issues. It also offers sample provisions, drafting checklists, and an expansive glossary of contract language and basic transactional practice. * Shows the writer how to draft clear, precise, and customized contracts that leave no room for dispute. * Teaches the writer how to avoid common drafting errors, troublemaking contract terms, and dangerous provision omissions. * Helps the writer amend, review, and interpret contracts after signing.
ISBN-13: 9781402401589
ISBN-10: 1402401582
Publication Date: 7/24/2002
Pages: 330
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Publisher: Practising Law Institute
Book Type: Paperback
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