Some people love the intricacies of the law, contracts, and non-disclosure agreements.
These people are called lawyers. The rest of us deal with legal documents because we have to. It'd be nice if we could just operate by handshake and word of honor, but in the business world, it pays to protect yourself. Once you've made the deal and even before there are a few legal documents that will ensure that both you and the client are getting a fair deal. While there are plenty of good books out there on legal issues on the Web, and you should run your documents past a lawyer before signing them, here are some basic definitions of some of the most common legal documents.