Drafting contracts
Subtitle: how and why lawyers do what they do
By: Tina L. Stark.
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780735563391
Subjects: Contracts -- United States; Contracts -- United States -- Language; Legal composition
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A few words about contract drafting and this book; title: The building blocks of contracts: the seven contract concepts; title: Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 1 (representations and warranties & covenants and rights); title: Translating the business deal into contract concepts: Part 2 (conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations); title: A contract's parts; title: Introductory provisions: preamble, recitals, and words of agreement; title: Definitions and defined terms; title: Action sections; title: Representations and warranties; title: Covenants and rights; title: Conditions to an obligation; title: Discretionary authority and declarations; title: Will and shall; title: Drafting the contract concepts; title: a summary chart; title: Endgame provisions; title: General provisions; title: Signatures; title: Legalese; title: Clarity through format; title: Clarity through sentence structure; title: Ambiguity; title: Numbers and financial provisions; title: A potpourri of other drafting considerations; title: Deconstructing complex provisions; title: Adding value to the deal; title: Organizing a contract and its provisions; title: The drafting process; title: How to review and comment on a contract; title: Amendments, consents, and waivers; title: Ethical issues in drafting; title: Additional exercises.