A favorite reference tool for over a decade, Drafting Effective Contracts combines a clear analysis of how effective agreements are structured, a practical breakdown of its essential elements and an overview of the overall process, from conducting the initial client meeting to closing the deal.
This completely updated guide presents consistent structural analysis and a set of fundamentals that can be used from contract to contract. You are led step-by-step through the creation process and offered direction around the obstacles that may be encountered along the way, in drafting agreements for goods and services, promissory notes, guaranties and secured transactions.
You will find a detailed discussion of the 11 drafting elements that every contract may have: parties; recitals; subject; consideration; warranties and representations; risk allocation; conditions; performance; dates and term; boilerplate; and signatures. You also get an array of sample contracts and statutory material, making this the most complete tool for building legal agreements that work.
Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Process
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Chapter 2: Drafting Elements
- Chapter 3: Negotiations and Closings
- Part 2: Applications
- Chapter 4: Agreements for the Sale of Goods and Services - Overview
- Chapter 5: Agreements for the Sale of Goods and Services - Structural Analysis
- Chapter 6: Promissory Notes - Overview
- Chapter 7: Promissory Notes - Structural Analysis
- Chapter 8: Guaranties - Overview
- Chapter 9: Guaranties - Structural Analysis
- Chapter 10: Security Agreements - Overview
- Chapter 11: Security Agreements - Structural Analysis
- Appendix A: Litigated Language
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