An eagerly anticipated second edition of this established and highly regarded text teaches the key practice skill of contract drafting, with emphasis on how to incorporate the business deal into the contract and add value to the client's deal.
More exercises throughout the book, incorporatingMore precedents for use in exercisesExercises designed to teach students how to read and analyze a contract progressively more difficult and sophisticatedNew, multi-draft exercises involving a variety of business contractsNew and refreshed examples, includingExamples of well-drafted boilerplate provisionsMore detailed examples of proper way to use shallMultiple well-drafted contracts with annotationsRevised Aircraft Purchase Agreement exercise to focus on key issues, along with precedents on how to draft the action sections and the endgame sections.Expanded explanations of endgame provisions, along with examples and new exercises
The majority of law books on the market today add more confusion and fog to understanding basic legal principles. "Hide-the-ball" as opposed to "this is how you solve this type of problem" seems to be the status quo. As my first year property law professor once said, "the moment you solve a legal problem for you client is the moment you stopped getting paid." So, you can understand why most attorneys and "legal experts" play hide-the-ball. Also, one major reason for the large quantity of litigation clogging our civil courtrooms is due to poor legal drafting.
In "Drafting Contracts," author Tina L. Stark provides the best "How To" guide on the market today for drafting and understanding contracts in the United States. Ms. Stark has checklists, examples, and step-by-step instructions of how to draft a preventive legal document.