AdamsDrafting
This blawg offers tips on contract drafting as well as updates on the blawgger's speaking engagements.
Author: Ken Adams is a consultant to companies seeking to improve their contract drafting, teaches a contract drafting class at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is the author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, published by the ABA.
Blawg Related Categories: Contracts • University of Pennsylvania • Consultant • Law Professor
Recent Posts from AdamsDrafting
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“Thereby” in Language of Performance?
Another day, another unexpected contract usage. Today, I saw the following: Upon issuance of an oral or written work, service, or purchase order, Company thereby hires Contractor to promptly provide the products, materials, and supplies…
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“For Example”
When in my seminars I discuss the phrase including without limitation, I’m sometimes asked what I think of for example. Here’s my answer: Don’t use for example in contracts to introduce lists of items, but…
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Seeking Your Input on MSCD’s Binding
The second edition of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting has been out for less than two months, and we’ve already sold almost all of the first printing. So the response has been positive,…
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I’m Featured in the September 2008 YourABA
The lead item in the September 2008 YourABA, the ABA’s e-newsletter for members, is a Q&A with yours truly. Click here to go to it. Regular readers of this blog will not be astonished at…
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“Consecutive Months”
[Updated October 1, 2008] Consider the following provision: During the term of this agreement and the following 24 consecutive months, the Consultant shall not … In this context, the word consecutive is redundant. The same…
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BaselineNDA—A Tool for Reviewing NDAs
I’ve kicked the tires of a good number of information-technology tools aimed at making the contract process more efficient, but I hadn’t encountered a product that aimed to simplify the task of reviewing a contract…
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The Numbering Assistant’s MSCD Schemes Revised; Also, New Templates Posted
MSCD 3.38 invites readers to request a free 30-day trial of the Numbering Assistant, the paragraph-numbering tool developed by Payne Consulting Group that allows you to quickly and simply apply one of the two flavors…
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“Dysfunctional Drafting”—My Opinion Piece in the National Law Journal
The September 8, 2008, issue of the National Law Journal contains my opinion piece “Dysfunctional Drafting.” Click here to go to the online version. By the way, check out the little illustration accompanying the piece.
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LaserPro—A Document-Assembly Success Story
For most of us, using document-assembly to draft contracts remains an apparently distant prospect. But for some, it’s a fact of life. For example, I’ve previously mentioned the AIA’s Contract Documents system. Well, document assembly…
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Dilbert on Contract Drafting
It’s uncanny how the following Dilbert cartoon strip captures perfectly my feelings regarding the language and process of mainstream contract drafting. Thanks to the (new) legal writer for spotting it.