Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
Taking the right approach
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Discussion of the lawyer’s role and the importance of asking the right questions
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Identifying and allocating risks
Drafting letters and Proofreading
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Structure of a typical agreement
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The dangers of poor drafting – how the court might interpret your drafting
User-friendly drafting
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What does effective legal drafting look like?
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Six techniques for producing clear, user-friendly drafting
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Improving poor drafting
Drafting from scratch using precedents
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A four-stage approach to drafting from scratch
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Drafting key clauses
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Making the most of precedents and templates
“White-water drafting”
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Danger areas where drafting is particularly susceptible to disputes
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Refresher on “boilerplate” language clarifying the legal meaning (based on case law or statute) of many standard words and phrases
