Legal Drafting: How Should a Document Begin?
Date
1972
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Publisher
Texas Tech Law Review
Abstract
Focuses on the importance of clarity in the introduction of legal documents. The author condemns rigid language and boilerplate language that does not reflect the terms of a negotiation. The author urges lawyers to start clearly with “an explicit (usually statutory) requirement otherwise, a beginning is sufficient if it identifies the party or parties and the attempted legal action. Everything else is a term, a formality, or an addendum to supply factual information.”
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Keywords
Legal drafting, Legal forms, Contract, Boilerplate
Citation
3 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 233