Transactional Drafting: Introduction to Contract Drafting and Transactional Practice (Legal Writing)

Transactional Drafting: Introduction to Contract Drafting and Transactional Practice contains a condensed presentation of all of the topics typically covered in an upper level law school class on contract drafting.

The book covers drafting from scratch including writing in plain English (not using legalese), avoiding ambiguity, and drafting covenants, rights and prohibitions consistently (using "will" or "shall" for covenants, "may" for rights, and "will not" or "shall not" for prohibitions).

And it covers contract organization, from the title and the exordium to the core covenant, deal provisions and "boilerplate," to the testimonium and the signature blocks.

The book also includes material on getting up to speed before you start drafting and brainstorming for contingencies after you have finished.