DESCRIPTION
25 Preliminary Things EVERY Lawyer Should Know About Drafting Contracts
In this session, we’ll discuss key general topics EVERY lawyer should understand to refine and improve contracts from the first page to the last, including the following and much more:
- Hidden costs of deficient drafting;
- 3 common errors with recitals and 1 way to draft recitals more effectively;
- How organization of the contract affects contextual ambiguity;
- The # 1 Cause of Ambiguous Contract Litigation;
- When you should use representations, and when you shouldn’t; and
- What you should know about incorporating by reference.
SPEAKER:
Lenné Espenschied
Lawyer, Author, National Speaker and Professor
Lenné Eidson Espenschied has earned her status as one of the two most popular contract drafting speakers in the U.S. by continually striving for excellence and providing innovative, practical skills-based training for transactional lawyers. She practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia for 25 years, focusing on corporate and transactional representation of technology-based businesses. She is the author of two books published by the American Bar Association: Contract Drafting: Powerful Prose in Transactional Practice (ABA Fundamentals, 3rd Ed. 2019) and The Grammar and Writing Handbook for Lawyers (ABA Fundamentals, 2011). After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law magna cum laude, Ms. Espenschied began her legal practice at the firm now known as Eversheds Sutherland; she also served as Senior Counsel in the legal department of Bank of America before eventually opening her own law office. As a law professor, Ms. Espenschied taught commercial law, contracts, and contract drafting. Her passion is helping lawyers acquire the skills they need to be successful in transactional practice.
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