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1、FiftyHintstoWriteaGoodContract美国资深律师经验：二十一世纪写好合同的五十招PublishedinTheFloridaBarJournal,Nov.2000Note:Thisarticleisforbackgroundpurposesonlyandisnotintendedaslegaladvice.Welcometothe21stCentury.WherepracticinglawrequiresustodonthegarbofcomputersandtheInternet.
2、Andwherelitigationisascostlyasever.Lawyerbillsrunning$10,000amontharenotunusualinahotlycontestedbreachofcontractlawsuit.Witheveryword,phraseandsentencecarryingthepotentialforwinningorlosing,thestakesarehigh.Simplelogic,therefore,directsustocautiousandthou
3、ghtfuldrafting.Draftingcontractsisactuallyoneofthesimplepleasuresofpracticinglaw.Just3yearsagoatthisConventionIpresented50tipsforcontractwriting.Thisarticleupdatesthosetipsinthecontextofournewtoolsandabilities.Followingthesetipscouldresultinyourwritingaco
4、ntractsoclearnoonewillwanttolitigateit,savingyourclientfromthetrialsandtribulationsoflitigation,trulyagoodreasontowritethecontractthatstaysoutofcourt.Thesetipsapplytowritingallkindsofagreements:officeleases,realestatecontracts,salesagreements,employmentco
5、ntracts,equipmentleases,prenuptialagreements.Theyevenapplytostipulationsandsettlementsinlitigation,whereyouwantanagreementsoclearthatitavoidsfuturelitigation.Whereverclarityandsimplicityareimportant,thesetipswillguideyouthere.TheAppendixprovidesafewsample
6、formstoillustratethesetips.BeforeYouWritetheFirstWord1.Askyourclienttolistthedealpoints.Thiscanbeintheformofalist,outlineornarration.Doingthiswillhelptheclientfocusonthetermsoftheagreement.2.Engageyourclientin“whatif”scenarios.Agoodcontractwillanticipatem
7、anypossiblefactualsituationsandexpresstheparties'understandingincasethosefactsarise.Talkingtoyourclientaboutthiswillgeneratemanyissuesyoumaynototherwiseconsider.3.Askyourclientforasimilarcontract.Frequently,clientshavehadsimilartransactionsinthepastorthey
8、haveaccesstocontractsforsimilartransactions.4.SearchyourofficecomputerortheInternetforasimilarform.Manytimesyoucanfindasimilarformonyourcomputer.Itmaybeoneyoupreparedforanotherclientoroneyounegotiatedwithanotherlawy
