You know, it always surprises me how bad the contract drafting skills are among lawyers in areas where they don’t do drafting every day. Take litigators, for example. You’d think that, not being deluged with examples of bad writing all day long, they might at least be naive to bad drafting. Sadly, they must pick it up by reading cases or something.

I’d think there is a market for a course called “contract drafting for people who don’t do it daily.”

Chris

I find this blog to be a valuable resource. My practice is about 70/30 between litigation and transactional work. What I like about this blog is that it constantly reminds us lawyers that we use less than optimal language when drafting, and there is plenty of room for improvement. I like the fact that you dig in and explain why certain language may be better then the alternative.

The legal profession is slow to change, and really implementing the changes you suggest would take a commitment. But I’m not sure there’s an active resistance as such. I personally like it when people point out bad writing habits which I have. This helps me improve and put out a better product.

I also think you are underestimating your reach. People are starting to throw around the term “MSCD,” in expectation that we all know what this refers to. I know I am!