I’m occasionally asked about how one might go about creating a searchable digital archive of a medium-sized company’s hard-copy contracts. It’s nothing I’ve had any …
The Wall Street Journal has published this article on use of the phrase throughout the universe in contracts. And below is the accompanying video. I’m …
Recently the word irrevocably attracted my attention. It means “unalterably.” And more often than not it’s redundant. That’s because generally when a contract party takes …
The history of law-firm template-contract initiatives is not a happy one. Various factors conspire against a law firm successfully implementing and maintaining rigorous templates: Law …
I find that the notion of categories of contract language (considered in detail in chapter 2 of MSCD) often provides a useful framework for analyzing …
While lurking at the Business Integrity booth at the ACC annual meeting, I’ve had a chance to discuss with many people their company’s contract-drafting requirements. …
In addition to Ken’s posts from February 2013, this blog contains Ken’s posts from The Koncise Drafter (from December 2010 to February 2013) and from the AdamsDrafting blog (from May 2006 to December 2010).