9:00 AM — INTRODUCTION

• The state of contract drafting
  
• How people learn to draft
  
• The costs of deficient drafting
  
• The goals for the program
  

9:15 AM — THE TWO RULES

• Be consistent
  
• Use standard English
  

9:30 AM — THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CONTRACT

• The title and introductory clause
  
• The function and layout of recitals
  
• The traditional recital of consideration
  
• The concluding clause
  
• The role of exhibits and schedules
  

10:00 AM — THE LANGUAGE OF THE BODY OF THE CONTRACT

• The different categories of contract language and their function
  
• How to distinguish between categories
  
• Why does it matter?
  

10:30 AM — COFFEE BREAK

10:45 AM — THE LANGUAGE OF THE BODY OF THE CONTRACT (cont’d)

11:00 AM — THE LAYOUT OF THE BODY OF THE CONTRACT

• How to present sections, subsections, and enumerated clauses
  
• Using Adams’s enumeration schemes
  
• Issues of typography

11:30 AM — USING DEFINED TERMS

• Selecting and using defined terms
  
• The two kinds of definitions
  
• The role of the definition section
  
• Using an index of defined terms
  

12:00 PM — LUNCHEON

1:00 PM — AMBIGUITY

• Different kinds of ambiguity
  
• How to avoid them
  

1:30 PM — SELECT WORDS AND PHRASES

• Problematic words and phrases
  
• Clearer alternatives
  

2:00 PM — DRAFTING AS WRITING

• Some general principles of good writing
  

2:30 PM — COFFEE BREAK

2:45 PM — BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

• Redrafting sample provisions
  

3:45 PM — EFFECTING CHANGE

• The individual
  
• The organization
  

4:00 PM — WORKSHOP CONCLUDES