8:30 AM Registration
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Workshop (Including Luncheon)

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