Creating Contract Templates? It Majorly Blows
Here's my dark secret: in the past 20 years, I've done little contract drafting.
Expertise, Experience, and Contract Templates
There’s a difference between being an expert and having experience.
No-Assignment Provisions in Confidentiality Agreements Don’t Make Sense
It’s routine for a confidentiality agreement to say, in various ways, that neither party may transfer its rights and obligations under the contract. That doesn’t make sense, and it tells us something...
What’s In a Name?: “Services Agreement” v. “Independent Contractor Agreement” v. “Professional Services Agreement” v. “Consulting Agreement”
We’ve started work on Adams Contracts’ next automated template. (More about that in due course.) This post is about what we should call one kind of contract this template will produce.
When Avoiding Uncertainty Takes Precedence Over Making Contracts Shorter
I’m all for making contracts shorter. I’ve demonstrated over and over that applying A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting’s guidelines results in contracts that are not only way clearer but also...