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The second edition of Charles Fox’s bestselling paperback guide, Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn’t Teach You, updates the original edition published in 2002. The perfect resource for new associates, law school students, business people, or anyone who frequently deals with complex contracts, the Second Edition expands existing material on contract covenants and remedies for breach of a covenant; due diligence conditions; organization of the agreement; … More >>
Working With Contracts: What Law School Doesn’t Teach You
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I have been litigating on behalf of clients for the past 4 years. For the most part, I see the pitfalls, head aches and problems recognized long after the parties celebrated signing a new deal. Then a client came to me with a request– he asked me to help negotiate his contract keeping an eye on the issues with litigation potential. (Quite a refreshing request I might add) Shifting gears, I had to brush up on current contract drafting practices and strategy. This book provided an excellent resource as to structure, potential interpretations, expectations, timing of the exchange of drafts…. well written, many areas covered quickly, not labored or too vague. I recommend this book along with Tina Stark’s Negotiating Contract Boilerplate for practical contract drafting and review information. And if Charles Fox writes another book – I’d love a copy! Thanks!
Rating: 5 / 5
I am a new attorney who just started practicing as a transactional lawyer. I ordered 14 books on this subject. There is no other book that summarized the contracts writing process and the relevant set of legal skills that help in it like this book.
I learned how to darft contracts by doing it while working for a large software company in Seattle. Since I became an attorney, the process became even more interesting (I had many reference points) as I now have the legal skills to add. This helped me combine the hands-on knowledge with the legal theories I learned in school to improve my drafting skills.
The language used is so readable; analogies are thought provoking; techniques explained are useful; and review and interpretation guides are invaluable. Great resource for a new lawyer!
Rating: 5 / 5
My only regret is not reading this book earlier in my career. For all first years and law students, it is a must read. If you are a transactional attorney, this book is a great resource.
Charles Fox deserves an award for creating a road map for junior associates.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book contains very useful information for junior corporate lawyers (and some helpful things for a more senior lawyer like me).
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a good book on contract drafting, which I recommend if you write contracts dealing with financing and acquisitions, which is the author’s specialty.
For a more comprehensive resource on contract drafting, I recommend Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Second Edition by Ken Adams. That book, and Ken’s web site AdamsDrafting are, in my opinion, the best sources available for advice on contract drafting.
Rating: 4 / 5