Legal Drafting?

Posted by Voicebox on Sep 11, 2013 in Writeups !o""ents #ff

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're you planning to 0rite a legal docu"ent? %1ere are a nu"ber of t1ings t1at you s1ould 2no0 before1and3 (or instance, detailing of t1e docu"ent and t1e la0s related to t1e issue "ust be gi4en due care to a4oid getting into any legal proble"s3

)asy $o05%o Steps to !reate a Legal Docu"ent

W1et1er your purpose of 0riting a legal docu"ent is personal or business related, you s1ould follo0 t1ese steps to ensure t1at it is co"pre1ensi4e6

*et a %e"plate6 ,any people do not 1a4e an iota of idea as to 01at t1eir legal docu"ent s1ould loo2 li2e3 %o sol4e t1is proble", arrange a sa"ple copy of t1e 2ind of docu"ent you 0ant3 %1is 0ill 1elp you get started3

&esearc1 State La0s6 /our legal agree"ent "ust ad1ere to particular la0s t1at "ay be specific to your state3 *et t1is infor"ation fro" t1e cler2 of t1e court or a paralegal or la0 student and put do0n t1e pro4isions of your legal docu"ent3 %1ey can assist you 0it1 copies of statutes using 01ic1 you can find necessary infor"ation for your docu"ent3

Write %er"s of t1e 'gree"ent6 )nsure to 0rite in detail e4ery ter" t1at you 0ant to put into effect in your legal docu"ent3 %1ese s1ould also include 4erbal negotiations, if you 1a4e 1ad any3 %1e ter"s s1ould also include a start date and an end date stating t1e period for 01ic1 t1e agree"ent 0ill re"ain in effect3 Do not forget to put a clause on 1o0 eit1er party can 4oluntarily put an end to t1e agree"ent3

!onsent of #t1er Party6 7efore you execute t1e agree"ent, it is of 4ital i"portance to get its contents re4ie0ed by t1e ot1er party3 %1is 0ill 2eep "isunderstandings, if any, at bay3

Sign and Date t1e Legal 'gree"ent6 %1e legal docu"ent "ust be signed by bot1 t1e parties along 0it1 date3 %1is process s1ould ta2e place in t1e presence of an adult 0itness 01ic1 could be a notary3