The Language of Contracts: Reading and Understanding Contracts
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Description This two hour course will dissect the standard clauses and terminology found in legal contracts. This is an advanced course for experienced legal translators. This webinar has been approved for two (2) American Translators Association Continuing Education (CE) points. Course program: * The language of contracts, reading and understanding contracts, Standard Contract Clauses * Effectively using shall, shall not, must and will. * Words and phrases that don’t belong in legal documents. * Archaic terms in legal English (hereinafter, therein, etc…) and other terms of reference. Wordformation * Keeping contract provisions readable and clear (reducing average sentence length) * How to organize a contract and use definitions effectively. * Identifying conditional contract clauses. Target audience Experienced legal translators who are interested in learning more about contracts in order to increase their comprehension and drafting skills while translating. Learning objectives This advanced will analyze the structure of legal contracts in order to assist legal translators. It is designed for experienced translators who will learn how to draft contract clauses in their target language(s). At the end of this course attendees will be able to identify the various standard clauses in a contract. Course attendees will receive multiple precedent contracts, as well as a course workbook. Prerequisites None. Program Click to expand * The language of contracts, reading and understanding contracts, Standard Contract Clauses * Effectively using shall, shall not, must and will. * Words and phrases that don’t belong in legal documents. * Archaic terms in legal English (hereinafter, therein, etc…) and other terms of reference. Wordformation * Keeping contract provisions readable and clear (reducing average sentence length) * How to organize a contract and use definitions effectively. * Identifying conditional contract clauses. Created by Suzanne Deliscar View feedback | View all courses
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