Contract Clause Drafting
Issued by
University of California, Irvine
The earner of this badge completed coursework focused on techniques to draft a contract clause. The earner demonstrated command of the fundamentals of contract drafting necessary to create a clause, which could be used in a commercial contract.
Skills
- Contract Clause Drafting
Earning Criteria
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Write a clause free of archaisms, problematic terms of art, and legalese
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Write a clause that embodies priority-best risk mitigation to avoid contract interpretation disputes
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Write in a concise manner, limiting the use of strings, elaboration, or unnecessary words
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Write a clause that avoids the use of rhetorical language
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Write a clause that avoids inconsistent usage that can cause unintended meaning