Abstract

This article, the second in a five-part series on contract drafting, covers the parts of a contract: cover page, table of contents, titles, headings, introduction/preamble, recitals, words of agreement, definitions, subject-matter performance, consideration, term, closing-related provisions, and covenants not-to-compete. 

Keywords

• Table of contents

• Titles

• Headings

• Introduction/preamble

• Recitals

• Words of agreement

• Definitions

• Subject-matter performance

• Consideration

• Term

• Closing-related provisions

• Covenants not-to-compete

• Parts of a contract

• Cover

• Contract drafting

Disciplines

• Commercial Law

• Contracts

• Legal Writing and Research

Publication Date

February 2016

Citation Information

Gerald Lebovits, The Legal Writer, Making Offers No One Can Refuse: Effective Contract Drafting—Part 2, 88 N.Y. St. B.J. 64 (Feb. 2016).