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The Language of Contracts: Reading and Understanding Contracts

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The Language of Contracts: Reading and Understanding Contracts - May 16, 2014 May 3, 2014

This two hour course will dissect the standard clauses and terminology found in 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... See more
This two hour course will dissect the standard clauses and terminology found in 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
* Word formation
* Keeping contract provisions readable and clear (reducing average sentence length)
* How to organize a contract and use definitions effectively.
* Identifying conditional contract clauses.

Sign up here for special bundle pricing: http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/10040-the_language_of_contracts_reading_and_understanding_contracts

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