Basics of legal document preparation
(Book)

1. Fundamentals of legal document preparation : The law and the legal document ; Instruments and pleadings ; Nature of legal instruments ; Types of legal instruments ; Preliminary background information ; Pleadings ; Sources of forms ; The legal document and the computer ; Foundations of legal document preparation ; Sections of a legal document ; Mechanics of legal document preparation

2. Contracts : Nature of a contract ; Elements of a contract ; Preliminary concerns in formation of a contract ; Contents of an instrument ; Optional provisions ; Formal requirements of instruments

3. Real estate law and its documents : Contracts for sale ; Deeds ; Promissory notes and mortgages ; Title examinations and insurance ; The real estate closing ; Leases

4. Corporations : Formation of the corporation ; The preincorporation agreement ; The corporate name ; Articles of incorporation ; The stock ; The organizational meeting ; Corporate bylaws ; Corporate minute book ; Corporate annual report

5. Partnerships : The nature of a partnership ; The general partnership ; The general partnership agreement ; The limited partnership ; The joint venture ; Dissolution of a partnership

6. Wills : Wills in general ; Requirements of a will ; Format for drafting a will ; Typing the will

7. Trusts : The nature of a trust ; The elements of a trust ; The trust instrument

8. Bankruptcy : The debt ; The nature of bankruptcy ; Types of bankruptcy ; The bankruptcy procedure ; The preparation of documents

9. Federal and state pleadings : In general ; Statutes of limitation ; The nature of federal pleading and practice ; Preparing the complaint ; Service of process ; Responsive pleadings ; Motions ; Amended and supplemental pleadings

10. Discovery : In general ; The purpose of discovery ; The discovery tools ; The authorization ; The fee contract

11. Domestic relations : Marriage ; The domestic relations contracts ; Dissolution/divorce ; The procedure

12. Appellate procedure : The appeal ; The appellate process ; The appellate brief ; The motions on appeal

Appendixes : A. Canons of ethics ; B. A consultation contract ; C. An employment contract ; D. Corporate bylaws ; E. A general partnership agreement ; F. A limited partnership agreement ; A last will and testament ; H. A testamentary trust ; I. Interrogatories.