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  2. Legal writing - Wikipedia

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    Lawyers use forms documents when drafting documents such as contracts, wills, and judgments. The key difference between using phrases or paragraphs from other legal documents, and copying in other contexts or copying the entire document, arises from the fact that lawyers are effectively drawing upon a common pool of clauses that they adjust and ...

  3. Engagement letter - Wikipedia

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    An engagement letter defines the legal relationship (or engagement) between a professional firm (e.g., law, investment banking, consulting, advisory or accountancy firm) and its client(s). This letter states the terms and conditions of the engagement, principally addressing the scope of the engagement and the terms of compensation for the firm.

  4. American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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    3.4: Responsibility for cooperation and fair dealing with other parties and attorneys. [17] 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor. [18] 4 Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients 4.2: No-Contact Rule; if a person has an attorney, other attorneys should not communicate directly with that person. [19] 5 Law Firms and Associations

  5. Legal instrument - Wikipedia

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    Legal instrument is a legal term of art that is used for any formally executed written document that can be formally attributed to its author, [1] records and formally expresses a legally enforceable act, process, [2] or contractual duty, obligation, or right, [3] and therefore evidences that act, process, or agreement.

  6. Liability waiver - Wikipedia

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    A liability waiver is a legal document that a person who participates in an activity may sign to acknowledge the risks involved in their participation. By doing so, the company attempts to remove legal liability from the business or person responsible for the activity.

  7. Letter of comfort (contract law) - Wikipedia

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    The stronger version, the letter of comfort, indicates the parent organization's intention to support the subsidiary. [5] In the United States, there is a general presumption against the enforceability of letters of comfort. However, depending on the wording of the document, there may be legal liability under the rule of reliance. [6]

  8. Lawyer - Wikipedia

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    A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as well as the lawyer's area of practice.

  9. Letter of intent - Wikipedia

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    A letter of intent (LOI or LoI, or Letter of Intent) is a document outlining the understanding between two or more parties which they intend to formalize in a legally binding agreement. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement , term sheet or memorandum of understanding .