Clause Sets
If you draft standard type
contracts, wills, trusts, proposals, etc., with only a few
variations among them, you can create a Clause Set to bring in the
boilerplate text as a single item. A
Clause Sets is a single document which contains pointers to an
unlimited number of other clauses.
There are two approaches you
will wish to consider.
- You can create a clause set that contains all 15
paragraphs of a standard-type contract. Give the clause set a
name that reflects the overall document ("Lease, corporation";
"Lease, individual"; etc.). When you assemble a document, you
need only select one item from the list of clauses, and the
entire document for the right kind of activity will be created.
- You can create a clause set that contains the 13
'intermediate' clauses. Give the clause set a name that reflects
the content of the 'standard clauses.' When you assembly a
document, you would select the first paragraph as normal
(depending upon the nature of the party), the "standard clauses
set" and the last paragraph as normal.
(While another option would be to physically combine the
standard paragraphs into one big
document, you should resist the urge. Some of the individual clauses
may also used for
other documents. Where possible, you should refrain from maintaining more that one
version of a specific paragraph in case changes need to be made to
it.)
