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Mercer University School of Law

2016

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Once Upon A Transaction: Narrative Techniques And Drafting, Karen J. Sneddon Jan 2016

Once Upon A Transaction: Narrative Techniques And Drafting, Karen J. Sneddon

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A granddaughter joins the family business as a partner. An entrepreneur licenses his newest product. Two parties decide to settle a dispute. A charitable idea materializes as a private foundation. A parent's belief in the power of education is perpetuated by a trust agreement. Each of these events forms a narrative. A transaction is more than the scratch of pens across signature pages or the click of keys to email an executed document. A transaction is itself a story. These stories, made with provisions and clauses, result in the formation of contracts, agreements, and wills. Conceptualizing transactions as narratives benefits …