The biggest challenge before any corporate lawyer is the ability to draft and review contracts. Contract drafting is not just about picking up a precedent, changing few details and passing it on to the clients. Each client and transaction are different and should be paid attention accordingly.
There is a sea of difference in what is taught in law colleges to impart drafting skills and what a lawyer faces while dealing with multiple parties trying to snatch from each other maximum gains under any commercial arrangement. The lawyers from all parties need to balance the parties expectations.
There are lot of books on drafting but they tend to be quite long, boring, full of law and jargon and it doesn't really help the reader capture much of it.
Bhumesh Verma, a corporate attorney, speaker and author conducts drafting workshops for students and professionals regularly. Here, he explains the salient features of contract drafting for easy understanding of students in this video.
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