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- Small Business Research Guide
- Drafting Documents
Small Business Research Guide: Drafting Documents
A guide to resources for small business and for those providing legal advice to small businesses including business formation, intellectual property protection, drafting legal documents, and employment law.
Resources for Drafting Contracts and Other Legal Resources
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BarBooks (L&C Access) This link opens in a new windowContract Law in Oregon contains general contract information and forms.
Many titles include business forms (ex. Advising Oregon Businesses, Consumer Law, Fee Agreement Compendium, etc.). Select books by subject. Forms typically appear at the end of each chapter.
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Bloomberg Law: Corporate TransactionsA wide array of transactional resources including DealMaker Documents and Clauses (locate example clauses and documents and compare them to your own), Practical Guidance (overviews of key concepts, agreements, clauses), Draft Analyzer (compares your clauses to EDGAR database, looks for consensus or alternatives), sample forms, checklists, and timelines
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Westlaw This link opens in a new windowSeveral forms collections:
– Westlaw → Forms → By Topic → Corporations → Advising Small Businesses: Forms
– Westlaw → Forms → By State → Oregon → (Corporations)
Westlaw Business Law Center & Business Law Center Research Library
– EDGAR Sample Agreements
– EDGAR Sample Forms
Drafting Assistant
Automated proofreader for contracts. Upload your document, identifies undefined terms, cross references and other contract specific issues
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Practical Law This link opens in a new windowSelect by Practice Area (Corporate and M&A), Resource Type, or Jurisdiction
– Standard Documents
– Standard Clauses
– Checklists
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Lexis This link opens in a new windowIncludes forms, practice notes, checklists, articles, and secondary sources.
LexisNexis → Practice Area or Industry → Corporate Counsel
LexisPractice Advisor:
via Dropdown → (Corporate and M&A) or (Corporate Counsel) or (Topic)
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Nonprofit Corporations: Forms and Precedent Legal Documents (Stanford)Corporate governance, program documents, contracts, checklists, calendars, and advice communications.