In the mail, not read yet but looks amusing: The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese by Adam Freedman, “Legal Lingo” columnist for the New York Law Journal Magazine. Freedman observes that “For better or worse, the instruction manual for today’s world is written by lawyers” and aims to reach an audience of “everyone befuddled, enraged or intrigued by legalese — even lawyers.” Freedman’s website features a “Golden Gobbledygook” contest and “Legalese Hall of Shame”; you can order the book through Amazon here.
“The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese”
In the mail, not read yet but looks amusing: The Party of the First Part: The Curious World of Legalese by Adam Freedman, “Legal Lingo” columnist for the New York Law Journal Magazine. Freedman observes that “For better or worse, the instruction manual for today’s world is written by lawyers” and aims to reach an […]
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In several years of litigation, I’ve never encountered “party of the first part.” Must be a transactional thing. Sometimes I think hard legalese is a way to increase the mystique of the profession – sort of in the way that doctors might admit that “perioral dermatitus” just means “rash around the mouth.” Ah, yes, but you can bill much more for “perioral dermatitus.”