4. Search your office computer or the Internet for a similar form. Many times you can find a similar form on your computer. It may be one you prepared for another client or one you negotiated with another lawyer. Just remember to find and replace the old client’s name. Starting with an existing form saves time and avoids the errors of typing.
在办公室的电脑中或是在因特网上搜索类似的合同范本。通常你会在你的电脑上找到你想要的东西,这些类似的合同范本要么是你给其他客户准备的,要么是你和其他的律师共同协商起草的。使用这些旧合同可以为你节省时间和避免打印错误,不过,用这些合同范本时别忘了替换掉老客户的名字。
5. Obtain forms in books or CD-ROM. Typical forms of contracts can be found in form books, such as West’s Legal Forms (a nationwide set) and Florida Jur Forms, as well as in treatises and Florida Bar CLE publications. These can be used as the starting point for drafting the contract or as checklists of typical provisions and wording to include in the contract. Many treatises and form books now come with forms on disk or CD-ROM.
从书中或者是光盘上获取合同范本。典型的合同范本在一些范例书中都可能找到:比如,西方法律文书(全国版)佛罗里达州文书期刊,另外,在有些论文和佛罗里达州律师协会的法律继续教育出版物中也可以找到一些。起草合同时,你可以把这些范本当做原始资料,利用其中某些典型的条款和措词。更为方便的是,许多论文和书中的合同范本都有电子文本储存在磁盘或光盘中。