This presentation serves as a practical guide for wills and estates practitioners through a series of principles that should inform good drafting. Starting with a discussion of the role and responsibilities of a drafting solicitor, it examines the use of precedents, drafting tips, covering “what ifs”, and more. It also considers what to do when clients give instructions that a lawyer can foresee will lead to issues.

This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person session on April 29, 2022, as part of our Managing Wills and Estates Matters program. Total running time is 46 minutes.

This presentation also comes with two complimentary panel discussions by the program faculty.