The Transactional Advisor is geared toward "instrument-intensive" areas of law, such as business, patent law, bankruptcy, contracts, and so forth. (An instrument is a non-adversarial legal document, such as a lease, contract, corporate documents, etc.)
Some of the areas covered under this tab are by subscription only, but many areas have tools that can be accessed by you now. One problem is that under each topic there is so much information that it can be hard to wade through. But most are designed with the same structure, so let's try exploring one of the covered topics: Environmental.
First, click on the
link. You will see the following choices:
Track Emerging Issues
Click on this link to get caught up on this area of law by reading (and printing!) articles related to cutting-edge issues. Click on one of the links under the topics provided, and then choose an area to read about.Assess Initial Transaction and Create Strategy
Helps you locate documents and forms that relate to transaction planning and strategy. Just click on the link.Check Compliance and Disclosure
Articles and forms related to (you guessed it) compliance and disclosure! Click on the link and explore some of these. And, of course, if this is an area you are interested in, print and keep in a notebook.Evaluate Risks and Conduct Due Diligence
Provides tools to help you conduct due diligence for your clients, or determine whether opposing parties have been duly diligent.Create and Draft Documents
Usually a great selection of sample forms and checklists related to the subject matter.Alerts and Information
Most of these alerts correspond to additional subscription services, so will not be able to be accessed by you.Remember that the forms you find here should be copied, and then altered to fit your client's legal matter and the pleading or document form in your jurisdiction. But the content of the form can do a lot of the work for you!
Each subject matter link under the Transactional Advisor will provide different tools, but they are very similar in layout to the ones described above. Take notes so you can remember your favorite tools at a later point.