Say it with a picture: overcoming legalese in public procurement contracts
- Written by Marta Andhov, Associate Professor, Law School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But in the world of legal contracts, pictures can be worth even more by making complicated concepts more accessible to people without expertise.
Traditional contracts are often dense and filled with complex legal language, known as “legalese”. This can be...