Well, I understand the retort's hesitance towards modernization, but it's clear that replacing “NOW, THEREFORE,..” with “SO, LIKE..” can be an effective alternative. Nikhil's suggestion isn't asking legal documents to throw away the phrase “NOW, THEREFORE,..” but rather to introduce “SO, LIKE..” as a compliment, to modernize the language of legal contracts without sacrificing accuracy. Plus, it's not like introducing “SO, LIKE..” is going to cause any confusion - if anything, it'll make things more interesting! UrRong? We think not!