LAW877
Download as PDF
CONTRACT WRITING & ANALYSIS
Course Title
CONTRACT WRITING & ANALYSIS
Course Number
877
Min
2
Max
3
Course Types
Experiential Learning, Simulation-Experiential, Letter Grading
Credit Type
NON-GPA COURSES
Description
Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement.
This course is designed to develop the basic skills of drafting and interpreting typical legal documents in modern business transactions. Class discussion and homework will focus on how contracts are structured and how to draft essential contract terms. Class sessions will focus on the drafting skills and business practices relating to each project and also will concentrate on analyzing and criticizing both student drafts and sample documents actually used in practice. Students will have a homework drafting assignment every week. The final will involve drafting a comprehensive contract.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for Basic Contract Writing & Analysis or Commercial Contract Writing/Drafting cannot receive credit for this class. Students who enroll in this course may not enroll in Applied Contracts. Likewise, if you took or enrolled in Applied Contracts (LAW 284), you cannot enroll in this class.
This course is designed to develop the basic skills of drafting and interpreting typical legal documents in modern business transactions. Class discussion and homework will focus on how contracts are structured and how to draft essential contract terms. Class sessions will focus on the drafting skills and business practices relating to each project and also will concentrate on analyzing and criticizing both student drafts and sample documents actually used in practice. Students will have a homework drafting assignment every week. The final will involve drafting a comprehensive contract.
NOTE: Students who have received credit for Basic Contract Writing & Analysis or Commercial Contract Writing/Drafting cannot receive credit for this class. Students who enroll in this course may not enroll in Applied Contracts. Likewise, if you took or enrolled in Applied Contracts (LAW 284), you cannot enroll in this class.