Course Description
Provides opportunity to apply legal principles acquired in substantive courses to drafting of non-litigation documents. Provides fundamental skills necessary to draft documents such as contracts and wills. Also focuses on eliciting information from clients to provide factual basis for preparation of such documents.
Athena Title
DOC DRAFT CONTRACTS
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able to: 1. format contracts 2. utilize correct terminology for contracts 3. successfully negotiate contracts 4. successfully illustrate the common provisions and structures for different legal contracts 5. provide factual basis for preparation of legal documents
Topical Outline
This course will focus on: * the basic principles and format of contracts, wills, and non- litigation documents * discussion of terms and common provisions in documents * elimination of ambiguity * practice drafting and negotiating different types of non- litigation documents, such as contracts and wills
Syllabus
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