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Contract Drafting

Note: There are multiple Contract Drafting courses available and no student may take more than one from the following options: LAW-321, LAW-221, LAW-222, and LAW-223.

Contract Drafting

Course Number: LAW-321
Course Type: Highly Specialized and Experiential
Credits: 2
Enrollment Limit: 16
Description: This course will focus on skills employed in modern contracts drafting. Students will examine specific types of clauses, and learn their purposes as well as evaluating word usage for advantages and disadvantages. Students will review and draft a sampling of essential business contracts, addressing issues regarding compliance with law, risk allocation, protection of client’s interests, logical organization, presentation, and clarity of language. The emphasis in this course is on the technical aspects of contract drafting. Written assignments will include revising proposed agreements as well as drafting agreements from scratch.
Prerequisite: Business Associations I is strongly recommended but not required
Evaluation Method: Written assignments
Capstone: no
WIE: yes

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