Contract Drafting is an upper-level simulation course that teaches basic practical skills by having students work “in role” as lawyers undertaking various drafting tasks in a series of exercises. While the skills taught will be basic, they will also be translatable to more sophisticated contracts. The course will feature lectures, class discussions, and in-class business issue-spotting and drafting exercises, with an emphasis on the exercises. There will be pre-class reading assignments from the text, sometimes supplemented with other outside reading, including various sample contracts. Some exercises will be group projects, and regular peer feedback, along with feedback from the instructor, will be a feature. Grading will be on the basis of written drafting assignments, at least one graded peer-feedback assignment, and class participation.
Students who take Law 519 Contract Drafting may not take Law 522 Contract Drafting: The Next Generation.
Course Areas of Practice | |
Evaluation Methods | Practical exercises In-class exercise Class participation Other |
Degree Requirements | |
Course Type | Simulation |
Learning Outcomes | Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the legal context Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal profession |