The course focuses on the language, structure, and style of contracts, agreements, statutes, rules, and regulations with a focus on modern drafting conventions. The course also covers correspondence and the plain-English movement. Students will practice finding, revising, and drafting various kinds of transactional documents.
Class Details
Meeting Days
Time
Location
Wednesday
2:15 - 4:05 pm
JON 5.206
Evaluation Method
Date
Time
Alpha Range
Room
None
Additional Information
Course Type
Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Features
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Textbooks
Drafting Contracts: How and Why Lawyers Do What They Do [Paperback]
- stark, Tina L.
Aspen Publishers
,
edition: June 2007
ISBN: 073556339X
(required)
A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
- Adams, Kenneth A.
American Bar Association
,
edition: 2d
ISBN: 1604420286
(optional)
Derose, Melonie M.