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
Thursday
10:30 am - 12:20 pm
TNH 3.142
Evaluation Method
Date
Time
Alpha Range
Room
Paper
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 edition
ISBN: 073556339X
(required)
The Redbook: A Manual on Legal Style
- Garner, Bryan A.
West Law School
,
edition: 3rd edition 2013
ISBN: 0314289011
(optional)
A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
- Adams, Kenneth A.
American Bar Association
,
edition: 2nd edition 2008
ISBN: 1604420286
(optional)
Whittenburg, Benjamin B