Legal Writing, Advanced: Transactional Drafting
- Semester: Fall 2016
- Course ID: 232D
- Credit Hours: 2
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Unique: 28667
Course Information
- Grading Method: Pass/Fail Mandatory
- Professional Skills: Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Registration Information
- Upperclass-only elective
Meeting Times
Day | Time | Location |
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FRI | 10:30 am - 12:20 pm | TNH 3.129 |
Evaluation Method
Type | Date | Time | Location |
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None |
Description
The course offers practical experience in drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements, using a software startup company as a source of examples. We will focus first on understanding a client’s business objectives, and then on how to draft and analyze contracts, in plain English, with those objectives in mind. Examples may include company formation, intellectual property agreements, venture capital financing term sheets and agreements, software licensing and distribution contracts, employment agreements, and transaction documents for the sale of a business.Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You
*
Fox, Charles M.
PLI Corporate and Securities Library
,
edition: 2d
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1402410603
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1402410603
Manual of Style for Contract Drafting
(optional)
Adams, Kenneth.
American Bar Association
,
edition: 3rd
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1614388032
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1614388032
Tech Contracts Handbook
(optional)
Tollen, David
American Bar Assn
,
edition: 2d
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1634251784
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1634251784
Venture Deals: Be Smarter than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
(optional)
Feld, Brad
Wiley & Sons
,
edition: 2d
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1118443616
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1118443616
Instructors
Borden, Diana K
Important Class Changes
Date | Updated |
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06/01/2016 | Room(s) changed |
Instructor(s) updated | |
Meeting changed |