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CONTRACTS I (BUSINESS AND FINANCE LAW - 1090)
3 credits
This course deals with the formation, avoidance and discharge of contract obligations. Attention is also directed to the remedies available for breach of contract and the rules for ascertaining the damages recoverable. Grades are based upon a final examination.
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DRAFTING:CONTRACTS (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 8000)
2 credits
This course provides intensive instruction in the drafting of contemporary commercial contracts. Students learn how to translate a business deal into contract concepts, how to structure the agreement, and how to draft contract provisions clearly, precisely, and efficiently. Written exercises are assigned for each class; in addition, students draft a full-length agreement and redraft the agreement following a critique. Some negotiation is included. Grades will be based on several short drafting assignments (totaling 30%), an initial and a revised draft of a contract (totaling 55%); and class participation (15%). N.B.: Students taking this course are not permitted to take Professor Boyle's Legal Writing Seminar.
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DRAFTING:LIT DOCS & CONTRACTS (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 2050)
3 credits
This course is designed to expose students to the various types of Legal Writing and Legal Drafting encountered in law practice. Students will negotiate and draft various types of contracts and will receive intensified instruction in the researching and written discussion of complex legal issues. Students will also receive instruction on preparation of litigation papers and written advocacy. There will be approximately eight written assignments, but no term paper or final examination. N.B.: Students who take Professor Boyle's section of the course are not permitted to take the two-credit Drafting: Contracts course.
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INTRODUCTION TO LAW (LEGAL METHOD - 1000)
2 credits
This course introduces methods and ideas that are fundamental components of the American legal system, with an emphasis on case law analysis and statutory interpretation. A passing grade requires regular attendance and satisfactory completion of several writing assignments.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS & WRITING (LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING - 1030)
2 credits
The first course in a two-semester sequence, this course introduces students to legal writing and analysis. Grades are based primarily on the preparation of a closed-universe memorandum of law and a re-write of the memorandum. The course also includes an introduction to legal ethics.
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LEGAL ANALYSIS,WRITING&RESRCH (LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING - 1010)
2 credits
The second course in a two-semester sequence, this course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to manual and electronic legal research and further develops their writing and analytical skills, focusing primarily on persuasive legal writing. The course also introduces a variety of other essential lawyering skills, including client interviewing, negotiation, and oral advocacy. Students will prepare various legal documents, including an appellate brief. Oral arguments are conducted at the conclusion of the course. Grades are based primarily on papers and oral argument.
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U.S. LEGAL ANALYSIS & WRITING (US LEGL STUDIES FOREIGN LW GRD - 1010)
2 credits
The first course in a two-semester sequence, this course introduces LL.M. students to the idioms and forms of U.S. legal writing. An emphasis will be placed on predictive writing. Grades will be based upon periodic assignments and a re-write of those assignments.