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Introductory Materials
Understanding Contracts by Jeffrey Ferriell
"This Understanding treatise is designed for first-year law students enrolled in Contracts. The text explains common law principles of contract law using cases and examples that students commonly encounter in this first-year course. It also explains and illustrates Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which deals with sales of goods that are frequently covered in Contracts. This edition includes material on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, appropriate to a basic course in Contracts, and on modern statutes regarding electronic contracting. Citations to journal articles have also been updated to reflect recent scholarship on these and other topics. Understanding Contracts was written to help law students with what is likely to be one of their most challenging first-year courses. It explains how key concepts apply in several recurring basic fact patterns. It then builds on those fact patterns to explain how the law is more difficult to apply in business transactions with more complex facts. A key feature of Understanding Contracts that is not found in other similar books is its conscious incorporation of basic explanations of the common business practices to which the law of contracts applies. This feature helps students, many of whom have not had any background in the business world, understand contract law in the business settings in which it frequently applies. The book also provides detailed topic headings that students can use to develop their own comprehensive course outline"-- Provided by publisher
Publication Date: 2023
Contracts in a Nutshell by Claude Rohwer; Anthony Skrocki; Michael Malloy
This Nutshell provides a comprehensive guide to the law of contracts. It contains detailed explanations of contract concepts under both the common law and Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as the basics of restitution law. It also provides an extensive introduction to contracts in the digital age.
Publication Date: 2022
Practical Materials
Drafting Contracts by Tina L. Stark; Monica L. Llorente
The building blocks of contracts : the six contract concepts -- Understanding representations and warranties -- Understanding covenants -- Understanding discretionary authority and declarations -- Understanding conditions -- Summary of contract concepts explained -- Drafting representations and warranties -- Drafting covenants -- Drafting discretionary authority provisions and declarations -- Drafting conditions -- Summary of drafting the contract concepts -- Overview of a contract's parts -- Introductory provisions : title, preamble, recitals, and words of agreement -- Definitions and defined terms -- Action sections -- Drafting the endgame provisions -- Drafting the general provisions -- Drafting signatures -- Drafting schedules and exhibits -- Summary of a contract's parts -- Legalese -- Clarity through format -- Clarity through sentence structure -- Ambiguity -- Drafting numbers and financial provisions -- Other drafting considerations -- Deconstructing complex provisions -- Summary of drafting clearly and unambiguously -- Adding value to the deal -- Organizing a contract and its provisions -- The drafting process -- How to review and comment on a contract -- Amendments, consents, and waivers -- Professional responsibility -- Summary of putting a contract together and important considerations
Publication Date: 2024
A Short and Happy Guide to Business Contracts by Rachel Barnett
Contracts play a large part in advising companies as they transact business in today's unique environment. This book modernizes the teaching of contract law by providing a current perspective on negotiating contracts, thoughtfully explaining complex legal concepts and providing useful practitioner tips and insights based on decades of hands-on experience. Written by an experienced General Counsel and lecturer at Columbia Law School, A Short & Happy Guide to Business Contracts empowers readers to learn the main terms found in nearly all business contracts. The newly released updated version explores in greater depth contract clauses that have become particularly relevant in recent times, such as force majeure clauses and data security and privacy terms, as well as many other key provisions that have become a focal point during these unique and unprecedented times. A Short & Happy Guide to Business Contracts is a must read for anyone who wants to truly understand how practitioners negotiate business contracts and avoid common pitfalls. It will be an essential playbook that will be kept on your desk and referenced frequently when learning how to draft effective business contracts
Publication Date: 2021
A Short & Happy Guide to Contracts by David G. Epstein / Bruce A. Markell / Lawrence Ponoroff
This efficient and exceedingly effective guide to Contracts will help you see the big picture. The authors focus on making the key concepts of contract law, and the relationship among those concepts, easier to understand and retain. The authors have also infused the book with humor, believing there is nothing inconsistent between a rigorous academic experience and having a little fun. Each of the authors is nationally renowned law teacher who has taught Contracts for decades. Based on that experience, in this book they have set forth understandable techniques for mastering the law governing each critical aspect of the contract relationship, including, contract formation (offer and acceptance), enforcement (consideration and defenses), interpretation, performance, breach, and remedies.
Publication Date: 2025
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Understanding Contracts by
"This Understanding treatise is designed for first-year law students enrolled in Contracts. The text explains common law principles of contract law using cases and examples that students commonly encounter in this first-year course. It also explains and illustrates Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which deals with sales of goods that are frequently covered in Contracts. This edition includes material on the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods, and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, appropriate to a basic course in Contracts, and on modern statutes regarding electronic contracting. Citations to journal articles have also been updated to reflect recent scholarship on these and other topics. Understanding Contracts was written to help law students with what is likely to be one of their most challenging first-year courses. It explains how key concepts apply in several recurring basic fact patterns. It then builds on those fact patterns to explain how the law is more difficult to apply in business transactions with more complex facts. A key feature of Understanding Contracts that is not found in other similar books is its conscious incorporation of basic explanations of the common business practices to which the law of contracts applies. This feature helps students, many of whom have not had any background in the business world, understand contract law in the business settings in which it frequently applies. The book also provides detailed topic headings that students can use to develop their own comprehensive course outline"-- Provided by publisher
Restatement (Second) Contracts and Uniform Commercial Code for Firts-Year Contracts by 
Drafting Contracts by
The building blocks of contracts : the six contract concepts -- Understanding representations and warranties -- Understanding covenants -- Understanding discretionary authority and declarations -- Understanding conditions -- Summary of contract concepts explained -- Drafting representations and warranties -- Drafting covenants -- Drafting discretionary authority provisions and declarations -- Drafting conditions -- Summary of drafting the contract concepts -- Overview of a contract's parts -- Introductory provisions : title, preamble, recitals, and words of agreement -- Definitions and defined terms -- Action sections -- Drafting the endgame provisions -- Drafting the general provisions -- Drafting signatures -- Drafting schedules and exhibits -- Summary of a contract's parts -- Legalese -- Clarity through format -- Clarity through sentence structure -- Ambiguity -- Drafting numbers and financial provisions -- Other drafting considerations -- Deconstructing complex provisions -- Summary of drafting clearly and unambiguously -- Adding value to the deal -- Organizing a contract and its provisions -- The drafting process -- How to review and comment on a contract -- Amendments, consents, and waivers -- Professional responsibility -- Summary of putting a contract together and important considerations
A Short and Happy Guide to Business Contracts by
Contracts play a large part in advising companies as they transact business in today's unique environment. This book modernizes the teaching of contract law by providing a current perspective on negotiating contracts, thoughtfully explaining complex legal concepts and providing useful practitioner tips and insights based on decades of hands-on experience. Written by an experienced General Counsel and lecturer at Columbia Law School, A Short & Happy Guide to Business Contracts empowers readers to learn the main terms found in nearly all business contracts. The newly released updated version explores in greater depth contract clauses that have become particularly relevant in recent times, such as force majeure clauses and data security and privacy terms, as well as many other key provisions that have become a focal point during these unique and unprecedented times. A Short & Happy Guide to Business Contracts is a must read for anyone who wants to truly understand how practitioners negotiate business contracts and avoid common pitfalls. It will be an essential playbook that will be kept on your desk and referenced frequently when learning how to draft effective business contracts
Drafting Commercial Documents in Massachusetts by
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