Contracts begins our project, continued next semester, of studying the fundamentals of contract law.
Together with Contracts II, Contracts I should prepare you to analyze a wide variety of contract law issues at a general level. Dealing with particular types of contracts, such as intellectual property licenses or commercial leases, may require additional, specialized study. This class should also help to polish your legal reasoning skills and introduce you to some of the practical and ethical concerns of a working attorney. Ninety percent of your grade will come from an open book final exam, based wholly or largely on your essay answers to hypothetical fact patterns. You can earn one participation point per class by demonstrating familiarity with course materials and verbally analyzing relevant legal issues, and up to five points each time you make a good faith effort on an ungraded quiz or project.