Topics include drafting and enforcement of contracts, leases, and related documents as well as selection and implementation of business organization forms, sales, and commercial papers. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the elements of a contract, prepare various business documents, and understand the role of commercial paper. This course introduces substantive criminal law and procedural rights of the accused. Upon completion, students should be able to explain elements of specific crimes and assist an attorney in preparing a criminal case. This course covers the techniques of reading and applying legal opinions and the skills of case analysis.
Emphasis is on the components of opinions and on types of legal writing.
Upon completion, students should be able to read, analyze, and brief opinions as well as prepare legal memoranda, briefs, and other legal documents. This course introduces the study of real property law. Topics include the distinction between real and personal property, various estates, mechanics of conveyance and encumbrance, recordation, special proceedings, and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to identify estates, forms of deeds, requirements for recording, and procedures to enforce rights to real property. This course continues the study of real property law relating to title examination and preparation of closing documents.