Contract Law for Paralegals, 2nd Edition

CONTRACT LAW FOR PARALEGALS, 2/e fully prepares paralegals for all facets of contract preparation, including ethical, practical, and professional issues. Fully updated for current case law, it thoroughly covers modern e-contracts, and presents relevant new examples such as health club and cell phone contracts. It combines a strong foundation in essential principles with practical insight into the issues paralegals face in researching, drafting, and interpreting contracts. Students build skills and portfolios through many drafting exercises, including the creation of complete contracts for equipment, real estate, and business sales. They also build critical thinking skills through assignments ranging from attorney briefings to Critical Legal Thinking Cases. Students will find up-to-date career information, sidebars illuminating working paralegals’ real-world experiences, and extensive reference resources, including a detailed glossary and extensive UCC excerpts.

1. Nature of Traditional and E-Contracts

2. Agreement

3. Consideration and Equity

4. Capacity and Legality

5. Genuineness of Assent

6. Writing, Formality, and E-Commerce Signature Law

7. Third-Party Rights and Discharge

8. Remedies for Breach of Traditional and E-Contracts

9. E-Contracts and Internet Law

10. Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

11. Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

12. Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

13. Sales and Lease Warranties

14. Relationship of Tort Law to Contract Law

15. Special Forms of Contracts

List of Cases Reported

Appendix A. Critical Legal Thinking Techniques for Case Briefing

Appendix B. Cases for “Briefing the Case Writing Assignments”

Appendix C. Sample Contracts

Appendix D. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

Glossary

Index