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- Title
THE CONTRACT DRAFTING PROCESS: INTEGRATING CONTRACT DRAFTING IN A SIMULATED LAW PRACTICE.
- Authors
Lewis, Charles C.
- Abstract
Teaching contract drafting in the classroom has been trouble-some ever since it became a part of the law school curriculum. Drawing on the author's experience in teaching the course, as well as his experience as a former practicing lawyer, this essay proposes that contract drafting can be more effectively taught in the classroom by using a simulation model that allows the students to learn contract drafting as lawyers experience it in actual practice. In the simulation, the students experience not only traditional contract drafting, but also the interviewing, planning, and negotiating that are essential to successfully drafting a contract. In addition, the students must deal with the client and opposing counsel, as well as co-counsel and a senior partner assigned to the same project While the students are handling legal issues in their office files, they must also face ethical and mal-practice issues, and even law office management issues.
- Subjects
TEACHERS' contracts; LAW school curriculum; LEGAL education; LAWYERS; PRACTICE of law; OFFICE management
- Publication
Clinical Law Review, 2005, Vol 11, Issue 2, p241
- ISSN
1079-1159
- Publication type
Article