Basic Contract Law for Paralegals

By Jeffrey A. Helewitz

Book Overview

The book facilitates effective teaching and learning through: - a quick, simple, and straightforward introduction to all the basics of contracts law, specifically designed for paralegal students- comprehensive coverage of key topics, as well as a chapter on drafting simple contracts- clearly written text and lively examples that help students understand the law- well-crafted pedagogy -- chapter overviews, highlighted examples, key terms, review questions, sample clauses for analysis, edited cases, chapter summaries, and exercises at the end of each chapter- an ideal length for shorter coursesText is totally up to date: - new section on UCC 2A covering leases of personal property- all new case summaries for the new millennium -- all cases have been decided since 2000- additional new cases in the supplemental cases appendix- completely updated appendix of sample contracts, with additional samples in the Instructor's Manual

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735517363
• ISBN13: 9780735517363
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 7.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Contract

This book has enough real life examples after each subject matter to facilitate understanding concepts

Excellent Contract Law Textbook.

A quote from the author sums up why contract law is an important subject for paralegals and citizens in general- "Every aspect of normal life is dominated by contractual principles, but few people realize the extent to which they are, in fact, contracting parties." The two features of this book that I appreciated the most are the "Cases for Analysis" at the end of each chapter. The author provides two cases that are related to the subject of that chapter. The second feature is the helpful advice for the paralegal in drafting contracts. He details the types of clauses and points to resources for contract forms in addition to showing what they look like. BASIC CONTRACT LAW FOR PARALEGALS is more than a basic look at contract law. It goes more in-depth than what I expected. It's organized very well and has clear explanations of terms. This is an excellent textbook and I highly recommend it.

Basic Contract Law for Paralegals

I like the over-all organization of the book and I found it easy to read. I like all the examples and cases that support the elements of a contract.