Skills - This skills-based course introduces students to practical application of legal concepts in client counseling and drafting of effective business documents. Students will engage with each other in real-life problem solving, drafting, and textual analysis in the context of a multiple rounds of review and redlining. The emphasis is on dynamic commercial negotiations and expectations of lawyers common in the tech industry, but the core skills are transferrable to other areas of practice. Students will also be exposed to other areas of legal doctrine (such as ethics, intellectual property, litigation and torts) that necessarily arise in context of transactions.
Classroom Policies: This course has an attendance policy.
Grading Mode: Letter Grading
Final Assessment: Other – (Skills Class Final Assignment – e.g. Trial, Mediation, Brief)
Graduation Requirements: Counts towards Professional Skills Requirement.