Commercial Law / Secured Transactions: Drafting
Course Description
This course provides the basics in how to read and draft commercial contracts. Students will work in teams to negotiate and draft the documents in a financed transaction, including a Promissory Note, Security Agreement, Financing Statement, and client memo. Each assignment includes feedback on the basics of contract drafting (drafting concepts and elements, format, and precise, concise drafting) , compliance with legal doctrine, and practical considerations. Student-created portfolios provide a writing sample for employers that seek familiarity with a common business transaction, the contract concepts it implicates, and how to reduce agreed-upon terms to words on the page. Pre-requisites: Commercial Law: Secured Transactions (may be taken concurrently).
Current and Previous Instructors
Key to Codes in Course Descriptions
P: Prerequisite
C: Prerequisite or Concurrent Requirement
R: Recommended Prior or Concurrent Course
Currently Scheduled Sections
CRN: 29240
- Spring '24
- 1
- 309
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Wed: 10:55-11:50
Day
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Kevin Tu
- 6 openings. (Limit 12).
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564Q
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Developing Professional Skills: Secured Transactions
ISBN: 978-1-68328-368-3 Print edition (preferred) or online subscription