Course Details

Basics of Contract Drafting

This is an introductory course that will teach you the fundamentals of how to translate the terms of a business deal into a straightforward and well-organized written contract. The course is not intended to teach you how to draft any particular type of contract (e.g., employment agreements, asset purchase agreements, limited liability company operating agreements), but rather to introduce you to the basic contract concepts and organizational structure that most negotiated commercial contracts share, as well as give you practice spotting issues in contracts drafted by others. Although you will be exposed to, and work with, existing agreements relating to previous deals and other types of contract “precedent,” the focus of the course will be on teaching original contemporary contract drafting. You will learn how to draft agreements in a formal, but modern, style free of archaic language, redundancies, and legalese.

Catalog Number: LAWSTUDY 622
Practice Areas: Business, Corporate,Trans Area ,  Legal Skills Development
Additional Course Information: Experiential Learning, Professional Writing

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Course History

Fall 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Cronin, Joseph
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Fall 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Herasimovich, Anastasia
Section: 2     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Fall 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Geller, Meredith (courses | profile)
Section: 3     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Fall 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Thornton, John (courses | profile)
Section: 4     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Spring 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Silbernagel, Brian (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 22

Spring 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Rosenbaum, Judith A. (courses | profile)
Section: 2     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Spring 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Thornton, John (courses | profile)
Section: 3     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Spring 2025
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Llorente, Monica (courses | profile)
Section: 4     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Fall 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Llorente, Monica (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Fall 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Brown, Lindsay
Section: 2     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Fall 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Geller, Meredith (courses | profile)
Section: 3     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Spring 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Silbernagel, Brian (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Spring 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Rosenbaum, Judith A. (courses | profile)
Section: 2     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 22

Spring 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Thornton, John (courses | profile)
Section: 3     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Spring 2024
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Geller, Meredith (courses | profile)
Section: 4     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 23

Fall 2023
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Llorente, Monica (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Fall 2023
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Brown, Lindsay
Section: 2     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24

Fall 2023
Title: Basics of Contract Drafting
Faculty: Llorente, Monica (courses | profile)
Section: 3     Credits: 2.0
Capacity: 24     Actual: 24