LAW 518LEC - The Essentials of Legal Drafting: Contracts, Wills, Pleadings, & Legislation

The act of drafting a contract or statute is fundamentally different from writing a memo or brief. The words create obligations, and great precision is required: in word choice, punctuation, and sentence structure. Although students will edit and draft both statutes and contracts, the focus is less on drafting a particular type of document than on learning skills needed for effective drafting. The course will be fully remote, with live sessions on Zoom devoted primarily to working through drafting exercises. The grade will be based on written work with no exams.

Credits: 3