Contracts Legal Principles and Practical Applications for Paralegals [Connected eBook with Study Center]

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Edition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2019-01-31
Publisher(s): Aspen Publishing
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Summary

Contracts for Paralegals: Legal Principles and Practical Applications engages students with a practical, applied approach. Using a clear and accessible writing style, Wendling makes a comprehensive presentation of contracts, rounded out by current exercises that motivate lively discussions. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking, vocabulary, and analytical and writing skills through a variety of real-world exercises, portfolio creation, and team exercises.


New to the Second Edition:

  • “Cyber Contracts” feature familiarizes students with the latest blockchain technology in the application of “smart contracts”
  • Updated cases provide students the opportunity to apply their knowledge of chapter topics through analysis of relevant cases
  • Examples of new technology demonstrate the influence of social media on contract origination, performance, and evidence

Professors and students will benefit from:

  • An accessible style
  • A variety of approaches that stimulate students
  • A step-by-step chronology that walks students through all the phases of contract formation, performance, and breach
  • Practical applications
  • Portfolio creation

Table of Contents

Summary of Contents

Contents
Preface
Art Credits
About the Author


PART ONE: FORMATION (THE ELEMENTS)
    1    Offer
    2    Consideration
    3    Acceptance
    4    Conditions
    5    Third-Party Interests

PART TWO: DEFECTS IN FORMATION
    6    Statute of Frauds
    7    Capacity and Illegality
    8    Absence of a “Meeting of the Minds”
    9    Rules of Construction

PART THREE: FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE
    10   Breach of Contract
    11   Excuse of Performance
    12   Changes by Agreement of the Parties

PART FOUR: REMEDIES
    13    Compensatory and Related Damages
    14    Equity and Quasi-Contract

PART FIVE: ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE
    15    The Uniform Commercial Code—Article 2: Sale of Goods  
and Dealings with Merchants

APPENDIXES
    A    How to Prepare the Case Brief
    B    How to Polish the Construction Contract

Glossary
Index


 

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