Basic Contract Law

A perennial favorite, Jeffrey A. Helewitz’s Basic Contract Law for Paralegals provides paralegal students with a comprehensive introduction to contract law Basic Contract Law for Paralegals is a clear, comprehensive, and straightforward introduction to all the basics of contract law, specifically designed for paralegal students. Lively examples and well-crafted pedagogy cover all key topics in a contracts course—from offer, acceptance, and consideration, to discharge of obligations, and remedies. The text balances coverage of case law with professional skills development and culminates with a chapter that asks students to draft a standard contract. An appendix of twelve sample contracts provides a useful ongoing reference tool. New to the Tenth Edition: Major new cases address: Acceptance/non-acceptance of an offer by silence Online acceptance of an offer The capacity of a person suffering addiction to enter into a contract Ambiguous conditions and contract formation Battle of the Forms The impact of Covid-19 on the discharge of contract obligations Professors and students will benefit from: Comprehensive, practical, and straightforward coverage of the basics of contract law, including a chapter on drafting simple contracts. Clearly written text and lively examples that help students understand the law. Well-crafted pedagogy that includes chapter overviews, highlighted examples, key terms, review questions, sample clauses for analysis, edited cases, chapter summaries, and end-of-chapter exercises. Manageable length that makes this book ideal for shorter courses. New end-of-chapter Quick Quizzes that provide a final self-check of students’ knowledge. Ethical problems at the end of each chapter that raise awareness of professional responsibility in practice Sample contracts in the Appendix

This number one best-selling contracts book continues to provide the paralegal with a quick, simple, and straightforward introduction To The law of contracts. The book begins with an Overview of Contracts, followed by chapter on the Basic Concepts of Offer, Acceptance, and Consideration . it then continues with chapters of Legality of Subject Matter and Contractual Capacity, Contractual Intent, Contract Provisions, The Uniform Commercial Code, Third Party Contracts, Discharge of Obligations, Remedies, and a final chapter on Drafting Simple Contracts . Appendices of Sample Contracts and Supplemental Cases and a Glossary complete with Text. Special Features: : brief textual explanations and lively examples illuminate the basic concepts of contract law And The skills paralegals must use in practice the book's focused approach and manageable length make it highly accessible for both students and instructors an emphasis on the impact of the Uniform Commercial Code throughout the text a well-crated pedagogy includes: chapter overviews that begin each chapter, highlighted examples that are set off from the text, key terms clearly defined in bold face, review questions, sample clauses for analysis, edited judicial decisions, chapter summaries, An outlined synopsis of the content, key terms, and exercises at the end of each chapter Included in the Third Edition: more UCC materials throughout the text, especially in the areas of contract formation and operation making the content understandable and practical updated cases and examples throughout the book

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The newly revised edition of the best-selling text; Basic Contract Law for Paralegals gives students a firm foundation in the basics of contract law. This comprehensive and straightforward text speaks clearly to students, engaging them with lively examples which help to bring theory to life. Instructors choose Basic Contract Law for Paralegals for it’s: • quick, simple, and straightforward introduction to all of the basics of contracts law, specifically designed for paralegal students • comprehensive coverage of all the key topics including a chapter on drafting simple contracts • clearly written text and lively examples that help students Understand The law • well-crafted pedagogy, including chapter overviews, highlighted examples, key terms, review questions, sample clauses for analysis, edited cases, chapter summaries, and end-of-chapter exercises • manageable length which makes it ideal for shorter courses Exciting changes To The Fifth Edition include: • new cases keep the book fresh in its Fifth Edition • additional new cases in the supplemental cases appendix • appendix with updated sample contracts, and additional samples provided in the Instructor’s Manual For instructors in search of a basic, straightforward book on the key concepts in contract law, Basic Contract Law for Paralegals, Fifth Edition is just what they are looking for. Its student-friendly design and manageable length makes this text appealing to professors and students alike. An author website to support classroom instruction using this title is available at http://www.aspenlawschool.com/helewitz_contracts5