Basic Contract Law for Paralegals

by Helewitz, Jeffrey A.

• ISBN13: 9780735517363
• ISBN10: 0735517363
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Summary

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

Author Biography

Jeffrey A. Helewitz: City University of New York, School of Law, Touro College Law Center; Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York County Lawyers' Association

Table of Contents

Contents	xi
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	xxiii
Overview of Contracts	1	(28)
Offer	29	(24)
Acceptance	53	(28)
Consideration	81	(28)
Legality of Subject Matter and Contractual Capacity	109	(24)
Contractual Intent	133	(24)
Contract Provisions	157	(32)
The Uniform Commercial Code	189	(42)
Third Party Contracts	231	(32)
Discharge of Obligations	263	(24)
Remedies	287	(32)
Drafting Simple Contracts	319	(16)
Appendix A Sample Contracts	335	(58)
Antenuptial Agreement (Simple Form)	336	(1)
Assignment	337	(1)
Bill of Sale (Simple Form)	338	(1)
Consulting Agreement	339	(2)
Employment Contract (Simple Form)	341	(2)
Employment Contract	343	(5)
Equipment Lease Agreement	348	(5)
General Partnership Agreement (Simple Form)	353	(3)
Limited Partnership Agreement	356	(20)
Promissory Note	376	(1)
Purchase Order	377	(1)
Real Estate Lease	378	(1)
Release	379	(1)
Shareholders Agreement	380	(8)
Subscription Agreement (Limited Partnership)	388	(5)
Appendix B Supplemental Cases	393	(18)
K. D. v. Educational Testing Service	393	(5)
Fiege v. Boehm	398	(7)
Bartus v. Riccardi	405	(2)
Schwinghammer v. Alexander	407	(4)
Glossary	411	(8)
Index	419