Legal Studies & Paralegal

For courses in Contracts.

This introduction to contracts is unique in its focus on the procedural as well as substantive aspects of contract law and the Uniform Commercial Code. It teaches essential elements of a contract and gives examples for analysis of a Stock Purchase Agreement, Property Agreement Between Spouses, Employment Agreement, and Sample Residential Lease.

• Short, easy-to-read chapters.

• Common law—Covers the foundation of the contract, elements of formation, problems of formation, discharge of the contract, and remedies when the contract is not honored.

• The Uniform Commercial Code—Covers the formation of the sales agreement, discharge of the sales agreement, remedies under the sales agreement, and UCC financing statements.

• Application in the work place—Details procedures for reviewing a contract, considers contract language, and defines commercial paper.

• List of Internet sites—Lists relevant sites for further resources on contracts generally and for the UCC.

• Research considerations/questions—In each chapter.

• Excerpts from Corpus Juris Humorous —At the end of each chapter.

 1. The Study of Contract Law.

COMMON LAW.

THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.

APPLICATION IN HE WORKPLACE.

APPENDICES.

Contracts (Legal Studies & Paralegal)

Diane M. Baldwin, Esq., is an educator, attorney and literacy advocate in Dallas, Texas. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington and holds a J.D. from Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas. Baldwin is on the faculty of the Dallas public schools and teaches in the paralegal studies baccalaureate degree program at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas. She has written for the State Bar of Texas' Journal, the Dallas Bar Association's Headnotes, and the American Association for Paralegal Education's Educator.

Frances Beall Whiteside is editor of the National Paralegal Reporter, published by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA). A practicing corporate paralegal from 1984-1998, she was president of her local professional association in Dallas, Texas, and named its 1994 Paralegal of the Year. She has taught in three paralegal studies programs and has been a speaker for numerous seminars around the nation on paralegal ethics and nontraditional careers for paralegals. She edits the study manual for PACE (Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam). In 1997 the Health and Legal Studies Division at El Centro College in Dallas named her its outstanding adjunct instructor. Whiteside edits textbooks and contributes to the newsletter of Pearson Publications. She holds M.L.A. and B.A. degrees from Southern Methodist University and a paralegal certificate from California State University at San Bernardino. She can be reached at editor@paralegals.org.

The authors also wrote Introduction to Business Organizations, a companion book, now in its second edition.

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• Legal Studies Supersite
  Prentice Hall
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131131826 | ISBN-13: 9780131131828
  URL: http://www.prenhall.com/legal_studies
  
  
  
• VersusLaw Access Card
  VersusLaw
  © 2004 | Prentice Hall | Access Code Card | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131185144 | ISBN-13: 9780131185142
  
  
  

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