JD-Next Sample Syllabus

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JD-Next Course Schedule

All activities and assignments will be located in the modules listed on the Course Page. Please see the Course Schedule on the Dates page for specific due dates.

Week 1

Case Brief Workshop 1: Preparing to Brief Cases; Procedural Posture and Narrative Facts

Case Brief Workshop 2: Rule Formulation, Understanding the Reasons for the Rule and Exceptions

Week 2

Case Brief Workshop 3: Identifying and Briefing the Issues in a Case

Case Brief Workshop 4: Understanding the Legal Analysis of a Case

Week 3

Case Brief Workshop 5: Stating the Conclusion and Holding of a Case

Full Case Brief Skills Assessment

Week 4

Class 1: Introduction to the Law of Contracts (Hawkins v. McGee)

Class 2: Promises to Make a Gift? (Hamer v. Sidway)

Week 5

Class 3: Basics of Consideration (Kirksey v. Kirksey; Batsakis v. Demotsis)

Class 4: Consideration (Feinberg v. Pfeiffer Co.)

Week 6

Class 5: Consideration and Contract Formation (Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon)

Class 6: Contract Formation: Mutual Assent and Mistake (Lucy v. Zehmer; Raffles v. Wichelhaus)

Week 7

Class 7: Offer and Acceptance (Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus)

Class 8: Acceptance by Performance (Ever-Tite Roofing Corp. v. Green)

Week 8

Class 9: Reliance on Contract Offers Prior to Acceptance and Promissory Estoppel (Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc.)

Prepare for the Final Exam

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