Product Description
“Essentials of Contract Law” is an ideal guide for the paralegal student, the business law student and anyone preparing to work in the field of contract law. Using a road map as an outlining tool, the authors present the law of contracts in an understandable and organized manner. As a rule of law is presented, it is discussed conceptually then followed by an example and a concrete problem. This allows the user to become actively involved in working with the rules… More >>
#1 by Benedict P. Lush on March 23, 2010 - 11:05 pm
I highly recommend this book on contracts. I am taking a paralegal “Contracts” class and have completed the course except for the final exam.
Definitions of legalisms are very clear and are included in the book (though you will find you must get the paperback version of Black’s Law Dictionary), the index to the book is quite useful. Examples are always given and are clear.
The book will also act as a future reference for me when I am analyzing a contract. Each chapter concludes with a “paralegal checklist” that summarizes the subject at hand so you can double-check the contract you are reading to see that everything is correct.
I believe this textbook is part of a new breed of textbooks. I found, for a parallel example, that Michael Sullivan’s book on Algebra and Trigonometry is a miracle of thoroughness and clarity, considering the subject, and that this book is a “miracle” of clarity, again considering it is a legal textbook, and the subject.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by L. A. Stephenson on March 24, 2010 - 1:39 am
I am in a love/hate relationship with this book! On the up side, it is very well organized. In fact, it reads like a really, really good set of notes. On the down side, although it is well organized, it ONLY reads like a really, really good set of notes.
I am presently using this book in an online paralegal course and find myself going online constantly to hunt for examples or explanations of the definitions. It would really help for the authors to provide more examples and maybe even answers to selected questions.
On the other hand, if you are trying to plow through a wordy text and need a good, organized synopsis of the material, this is the book for you.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Roland on March 24, 2010 - 3:55 am
It’s an okay book. A source of frustration with it is the frequent use of exercise questions without then explaining the answers. That may work in traditional classroom where class discussion and a teacher are involved, but it does not work for the lone reader.
Rating: 3 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on March 24, 2010 - 4:29 am
This book is considered a text, but I’ve given it to my paralegal staff to use as a brush-up/refresher course in contract law. It’s well written and covers the essentials of the area in a solid progression of topics.
Rating: 5 / 5