Transactional Lawyering Skills: Becoming a Deal Lawyer (Essential Lawyering Skills)

The highly respected author of Transactional Lawyering Skills has written and co-written some of the top-selling books in the field. Designed to supplement Contract Drafting and Transactional Skills courses, his concise, straightforward explanation of professionalism covers working with transaction clients; problem-solving and problem-prevention; and transactional interviewing, counseling, and negotiation. Professional responsibility issues are fully integrated throughout the material. Going beyond simple theory, the text provides a succinct explanation of the lawyer-client relationship as well as the mechanics of transactional lawyering. Transactional Lawyering Skills can be used to help add a third credit to a 2-credit contract drafting course.

Features

• concise, straightforward explanations of professionalism
  • working with transaction clients
  • problem-solving and problem-prevention
  • transactional interviewing, counseling, and negotiation
• highly respected author has written/co-written top-selling books in the field
• integrated coverage of professional responsibility issues
• clear and succinct discussion of lawyer-client relationship
  • covers the mechanics of transactional lawyering
  • goes beyond simple theory
• can be used to help add a third credit to a 2-credit contract drafting course