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What is the primary focus of a litigator when analyzing a case?
What is the primary focus of a litigator when analyzing a case?
- Translating the business deal into contract concepts
- Applying the law to the facts to create a persuasive argument (correct)
- Determining the best contract provision for a business deal
- Applying the contract concepts to the business deal
What is the outcome of a litigator's analysis in a negligence case?
What is the outcome of a litigator's analysis in a negligence case?
- Creating a persuasive argument for the other party
- Translating the business deal into contract concepts
- Deciding whether the driver was negligent based on the facts (correct)
- Determining the best contract provision for the business deal
What is the key difference between the analytical skills of litigators and deal lawyers?
What is the key difference between the analytical skills of litigators and deal lawyers?
- Deal lawyers start from the business deal, while litigators start from the law (correct)
- Litigators create persuasive arguments, while deal lawyers create contracts
- Litigators work with contract concepts, while deal lawyers work with facts
- Deal lawyers work backward from the law, while litigators work forward from the facts
What is the goal of a deal lawyer when drafting a contract provision?
What is the goal of a deal lawyer when drafting a contract provision?
What are the 'facts' for a deal lawyer?
What are the 'facts' for a deal lawyer?
What is the primary analytical skill of a deal lawyer?
What is the primary analytical skill of a deal lawyer?
What is the relationship between contract concepts and business deals?
What is the relationship between contract concepts and business deals?
What is the result of a deal lawyer's analysis of a business deal?
What is the result of a deal lawyer's analysis of a business deal?
What is the primary purpose of understanding contract concepts in drafting a contract?
What is the primary purpose of understanding contract concepts in drafting a contract?
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven contract concepts?
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven contract concepts?
What is the primary difference between a representation and a warranty?
What is the primary difference between a representation and a warranty?
What is the relationship between a right and a covenant?
What is the relationship between a right and a covenant?
What is the purpose of a condition in a contract?
What is the purpose of a condition in a contract?
What is the primary purpose of a declaration in a contract?
What is the primary purpose of a declaration in a contract?
What is the primary difference between discretionary authority and a covenant?
What is the primary difference between discretionary authority and a covenant?
Why do drafters choose from among the seven contract concepts when memorializing the business deal?
Why do drafters choose from among the seven contract concepts when memorializing the business deal?
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Study Notes
Contract Concepts
- Seven essential contract concepts: representations, warranties, covenants, rights, conditions, discretionary authority, and declarations
- These concepts form the foundation of every contract, serving different business purposes with distinct legal consequences
Representations
- A statement of a past or present fact made to induce a party to act
- Examples: a seller's claim that a property is free of defects or a buyer's statement of their financial capability
Warranties
- A promise to indemnify the other party for damages if the representation is false
- Example: a seller's warranty that a property is free of defects, promising to compensate the buyer if it's not
Covenants
- A promise to do or not to do something, creating a duty to perform
- Example: a buyer's covenant to make regular mortgage payments
Rights
- The flipside of a covenant, entitling a party to the other party's performance
- Example: a buyer's right to receive the property title after fulfilling payment obligations
Conditions
- A state of facts that must exist before a party is obligated to perform
- Example: a buyer's obligation to purchase a property is conditional upon securing financing
Discretionary Authority
- A party's choice or permission to act, sometimes subject to the satisfaction of a condition
- Example: a landlord's discretionary authority to terminate a lease if the tenant breaches the agreement
Declarations
- A fact agreed upon by both parties, often a definition or policy for contract management
- Example: a declaration stating the property's boundaries and any easements
Translation Skill
- The analytical skill of determining which contract concept best reflects the business deal
- Requires the drafter to translate the business deal into contract concepts to memorialize it in a contract provision
Comparison with Litigators
- Litigators take the law and apply it to the facts to create a persuasive argument
- Deal lawyers start from the business deal and find the contract concepts that best reflect it
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