Contract Law
LAW-40019
Contract law permeates the entire field of civil practice. This course provides the student with both the theory of contracts and the practical skills needed in contract law. Instruction presents interesting and significant court cases for discussion, emphasizing a practical approach to understanding contracts. Topics include all major areas of contracts, including offer, acceptance, consideration, statute of frauds, third-party beneficiaries, performance, breach of contract and damages.
Course Format
UC San Diego Extended Studies operates in Pacific Standard Time and therefore all course deadlines are held to Pacific Standard Time (PST).
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Basic Contract Law for Paralegals 11th
by Jeffrey A. Helewitz
ISBN / ASIN: 9798892073523
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
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- No refunds after: 8/7/2025
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Instructor: Jamie Townsend, Esq
Ms. Jamie Townsend is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. While in law school, she served as an editor on the law review and was an Olin Student Fellow in law and economics.
After graduating she worked at a boutique intellectual property law firm in Los Angeles before teaching law school for several years, including teaching on the topic of business organizations at Western State College of Law. She has written extensively in the areas of intellectual property and the changing application of law to modern media.
Ms. Townsend currently practices in the field of transactional corporate law specializing in small to medium businesses, intellectual property, general business litigation and employment law.
She is passionate about the First Amendment and about teaching.
