Advanced Legal Studies: Deep Dive into Legal Topics #251110

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This 5-day intensive course offers a deep dive into advanced legal topics, designed for legal professionals and those with a strong foundation in legal principles. Participants will explore complex legal issues, analyze landmark cases, and engage in critical discussions to enhance their understanding of specific areas of law. This course aims to sharpen legal reasoning, analytical skills, and provide practical insights into contemporary legal challenges.

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of specific areas of law covered in the course.
• Analyze complex legal issues and apply relevant legal principles.
• Critically evaluate landmark cases and their impact on legal doctrine.
• Engage in sophisticated legal reasoning and argumentation.
• Conduct in-depth legal research and analysis.
• Understand the current debates and challenges in the chosen legal topics.
• Apply legal knowledge to real-world scenarios and contemporary legal problems.
• Enhance their legal writing and communication skills.

This course is tailored for experienced legal professionals, including:
• Lawyers and Attorneys
• Judges and Judicial Clerks
• Legal Scholars and Academics
• Senior Paralegals
• Government Legal Counsel
• Corporate Legal Counsel
• Anyone seeking to enhance their expertise in specific areas of law.

• Pre-assessment
• Live group instruction
• Use of real-world examples, case studies and exercises
• Interactive participation and discussion
• Power point presentation, LCD and flip chart
• Group activities and tests
• Each participant receives a binder containing a copy of the presentation
• slides and handouts
• Post-assessment

• Complex Contractual Issues: Ambiguity, Unconscionability, Duress, Undue Influence
• Third-Party Beneficiaries and Assignment
• Contractual Remedies: Specific Performance, Injunctions, Damages
• Case Study: Analyzing a complex commercial contract dispute.

• Conditions Precedent, Concurrent, and Subsequent
• Material vs. Minor Breach
• Anticipatory Breach and Repudiation
• Frustration of Purpose and Impossibility
• Case Study: Examining a case involving breach of contract and its remedies.

• Contracts for the Sale of Goods (UCC)
• International Commercial Contracts (CISG)
• E-Commerce and Contract Law
• Discussion: The future of contract law in the digital age.

• Advanced Negotiation Strategies and Tactics
• Mediation and Arbitration of Contract Disputes
• Litigation of Contract Disputes
• Role-Playing Exercise: Simulating a complex contract negotiation.

• Contract Law and Intellectual Property
• Contract Law and Cybersecurity
• Contract Law and Artificial Intelligence
• Debate: The ethical implications of AI in contract formation.

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