Practice Ready

The economic model of law firms has changed.

Firms that once hired students straight out of law school are now forced to reevaluate efficiencies. Training young lawyers takes time and costs money that is increasingly difficult to justify. As a result, firms are pleading with law schools to introduce practical training.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE.

For years, Baylor Law has been ahead of the curve, training its students to practice law the moment they walk out the door. From the first minute of orientation—the language used, the expectations set—it is all about becoming a professional. Here, students learn to write contracts, do trademark applications, craft sales agreements, and negotiate on behalf of their client—just like in practice. So on day one of their first job, they not only find themselves significantly ahead of other graduates, they hit the ground running.

INCREASED RIGOR.

Required of every student that walks through the doors of Baylor Law, Transactional Drafting—LARC IV, introduces students to the types of legal issues and documents they will encounter in a transactional practice. The course develops students’ transactional legal writing skills by requiring students to prepare various documents regarding a hypothetical transaction. The desired learning outcomes for the course are for the students to understand the structure, content, and meaning of basic contracts and terms, to be able to draft and analyze a simple contract and to evaluate its effectiveness for a client’s needs, to advise a client on the terms of an agreement and whether or how those terms do or do not serve the client’s interests, and to amend a basic agreement.