Week 4: Legal Language in Business
Overview
This week focuses on legal document structures and conventions, contract terminology and commonly used phrases, non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses, and privacy policies and data protection language.
Topics Covered
- Legal document structures and conventions
- Contract terminology and commonly used phrases
- Non-disclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses
- Privacy policies and data protection language
Class Activities for the Week
Course Period 1 (2 hours)
- Assignment introduction: Contract Negotiation
- Introduction to legal English in business contexts
- Comparison of legal language across different business documents
- Group activity: Analysis of key components and specialized terminology in contracts, terms and conditions, and privacy policies
Course Period 2 (2 hours)
- Workshop: Understanding NDAs
- Group activity: Negotiating an NDA
Independent/Group Assignments (and Point Totals)
- Assignment: Contract Negotiation (3 points)
- Annotate a business contract so that the terms within are agreeable to you
- Comment on your annotations explaining your position
- Due date: End of week
- Class attendance and participation (2 points)
Learning Resources
- Example contracts
- 9 Clauses to Include in Every NDA by Axial
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- “Help me understand the key components of business contracts and their terminology”
- “What are the most important clauses to look for when reviewing an NDA?”
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- “Explain the difference between legal language in contracts vs. privacy policies”
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