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  3. Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

Harvard University

Micro-CredentialCIP: 22.0101

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A comprehensive study of contract law in the United States.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2138

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingSocial PerceptivenessLearning StrategiesInstructingNegotiationTime ManagementPersuasion

Knowledge

Law and GovernmentEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministrativeComputers and ElectronicsAdministration and ManagementEducation and TrainingCommunications and MediaPsychologyPersonnel and Human ResourcesMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityNear VisionSpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, papers, and oral presentations.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Sentence defendants in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to applicable government sta
  • Monitor proceedings to ensure that all applicable rules and procedures are followed.
  • Instruct juries on applicable laws, direct juries to deduce the facts from the evidence presented, a
  • Issue search or arrest warrants.
  • Prepare written opinions or decisions regarding cases.
  • Apply relevant laws, regulations, policies, or precedents to reach conclusions.
  • Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims.
  • Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial p
  • Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly an
  • Prepare written opinions and decisions.
  • Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate su
  • Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases b
  • Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
  • Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
  • Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
  • Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions by such means as interviewing clie

Technology

Document management softwareElectronic mail softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareLegal management softwareInstant messaging softwareData base user interface and query softwareOffice suite softwareProject management softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareComputer based training softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareSpreadsheet softwareBilling and invoicing software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computersCourtroom microphonesDigital audio recordersDigital video playersGavelsLaser facsimile machinesMultiline telephone systemsPersonal computersTablet computersTeleconferencing equipmentVideoconferencing equipmentMulti-line telephone systemsNotebook computersPhotocopying equipmentComputer inkjet printersDocument scanners

Work Values

AchievementWorking ConditionsIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Law Teachers, Postsecondary25-1112.00
  • Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates23-1023.00
  • Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators23-1022.00
  • Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers23-1021.00
  • Judicial Law Clerks23-1012.00
  • Lawyers23-1011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Micro-Credential)

  • Course syllabi and handouts — draft and organize under faculty mentorship for an introductory law course at a law school or university.
  • Assigned readings and legal texts — identify and comprehend key doctrinal themes with guidance from senior faculty in a postsecondary setting.
  • Classroom discussions on foundational legal topics — facilitate with structured prompts and close supervision in an entry-level teaching assignment.
  • Student attendance records and grade logs — maintain accurately using institutional systems under administrative direction at a law school.
  • Lecture content on basic subjects such as contracts or torts — prepare and deliver to small undergraduate or first-year law student audiences with oversight.
  • Legal scholarship and professional journals — read and summarize current developments to support awareness of field trends under senior guidance.
  • Student written assignments — evaluate using provided rubrics and grading criteria with review by a supervising faculty member.
  • Legal management and word processing software — use to draft course documents and organize student records in a law school environment.
  • Homework assignments and practice problems — compile and distribute to students following established course design templates.
  • Professional development activities such as faculty workshops — participate in under departmental direction to build foundational pedagogical skills.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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