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294.07 sec. 001 - Understanding and Drafting Business Documents (Fall 2026)

Instructor: Noga Firstenberg  (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person

Meeting:

Tu 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 130
From August 18, 2026
To September 29, 2026

Course Start: August 18, 2026
Course End: September 29, 2026
Class Number: 32875

Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 20
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 08/11 08:13 AM


This interactive course will prepare students for advising companies as in-house counsel. Students will review and analyze legal and business issues that arise in contracts, terms of service, communications, and other documents. This course will focus on writing effectively and with precision, translating business terms into legal documents, and presenting legal advice in a business context. In class, students will work individually and in small groups to draft and review business documents. There will be writing assignments throughout the course.

BIO: Noga Firstenberg is an attorney with product counseling, transactional, and litigation experience. Noga is currently Senior Counsel at Airbnb. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and UC Berkeley.

Requirements Satisfaction:


Units from this class count towards the J.D. Experiential Requirement.


Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Simulation Courses

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Books:
Required Books are in blue

  • Working with Contracts: What Law School Doesn't Teach You
    Charles M. Fox
    Edition: 2nd / 2008
    ISBN: 9781402410604
    e-Book Available: unknown
    Price: $35.00
    Note: prices are sampled from internet bookstores. Law-school Bookstore prices are unavailable at this time.

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