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Graded Project Real Estate Law

Your project must be submitted as a Word document $(.$docx, $.$doc$)*.$ Your project will

be individually graded by your instructor and therefore may take up to five to seven

days to grade.

Be sure that each of your files contains the following information:

$$ Your name

$$ Your student ID number

$$ The exam number

$$ Your email address

To submit your graded project, follow these steps:

$$ Log in to your student portal.

$$ Click on Take Exam next to the lesson you$$re working on$.$

$$ Find the exam number for your project at the top of the Project Upload page.

$$ Follow the instructions provided to complete your exam.

Be sure to keep a backup copy of any files you submit to the school!

Helpful Hints

When you draft legal documents, there are some tips to keep in mind. While legal

language is often complicated, it should never be unnecessarily complicated. You

shouldn$$t add additional words, or use longer words, simply because the result

sounds more $$legalistic$.$ Each word should be chosen because it$$s the clearest and

best way to say what the document needs to express.

A longer legal document isn$$t necessarily better than a shorter document. Sometimes

the opposite is the case. Placing additional provisions into a legal document to

address nonexistent issues doesn$$t make your document better. It can create

ambiguity and problems of interpretation.

When you draft a legal document, it$$s helpful to use numbered paragraphs, and

sometimes numbered or lettered subparagraphs. This helps organize the document

and provides a visual framework for the reader. Generally, one paragraph should deal

with one issue. When you move on to another issue, you should start a new

paragraph. Numbered paragraphs also provide a way to reference a specific part of

the document, such as when one paragraph has to reference an earlier or later

paragraph in the document. You can call the paragraphs $$Articles$$ or provide titles for

each paragraph, but this is optional. Numbering your paragraphs also provides a

visual framework for the person reading the document.

When you$$re drafting legal documents, it$$s acceptable$$even praiseworthy$$to copy

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from other documents. The goal when drafting a legal document isn$$t freshness and

originality. The goal is to draft a document that will accomplish the purpose for which

it$$s designed, while avoiding unintended consequences as much as possible. One of

the best ways to do this is to use language that has been tried and tested before. So$,$

if you know that particular language has been approved in the past, and the language

matches what you$$re trying to accomplish in the document you$$re creating, you

should strongly consider using the same language yourself.

However, when you copy existing legal language, be careful: no two situations are

exactly the same. You$$ll almost always have to make some changes to the preexisting

language in order to adapt it to what you$$re trying to do$.$ You must take care never to

copy language that you don$$t understand. If you$$re not sure what the legal effect of a

phrase or sentence is$,$ don$$t copy it just because it appears in a document that$$s

similar to what you$$re trying to create. Remember that copying is acceptable only for

documents that have legal effect, like wills, trust documents, and contracts. Copying

when you$$re writing an essay or a memorandum is plagiarism and will cause very

serious problems.

Your textbook contains several sample deeds and contracts. In addition, quotations

from various types of legal documents appear throughout your text. You may find

language that you can use in this project within your textbook.

Proofreading and Editing

Once you$$re sure the content of your document is what it should be$,$ you should

proofread the document for spelling, grammar, and other mistakes. Some law firms

have a policy that no document may leave the firm until at least two people have

reviewed it$.$ Even an excellent writer will occasionally make mistakes. If you can, have

someone else look over your work. At a minimum, you should put your work aside for

a day or more and then look at it again. You$$ll be surprised what problems you notice

on a cold reading.

Always proofread and edit from a paper copy. Never try to proofread or edit solely

from the computer screen.

Part $1$

$1.$ In the deed, located below Part $3$ grading rubric, identify the following clauses

by line number $($that is$,$ cite the line number where the clause begins and where

the clause ends$).$

A$.$ The consideration clause

B$.$ The granting clause

C$.$ The legal description

D$.$ The warranty clause

$2.$ Review the warranty clause carefully. Identify the kind of warranty this language

provides.

$3.$ Draft a new warranty clause that, if put in place of the warranty clause presently