Contract Law

My office also does a lot with contracts....a lot. I feel like a need a law degree in Contract law to understand a vast majority of what is going on. We have two lawyers, both specialized in real estate contract law, to help us negotiate and understand a lot of our agreements. They also help us interpret new bills proposed by the legislature that might affect our department.

My first week on the internship, they wanted me to consolidate two sets of file on the same property. All of it was legal jargon that made little to no sense to me. As I have become more familiar with the project, however, I feel more comfortable analyzing its contract laws, as well as those with other properties. This does not necessarily make the assignment go quicker. I received this project the first week I was there. I am still working on it. Last week, I finally finished going through the files, and writing on a sticky note what information each file contained. Now, I have to compare the two sets of files and shred any duplicate information, as well as put all files into an intelligble whole.

Noting that governmnet law and contracts will be a large portion of each of our careers some day, I think ASU should offer some sort of public policy law course. They may very well do, I just haven't seen it.