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Contract law study materials, office hours, and guidance for working together.

Course of Dealing

Study videos

All videos on YouTube

Prepare for class and revisit the core ideas in contract law. Start with a topic below, or work through the Battle of the Forms series in order.

Battle of the Forms

Ten short lessons with Professor Arbel and Mia Yanopoulos, Miami Law ’28, from the common-law rules to an exam roadmap.

  1. The Last Shot Rule 5:03
  2. Why UCC § 2-207 Exists 3:26
  3. Did the Forms Make a Contract? 4:11
  4. The Expressly Conditional Exception 2:13
  5. A Contract by Conduct 4:49
  6. The Knockout Rule 5:37
  7. Additional Terms Between Merchants 3:15
  8. Material Alteration & Objection 5:06
  9. Different Terms 4:40
  10. The Exam Roadmap 3:12

Office hours

Office hours are by appointment. Email [email protected] with a few times that work for you.

  • Please include your course/section (if applicable) and a 1–2 sentence agenda.
  • If you want feedback on writing, attach a short excerpt and your main question.
  • For quick questions, email is often fastest.

How to work with me

Meetings go best when we can quickly get to a concrete decision: thesis, scope, structure, or next step.

  • Bring a short written plan (even bullets) and what you want decided today.
  • Err toward narrower topics with clearer sources and a sharper claim.
  • Expect iteration: outline → annotated sources → draft → revisions.

Paper / thesis supervision

If you’d like supervision, start with a short pitch and a realistic timeline. A good proposal answers: what’s the question, why it matters, and what sources you’ll use.

  1. Send a 1-page memo: topic, proposed claim, and 5–10 key sources.
  2. We’ll agree on scope, milestones, and meeting cadence.
  3. Expect to deliver an outline and an annotated bibliography early.
  4. Drafts should include a “what changed since last time” note.

Research assistants (RAs)

RA work typically involves source checking, literature mapping, dataset or case-law review, and targeted memos.

  • Strong RA memos are short, structured, and cite to primary sources.
  • Be explicit about what you did and what you did not check.
  • Flag uncertainty and propose next steps.

To be considered, email a brief note plus your resume to [email protected].

Student tools

Student portal: students.battleoftheforms.com

Tools hub: /dashboard