Robin Effron
Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law
1111 East 60th Street, Room 421
Chicago, IL 60637
phone: 773 702-9564
email: effron@uchicago.edu

Current Year Courses

• 30711 4 Legal Research and Writing
  All first-year students participate in the legal research and writing program under the supervision of one of the six Bigelow Teaching Fellows. The work requires the student to become familiar with the standard tools and techniques of legal research and to write a series of memoranda and other documents representative of the lawyer's regular tasks. In the Spring Quarter, each legal writing section is divided into teams of students to prepare briefs in an appellate case and to argue the case before a panel of judges composed of members of the faculty and practicing lawyers. A prize, the Joseph Henry Beale Prize, is awarded for the outstanding written work in each legal writing section. The Bigelow Fellows also serve as tutor-advisors on an informal basis.
  Autumn (2) 1L, a
  
  
• 94002 1 Comparative Perspectives on Contract Law
  This seminar will explore the theoretical foundations of contract law by drawing on the approaches of different legal systems. The primary sources of comparison will be the Anglo-American common law tradition, the European civil law tradition, and theoretical writings from both systems. Topics will include contract formation, formal and substantive requirements for contract enforcement, and remedies. The seminar also will include a brief examination of the emerging impact of international organizations on contract law. Grades will be based on class participation and a series of short reaction papers.
  Spring (2)