A Contracts Issue That's a Little Too Much, Even for Me

 Here's a link to an article analyzing the contract at the center of Shades of Grey from a legal standpoint. The legal analysis is actually pretty good, but I decided not to go into it in depth in Contracts. Those of you who are interested can read it on your own. It is fascinating reading--probably better than the book.

Legality of kinky sex contracts

Matchbox Talks

In my opinion, the biggest market for paralegal services will soon be non-law-related companies that are looking for someone with a legal background (if that isn't already the case). We're already seeing interest from medical offices and companies in the Purdue Research Park. 

So if you're interested in what entrepreneurs are thinking about, legally and otherwise, this is a great opportunity. For those of you unfamiliar with the Matchbox Co-Working Studio, it's a shared work space used by a variety of startups--and some established companies. And now, they'll be hosting a series of talks on Thursday nights. One is specifically about law. All are of interest to entrepreneurs. And all would be good places to meet lawyers and entrepreneurs. 

 

The events are free, but Matchbox does ask that you contact them beforehand to let them know that you're coming.
 

Purdue Law Symposium

Wednesday, February 18

Needing Some Scheduling Input!!!

On the whole, paralegal students tend to be a little older (and wiser!) than the average Ivy Tech student. You're also more likely to be employed or have family obligations. I know that several of you have told me that scheduling your classes is difficult for a variety of reasons, and I just got clearance to experiment with the schedule for fall a little bit to try to accommodate that.

One option that I'm considering is block scheduling. With a block schedule, a 3-credit-hour class would meet once per week for a 3-hour block. Evening classes are already this way, but this would allow me to schedule a class for one morning or one afternoon per week. For those of you who work, this sort of a schedule may be easier to work around. I'm leaning toward offering block classes on Monday mornings, Monday afternoons, Friday mornings, and Friday afternoons.

Please give me some feedback. Would you be interested in taking a class scheduled that way? Which of those four times most appeals to you? Send me an email at lkampe@ivytech.edu and let me know.

Thanks!

Notre Dame Mock Trial Competition

Notre Dame University will be holding a mock trial competition next weekend, February 14-15. I will be happy to sign out an Ivy Tech car and take anyone who wants to go up for the first round on Saturday morning. The bad news is that we would need to leave campus no later than 6:30 a.m. in order to arrive in time for the competition. I'm thinking we could sit in on round 1, grab some lunch, and head back, arriving on campus in mid-afternoon. I realize that that would be an awfully early morning, and on Valentine's Day, no less. So please let me know by sometime on Monday if you would be interested in going. 

A Contracts Video: Frigaliment 

(The Chicken Case)

Here's a very creative video involving a musical interpretation of a famous contracts case. Perhaps this will help clarify contract law for some of you. Perhaps it will spark your own creative muse. Or maybe it will just make you smile. Regardless, it's definitely worthwhile.