Administrative Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Materials posted on the ClaraNet course page for Administrative Law, along with the reading assignment for the first class meetings and the course syllabus, will supplement the problem-oriented text for the course. The professor does not allow taping of this class.

Advanced Contracts

The professor does not allow taping of this class. Attendance is mandatory. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.

Advanced International Human Rights Clinic A

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Enrollment in this course is limited to those students who successfully complete Course No. 727 (International Human Rights Clinic), and subject to the Clinic Director’s approval. Students enrolled in this advanced course will continue to work on previous human rights clinic projects and are expected to act as team leaders. Students must register for 2 units of academic credit, which will be graded. This is the “A” portion of the course. Additionally, students may register for up to 2 additional units that are not graded (credit/no credit). This is the “B” portion of the course. Professional Skills Course. Students must submit the International Human Rights Application and obtain a permission number from the professor in order to register for this course (contact FJRivera@scu.edu).

Advanced International Human Rights Clinic B

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Enrollment in this course is limited to those students who successfully complete Course No. 727 (International Human Rights Clinic), and subject to the Clinic Director’s approval. Adv Clinic B is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take more than the 2 units of credit offered under Adv Clinic A.

Advanced Legal Research in Intellectual Property

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Credit/No Credit. Attendance is mandatory. Class will meet for the first 7 weeks of the semester.

Advanced Legal Writing Scholarship: Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law

Credit/No Credit.  This course is intended for those who wish to engage in academic research.

Advanced Legal Writing Scholarship: IP

Credit/No Credit. This course is intended for those who wish to engage in academic research.

Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis

Limited enrollment. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Kreitzberg this semester.

Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis

Limited enrollment. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Con Law I with Sloss this semester.

Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis

Limited enrollment. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Uelmen this semester.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment.

The principle objectives of this course are to develop your skills in analytical writing for success on the Bar Exam, and to demystify the Bar Exam itself, through the practice of Performance Tests and timed essays in Contracts, Professional Responsibility and Property, among others.  This class meets only nine times during the semester- this is due to the long class sessions.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment.

Advanced Torts

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Grade based on final exam and class participation.

Advanced Trial Techniques (Trial Team)

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Enrollment based on tryouts held in spring. One year, two semester course. Students should obtain permission number from instructors. Attendance is mandatory, as well as participation in regional/national competitions. There will be a small reading assignment in preparation for the first class, to be posted on ClaraNet.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students. Limited laptop use policy for this course.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students. Very limited laptop use. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.

Advocacy

Required course for all second year students.

Antitrust

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Optional exam or paper, students must elect which no later than the third week of class. Attendance is mandatory Limited enrollment. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. The professor does not allow taping of this class. Approved IP LLM course. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Familiarity with Economics, Business, or Administrative Law is helpful but not required.

Business Organizations

Bar course. Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory. The professor does not allow taping of this class. Course includes some basic economic theory.

Business Organizations

Bar course. Subject to grade curve.

Children and the Law Seminar

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List B)

Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Limited enrollment. Professional Skills Course. Grade based on quizzes, class participation, and class exercises. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship I

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Seminar (705). Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship II

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114) and Civil Practice Externship I (590). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Civil Procedure

Upper Division section of Civil Procedure. Required course. Subject to grade curve.

First week reading will be emailed to you. Professor tapes all classes.

Civil Procedure

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

First week reading will be emailed to you. Professor tapes all classes.

Civil Procedure

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Civil Procedure

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Commercial Real Estate Leasing

Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Professional Skills Course.

Community Property

Bar course. Subject to grade curve.

Computer and High Technology Law Journal

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Credit/No Credit. To register for this course students must obtain a permission number from the editor.

Constitutional Law I

Attendance is mandatory. Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Constitutional Law II

Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Constitutional Law II

Attendance is mandatory. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Required texts for the course will be listed on teh course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Constitutional Law II

Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Corporate Finance

Attendance is mandatory. The professor does not allow taping of this class. Professional Skills Course. If you are in the JD/MBA program note that this is not the same course as the Business School offers. A prior background in accounting, business or finance is helpful but not essential. Grade based on final exam, class project and class participation. Prerequisite: Business Organizations (248)

Criminal Justice Externship I

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Criminal Law (106). Students must concurrently register for and successfully complete the Externship Seminar: Criminal Justice (705). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Criminal Justice Externship : Criminal Defense

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence (320) Class will meet at the Public Defender Office. Enrollment is by application only. Applications available in the Law Student Services Office and at Criminal Justice Internship Defense Clinic Form. Students may not participate in this clinic while working in law enforcement or in the district attorneys office due to the conflict of interest it presents. This class meets the Professional Skills requirement.

Criminal Justice Externship II

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114), Criminal Justice Externship I (591). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional and Development TWEN page. Students must also register for Externship Workshop. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Criminal Justice Externship: Expungement

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Graded Course. Limited Enrollment. Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence (320). Only offered in the Fall semester for the current 2013-14 academic year. Professional Skills Course. Students should register on eCampus and then submit the Criminal Defense Expungement Application to the Law Student Services Office. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Bar course. Subject to grade curve.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Bar course. Subject to grade curve.

Domestic Away Externship Full Time

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114) and Externship Seminar (705). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Domestic Away Externship Part Time

Credit/No Credit.Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114) and Externship Seminar (705). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Drug Abuse Law Seminar

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Professional Skills Course. Grade based on class participation, assignments and final exam.

Employment Discrimination

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List B)

Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Professor does not allow laptops. The professor does not allow taping of this class. Take home final exam.

Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Students must submit an application to be considered for the class, and entry in the class will be subject to approval by the ELC Director. Limited enrollment. Students must attend a mandatory training on Friday, August 23, from 10 – 11 am. There will also be a field trip during the semester that will be mandatory but there will be a makeup assignment if a student can’t attend. This course will be graded. Professional Skills Course.

Environmental Protection Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. This course is a prerequisite for the Environmental Law Seminar (which will be offered in the spring semester).

Evidence

Required course. Subject to grade curve. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. The professor does not allow taping of this class.

Evidence

Required course. Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class.The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.

Evidence

Required course. Subject to grade curve. The class will focus on problems and be highly interactive. Occasional use of video, computer exercises, etc. Attendance is mandatory. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class.

Externship Seminar

Credit/No Credit. Students registering for their first externship experience are required to also register for this seminar. Permission numbers for both the Externship and this seminar will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection. Seminar will meet intermittently throughout the semester on the following dates: Aug 23; Sept 13, 20; Oct 4, 18; Nov 1, 15. Students must attend all classes. Course credit will be awarded only satisfactory completion of both the fieldwork and the seminar. Students must complete both components simultaneously.

Externship Seminar

Credit/No Credit. Students registering for their first externship experience are required to also register for this seminar. Permission numbers for both the Externship and this seminar will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection. Seminar will meet intermittently throughout the semester on the following dates: Aug 21; Sept 4, 18; Oct 2, 16, 30; Nov 13. Students must attend all classes. Course credit will be awarded only satisfactory completion of both the fieldwork and the seminar. Students must complete both components simultaneously.

Externship Workshop

Students participating in a second or third externship experience will be give a permission number by the Director of Externships to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop.

Externship Workshop

Students participating in a second or third externship experience will be give a permission number by the Director of Externships to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop.

Family Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Final grade shall be determined by class participation and a final paper. The instructor is willing to supervise up to five students for SAWR. Please email the instructor in advance of first class to request that your final paper shall qualify for SAWR. Five student names will be selected at random.

Federal Income Tax

Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.

Federal Income Tax

Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Final grade based on exam and class participation.

Global Poverty, Human Rights and Development

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

New course. The primary objective of this seminar is to discuss some of the controversies regarding the relationship between human rights and development (international, comparative and transnational).

Health Law 1: Patients, Providers, and Payers

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

A fun-filled upper level elective filled with information relevant to every lawyer, and indeed, every person! Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. Attendance is mandatory. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor does not allow laptops.The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Grade based on take home exam, small writing projects and class participation.

Honors Moot Court - External

This is a zero unit “meeting time” class required for all students involved in an external moot court. This is so that students can meet together as a team, with the team coach or with Prof. Carter. The meeting time will not necessarily be used each week, but must be left available.

Honors Moot Court - External

This is a zero unit “meeting time” class required for all students involved in an external moot court. This is so that students can meet together as a team, with the team coach or with Prof. Carter. The meeting time will not necessarily be used each week, but must be left available.

Honors Moot Court Board - External

Credit/No Credit. Students may earn from 1 to 4 units for work as members of the External Moot Court Board. To register for this course, students must obtain a permission number from the Moot Court Board President.

Honors Moot Court Board-Internal

Credit/No Credit. Students are appointed to the board. To register for this course, students must obtain a permission number from the Moot Court Board President.

Intellectual Property Survey

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Approved IP LLM course.

Intellectual Property Survey

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet.The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Approved IP LLM course. Final exam will be a take home.

International Business Negotiation - Simulation

Certificate(s): High Tech Law International Law

Interested students should contact Professor Jimenez directly – PJimenez@scu.edu. Course will occasionally meet on some Friday afternoons in October and November. Limited enrollment. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Approved IP LLM course. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement.

International Commercial Arbitration

Certificate(s): International Law

Grade based on final paper. Professional Skills Course. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. The professor does not allow taping of this class.

International Human Rights Clinic A

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the graded portion of the International Human Rights Clinic. Students wishing to take more than 3 units of clinic should also register for 1 – 2 units of IHRC B, which is the credit/no credit portion of this class. Limited enrollment. Students must submit the International Human Rights Application and obtain a permission number from the professor in order to register for this course (contact FJRivera@scu.edu) Prior or concurrent course work in international human rights strongly preferred. Professional Skills Course.

International Human Rights Clinic B

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the credit/no credit portion of the IHRC. Students can register for up to 2 units in this course. Students must register for IHRC A for the first 3 units of clinic credit, and this course for any units thereafter. Limited enrollment. Students must obtain a permission number for the professor in order to register for this course. Prior or concurrent course work in international human rights strongly preferred. Professional Skills Course.

International Human Rights Theory and Practice

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Grading is based on a series of short papers and presentations, as well as class participation. There is no final examination. By special arrangement, student papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement.

International Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law - International Specialization Only International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

International Organizations Seminar

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Limited enrollment. Papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement.

International Tax

Certificate(s): International Law

Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Prerequisite: Federal Income Taxation (270). Business Organizations (248) would be helpful but is not required.

Internet Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory at all sessions. Professor tapes each class and posts recordings on I-Tunes University. Approved IP LLM course. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Grade based on a take-home exam.

Introduction to U.S. Law

Pass/No Pass. This 2-unit course is designed to introduce U.S. Law LL.M students to the U.S. Legal System.

IP Litigation

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

This course simulates an intellectual property lawsuit from preliminary considerations (such as whether suing is the proper course of action) to pleadings, pretrial activities, discovery, evidentiary challenges, trial preparation and appellate procedures. Students will do mock simulations and prepare portions of key litigation document.s Grades will be based on an evaluation of these exercises, as well as on a short exam. Professional Skills Course. Approved IP LLM course.

IP Theory

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Limited enrollment. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Approved IP LLM course. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Grade based on final paper and class participation.

Link to Intellectual Property Theory

Journal of International Law

Credit/No Credit. To register for this course students must obtain a permission number from the editor.

Judicial Externship Full Time

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Creidt/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Seminar (705). Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Judicial Externship II

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop. Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Judicial Externship Part Time

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Students must apply. Applications available on the Academic and Professional Development TWEN page. Students must also register for the Externship Seminar (705). Permission numbers for both classes will be provided by the Director of Externships upon selection.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Credit/No Credit. Students enrolling in this class should send an email to AILA@FLYPROGRAM.ORG to arrange a meeting.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Credit/No Credit. Students enrolling in this class should send an email to AILA@FLYPROGRAM.ORG to arrange a meeting.

KGACLC Civil Clinical Skills Ia

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the graded portion of Clinical Skills I. Students wishing to take more than 3 units of Clinical Skills I should also register for 1-3 units of Clinic Skills Ib, which is the credit/no credit portion of this class. Students must submit an application after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday August 24. Professional Skills Course. Each student is required to attend the first day of class and if not the student will be dropped from the course.

KGACLC Civil Clinical Skills Ib

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the credit/no credit portion of Clinical Skills I. Students can register for up to 3 units in this course. Students must register for Clinical Skills Ia for the first 3 units of clinical credit, and Clinical Skills Ib for any units thereafter. Students must submit an application after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24. Professional Skills Course. Each student is required to attend the first day of class and if not the student will be dropped from the course.

KGACLC Civil Clinical Skills IIa

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is ONLY for those students who have completed only Clinical Skills I. This is the graded portion of Clinical Skills II. Students may take up to 4 additional non-graded units by signing up for Clinical Skills IIb. Students must obtain a permission number from instructors’ to add this course. Limited enrollment. Professional Skills Course.

KGACLC Civil Clinical Skills IIb

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This is the credit/no credit portion of Clinical Skills II. Student can register for up to 4 units in this course. Students must register for Clinical Skills IIa for the first 2 units of clinical credit, and Clinical Skills IIb for any units thereafter. Students must obtain a permission number from instructors’ to add this course. Limited enrollment. Professional Skills Course.

KGACLC Consumer & Debtors Rights Interviewing and Advising

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Student must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours advising at the Consumer and Debtor Rights Clinic, which meets on the following dates 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 and 11/18 from 3:30 – 6:20 PM. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. Professional Skills Course.

KGACLC Immigration Interviewing and Advising

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours advising at the Immigration Clinic, which meets from 12:30 – 4 pm on Wed. Aug 28; Sept 11, 25; Oct 9, 23; Nov 6, 20. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. Professional Skills Course.

KGACLC Workers' Rights Interviewing and Advising

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Now offered for a letter grade. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24. Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Tuesday clinic meets from 6 – 9 PM on the following dates: Aug 27; Sept 3, 10, 17, 24: Oct 1, 8, 15, 22. Thursday class meets from 6 -8 PM on the following dates: Aug 29; Sept 5, 19, 26, Oct 10, 17. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. Professional Skills Course. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 13.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law.

Labor Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List B)

Land Use

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

The reading assignment for the first class meetings, the course syllabus and instructions regarding the final legal memorandum will be posted on ClaraNet. The professor does not allow taping of this class. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.

Law and Education

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List B)

Law and Social Justice Seminar

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. Attendance is mandatory. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Limited enrollment. Required texts for the course as well as the reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Students must be available for paper presentations at a Case Study Conference, Friday, Nov 15, 10 am – 4 pm. A limited number of papers may, with some re-writing, qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement and LL.M. writing requirement. Grade based on a final paper, class projects, reflections and oral presentation.

Law Review

Credit/No Credit. To register for this course, students must obtain a permission number from the editor.

Legal Profession

Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor does not allow taping of this class. Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 1

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 2

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 3

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 4

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 5

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 6

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Sections 1 & 2

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 5 & 6

Legal Research and Writing

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.
Section 7

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing for US Law LL.M.s

Pass/No Pass. The goal of this course is to introduce our international LL.M. students to legal analysis, writing, and research in the U.S. legal system. Instruction will cover sources of law in the United States, the common-law system, reading and briefing court decisions, articulating and synthesizing rules from legal sources, applying those rules to the facts of simulated cases, legal citation, legal research in the U.S. system, and plagiarism. We will give the students written assignments to allow them to apply the information they learn in the class. We anticipate the following assignments: (1) case briefs; (2) a written analysis in which students must analyze a hypothetical case in a “closed universe” and convey their analysis in writing, (3) research exercises, and (4) a written research assignment in which the students must conduct legal research in a hypothetical case, analyze the case under the rules they find through their research, and convey their analysis in writing. We may also have some oral presentation assignments. We will provide written feedback on the students’ work and meet with them to discuss the work.

Legal Systems in El Salvador

Legal Systems Very Different From Ours

Certificate(s): International Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Legal systems covered range from Imperial China to the modern Amish, by way of Gypsies, Sharia, Periclean Athens, and lots more. Limited enrollment. Required Texts for the course will listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor tapes all courses. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. The top five student on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Grade based on final paper and class participation.

Link to Legal Systems Very Different from Ours

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic A

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the graded portion of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Students must also register for the 1 unit Low Income Taxpayer Clinic B, which is the credit/no credit portion of this class. Limited enrollment. This controversy clinic will provide upper-division students the opportunity to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service and/or Tax Court, develop professional skills, and learn tax procedure, while directly serving the community. All students must attend an all-day skills training program on the first Saturday of the semester and a 150-minute class seminar a week, which may include one-on-one meetings with the supervising attorney. Students must also participate in Wednesday evening intake clinics (4:30 pm-8:30 pm) at the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic located at KGACLC to fulfill the course requirements, and attend office hours to work on their cases at KGACLC. Students will earn units by class time, class preparation and reflection memoranda, intake clinics, and direct case work (1 unit for each 50 hours of work). This clinic is a professional skills course. Please contact the professor for more information: ctchen@scu.edu. Pre- requisite: Federal Income Tax (270)

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic B

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

This course is the credit/no credit portion of the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. Students must be registered for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic A for the first 3 units of clinical credit to be eligible to add this class.

Marshall-Brennan Leadership Development and Constitutional Literacy Seminar

CLASS IS CANCELED FOR FALL. WILL MOST LIKELY BE OFFERED AGAIN IN SPRING. Visit http://law.scu.edu/socialjustice/marshall-brennan.cfm for more information.

Mass Communication II: Telephone, Broadband Networks and Convergence

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Approved IP LLM course. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Supervised Analytical Writing credit possible.

Mediation: Theory and Practice

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement. Reading Assignment for first class will be posted on ClaraNet. Professor does not allow taping of this class.

Negotiating

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Professional Skills Course. This 2 unit course meets once a week. Textbook is Lawyer Negotiation: Theory, Practice and Law, by Folberg and Golann (published by Wolters Kluwer ISBN 978-0-7355-9970-3). Students may use either the first or second edition; the second edition will be available at the Campus Bookstore.

Course information posted on Claranet.  Please read Chapter 1 in Text for first class.

Negotiating

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Whether you realize it or not, you negotiate every day of your life. This course seeks to help you move from negotiating by instinct, as most people do, to negotiating more purposefully, thoughtfully, and with a stronger sense of awareness. The course merges theory with practice, in order to: (1) develop your understanding of purposeful negotiation; (2) give you tools and concepts for analyzing and preparing for negotiations; (3) enhance your negotiating skills through frequent role plays, analysis, and feedback. Given the interactive nature of this class, attendance is mandatory, and class size is limited. Any student that is interested in the class must attend the first day. Professional Skills Course. Method of Evaluation: Seminar participation and short reflection papers.

Northern California Innocence Project A

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Graded. Students must submit an application. All accepted students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact  hdixon@scu.edu) . Priority will be given to those signing up for the whole year. Students enrolled in Basic NCIP must take at least three units. If you would like to take three units of Basic NCIP for a grade, you should enroll under 505A. If you would like to enroll in either three units for credit/no credit or for units in addition to your three under 505A, you should enroll in 505B (see below). There is no final or paper – credit and grade are earned through class participation and work on cases. Requirements: ALL NCIP students must attend the first week of class, beginning Tuesday, August 20^th at 4:10 PM as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday, August 23^rd starting at 8:30 AM. NCIP required texts must be purchased before the first day of class through the University bookstore. Readings and other important announcements will be posted on Claranet. Class will meet at the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP), 900 Lafayette St. (corner of Lafayette and Homestead, first floor). Work and classes at the Innocence Project provide insight into our criminal justice system and the causes of wrongful conviction. You will receive professional skills training including case management, organization, and development as well as interviewing and counseling skills. You will have the opportunity to develop your legal writing ability through edited work on legal pleadings, professional communications and legal memoranda. These important skills transfer to professional work in law firms and government agencies, as well as criminal law practice. This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic A

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Graded. Limited enrollment. Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact hdixon@scu.edu). This course is ONLY available to students who have completed one semester of NCIP. NCIP 515A is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take Advanced NCIP for 3 units or less for a grade. If you desire 4 or more units, you must register those extra units beyond 3 in NCIP 515B, as they will be credit/no credit. NCIP is located at 900 Lafayette Street (corner of Lafayette and Homestead, first floor). This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic B

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment. Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact hdixon@scu.edu). This course is ONLY available to students who have completed one semester of NCIP. NCIP 515B is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take Advanced NCIP for credit/no credit. NCIP is located at 900 Lafayette Street (corner of Lafayette and Homestead, first floor). This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

Northern California Innocence Project B

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)

Credit/No Credit. Students must submit an application. All accepted students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact  hdixon@scu.edu) . Priority will be given to those signing up for the whole year. Students enrolled in Basic NCIP must take at least three units. If you would like to take three units of Basic NCIP for a grade, you should enroll under 505A. (see above). If you would like to enroll in either three units for credit/no credit or for units in addition to your three under 505B with a permission number.  Requirements: ALL NCIP students must attend the first week of class, beginning Tuesday, August 20^th at 4:10 PM as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday, August 23^rd starting at 8:30 AM. NCIP required texts must be purchased before the first day of class through the University bookstore. Readings and other important announcements will be posted on Claranet. This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

Opening Statements and Closing Arguments

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Professor does not allow laptops. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professional Skills class. Grade based on final paper, class participation; delivery of an opening statement or closing argument; presentation.

Panetta Fellows Externship

Credit/No Credit. Limited to two to three students. To apply, students must submit a resume, a transcript, and a statement of interest to the Director of Law Externships. Students will also be given a brief writing exercise. Contact the Director of Law Externship Programs at (408) 554-5015 with any questions about the Panetta Fellowship Program or the selection process

Patents

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Approved IP LLM course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

Pretrial Litigation Techniques

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (Skills)

Limited enrollment. Attendance is mandatory. Students must attend first class meeting or make prior arrangements with the professor. Students who no-show to the first class will be dropped by the professor. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement. Professor does not allow taping of this class. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. Pre-requisite: 114. Pleading and Civil Procedure. Pre- or Co- requisite: 320. Evidence.

Race and Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List B)

Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Professor does not allow laptops. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Grade based on final paper, written assignments and class participation.

Remedies

Bar course – subject to grade curve. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class. . Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.

Remedies

Bar course – subject to grade curve. Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. Reading Assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet.

Secured Transactions

Formerly “Commercial Finance” Attendance is mandatory. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class.

Social Justice Workshop: Righting Wrongful Convictions: Policy and Legislative Reform

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Sports Law Seminar: The Agent's Perspective

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

No prerequisites. Students may also take Sports Law Seminar: The Litigator’s Perspective in the spring, as there is virtually no duplication of subject matter. Limited enrollment. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement. This class fulfills the LL.M. writing requirement.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement. Approved IP LLM course.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement.

(1) it is strongly recommended that students take IP Survey before taking this class.

(2) the syllabus and assignment for the first class are listed on ClaraNet.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Trial Techniques

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List C)

Credit/No Credit. Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor. attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement. Grade based on class exercises. Pre- or Co-requisite: Evidence (320).

Voting Rights Seminar

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law Certificate (List C)

Limited enrollment. Reading Assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Grade based on final paper and class participation.

Wills and Trusts

Bar course. Subject to the grade curve. Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Professor does not allow laptops. Professor does not allow taping of this class.

Wills and Trusts

Bar course. Subject to grade curve.

Wills and Trusts

Bar course – subject to grade curve. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course ClarNet page as will the assignment for the first class. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.