Course Schedule

Advocacy 1

Advocacy 2

Advocacy 3

Advocacy 4

Advocacy 5

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship 1

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply and have placement pre-approved. Applications available on-line at Externship page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop (706). Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship II

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114) and Civil Practice Externship I (590). Students must apply and have placement pre-approved. Applications available on-line at Externship page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop (706). Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Criminal Justice Externship I

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Criminal Law (106). Students must apply and have placement pre-approved. Applications available on-line at Externship page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop (706). Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Criminal Justice Externship II

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114), Criminal Justice Externship I (591). Students must apply and have placement pre-approved. Applications available on-line at Externship page. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop (706). Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Bar course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Entrepreneurs Law Clinic B

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Experiential Course

Graded course. 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. For priority consideration, applications should be received by March 26th.   Email Professor Norris lnorris@scu.edu if you have any questions. Limited enrollment.  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.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers by the Externship Program Office to register for this on-line workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Intellectual Property Survey

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Judicial Externship II

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Pre-requisite: Judicial Externship I (Law 594B or 594C). Students must apply. Applications available online or in the Externship Program Offie (EXPO). Students must also register for the  on-line Externship Workshop (LAW 706). Permission numbers to register  will be provided by EXPO upon application approval.

Judicial Externship Part Time

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply. Applications available online or at the Externship Program Office (EXPO). Students must arrange their own placement prior to application submission. Students must also register for Extenship Workshop (Law 706). Permission numbers to register will be provided by EXPO upon application approval.

KGACLC Courthouse Clinic

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

Experiential Course.  Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours (for 1 unit) assisting and advising unrepresented litigants at the Courthouse Self Help-Center, which is located at 201 North First Street, San Jose.   Students will provide this assistance under the supervision of an attorney on Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Clinic meets on 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 & 7/11. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester.

KGACLC Litigation Skills 1a

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

Experiential Course

This course is the graded portion of Litigation Skills I. Students wishing to take more than 3 units of Litigation Skills I should also register for 1-3 units of Litigation Skills Ib, which is the credit/no credit portion of this class. Students must submit a form after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Each student is required to attend the first day of class and if not the student will be dropped from the course.

KGACLC Litigation Skills 1b

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

Experiential Course

This course is the credit/no credit portion of Litigation Skills I. Students can register for up to 3 units in this course. Students must register for Litigation Skills Ia for the first 3 units of clinic credit, and Litigation Skills Ib for any units thereafter. Students must submit a form after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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 Workers' Rights Interviewing, Advising and Mediation Clinic

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

(Course change pending faculty approval)  Experiential Course.  Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, June 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Clinic meets on the following Tuesdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm:  June 5, 12, 19, 26; July 3, 10, 17. Class meets on the following Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: June 7, 14, 21, 28; July 5, 12.  Students will conduct an EEOC mediation on one Friday. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class without the prior approval of the instructors. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement.  Students will provide advice to low income clients regarding problems in the workplace such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, unpaid wages, and failure to pay overtime. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 15.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law class that covers mediating employment law disputes, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination,  domestic violence, labor trafficking, retaliation, leave acts, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, ERISA, privacy, workplace immigration issues, and union labor law.  Students will conduct a mediation of a case filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  The EEOC will provide additional mediation instruction. This course is graded. Students may also enroll in independent study for additional units.

Law Student Co-Op Education

This class is graded on a CR/NC basis. The primary purpose of Co-op education is to give students an opportunity to gain practical knowledge in their field of study. This course is designed to prepare them for such an experience. It consists of a series of instructional sessions on topics that will familiarize them with a professional working environment, and will enable them to relate their experience in the industry to their academic program. The course consists of an initial ninety-minute mandatory in-person class session followed by seven online instructional sessions. There are two options for attending the mandatory in-person session: Friday, May 18, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. or Tuesday, May 29, 2018 from 9:00 to 10:30am. Students must attend one of the mandatory in-person class sessions or they will be dropped from the class. No exceptions. After the initial in-person class session the remainder of the sessions will be held weekly online throughout the summer semester, ending July 18, 2018. Only those international students seeking to satisfy work requirements in the United States are eligible for this course. Students must secure a permission number from the Externship Program to register for this class.

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Professional Skills Course,  Experiential Course

 Approved IP LLM course.  Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).  

Mediation: Theory and Practice

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

Experiential Course. In this hands-on course, students will gain experience in mediation of disputes and with successful completion of course, students will receive a 40-hour mediation training certificate, which meets the training requirements of most, if not all, Bay Area court-connected and community mediation programs (and that of many other States). Attendance; participation in discussions, role plays and exercises demonstrating students have read the assigned materials; quality of feedback given to others in the role play groups; journal entries following each role play that make reference to the readings; journals between weekend sessions. They will also be evaluated on a mediation book review and self-reflection presentation at the final day of the course.

Class will meet on the following dates/times: Thursday, June 21 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Friday, June 22 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 23 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Thursday June 28 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Friday, June 29 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 30 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Monday,  July 16  9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Negotiating

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

Experiential Course

This class meets on the following dates from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Friday, June 15; Saturday, June 16; Friday, June 22; Saturday, June 23; and Sunday, June 24. 

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic A

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

Experiential Course

Graded. Limited enrollment. Students who have completed the one-year NCIP course are encouraged to enroll in Advanced NCIP which provides the opportunity for them to continue to advance their individual cases and to research and discuss in-depth the specific issues relevant to promising cases.  Participation requires faculty approval.  Students must obtain a permission number to register for this course (contact Linda Starr, Lstarr@scu.edu).  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.  This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement. Note: Students can take a maximum of 6 units of graded credit from any combination of NCIP course credit [i.e., NCIP  and NCIP Advanced Practice Clinic (Catalog numbers 505 and 515)].  Any additional units will be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic B

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment. Students who have completed the one-year NCIP course are encouraged to enroll in Advanced NCIP which provides the opportunity for them to continue to advance their individual cases and to research and discuss in-depth the specific issues relevant to promising cases.  Participation requires faculty approval.  Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP (contact Linda Starr,Lstarr@scu.edu).  NCIP 515B is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take Advanced NCIP for credit/no credit.  This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement. Note: Students can take a maximum of 6 units of graded credit from any combination of NCIP course credit [i.e., NCIP  and NCIP Advanced Practice Clinic (Catalog numbers 505 and 515)].  Any additional units will be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

Online Dispute Resolution: The State of the Art

Class will meet on the following dates/times: Friday, June 22 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 23 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday, June 24 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. The grade in the course will be based on class participation and a short paper. Students will need to bring a laptop with internet access. Prerequisite: Negotiation or ADR training, or equivalent legal practice/experience.

Professional Responsibility (formerly Legal Profession)

Required course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve.

Remedies

Bar course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Limited enrollment.  The class focus is on 1) understanding high tech licenses/agreements used by high-tech companies and law-firms and 2) agreement drafting theory and practice.  While not a prerequisite, IP Survey (388) would be helpful.