Course Schedule

Administrative Law

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

Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Advanced California Tax Appeals Assistance Clinic

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

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. Students must submit the International Human Rights Clinic Application Form 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 International Law Seminar

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

A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. Limited enrollment.  Approved IP LLM class.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing 1

Credit/No Credit.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing 2

Credit/No Credit.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing 3

Credit/No Credit. Class will meet for the first 10 weeks only.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing 5

Credit/No Credit.

Advanced Legal Writing: Writing 6

Credit/No Credit.

Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis

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

Advanced Legal Writing: Analysis

Limited enrollment. Permission numbers required. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Graham this semester.

Advanced Low Income Tax Clinic

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Students enrolled in this advanced course will continue to work on Tax Clinic cases. They may also be assigned to new cases and/or projects, or be asked to prepare and present educational tax-related presentations to the local low-income community. This advanced clinic is designed to help students further develop their professional lawyering skills, with particular emphasis on case management, time-management, interviewing, fact-finding, documenting, monitoring, and drafting documents. Students register for 2 units of academic credit, which will be graded and fulfill 50 hours per unit consisting of casework and meetings. Students must participate in mandatory weekly meetings with the Director to discuss their cases in depth. Prerequisites: Successful completion of Federal Income Tax, Course 270, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Course, 724A and 724B, and Clinic Directors approval.

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 online.

Advertising and Marketing Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Take home exam.  Attendance is mandatory.  If you have a background in advertising law but get mired on the waitlist, please contact Prof. Goldman.  Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Professor tapes each class and posts recordings on I-Tunes University.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

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

This course is a survey of various dispute resolution alternatives to the traditional civil trial. It will focus on arbitration, mediation and negotiation. The arbitration section will follow a case-study approach. During the mediation/negotiation section students will practice the professional skills of mediation advocacy and negotiation/drafting of settlement agreements. Grades will be based on: participation in the skills exercises, class participation, a paper on a topic of the student’s choice and a mid-term exam on arbitration. No final exam is required. Class is limited to twenty students.

Biotechnology Law Seminar

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

Business Organizations (248) strongly recommended. Some type of biology background also recommended.  This course will introduce the issues encountered when starting up a biotech company and afterwards.  The course examines a variety of legal topics related to the biotechnology industry, such as the initial financing, the regulatory environment, intellectual property, licensing, antitrust and practical uses of biotechnology.  This class fulfills the LL.M. writing requirement.

Broadband Regulatory Clinic

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

Attendance is mandatory.  Limited enrollment.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.  Approved IP LLM course.

Business Organizations

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 online. Professor does not allow recording of this class.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.

California Civil Procedure

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

Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.  Professor tapes each class and posts recordings on I-Tunes University.  A limited number of students will be allowed to write a SAWR paper in lieu of the final exam.   Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.  Professor will provide class notes and slides.

California Tax Appeals Assistance Clinic

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

Credit/No Credit.  Limited Enrollment.  Students represent live clients in tax appeal proceedings before the California State Board of Equalization (BOE). The clients are disadvantaged taxpayers appealing a tax liability less than $40,000, and students represent them under supervision of a faculty member who is an attorney with the Tax Appeals Assistance Program. This representation involves the direct communication with clients and with attorneys/representatives of the Franchise Tax Board and the BOE. Students will draft briefs and letters, and may have the opportunity to argue an appeal before the BOE in person. Students will work on approximately 2 to 3 cases per semester, from initial interviewing though trial and final disposition. Students meet weekly with the supervising attorney in a seminar class setting. Students receive credit for their work in practice, reflections, and case rounds with a supervisor. To receive full credit, students must attend all seminar, case rounds, and office hours and work a minimum of 100 hours (including preparation for class) per semester. This course is limited to 6 students. Federal Income Taxation is not a prerequisite or a required concurrent course, but it is recommended.

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship 1

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 Seminar (705) for first externship, or Externship Workshop (706) for each subsequent externship. 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

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.

Civil Procedure

 Required course – subject to grade curve.   Attendance is mandatory.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Civil Procedure

 First year class.  See 1L schedule. Required course – subject to grade curve.

Civil Procedure

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online. Professor does not allow recording of this class but with the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

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.

Community Property

Bar Course – Subject to grade curve. Students should reserve time immediately following class for a Community Property Lab featuring optional problem sessions until 8:30 pm.   Students can register for one additional unit of Individual Research credit for participating in the Community Property Lab and completing an exam drafting exercise.  (Reserve this time following class in any event for any needed make-up classes.)  Course assignment will be posted on course Camino page.

Comparative Privacy Law

Certificate(s): Privacy Law

Pending faculty approval.  This course surveys the approaches to privacy regulation around the globe, including a comparison of regulatory philosophies and different policy solutions. The course also introduces the major international privacy regulatory and enforcement institutions. Prerequisite:  Privacy Law (410)

Constitutional Law I

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule. Take Home Exam.  Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Constitutional Law I

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Constitutional Law II

Required course.  Subject to grade curve.  Reading assignment for the first class posted online. Professor does not allow taping of this class.

Constitutional Litigation

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

Advanced Constitutional law course on issues relating to civil rights and civil liberties, including the enforcement of the due process clause and the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution, as well as the first amendment rights of free speech and the freedom of religion.

Consumer Protection

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

Grade based on a final exam and class participation. Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor.  Limited enrollment. Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course ClaraNet page as will the assignment for the first class.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online. Professor does not allow recording of this class.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule.

Copyright Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Take Home Exam.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.  Approved IP LLM course.  Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.  Prerequisite:  IP Survey(388).

Corporate Finance

Attendance is mandatory. The professor does not allow taping of this class.  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)

Corporate Governance Seminar: General Counsel Survival Skills

Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment.  Professional skills course.  Reading assignment for first class will be posted on ClaraNet.  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.  Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).  Securities Regulations (258) would be helpful. This class fulfills the LL.M. writing requirement.

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, Criminal Justice Externship Defense Clinic Form. Students will be placed at the Santa Clara County Public Defender Office where they will work on real cases with real clients under the supervision of a senior attorney. Students will conduct arraignments, pre-trial conferences, the motion calendar and, if possible, a trial. Students need to be able to commit 2 full days at the PD office. The lessons learned in this clinic will be invaluable for any students who expect to practice in the criminal justice system. 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 I

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

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 Seminar (705) for first externship, or Externship Workshop (706) for each subsequent externship. 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)

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 Law

First year required course.

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.  Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor.

Drug Policy Practicum

This class is by permission only.  If you are interested in adding this class, please email Professor Ball to set up a meeting.  The professor is a member of the ACLU Blue Ribbon Panel on Marijuana Law and Policy chaired by Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom.   The ACLU—and Criminal Justice and Drug Policy Director Allen Hopper—formed the Panel with the Lt. Governor to advise and assist its policy and legal research concerning California’s marijuana laws and the potential costs and benefits of legalizing, taxing and regulating marijuana for adults. The ACLU believes that in 2016 there is a very good chance there will be an initiative on the ballot to tax and regulate marijuana.   This class will serve as a kind of think tank for the Panel, writing a series of policy papers on all the related issues, among them taxation rates/structures, safety/purity regulations, intellectual property/branding issues, real estate/zoning, changes to medical marijuana regulations—basically anything and everything that is likely to be an issue.  [The issues of youth addiction will be handled separately, by Lt. Gov. Newsom’s staff.]  The idea behind the class—and the Panel—is to make sure that, should California decide to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, it does so in a way that minimizes any potential damage to public safety.  Students in the class will have the opportunity to affect policy and to have their work read and circulated by policymakers.  The Panel is not expected to endorse or support legalization generally nor any specific ballot initiative that goes forward, nor are Panel members asked to agree with or endorse any ACLU conclusions or recommendations.  The same is true of the class.   Enrollment will be limited, and students who are interested should be prepared to work hard.  In addition to reading and discussing policy, I will expect students to contribute to a group blog about marijuana legalization.

E-Discovery

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Now 2 units.  Complex litigation involves the collection, production, management and analysis of massive amounts of electronically stored information (ESI). This course considers the legal, operational and ethical issues surrounding ESI discovery in complex civil matters.

Employment Discrimination

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

Take home final exam.  Attendance is mandatory. Professor does not allow laptops. Professor does not allow recording of this class.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Employment Law

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

Take home final exam.  Attendance is mandatory.  Professor does not allow laptops.  Professor does not allow recording of this class.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Energy Resources Law

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

Entertainment Transactions

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Course will be offered for 3 units this semester.  Take home final exam, students will be allowed to pick up the exam at any time during the finals period. There is one take home assignment involving a review of an agreement.

Entrepreneurs Law Clinic A

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

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. Application due date is October 10 at 5:00 pm. 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. Professional Skills Course.

Entrepreneurs Law Clinic B

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

Environmental Protection Law

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

Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Evidence

Bar course. Subject to the grade curve. Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Evidence

Bar course. Subject to the grade curve.

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 seven times throughout the semester on the following dates: Jan 16 & 30, Feb 13 & 27,March 13 & 27, and April 10.  Course credit will be awarded only on 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 seven times throughout the semester on the following dates: Jan 16 & 30, Feb 13 & 27,March 13 & 27, and April 10.  Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the fieldwork and the seminar. Students must complete both components simultaneously.

Externship Workshop

Students participating in their second externship experience will be given 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.

Federal Income Tax

Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

Gender and Law

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

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND THE FIRST DAY WILL BE DROPPED BY THE PROFESSOR. Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Reading Assignment for first class posted on the course Camino page. 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.

Health Law Seminar: Abortion and the Law

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

Students who have previously taken this class, MAY enroll for this one as well.  Explores the ways in which the law shapes our national abortion discourse. This weekly seminar will combine the aims of building core lawyering competencies with an experiment in developing community across deeply held and conflicting moral convictions. It will proceed in the style of a graduate seminar, with ongoing reading, writing and re-writing requirements. SAWR credit is available. The only prerequisite is that you bring to class a desire for a sustained, honest conversation about this challenging topic.

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.

Honors Moot Court - Internal

Credit/No Credit. To register, students must obtain a permission number from the Moot Court Board President.

Honors Moot Court Board

STUDENTS ON THE HMC INTERNAL BOARD, HMC EXTERNAL BOARD, AND GALLOWAY BOARD should all register for this section.

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

Immigration Appellate Practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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

This is an appellate clinic. Students represent actual petitioners for review in immigration cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, under the instructor’s supervision. In the course of the representation, students will review the administrative record, conduct research, write an original and a reply brief, and present oral argument before the Ninth Circuit. Oral argument will probably not be until the late summer or fall, however. Students may write the briefs in their second year, but must have completed two-thirds of their legal education to argue before the Court. Students must understand that we are representing live individuals in the course and must commit to complying with all brief draft and filing deadlines.  Enrollment is limited to six students. Instructor approval required. Preference given to third-year students.   Prerequisites: Immigration Law (212) or Refugee Law or the equivalent.

Immigration Law

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

Students who do not attend the first day of class will be dropped by the professor.  Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for the first class posted online.  A limited number of students may opt for writing a final paper, rather than a final exam. Please note that these papers will not qualify for SAWR credit.  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. Either prior or contemporaneous enrollment in Con Law II (201) highly recommended.

Intellectual Property Survey

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.   Professor tapes each class and posts recordings on I-Tunes University.  Class will have a take home final exam.  Approved IP LLM course.

International Business Transactions

Certificate(s): High Tech Law - International Specialization Only International Law

Professor does not allow recording of this class. 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.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use. Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first 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 theInternational Human Rights Clinic 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.

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 from the professor in order to register for this course. Prior or concurrent course work in international human rights strongly preferred.

International IP Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law International Law

Take Home Exam.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class. Approved IP LLM course. Prerequisite : IP Survey (388)

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.

Interviewing and Counseling

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

Students on the wait list should attend the first class meeting.

Interviewing and Counseling

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

Interviewing and Counseling

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

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 documents. Grades will be based on an evaluation of these exercises, as well as on a short exam. Approved IP LLM course. Pre-Requisite of IP Survey (388) or Patents (233).

IP Litigation

Formerly known as Patent Litigation. Pre or Co-requisite: Patent Law (233) or IP Survey (388) or consent of instructor. 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.  Attendance is mandatory.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. The purpose of this course is to blend substantive patent law knowledge with practical application in a litigation context. The course emphasizes litigation skills including client relations, developing the factual record, strategic counseling, and motion practice. It will be of particular interest to those who plan to practice in the areas of patent litigation, patent prosecution, or patent licensing. The course analyzes a hypothetical patent litigation using a US Patent and file history along with other documents. Grades are based on a variety of exercises related to claim construction charts, infringement and invalidity analysis, serving and responding to discovery, expert reports, depositions, and motions as well as class participation. Limited enrollment. Professor does not allow taping of this class; but is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only.  Approved IP LLM course.

IP Remedies

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Class will meet over one weekend, with an exam on the following Friday.  Meets Friday (1/30) from 1 – 5:40 pm and Saturday(1/31) from 9 – 12 and again from 2 – 6.

Islamic Law

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

Class will be taught for 3 units this semester.  Students who do not attend the first class will be dropped by the professor.  Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment. Professor does not allow taping of this class.  Professor does not allow laptops.

Journal of International Law

Certificate(s): 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)

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 Seminar (705) for first externship, or Externship Workshop (706) for each subsequent externship. Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Judicial Externship II

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

Credit/No Credit. 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.

Judicial Externship Part Time

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

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 Seminar (705) for first externship, or Externship Workshop (706) for each subsequent externship. Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by the Externship Program upon approval.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training

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

Credit/No Credit. Students enrolling in this class should send an email to the professor at vamsey@fly.org to arrange a meeting.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Credit/No Credit. Students enrolling in this class should send an email to the professor at vamsey@fly.org to arrange a meeting.

KGACLC Civil Clinical Skills 1a

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, January 10 from 8:30 – 5:00. 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.

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 Clinical Skills 1b

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, January 10 from 8:30 – 5:00. 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 Consumer & Debtors Rights Interviewing and Advising Clinic

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

Credit/No Credit. Student must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, January 10 from 8:30 – 5:00. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours advising at the Consumer and Debtor Rights Clinic, which meets on the following dates: Jan. 12 & 26, Feb. 2, 9 & 23, March 9, 16 & 23 and Apr. 13.  Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester.

KGACLC Immigration Interviewing and Advising Clinic

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

Credit/No Credit. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, January 10 from 8:30 – 5:00. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours advising at the Immigration Clinic, which meets from 12:30 – 4 pm on the following Wednesdays: January 28, February 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, April 1 and 15.  Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester.

KGACLC Workers' Rights Interviewing and Advising Clinic

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, January 10 from 8:30 – 5:00. Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Tuesday clinic meets from 6 – 9 PM on the following dates: Tuesday: Jan. 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 24; Mar. 10, 17, 24 . Thursday class meets from 6 -8 PM on the following dates:  Jan. 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19.  Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 13.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law.

Labor Law: The Public Sector

Grade based on midterm, take home final and class participation. Reading assignment for first class posted online. The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day. It is recommended that students have had Labor Law (235) but not required.

Land Use

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

 Professor does not allow recording of this class.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Law of Nonprofit Organizations

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

This course offers an overview of nonprofit law. Topics include the formation and operation of charitable organizations and special issues relating to foundations, churches, and political nonprofits. The class will form its own charitable organization and act as the board of directors for the duration of the course. Papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement. This class fulfills the LL.M. writing requirement. The top three students on the waiting list should attend the first day.

Law Practice Management

Law Review

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

Leadership for Lawyers

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

Graded course. Students will be graded on their engagement in the subject matter, including projects and papers assigned during the semester.  Students may, with permission of instructor, elect to take the course Credit/No Credit.

Legal and Business Aspects of the Entertainment Industry

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

 This course will survey the legal and business aspects involving the creation and distribution of content in the entertainment industry and the various agreements used to structure deals in the industry. The course will explore the similarities and differences in the exploitation of intellectual property in the film, television, music and video game industries and teach the practical aspects of how deals get done.  Take home final exam. No textbook, all reading information is downloaded before the class. IP LLM course. Pre-requisite: IP Survey (388) First class: Movie industry; Second: TV industry; 3rd: Music Industry; 4th: Video game industry.  Class will meet for about 3 hours on the following Saturdays:  Jan 24, Feb 7, 21, Mar 7. Class will meet from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Students who do not attend the first class will be dropped by the professor.  Attendance is mandatory. Limited enrollment.  Professor does not allow taping.  The top 5 people on the wait list should attend the first class.   This course simulates the way a law firm handles issues faced by start ups.  Approved IP LLM course.  Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).  NOTE:  Professor will not waive the pre-requisites.

Legal Profession

Required course. Subject to grade curve.     Professor does not allow recording of this class.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.  Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Legal Profession

Required Class. Subject to grade curve.

Legal Research and Writing A

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 1

Legal Research and Writing B

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 2

Legal Research and Writing C

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 1 and 2

Legal Research and Writing D

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 3

Legal Research and Writing E

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 4

Legal Research and Writing F

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 3 and 4

Legal Research and Writing G

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

Legislation

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

This course explores the fundamentals of the legislative process, including its legal framework and role in a common law system. Topics include: the creation of legislation by both lawmakers and public initiatives; public interest advocacy and lobbying; judicial review and interpretation; legislative resources and research; career paths in legislation and public policymaking; and current issues in legislation.  The course will focus primarily on California, including the significant role of the state’s constitution, with some federal coverage.  No prerequisites.  Class will end one week early.

Low Income Tax 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 (5:00 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). Please contact the professor for more information: ctchen@scu.edu. Pre- or Co- requisite: Federal Income Tax (270)

Low Income Tax Clinic B

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.

Mediation: Theory and Practice

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

Over 90 percent of pending lawsuits settle. This fact of modern lawyering ensures that skills in legal settlement are of critical importance to all lawyers. Mediation is the most common type of legal settlement, taking place in both litigation and corporate law. This class will teach the skills and techniques necessary to successfully navigate this legal negotiation process. The course merges theory with practice, in order to: (1) develop your understanding of both the processes and significance of mediation; (2) give you tools and concepts for analyzing and preparing for mediations; (3) enhance your skills through frequent role plays, analysis, and feedback.
Given the interactive nature of this class, attendance is mandatory, and class size is limited. All interested students must attend the first class. Only students who are present on the first day of class will be able to take the course. Method of Evaluation: Seminar participation and short written assignments. Negotiating is recommended as a prerequisite but is not required.

Mergers and Acquisitions

 This course will focus on the law affecting corporate mergers and acquisitions, with some time being devoted to spin-offs and split-ups.  JD students should have already taken Business Organizations (248) or Securities Regulation (258);  LLM students should have had a comparable basic business organization course, or relevant background and experience, or should be contemporaneously taking the basic Business Organizations (248) course.

Negotiating

Northern California Innocence Project A

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

Graded. Available by permission number (contact lstarr@scu.edu) to students taking NCIP 505 A and B in the Fall 2014.  This is a year long course (Fall and Spring semester). 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 Thursday, January 8th at 4:10 pm as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday Jan 9, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Readings and other important announcements will be posted on Camino and / or sent by email. 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. 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 A

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

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. 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 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. 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. Available by permission number (contact lstarr@scu.edu) to students taking NCIP 505 A and B in the Fall 2014.  This is a year-long course (Fall and Spring semesters). 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 or for more than three units of class, you must enroll in those additional units under 505B with a permission number (contact: lstarr@scu.edu). ALL NCIP students must attend the first week of class, beginning, Thursday, January 8 at 4:10 pm as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday, Jan. 9, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Readings and other important announcements will be posted on Camino and/or sent by email. NCIP is located at 900 Lafayette Street (corner of Lafayette and Homestead, first floor). This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

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 Externship Department. Students will also be given a brief writing exercise. Contact the Externship Programs at (408) 551-1609 with any questions about the Panetta Fellowship Program or the selection process

Patent Prosecution

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

This course satisfies the Professional Skills Requirement. This course covers practical aspects of drafting and prosecuting foreign and domestic patent applications, including the creation of a patent application, claim drafting and construction, international patent practice, and the strategic development of a patent portfolio.  Approved IP LLM Course.  Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

Patents

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Approved IP LLM course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.  Attendance is mandatory.  Professor does not allow recording of this class.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.     Required texts for the course will be listed online as will the assignment for the first class.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.  Attendance is mandatory.  Required texts for the course will be posted online as will the assignment for the first class.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.  Attendance is mandatory.  Required texts for the course will be posted online as will the assignment for the first class.

Public Interest and Social Justice Practice

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

 Limited enrollment.

Remedies

Bar class.  Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Securities Regulation

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Limited enrollment.  Reading assignment for first class posted online. Professor does not allow taping of this class.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.  Prerequisite:  Business Organizations (248)

Sports Law Seminar: The Litigator's Perspective

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

This course approaches Sports Law from the perspective of the litigator. Sports have become a major industry in the U.S. and worldwide. Therefore, virtually every legal discipline applies to sports and the several of the more commonly applied disciplines will be considered, such as intellectual property law, tort law, class action law, disability law, criminal law and Constitutional law. Also, there are bodies of laws and rules unique to sports, such as those applying to athletic associations, amateurism and the Olympics, and these will also be considered. No prerequisites. Students who have taken Sports Law Seminar: The Agent’s Perspective in the fall MAY enroll in this course. This course will cover topics not covered in the fall Sports Law course. Limited enrollment. Grade based on final exam and class participation.

State and Local Tax

Statutory Analysis

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

Class will meet two times per week for the first 9 weeks only.

Take home exam right at the end of the 9 week course.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Limited enrollment.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.  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.  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.

Trade Secrets

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Prerequisite: IP Survey (388). Approved IP LL.M. course.

Trademarks & Unfair Competition

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Prerequisite : IP Survey (388)

Transitional Justice

Trial Techniques

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).

Venture Capital

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

This course introduces the operation of the venture capital industry from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The course focuses on how financial, legal, and economic issues are dealt with in relationships between venture capitalists and their limited partners and between venture capitalists (or other private equity investors) and the firms in which they invest, as well as some of the regulatory challenges faced by venture capital funds. The course will include negotiation exercises, drafting exercises and in-class presentations. Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).  This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement.

Wills and Trusts

 Bar course.  Subject to grade curve. Reading assignment for first class posted online.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.