Course Schedule

Administrative Law

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

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 Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to US Law LL.M. students.

Advanced Legal Writing: Bar Exam

This course hones timed analytical writing skills necessary to pass the Bar Exam.  Through extensive practice, students will develop a solid understanding of organization, depth, and precision required on the essay and performance test portions of the Bar Exam.  Students will write weekly practice exams in and out of class, and will receive regular feedback from their instructor.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students.

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.

Arbitration Law and Practice

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. Attendance is mandatory.  Limited enrollment.  Professor does not allow laptops.  Professor does not allow recording of this class.  Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.

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.

Business Organizations

Bar course – subject to grade curve.

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 clients in tax appeal proceedings before the California State Board of Equalization (BOE). The clients are disadvantaged taxpayers.  Students represent clients under supervision of a faculty member who is a senior attorney with the  BOE Taxpayers Rights Adocate’s  (TRA) Tax Appeals Assistance Program (TAAP). Student representation involves the direct communication with clients, with the BOE and the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) . Students will draft legal documents, and argue cases in administatrive  processdings that may include an appeal before the BOE in in a public hearing. Workload is 2 to 6 cases (depending on complexity) per semester. Course includes California Tax Law training. Students meet weekly with the supervising attorney in a seminar class setting. Students receive credit for their work in practice, reflections, and case rounds.. 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

First year required course. Sections 3 and 4.  Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.   Professor does not allow recording of this class.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

Civil Procedure

First year required course. Sections 1 and 2.  Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.   Professor does not allow recording of this class.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

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 required course. Sections 3 and 4.  Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.   Professor does not allow recording of this class.  With the permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

Civil Procedure

EVENING CLASS – Required course subject to grade curve.  Attendance is mandatory.  All classes are recorded for use of the enrolled students; no laptops in class. No new required texts for spring; first reading assignment will be posted on Camino.

Commercial Transactions

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

Attendance is mandatory. Reading Assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Professor does not allow taping of this class.

Community Property

Bar Course – Subject to grade curve.  For Spring 2016, students enrolled in Law 290 (Community Property – a two unit course) have the option of registering for an additional unit of credit (a one unit directed  research). The additional one unit will be satisfied by attendance at the community property lab that follows each class meeting and by submitting written exam questions and answers thoughout the semester for instructor feedback. Students enrolled in Law 290 may participate in this optional lab without registering for the extra unit, if they prefer. The extra unit is offered ONLY to Law 290 students seeking an additional one unit credit in their Spring schedule. Students may obtain the directed research enrollment form from law records and email the professor for approval to enroll at swildman@scu.edu.

Comparative Law Seminar

Comparative Privacy Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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 2

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.

Constitutional Law I

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.   Attendance is mandatory.

Constitutional Law I

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Constitutional Law I

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

Consumer Mini-Course: Fair Debt Collection

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Class will be held January 29 – 31, 2016.  Jan 29th from 2 – 5 pm; Jan 30th from 9 am – 12 pm and 1 pm – 4 pm; January 31st from 9 am – 12 pm.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Contracts

First year class.  See 1L schedule.

Contracts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Contracts

Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted on Camino.  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.

Copyright Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Reading assignment for first class posted on Camino.  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.

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

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

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.

Corporate Taxation

Reading assignment for first class posted on ClaraNet. Final exam. Federal Income Tax (Law 270) is a prerequisite, unless waived by instructor. Taking Business Tax (Law 340), Business Organizations (Law 248), or both concurrently (if not already taken) is helpful.

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, and the motion calendar. 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.   Attendance is mandatory.

Criminal Law and Policy Seminar

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

To enroll in this course, contact the professor.  This year the focus is on the legal and policy implications of the existing money bail system in California. Students will be working closely with the ACLU-NorCal. In addition to a primary focus on bail, the class will also explore legal and policy implications of a criminal justice system that seeks to extract resources from the poor people who get caught up in it. This would allow interested students to explore issues related to asset forfeiture, restitution payments, drug offenders’ inability to access government benefits, and the ways in which family visits have been monetized.  Will involve physically going to the courthouse and observing how bail decisions are made, comparing (and coding) the results with the case files (and any case law) to determine whether there are individualized determinations being made (as is required) or whether the bail schedules are a de facto (if not de jure) amount for all/some/most/many/a few defendants.  Students might go to neighboring counties to record bail determinations in action, and even in counties with robust pretrial programs.  Students will do comparative research, including:  Are bail schedules set according to median income?  What are the variations in bail schedules for given offenses across California?  What other states use bail bonds? What are the alternatives to bail bonds?  How can the harms of bail bonds be mitigated short of outlawing them?  Who, exactly, is counted in the “unsentenced” portion of California jails?  Are there people who make bail who, nevertheless, are disadvantaged by it?  Are their other economic losses not counted by focusing solely on those who didn’t make bail? How often are judges following the recommendations of the RA?  What happens when the RA isn’t followed?  How might we shift burdens of proof or presumptions about pretrial release? Could these procedural solutions achieve the same results as more substantive changes?  How has the presumption of release in the federal system worked in practice in terms of failure to appear rates?

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

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

Bar course – subject to grade curve.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

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

Evening class. 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.

Domestic Violence Seminar

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

Attendance is mandatory. This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement. Final grade based on in-class exercises, court watch, a one hour closed book final exam and an open book take home assignment. 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. Although not required, evidence, criminal law, and family law course work or experience would be helpful.

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 Camino 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. Grade based on class participation, assignments and final exam. Pre-req or co-req Law 320 (Evidence) and Law 310 (Criminal Procedure).

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. The ELC application deadline is October 12, 2015. 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)

Evidence

 Required course – subject to grade curve.   Attendance is mandatory.   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.

Evidence

Required course – subject to grade curve.

Externship Seminar

Credit/No Credit. Students registering for their first externship are required to also register for this corresponding seminar. Permission numbers for both the Externship placement and the Seminar will be provided by the Externship Program Office upon application approval. Class will meet Jan 13, 27; Feb 10,24; Mar 16, 30; Apr 6.

Externship Seminar

Credit/No Credit. Students registering for their first externship are required to also register for this corresponding seminar. Permission numbers for both the Externship placement and the Seminar will be provided by the Externship Program Office upon application approval. Class will meet Jan 22; Feb 5,19,26; Mar 18, Apr 1, 15.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. Students participating in their second or third externship must also register for this class. All coursework is completed on Camino/Canvas. Please log onto Canvas on Aug. 17 for your first assignment. 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, in-person, a mid-semester meeting with instructor.

Federal Income Tax

Link to required text (e-book) and course syllabus will be uploaded to CAMINO.  First five students on the wait list should attend the first day of class. With permission of the professor, a student may record a class for personal use.

Food and Drug Law

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

This course covers the FDA, food and dietary supplements, human drugs and biological products, medical devises, cosmetics and enforcement of regulations.

Approved IP LL.M. course.

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.

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.  Thursday evening classes meet on 1/7,  1/14, 1/21, 2/11, 2/18, 3/17, 3/24.

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.

Insurance Law

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Intellectual Property Survey

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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.  Class will have a take home exam.

International Business Transactions

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

In an interdependent, globalized economy, knowledge and understanding of the way in which business is conducted across national borders is indispensable to all business lawyers. In this course, we touch upon substantive law in areas as diverse as commercial transactions and the uniform commercial code, antitrust, intellectual property, conflict of laws, civil procedure, contracts, bankruptcy, taxation, and international law.

We will study the legal bases of jurisdiction a state has to exercise control over other foreign states, their firms and agents, and foreign nationals. Therefore, as should be evident, this course has tremendous practical application for future attorneys whose ‘domestic’ practices increasingly require counseling clients on issues of international or foreign law and/or representing clients in transnational dispute resolution proceedings (i.e., international arbitration). SAWR possible.

International Environmental Law

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

A limited number of papers may qualify for the SAWR.  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.  Take home exam.

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

 Class on Wednesday 1/20 is canceled, and students will be required to attend a makeup guest lecture on Tuesday 1/26 at noon. Approved IP LLM course. Prerequisite : IP Survey (388)

Internet Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

 Attendance is mandatory.  Professor records each class and posts recordings on iTunes University.  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.  Take home exam.  Approved IP LLM course.

Interviewing and Counseling

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

IP Litigation

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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.

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 online or at the Externship Program Office (EXPO). Students must also register for the Externship Seminar (Law 705) for first externship, or Externship Workshop (Law 706) for each subsequent externship. Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by Expo upon application approval.
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Judicial Externship II

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

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

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 either the Externship Seminar (Law 705), or Extenship Workshop (Law 706) depending on if this is your first, or second/third externship, respectively. Permission numbers to register will be provided by EXPO upon application approval.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training

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

Credit/No Credit.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Credit/No Credit.

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,  Jan 9th 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. 11 & 25; Feb. 1, 8, 22 & 29; March: 7 & 21; April 4.   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 9th 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 13, 27, February 10, 24, March 16, 30, April 13.  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)

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 9th 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 Litigation 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, Jan 9th 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 Litigation 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 Litigation 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 Workers' Rights Interviewing and Advising

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

Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, Jan 9.  Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Tuesday Clinic meets from 6:00 – 9:00 pm on the following dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 23; March 1; 15; 22. Thursday class meets from 6:00 – 8:00 pm on Jan. 14, Jan. 21, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25; March 3 .  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 13.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law class that covers wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, leave acts, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, ERISA, privacy, workplace immigration issues, and union/labor law. Students will also investigate a retaliation case actually filed by a complainant at the State of California’s Labor Commission office and prepare an investigative report and cause or no cause finding.

Labor Law: The Public Sector

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

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 Non-Profit Organizations

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

Professional Skills CourseSAWR possible

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

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 Analysis

Limited enrollment. Permission numbers required; contact Professor Kinyon for enrollment information. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Uelmen this semester.

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 9, 23; Feb 6, 20; Mar 5, 19; Apr 2. Class will meet from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Professional Skills Course

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

Legal Profession

Required course. Subject to grade curve.

Legal Research and Writing A

Section 1

Legal Research and Writing B

Section 2

Legal Research and Writing C

Section 3

Legal Research and Writing D

Section 4

Legal Research and Writing E

Section 5

Legal Research and Writing F

Section 6

Legal Research and Writing G

Sections 1 & 2

Legal Research and Writing G

Sections 1 & 2

Legal Research and Writing H

Section 3 & 4

Legal Research and Writing I

Section 5 & 6

Legal Research and Writing J

Section 7

Legal Systems in El Salvador

Certificate(s): International Law

Credit/No Credit. Seminar for law students participating in immersion trip to El Salvador. Topics for discussion include human rights in war, the role of law in democratic transitions, the interface between law and development, and social justice. Students are required to participate in an immersion trip to El Salvador over the 2016 Spring Break and will be responsible for their own travel documentation and expenses for the immersion trip. We encourage interested students to speak with Prof. Abriel or Prof. Parker about the course and immersion trip before registering.

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)

Mediation and alternative dispute resolution is a growing field as clients look to lawyers to be problem solvers and to expand the pie.  This course provides students with the opportunity to develop their problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills; to examine the circumstances in which mediation is an appropriate form of dispute resolution; and to explore the role of the lawyer in mediation, either as mediator or as counsel to a client considering or participating in mediation.  Attendance and full participation in role plays and demonstrations is mandatory.    Evaluation is based on class exercises, participation, and short papers.

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

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. Method of Evaluation: Seminar participation and short reflection papers.

Negotiating

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

Northern California Innocence Project A

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

Graded. NCIP is a year-long program (Fall and Spring semesters), available to 2L and 3L students.  Students enroll for at least three units of academic credit per semester.  For each unit of credit, a student is responsible for 50 hours of participation, including casework and class attendance and participation.  To enroll in NCIP for a grade, you should enroll under 505A.  If you would like to enroll for credit/no credit, enroll under course number 505B. If you would like to enroll for more than three units of class per semester, you must enroll in those additional units under 505B for credit/no credit.  Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact Linda Starr,Lstarr@scu.edu). Requirements: ALL NCIP students must attend the first week of class, beginning Thursday, Jan 7th, at 4:10 PM as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday, Jan 8th starting at 8:30 AM or they will be dropped. 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 Camino. 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.

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.  NCIP is a year-long program (Fall and Spring semesters), available to 2L and 3L students.  Students enroll for at least three units of academic credit per semester.  For each unit of credit, a student is responsible for 50 hours of participation, including casework and class attendance.  To enroll in NCIP for a grade, you should enroll under 505A.  If you would like to enroll for credit/no credit, enroll under course number 505B. If you would like to enroll for more than three units of class per semester, you must enroll in those additional units under 505B for credit/no credit.  Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP to register for this course (contact Linda Starr,Lstarr@scu.edu). Requirements: ALL NCIP students must attend the first week of class, beginning Thursday, Jan 7th at 4:10 PM as well as our training session “NCIP Boot Camp” on Friday, Jan 8th starting at 8:30 AM or they will be dropped. 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 Camino. 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.

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 Program Office (EXPO). Students will also be given a brief writing exercise. Please contact EXPO 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

Reading assignment for first class posted online. Approved IP LLM course. Prerequisite: IP Survey (388)

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.     Attendance is mandatory.   Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Property

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Public Interest and Social Justice Practice

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

 Professional Skills Class.  Limited enrollment.

Real Estate Finance

Remedies

Bar class. Subject to grade curve.

Remedies

Bar class.  Subject to grade curve. Class on Wednesday 1/20 is canceled. Please hold Friday 1/29 at noon for a makeup session.

Rights of Publicity

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  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.  Pre-requisites:  Intellectual Property Survey (388) is recommended but not required.

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.

Securities Regulation

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

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

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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.

Transitional Justice

This course qualifies  for the International Public Law and Comparative law certificates.

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. On Tuesdays, class will meet in the Moot Court Room and on Thursdays, class will meet at the courthouse.  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.

Water Law

Wills and Trusts

Bar course – subject to grade curve.     Attendance is mandatory.  Professor does not allow laptops.  Professor does not allow recording of this class. Required Texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.