Course Schedule

Administrative Law

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

Administrative law deals with government regulation – a crucial aspect of every type of law practice.  The practical focus of the administrative law course is how to work with government agencies and the regulatory law these agencies generate and enforce.  The first part of the course looks at the processes government agencies use to literally create law through rulemaking and adjudication and also engage in investigations and law enforcement.  They operate in areas as diverse as environmental law, national security, communications, foreign affairs, taxation, labor-management relations, and much more.  The second part of the course considers judicial review and how courts impose constraints on government regulation based on constitutional concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances, as well as procedural due process and other constitutionally protected rights.  The course provides grounding in the basics of administrative law which any lawyer who practices law needs to understand.  The first reading assignment in the required text will be posted on Camino.  The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.  This course is graded with a final examination.

Advanced Criminal Law A

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

This course will include an examination and discussion of criminal law issues including: state and federal discovery obligations, mental health/competency, juvenile delinquency proceedings, state and federal sentencing, plea negotiations, jury selection, immigration consequences, post-conviction remedies and recent criminal law cases/issues.

Advanced Immigration Law: Immigration Law and Crimes

This course will address the various ways in which criminal conduct affects immigration status and benefits and the obligations of criminal defense lawyers, prosecutors, and immigration lawyers in regard to individuals with criminal histories. In particular, we will study:  lawyers’ obligations under Supreme Court jurisprudence (Padilla v. Kentucky), state law, and ethical requirements; how to analyze a criminal conviction to determine possible immigration consequences; ways in which a conviction may be ameliorated to reduce or eliminate immigration consequences, including under recent California legislation; immigration relief for persons with criminal histories; and immigration relief for victims of crime.  The course is designed for students who are interested in pursuing careers in immigration law or in criminal prosecution or defense.

Having taken or taking Immigration Law is strongly recommended.

Advanced International Human Rights Clinic A

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

Experiential Course

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)

Experiential Course

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

Credit/No Credit.

In this course, you will learn the skills necessary to smoothly transition into Bar review and pass the Bar Exam.  In half of the class sessions, national expert Chris Fromm from Kaplan will review the substantive law of torts, contracts, and criminal law.  Using that knowledge, you will learn and practice strategies for the MBE.  In the other half of the class sessions, you will work in small sections with a Bar writing professor to learn how to excel on essays and the performance test.

To earn credit in the course, all students must complete all assignments and take a 6.5-hour mock bar exam on Saturday, November 23, 2019.

Enrollment is limited to JD students in their final semester of law school only.

Advanced Trial Techniques (Trial Team)

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

Experiential Course

Enrollment based on tryouts held in Spring 2019. One year, two semester course beginning in Fall 2019. Students should obtain permission number from instructors. Attendance is mandatory, as well as participation in regional/national competitions. 

Advocacy 1

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 24.

Advocacy 2

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 24.

Advocacy 3

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 18.

Advocacy 4

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 24.

Advocacy 5

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 18.

Advocacy 6

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 24.

Advocacy 7

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 18.

Advocacy 8

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2019 semester. Required course.
Note: this class has a seat capacity of 18.

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Experiential Course

This course is a survey of dispute resolution options, focusing particularly on those processes that provide alternatives to traditional litigation and trial. Students will consider negotiation, mediation, collaborative decision-making, with or without a facilitator, and binding and non-binding arbitration.  The course will include consideration of the nature of conflict, its essential elements, how and why conflict arises, factors that cause it to escalate and de-escalate, circumstances under which it is likely to be resolved or persist, and the various situations in which conflict and the need to effectively resolve or manage it might arise in legal practice. Having explored the underpinnings of dispute resolution for lawyers, students will go on to gain familiarity with the various dispute resolution options available to them and the skills they will need to both help their clients select the right option and effectively represent their clients’ interests in a particular process.  Students will participate in numerous simulations, extensive group discussion, and verbal and written critical analysis of their own performance and that of their classmates.  In addition to providing students with an overview of the current array of dispute resolution tools available to attorneys and an opportunity to develop necessary skills, this course will provide a solid foundation for those students intending to delve deeper into one or more individual dispute resolution processes by taking courses like Negotiating or Mediation.

This course qualifies as a Professional Skills Course and meets the criteria for designation as a required experiential learning course. Class is limited to 20 students.

Antitrust

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

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Bar Exam Skills Workshop

Business Organizations

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

Business Organizations

Bar course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve.  This is primarily a lecture course with an emphasis on “law and economics” theory. The content is focused on preparing students to work as business lawyers

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship 1

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

Experiential Course

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

Civil Practice, High Tech, and Social Justice Externship II

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Experiential Course

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

Civil Procedure 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Attendance is mandatory. Subject to grade curve.  No laptops in classroom; all classes are recorded for use of the enrolled students. Bring hard copy texts to class. See Camino page for details. 

Civil Procedure 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Attendance is mandatory. Professor tapes all courses. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.

Civil Procedure 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Attendance is mandatory. 

Civil Procedure 1

Required course. Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory. Required texts for the course will be listed on the course Camino page as will the assignment for the first class.

Community Property

Bar Course. UP point eligible class. Subject to grade curve.   

Community Property

Bar Course. UP point eligible class. Subject to grade curve.   

This Community Property section will emphasize the rules, analysis, and writing approach used on the California Bar Exam.

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point eligible course (eligible for proficiency points only for students who began in the fall of 2017 or thereafter). Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point eligible course (eligible for proficiency points only for students who began in the fall of 2017 or thereafter). Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point eligible course (eligible for proficiency points only for students who began in the fall of 2017 or thereafter). Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted online.

Contracts 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Contracts 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Attendance is mandatory. Professor does not allow recording of this class.

Contracts 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Contracts 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Contracts 1

First year class. See 1L schedule.

Contracts 1e

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Justice Externship : Public Defender's Office

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

Experiential Course

Misdemeanor Externship
Expungement Externship
Pretrial Justice Externship

Credit/No Credit. Selected extern students work on real cases with live clients under the supervision of a senior attorney. These are 3 separate programs and enrollment is by online application only. Do not contact the Public Defender’s Office directly. For more information and applications, please see Externships at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office on Emery.

Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence (LAW 320). Students should qualify to be certified pursuant to the CA State Bar’s certification requirements. Students must also register for and concurrently complete LAW 706 in order to receive credit.

Students register for 3 units of credit (equivalent to 150 externship hours). Each externship meets the Professional Skills requirement and the Experiential Learning requirement.

Criminal Justice Externship I

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

Experiential Course

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

Criminal Justice Externship II

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

Experiential Course

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

Criminal Justice: Expungement

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Class meets Friday October 25: 2-5:30; Saturday November 2: 10-4:30; and Friday November 8: 2-4.  Class will be taught by Public Defenders Meghan Piano and Jake Rhodes.  Expungement clinic is an experiential course, offering students the opportunity to work on real cases with live clients under the supervision of attorney. Students will learn expungement law, develop interviewing skills and will be instructed on how to read RAP sheets and how to navigate the record clearance process. There will be a one day client-clinic where students will be paired with clients who are seeking to have their records cleared. Students will conduct client interviews, prepare record-clearance worksheets and advise clients on the procedure. Students will prepare a short social history on each case. Grade will be based on participation, preparation, performance at the clinic, and submission of a completed worksheet and social history for each client.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Procedure: Adjudication

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

Bar course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted on Camino.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Bar course.  UP point eligible course.  Subject to grade curve. This course covers the major areas of Fourth Amendment search and seizure, eyewitness identification, confessions (including the 5th Amendment privilege against self- incrimination), and Sixth Amendment right to counsel. The course covers the material tested by the bar examination.

Critical Lawyering Skills Seminar

Critical Lawyering Skills Seminar

Cybersecurity Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Privacy Law

Professor does not allow recording of class lectures.

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Drug Policy Practicum: Cannabis Law and Policy

There will be no in-class exam. A final paper or series of papers will be required.

E-Discovery

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Energy Resources Law

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

For decades energy has been one of the most critical state, national, and global issues. This class is an overview of the legal and policy issues associated with the development and use of energy resources. This course intersects the disciplines of environmental law, natural resources law, and publicly regulated industries. The class will study the environmental and resource management issues relating to solar, wind, hydroelectric, coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power. It will also cover the causes and regulation of global climate change and its impact on the energy sector. The class will study the regulation of the electricity industry, including the movement toward deregulation and the causes of the 2001 California energy crisis. The course will examine international energy issues, including the regulation of petroleum. This class will be of value to students interested in environmental law, natural resources law, water law, administrative law, and international law.  Students will write a research paper for the final.

Entrepreneurs Law Clinic B

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Experiential Course

Graded course. Students must submit an application to be considered for the class, and entry in the class will be subject to approval by the ELC Director. For priority consideration, applications should be received by Monday, May 27th.   Email Professor Norris lnorris@scu.edu if you have any questions. Limited enrollment.  There will also be a field trip during the semester that will be mandatory but there will be a makeup assignment if a student can’t attend.

Environmental Protection Law

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

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

Evidence

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

Evidence

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

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. All students participating in an externship must register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers from ExPro to register for this online workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend assigned meetings with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. All students participating in an externship must register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers from ExPro to register for this online workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend assigned meetings with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. All students participating in an externship must register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers from ExPro to register for this online workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend assigned meetings with instructor.

Externship Workshop

Credit/No Credit. All students participating in an externship must register for this class. Students will receive permission numbers from ExPro to register for this online workshop. Course credit will be awarded only on satisfactory completion of both the externship and the workshop. Students must attend assigned meetings with instructor.

Family Law

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

Final grade shall be determined by class participation and a final exam.

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)

Globalization and The Rule of Law

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

This is a seminar course. The theme for the Fall 2019 semester will be “Business and Human Rights,” a rapidly growing field in international and domestic law. Grades will be based on a research paper and class participation. Several guest speakers will join us.

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 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 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 on ClaraNet.  A limited number of students may opt for writing a final paper, rather than a final exam. 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. 

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. 

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. 

International Business Negotiation - Simulation

Certificate(s): High Tech Law International Law

Course will occasionally meet on some Friday afternoons in October and November. Professor is willing to have a student tape a class with the permission of the professor for personal use only. 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. 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 Commercial Arbitration

This course provides an overview of international commercial arbitration law and practice. Topics explored include the role of international arbitration in transnational business dispute resolution; the making and recognition of international arbitration agreements; the selection and appointment of the arbitral tribunal; preliminary proceedings, including procedural orders and interim relief; the evidentiary hearing; and the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards. Particular attention is paid to issues involving the drafting and recognition of arbitration agreements and awards; the role of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; and international arbitration rules and “soft law” guidelines and their interplay with national laws and local cultural and legal norms.

This class addresses the issues that arise in international arbitration sequentially on a time-line, starting in the pre-dispute business planning period, focusing significantly on the handling of a dispute, and progressing to award recognition issues. Although we will regularly approach issues from a US international dispute resolution perspective, consideration will be given to civil law, Asian and other practice norms.

International Human Rights Clinic A

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

Experiential Course

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)

Experiential Course

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 Law

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

Every student will be required to draft a series of short written assignments. The professor will provide detailed individualized feedback on student writing. The course is limited to a maximum of twenty students.

Internet Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Professor records each class and posts recordings online.  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.

Introduction to US Law

For U.S. Law LL.M. students only.  Graded Pass/No Pass only.

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. This course will be recorded and the videos made available for the use of enrolled students.  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 I: Full Time

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply and have externship pre-approved. Applications are available online on the Externship website. Students must also register for and successfully complete the Externship Workshop (Law 706). Permission numbers for both classes will be sent via email by ExPro upon application approval.

Judicial Externship I: Part Time

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure (114). Students must apply. Applications are available online on the Externship website. Students must secure their externship prior to application submission. Students must also register for the Externship Workshop (Law 706). Permission numbers to register will be provided by the ExPro upon application approval.

Judicial Externship II

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Pre-requisite: Judicial Externship I (Law 594B or 594C). Students must apply. Applications are available online on the Externship website. Students must also register for and successfully complete the online Externship Workshop (LAW 706). Permission numbers to register will be provided by the ExPro  upon application approval.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training

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

Credit/No Credit. This course is for students who have completed Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications (catalog 532) by volunteering to facilitate the FLY Law Program, a legal education and life skills course for at-risk youth. Former volunteers who would like to become the Lead Facilitator at a FLY Law Program site can receive credit through this course. Contact the course instructor if you have completed Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications and you would like to become a site Lead. For students who have not volunteered with FLY and would like to receive credit for volunteering for the first time, you may enroll in Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications (catalog 532). For more information, visit flyprogram.org.  Students must apply for the Facilitator position with Fresh Lifelines for Youth and be accepted as a Facilitator in order to enroll in and receive credit for the course.  For questions visit flyprogram.org or contact GeDa’ Jones Herbert at geda@flyprogram.org.

Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications

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

Credit/No Credit. This course is for students who would like to receive credit for volunteering with Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY), a juvenile justice nonprofit with a mission to break the cycle of crime, violence, and incarceration in the lives of teens through legal education, leadership training, and one-on-one mentoring. To learn more, visit flyprogram.org. To receive credit, you will facilitate FLY’s legal education course for at-risk youth in teams of 2-4 facilitators. You MUST be eligible and available to fulfill the commitment required of a volunteer facilitator. Students must apply for the Facilitator position with Fresh Lifelines for Youth and be accepted as a Facilitator in order to enroll in and receive credit for the course. For questions, contact GeDa’ Jones Herbert at geda@flyprogram.org.

KGACLC Courthouse Clinic

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

Experiential Course.

Credit/No Credit. Consumer/Debtors Practice Area. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Thereafter, students must spend between 25 hours (for 1 unit) and 75 hours (for 2 units) assisting and advising unrepresented litigants at the Courthouse Self Help-Center, which is located at 201 North First Street, San Jose.  Students will provide this assistance under the supervision of an attorney on Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Students taking 1 unit do NOT need be available for the entire 11-3 time slot on Wednesdays; they only need to schedule approximately 2 hours per week during that slot.  Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. Available Wednesday dates are: August 28, September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2,9, 23, 30; November 6, 13, 20, 27.

KGACLC Immigration Interviewing and Advising

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24 from 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours advising at the Immigration Clinic, which meets between 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the following Wednesday dates: August 28; September 11, 25; October 9, 23; November 6, 20. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. 

KGACLC Litigation Skills 1a

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

Experiential Course

This course is the graded portion of Litigation Skills I. Students wishing to take more than 3 units of Litigation Skills I should also register for 1-3 units of Litigation Skills Ib, which is the credit/no credit portion of this class. Students must submit a form after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24 from 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)

Experiential Course

This course is the credit/no credit portion of Litigation Skills I. Students can register for up to 3 units in this course. Students must register for Litigation Skills Ia for the first 3 units of clinic credit, and Litigation Skills Ib for any units thereafter. Students must submit a form after enrolling. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24 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)

Experiential Course

This course is ONLY for those students who have completed only Litigation Skills I. This is the graded portion of Litigation Skills II. Students may take up to 4 additional non-graded units by signing up for LitigationSkills 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)

Experiential Course

This is the credit/no credit portion of Litigation Skills II. Student can register for up to 4 units in this course. Students must register for Litigation Skills IIa for the first 2 units of clinic credit, and Litigation 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, Advising and Mediation Clinic

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

Experiential Course

Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..  Thereafter, students must spend 27 hours advising at the Workers’ Rights Clinic. Clinic meets on the following Tuesdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm:  August 27; September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 22, 29. Class meets on the following Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: August 29; September 5, 12, 19, 26; October 3, 10. Students will conduct an EEOC mediation on one Friday. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class without the prior approval of the instructors. This class fulfills the Professional Skills Requirement.  Students will provide advice to low income clients regarding problems in the workplace such as wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination, unpaid wages, and failure to pay overtime. In addition to advising clients, students will also receive 15.5 hours of instruction in the Fundamentals of Employment Law class that covers mediating employment law disputes, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination,  domestic violence, labor trafficking, retaliation, leave acts, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, ERISA, privacy, workplace immigration issues, and union labor law.  Students will conduct a mediation of a case filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  Students will conduct or observe an EEOC mediation. This course is graded. Students may also enroll in independent study for additional units.

Labor Law

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

Law Review

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

Law Student Co-Op Education A

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 Pass/No Pass.

Legal Analysis

Limited enrollment. Contact Professor Kinyon for enrollment information. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Gillingham.

Legal Analysis

Limited enrollment. Contact Professor Kinyon for enrollment information. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Constitutional Law I with Professor Joondeph.

Legal Analysis

Limited enrollment. Contact Professor Kinyon for enrollment information. Students taking this class must also be enrolled in Evidence with Professor Smith.

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Professional Skills Course,  Experiential Course

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

Legal Research and Writing 1A

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

Legal Research and Writing 1B

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

Legal Research and Writing 1C

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

Legal Research and Writing 1D

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

Legal Research and Writing 1E

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

Legal Research and Writing 1F

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

Legal Research and Writing 1G

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 5/6.

Legal Research and Writing 1H

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 5/6.

Legal Research and Writing 1I

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 5/6.

Legal Research and Writing 1J

First year class.  See 1L schedule. Section 7.

Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing for International LL.M. and Exchange Students (formerly Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing for US Law LL.M.s)

Pass/No Pass. We anticipate the following assignments: (1) case briefs; (2) written analyses; (3) research exercises; (4) mock oral argument. Students will receive extensive feedback on their written work.  We will also make site visits to courts and legal institutions.

Mass Communication II: Telephone, Broadband Networks and Convergence

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Mediation: Theory and Practice

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

Experiential Course

This class will meet on the following 6 dates and times: Friday, August 23rd: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 24th: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, August 25th: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Friday, September 6th: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 7th: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, September 8th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Class location by date:

August 23rd: Charney 339

August 24th: Charney 201

August 25th: Charney 201

September 6th: Charney 339

September 7th: Charney 101

September 8th: Charney 101

Attendance at all classes is required.

Negotiating

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

Experiential Course

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.

Northern California Innocence Project A

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

Experiential Course

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic A

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

Experiential Course

Graded. Limited enrollment. Students who have completed the one-year NCIP course are encouraged to enroll in Advanced NCIP which provides the opportunity for them to continue to advance their individual cases and to research and discuss in-depth the specific issues relevant to promising cases.  Participation requires faculty approval.  Students must obtain a permission number to register for this course (contact Linda Starr, Lstarr@scu.edu).  NCIP 515A is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take Advanced NCIP for 3 units or less for a grade. If you desire 4 or more units, you must register those extra units beyond 3 in NCIP 515B, as they will be credit/no credit. This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement. Note: Students can take a maximum of 6 units of graded credit from any combination of NCIP course credit [i.e., NCIP  and NCIP Advanced Practice Clinic (Catalog numbers 505 and 515)].  Any additional units will be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic B

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. Limited enrollment. Students who have completed the one-year NCIP course are encouraged to enroll in Advanced NCIP which provides the opportunity for them to continue to advance their individual cases and to research and discuss in-depth the specific issues relevant to promising cases.  Participation requires faculty approval.  Students must obtain a permission number from NCIP (contact Linda Starr,Lstarr@scu.edu).  NCIP 515B is the proper course to enroll in if you wish to take Advanced NCIP for credit/no credit. NCIP is located at 900 Lafayette Street (corner of Lafayette and Homestead, first floor). This class meets the Professional Skills Requirement. Note: Students can take a maximum of 6 units of graded credit from any combination of NCIP course credit [i.e., NCIP  and NCIP Advanced Practice Clinic (Catalog numbers 505 and 515)].  Any additional units will be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis only.

Northern California Innocence Project B

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

Experiential Course

Online Dispute Resolution: The State of the Art

Meet Friday, September 20th, Saturday, September 21st and Sunday, September 22nd on the following schedule: Friday, September 20th: 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 21st: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 22nd from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 30 students. There are no prerequisites but knowledge of mediation would be helpful but is not required. The grade in the course will be based on class participation and a short paper. Students will need to bring a laptop with internet access.

Panetta Fellowship

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit. To apply, students must submit a resume, a transcript, and a statement of interest to the Externship Program (ExPro). Students will also be given a brief writing exercise. Please see the ExPro website for more information and to submit any questions about the Panetta Fellowship Program or the selection process.

Pretrial Litigation Techniques

Experiential Course

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

Privacy Law Seminar

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

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Professional Responsibility (formerly Legal Profession)

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

Professional Responsibility (formerly Legal Profession)

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

No laptop or other computer/electronic device use permitted during class. No more than 4 unexcused  absences permitted. 

Race and Law

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

Attendance is mandatory.  Professor does not allow laptops.  A limited number of papers may qualify for the Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement.  Required texts for the course will be listed online  as will the assignment for the first class.

Remedies

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

Sports Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Professional Skills Course

No prerequisites. Limited enrollment.

Statutory Analysis and Legislative Process

Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law

Potentially interested in a career in public service, helping to make good public policy and a real difference in people’s lives?  Want to help change the law where it really matters – civil rights, social justice, the environment, Internet privacy, expanding voting opportunities for disenfranchised voters?  This course focuses on both the legislative process where such laws are made and the judicial process where they are interpreted. It will give you the tools you’ll need as a lawyer, whether in the public sector or in private practice, to help you skillfully advocate for and interpret statutes.  If you’re not quite sure whether private law practice is definitely your career path, this course will also help you explore several other career paths for an attorney, while giving you a firm understanding of the lawmaking process and how courts interpret statutes.  Stimulating and impressive guest speakers will be part of the course as well.  Class meets 8/19 through 10/19. Schedule includes Mondays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:10 p.m. and a mandatory fun weekend workshop Friday, 10/18 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10/19 from 8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Monday meeting dates include: 8/19, 8/26; 9/9, 9/16,9/23, 9/30; 10/7, 10/16 (10/16 is a Wednesday, which is an Administrative Monday).  Come join us for a spirited exploration of the “other branch of government” that you will find useful in whatever career journey you ultimately choose to follow.

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.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

The process of technology licensing. Includes topics such as motivations for licensing, types of agreements used in licensing transactions, provisions commonly used in licensing contracts, and special considerations of international licensing. Actual negotiation sessions with scenarios provided and exercises in drafting specific provisions used in technology licensing contracts. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Limited enrollment.  Meets on the following Saturday’s: 8/17, 8/24, 9/7, 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, & 11/23 

The Business, Law, Technology, and Policy of Artificial Intelligence

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way that companies and organizations operate and do business. Self-learning algorithms, autonomous robots, and related technologies are increasingly carrying out tasks that once were exclusively performed by humans, creating new challenges and opportunities for the legal profession. This class will explore the business, technology, and law of artificial intelligence through assigned readings and individual and group problem sets, discussion, field trips, and engagement with local experts in AI, robotics, and neural engineering. For about 1/3 of the weeks, we will only meet once (and therefore will have a consolidated class) to support outside speakers and related special events. Some of these consolidated classes will run through the lunch hour on Monday (off-schedule classes  will be taped to accommodate students with conflicts). A select group of students in the class will work closely with Professor Chien on tech and social justice and automation in lieu of doing a final paper or exam. Approved IP LLM course.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

This course ends at 7:20 p.m.; however, the professor offers a 30 minute study session/office hours after each class.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

First Year Class. See 1L Schedule.

This course ends at 4:20 p.m.; however, the professor offers a 30 minute study session/office hours after each class.

Wills and Trusts

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

Attendance is mandatory. Professor does not allow laptops. Professor does not allow recording of the class.