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.  This course is graded with a final examination.

Advanced International Human Rights Clinic A

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

IHRC expects to be all online in Fall.

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)

 IHRC expects to be all online in Fall.

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 Research

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,  you 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 21.

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

Advanced Torts

UP point eligible class.  Subject to grade curve.

Advanced Trial Techniques (Trial Team)

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

Experiential Course.  Enrollment based on tryouts held in Spring 2020. One year, two semester course beginning in Fall 2020. Students should obtain permission number from instructors. Attendance is mandatory, as well as participation in regional/national competitions – online or in person, depending on restrictions.

Advocacy 1

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Advocacy 2

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Advocacy 3

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Advocacy 4

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course. 

Advocacy 5

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Advocacy 6

All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Advocacy 7

Evening Class. All second year students who are not enrolled in this class during the summer must take Advocacy in the Fall 2020 semester. Required course.

Assisted Reproduction, Cloning and Genetic Engineering

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

Limited enrollment.  Reading assignment for first class posted online.   The top five students on the wait list should attend the first day.

Bar Exam Skills Workshop

Credit/No Credit.
 
This course will begin meeting on  August 24. 

Business Organizations

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

Business Organizations

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

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. Small Section 5.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory. 

Civil Procedure 1

First year class. Small Section 6.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory. 

Civil Procedure 1

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

Civil Procedure 1

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

Civil Procedure 1

Evening Class.  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. 

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point eligible course . Attendance is mandatory. Reading assignment for first class posted online. 

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point course . Attendance is mandatory. 

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point course . Attendance is mandatory. 

Constitutional Law I

Required course. UP point course . Attendance is mandatory. 

Contracts 1

First year class. Section 2.  See 1L schedule. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Contracts 1

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

Contracts 1

First year class. Section 5 and 6.  See 1L schedule. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Contracts 1

First year class. Section 3 and 4.  See 1L schedule. Attendance is mandatory.  This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Contracts 1e

Evening Class. First Year Class. Section 7.  See 1L Schedule. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Corporate Finance

Some background in accounting, business or finance is helpful but not required. If you are in the JD/MBA program, note that this is not the same as the Corporate Finance course that the Business School offers. It is complementary to that course. Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).

Corporate Taxation

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 : 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 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 Law

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

Criminal Law

First Year Class. Sections 3 and 4. See 1L Schedule.

Criminal Law

First Year Class. Sections 5 and 6. See 1L Schedule.

Friday discussions will feature an in-depth examination of a current legal issue or problem tied to the week’s lessons. From 10:30 – 11:00 am on Fridays, students will build the capacity to understand contemporary problems in criminal law through the lens of lawyers, learning to identify the role the law and lawyers might play in contributing to, and/or resolving, a given problem. From 11:00 – 11:30 we will have an optional general discussion about the week’s topic–reflecting on policy issues not covered on exams but of general interest . Note that we will not meet every Friday, dates without classes TBA.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

Bar course. UP point eligible course. Subject to grade curve. Attendance is mandatory.  This course primarily focuses on the 4th Amendment’s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures, but it also touches on the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination. If you are interested in only taking one criminal procedure class for the bar, this course covers the material that is most heavily tested.

Criminal Procedure: Investigation

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

Critical Lawyering Skills Seminar

Critical Lawyering Skills Seminar

Cybersecurity Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law Privacy Law

Approved IP LL.M. course.

Drug Policy Practicum: Cannabis Law and Policy

A final paper or series of papers will be required.

E-Discovery

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Experiential course.  Approved IP LL.M. course.

Employment Law

Reading assignment for first class posted online.  Attendance is mandatory. 

Energy Resources Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law 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 B

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

ELC will adjust the clinic to accommodate all online. There may be some in-person events and meetings but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online. 

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 Friday, June 5.   Email Professor Norris lnorris@scu.edu if you have any questions. Limited enrollment.  

Entrepreneurs' Law Clinic

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

ELC will adjust the clinic to accommodate all online. There may be some in-person events and meetings but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online. 

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 Friday, June 5.   Email Professor Norris lnorris@scu.edu if you have any questions. Limited enrollment.  

Environmental Protection Law

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

A comprehensive introduction to US environmental law. Emphasis on fundamental common law doctrines and judicial remedies, as well as modern environmental regulatory systems under statutes such as the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and other statutes relating to hazardous substances and wastes. Designed to develop the skills and understanding necessary for effective work by lawyers involved in environmental matters as generalist practitioner, corporate lawyer, or environmental law specialist.

Evidence

Evening Class. 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

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

Health Law Seminar: Public Health Law and Pandemic

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

This weekly seminar examines public health law and policy in the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic. We will be partnering with Santa Clara County Counsel’s Health & Hospital Division to provide research support for the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Class will proceed in the style of a graduate seminar, featuring independent research, class presentations, and ongoing reading, writing and re-writing projects. To obtain a permission number to register, contact Professor Oberman at moberman@scu.edu.  

Experiential course

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

International Commercial Arbitration

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.

This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

International Human Rights Clinic A

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

IHRC expects to be all online in Fall.

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)

IHRC expects to be all online in Fall.

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 IP Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law International Law

Internet Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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

NEW CLASS!  Experiential Course. Students on the waiting list for the other experiential classes will be given registration priority for this section.

Introduction to US Law

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

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.

Credit/No Credit.

This course is for students who would like to receive credit for volunteering for the Law Program 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. In order to receive credit for this course, students will facilitate FLY’s law-related education (the Law Program) course for at-risk youth in teams of 2-4 facilitators. Students MUST be eligible and available to fulfill the commitment required of a volunteer facilitator in order to receive course credit. Please note that students will not receive credit for volunteering with other FLY programs.

First time volunteers may receive credit by enrolling in Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications (20126)

Returning volunteers who act as the lead of a volunteer site may receive credit by enrolling in Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training (20125)

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. 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 Vianni Garcia at vianni@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 for the Law Program 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. In order to receive credit for this course, students will facilitate FLY’s law-related education (the Law Program) course for at-risk youth in teams of 2-4 facilitators. Students MUST be eligible and available to fulfill the commitment required of a volunteer facilitator in order to receive course credit. Please note that students will not receive credit for volunteering with other FLY programs.

First time volunteers may receive credit by enrolling in Juvenile Justice Topics: Practical Applications (20126)

 Returning volunteers who act as the lead of a volunteer site may receive credit by enrolling in Juvenile Justice Topics: Leadership Training (20125)

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 Vianni Garcia at vianni@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 will remotely attend a mandatory training class on the first Saturday of the semester.  Thereafter, students must log 25 hours assisting and advising unrepresented litigants, and performing related activity.   All students will have the option to log all of those 25 hours remotely.   Conditions permitting (including not limited to the reopening of necessary facilities at Courthouse Self Help-Center located at 201 North First Street, San Jose), students may be permitted to log some (not not all) of those hours at the courthouse.  Students will provide this assistance under the supervision of an attorney on Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  

KGACLC Immigration Interviewing and Advising

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

Experiential Course

Credit/No Credit.   All classroom sessions will be offered remotely.  Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of clinical work on site, conditions permitting. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. 

Credit/No Credit. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 22nd 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:  Aug. 26; Sept 9, 23; Oct. 7, 21; Nov 4, 18. 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)

All classroom sessions will be offered remotely.  All students will have the option of performing all of their casework hours/interviews remotely.   Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of their clinical hours on site, conditions permitting.

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 22nd 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)

All classroom sessions will be offered remotely.  All students will have the option of performing all of their casework hours/interviews remotely.   Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of their clinical hours on site, conditions permitting.

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 22nd 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)

All students will have the option of performing all of their casework hours/interviews remotely.   Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of their clinical hours on site, conditions permitting.

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)

All students will have the option of performing all of their casework hours/interviews remotely.   Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of their clinical hours on site, conditions permitting

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)

All classroom sessions will be offered remotely.  Students may have the option of performing some (but not all) of clinical work on site, conditions permitting.

Experiential Course

Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, August 22nd 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: Aug. 25; Sept 1,8,15,22,29; Oct. 6,20,27. Class meets on the following Thursdays from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Aug. 27; Sept 3,10,17,24; Oct. 1,8,15. 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. 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)

Class will have a take home mid-term and a final to be completed by the end of the exam period.

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

Experiential Course

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 Professor Procaccio-Flowers.

Legal Analysis

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

Legal Analysis

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

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Note:  This class moved to Tuesdays.  Experiential Course.  Approved IP LLM course.  Pre-requisite: Business Organizations (248).  

Legal Issues of Start Up Business

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

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

Legal Research and Writing 1A

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

Legal Research and Writing 1B

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

Legal Research and Writing 1C

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

Legal Research and Writing 1D

First year class.  Section 3 . See 1L schedule. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Legal Research and Writing 1E

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

Legal Research and Writing 1F

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

Legal Research and Writing 1G

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

Legal Research and Writing 1H

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

Legal Research and Writing 1I

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

Legal Research and Writing 1J

First year class. Section 7. See 1L schedule. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

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.

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.

Negotiating

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

NEW CLASS!  Experiential Course.  In addition to the MW meeting dates, all students must be available to meet on 2 Saturdays:  Oct 3 and Nov 21 from 1 – 5 pm.

Students on the waiting list for the other Negotiating class will be given registration priority for this section.

Northern California Innocence Project A

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

 NCIP will be meeting remotely Fall semester with perhaps some in-person events and meetings – but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online and held only if all health and safety concerns can be met.

Experiential Course

Northern California Innocence Project Advanced Practice Clinic A

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

 NCIP will be meeting remotely Fall semester with perhaps some in-person events and meetings – but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online and held only if all health and safety concerns can be met.

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.  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)

 NCIP will be meeting remotely Fall semester with perhaps some in-person events and meetings – but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online and held only if all health and safety concerns can be met.

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.  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)

 NCIP will be meeting remotely Fall semester with perhaps some in-person events and meetings – but all such activities will be optional or mixed with participants online and held only if all health and safety concerns can be met.

Experiential Course

Online Dispute Resolution: The State of the Art

Class will meet on the following dates/times: September 18th: 2-4:15pm, September 19th: 10am-12pm, 2pm-4pm, September 20th: 10am-12pm. All students will be expected to watch and interact with 315 minutes of recorded materials.

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

While most law classes will meet online only, this course might have specific in person requirements.  Please review the notes below and reach out to the faculty instructors  as each will have different requirements.  The Externship Program will permit remote externships, pending the permission and requirements of the externship sponsor. 

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.

Privacy Law Seminar

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

Evening Class. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Professional Responsibility

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

Professional Responsibility

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

Race and Law

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

Attendance is mandatory.  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.

Securities Regulation

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

Business Organizations is a pre-requisite. An interest in business and financial issues is helpful. Grades will be based largely on the final exam, which will be three hours and open book. Prerequisite: 248 Business Organizations. Approved IP LL.M. course.

Sports Law

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

No prerequisites. Limited enrollment.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Limited enrollment.  While not a prerequisite, IP Survey (388) would be helpful.

Technology Licensing

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Limited enrollment.  While not a prerequisite, IP Survey (388) would be helpful.

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

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

CHANGE MADE 6/9/20:  THE TIME FOR THIS CLASS HAS CHANGED TO 4:10 – 5:25

Predictive algorithms, autonomous robots, and related technologies are increasingly being used to carry out tasks that once were exclusively performed by humans, whether in the administration or enforcement of the law, operation of business, or governance of the public. The class will focus on the challenges and opportunities for the legal profession created by these changes, through the lens of the business and technology of artificial intelligence. Through assigned readings and individual and group problem sets, simulations, and engagement with local experts in AI, robotics, and neural engineering, we will examine questions pertaining to inequality, race, accountability, privacy, personal liberty, ethics and transparency by engaging with challenges to the laws of intellectual property, liability, compliance, and privacy. No technical background required but participants will code their own chatbots and gain other relevant technical experiences. 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.  Small Section 3. See 1L Schedule.

Torts

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

Torts

First Year Class. Section 5 and 6. See 1L Schedule. The professor offers a 30 minute study session/office hours after each class. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Torts

Evening Class. First Year Class. Section 7. See 1L Schedule. The professor offers a 30 minute study session/office hours after each class. This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Torts

First Year Class. Section 4. See 1L Schedule.  This class will be online only until all restrictions are lifted.

Torts

First Year Class. Section 2. See 1L Schedule.

Trademarks & Unfair Competition

Certificate(s): High Tech Law

Attendance is mandatory.  Approved IP LLM course.  Prerequisite:  IP Survey.

Wills and Trusts

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