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2022-2023 Law School Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

JD Elective
  

  • LAW - 801N The Second Amendment: Law, Policy, and Regulation

    2 unit(s)
    Mass shootings over the past several years have elevated the issue of gun violence and regulation to the forefront of America’s current political and legal discourse. In 2020, against the backdrop of a presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide the first major Second Amendment case in nearly a decade. This seminar, taught by a sitting superior court judge and former federal prosecutor, will conduct a deep dive into the Second Amendment, including its historical origins, Supreme Court jurisprudence, public policy discussions, and efforts at state and federal regulation.


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  • LAW - 802B Securities Regulation

    3 unit(s)
    This course will provide an overview of United States federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance and trading of securities in US capital markets. In particular, we will review the broad arc of the securities laws as they have evolved from Great Depression/New Deal roots through the Boesky/Milken/greenmail scandals of the 1980’s, the Enron/WorldCom crises of the 1990s and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. Students that prepare, attend and participate will learn how and why the securities laws (1) dictate the structure of many capital raising transactions (such as private venture capital financings and initial public offerings) and M&A events, (2) regulate trading in public markets such as the NYSE and Nasdaq, and (3) influence modern corporate governance, control and strategic planning. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): LAW 802A Business Associations .


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  • LAW - 802J Corporate Compliance & Ethics

    2 unit(s)
    The number and scope of corporate ethical lapses continue to escalate, as do the record-breaking fines and penalties imposed by regulators. On what basis do judges decide to punish corporations and hold the executives liable for misconduct? How do corporations create an ethical culture that will prevent, detect and deter wrongdoing? In this course, we will explore the structure of an effective compliance and ethics program, using the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines as our guide. We will review how corporations effectively mitigate hot risk areas such as False Claims, Government Contracting, Data Privacy, and Anti-Corruption. This course will also explore the unique ethical and social responsibilities compliance officers face in their multiple roles as stewards of the corporation, the voice of employees, and seekers of organizational justice. This course would be invaluable to any student considering a career in the booming field of corporate compliance. Prerequisite(s): LAW 802A Business Associations 


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  • LAW - 803B Criminal Procedure II

    3 unit(s)
    Topics include bail and other forms of pretrial release, prosecutorial discretion, the preliminary hearing, grand jury, joinder and severance, speedy trial, discovery, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, double jeopardy, pretrial publicity, change of venue, sentencing, appellate review and harmless error, and habeas corpus. Prerequisite(s): LAW 803A Criminal Procedure I .


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  • LAW - 804A Advanced Evidence

    2 unit(s)
    In Advanced Evidence the class will analyze a number of recurring and perplexing evidence problems including: (1) The most recent Confrontation Clause cases based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Crawford v. Washington bearing on the admissibility of expert testimony in the areas of gangs, DNA testimony, and autopsy reports; (2) The admissibility of other acts evidence under both the California Evidence Code (CEC) Sections 1101, 1108, and 1109 and the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) 404 and 412-415; (3) The credibility of hearsay declarants under CEC Section 1202 and FRE 806; (4) The use of the rule of completeness under CEC Section 356 and FRE 106; (5) The introduction of prior convictions under CEC 788 and FRE 609; and (6) The admissibility of prior inconsistent statements under CEC 1235 and FRE 801(d)(1)(A).  The course will begin with an intensive review of the hearsay rule. Other topics will be addressed as time permits.

    The course will emphasize the differences between the CEC and the FRE as these will be areas often addressed on the Bar Examination - the multi-state portion of the Bar requiring knowledge of the FRE and the essay portion of the Bar requiring knowledge of the CEC. 

    The discussion of each of these topics will include practice pointers for both the opponent and proponent of the evidence in the courtroom with a Superior Court judge who has ruled on these questions frequently and who has had extensive experience with these issues both as a Deputy District Attorney and as an Assistant United States Attorney. Prerequisite(s): LAW 804 Evidence  


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  • LAW - 804L Evidence Lab

    0 unit(s)
    This Evidence lab is a companion course to Trial Evidence & Advocacy (TEA) in the STEP Program. It is meant to act as a refresher for students who have already completed Evidence and lay the foundation for the Rules of Evidence for students who have not yet completed Evidence. The topics discussed in the Evidence lab each week will prepare students for the rules and theories they need to apply in their trial skills course.


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  • LAW - 805P Practice Ready Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    In addition to oral advocacy, legal research and writing, and critical thinking, there are a host of other concepts and skills that are an essential part of preparing for both your first year of practice as well as how you’ll approach the rest of your career. At the heart of successfully transitioning from a law student to practicing attorney is a clear understanding of your motivations, what you want from your career, and how to create action plans that will ensure you achieve your professional goals. This course is designed to equip you with the mindset, strategies, and practical tools you need to approach your career with confidence and show up at your first position ready to practice.


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  • LAW - 811 Administrative Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course surveys the organization, authority, and procedures of administrative agencies in relation to rulemaking, adjudication, and judicial review of administrative rulings and decisions. The course examines both federal and state agencies.


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  • LAW - 816A Accounting for Lawyers

    2 unit(s)
    This introductory course gives students a basic understanding of the structure of an accounting system; the mechanics of accounting entries; and the related legal, tax and business ramifications of implementing various accounting conventions and methods. Course lectures and text include discussions and cases covering generally accepted accounting principles, financial statement analysis and disclosure, auditing, choice of entity issues, and the attorney’s role in dealing with accountants, auditors, and other financial professionals.


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  • LAW - 817B Introduction to Islamic Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course introduces students to the basic concepts of Islamic law and their applicability in contemporary legal systems. Throughout the course students will learn the history and evolution of Islamic law, development of different schools of thought, an overview of the substantive principles and comparative analyses with existing legal principles in the world. Students will also have an opportunity to explore Islamic legal systems in diverse communities, the impact of colonialism and modernity on Islamic law, and to examine the presence of Islam in today’s western societies. This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a scholarly writing course.


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  • LAW - 819 Legal Technology & Innovation

    2 unit(s)
    This course provides a comprehensive overview of the impact Legal Operations and Technology have on the practice of law. As law firms and corporate legal departments shift their focus to running legal like a business, how do Operations and Technology impact the delivery and value of legal services? This highly-interactive and unique course will prepare students for the new realities of legal practice and the impact legal technology has had (and will have) on legal roles. The course will include live demonstrations of core legal software, guest speakers, and technical exercises.


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  • LAW - 822A Animal Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course will introduce students to the status of animals in our legal system, substantive laws relating to animals, the use of litigation as a tool to enforce those laws. Through readings, case studies, and skills-based learning, students will gain an understanding of key elements of animal law litigation, such as standing, causes of action, and case development and strategy.


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  • LAW - 823 Copyright Law of the U.S.

    3 unit(s)
    This in-depth analysis of U.S. copyright law includes the history of the law, from the first copyright statutes through the major revisions of the 1909 Act, the 1976 Act, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Students explore legal issues relating to the registration process, defenses such as fair use and parody, and remedies for infringement. Terms for the licensing and/or transfer of copyright are also examined. Includes the impact of the use of digital media and the growth of the Internet on copyright protection. Intellectual Property LLM students are required to take this course, LAW 891 Trademark Law of the US , or LAW 875 Patent Law of the US .


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  • LAW - 823D Intellectual Property Litigation: Copyright and Trademark

    2 unit(s)
    This course takes students through the various stages of an intellectual property litigation case, focusing on the issues specific to litigating trademark cases and copyright cases. Infringement and breach of contract situations form the basis for study and analysis. Litigation strategies, discovery techniques, and settlement negotiation issues are also addressed. This course counts toward completion of the JD Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 823E Intellectual Property Law Survey

    3 unit(s)
    An introduction to the U.S. law of copyright, trademark, and patent, this course explores state law of trade secrets, unfair competition, and the role of IP protection of computer programs. The course is designed for students interested in focusing on IP law or in simply getting a basic understanding of the key legal principles of IP law.


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  • LAW - 823S Privacy Law Practicum

    2 unit(s)
    Students will identify privacy issues/risks in technology, identify technology solutions to privacy problems, recommend privacy features and communicate them accurately. Students will learn about mitigating privacy risks, and perform the kind of work that privacy practitioners in the technology sector perform.


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  • LAW - 823T Trade Secrets Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course will provide students with an introduction to a specific discipline of Intellectual Property Law that has experienced spectacular growth with the advances in digital technology and the proliferation of technological entrepreneurism. The course will provide students with an understanding of what trade secrets are and why they are crucial to a business enterprise. Students will gain some practical experience in how trade secrets are protected and managed in order to facilitate their understanding of the concept of misappropriation of trade secrets. Finally, the course will allow students to become familiar with trade secret litigation (tactics and defenses), remedies for misappropriation of trade secrets, and the criminal consequences of trade secret misappropriation. The course will use a problem/case-study approach in dealing with the basics of trade secret law and the legal issues arising from the misappropriation of trade secrets. This course stresses the practical aspects of trade secret law by giving students the opportunity to produce meaningful deliverables in the same manner as they would as a junior associate in a law firm. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement as a practice-based writing course.


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  • LAW - 823U Privacy Law Practicum II

    2 unit(s)
    Students will learn updates to privacy laws and gain knowledge of privacy practice in the law firm and in-house context. Students will learn to identify privacy issues, identify solutions to privacy problems, recommend privacy features, communicate them accurately, and assess privacy risks posed by privacy terms, specific technologies, their features, and related agreements. Students in this course will do hands-on exercises -to learn the kind of work that privacy practitioners in the technology sector perform.


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  • LAW - 825H Habeas Corpus and the Death Penalty

    2 unit(s)
    The writ of Habeas Corpus, the so-called Great Writ, is a collateral attack on a criminal conviction, which unlike an appeal, which it functionally resembles, is based on facts outside the record on appeal.  The classic habeas corpus claim is ineffective assistance of counsel, which requires the petitioner to both show that trial counsel failed to adequately perform in a case and to show what trial counsel could have done that would have made a difference, particularly in the area of presenting evidence that was not presented at trial.  Habeas Corpus petitions play an important role in death penalty litigation, where every aspect of a case is scrutinized and challenged, given the ultimate penalty involved. In this course, we will read important state and federal habeas corpus decisions, as well as portions of actual habeas corpus petitions to understand both the theory and practice of state and federal habeas corpus.  Topics will include:  differences between direct appeal and habeas corpus; major habeas corpus claims, including ineffective assistance of counsel; peculiarities of death penalty habeas corpus; and the relationship between state and federal habeas corpus petitions and federal exhaustion requirements.


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  • LAW - 826E Bankruptcy

    2 unit(s)
    This bankruptcy law course is a general introduction to the structure of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The objectives of this course are to (1) familiarize the student with the basic principles of bankruptcy law through the examination of large bankruptcy concepts; (2) teach the student to analyze court opinions and statutes; and (3) teach the student to apply the principles of bankruptcy law to hypothetical situations. The course emphasizes the practical application of legal concepts and processes.  Students should take from the course the ability to analyze a bankruptcy case an any chapter of the Code and develop the ability to file a simple chapter 7 case.  The course also provides a foundation for more advanced bankruptcy law courses: business reorganizations, bankruptcy procedures, and the bankruptcy clinic.


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  • LAW - 826R Business Bankruptcy

    3 unit(s)
    This course examines the rights and remedies available to a failing business and its creditors when the business seeks to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The course is structured as a “practicum,” which tracks a single business through restructuring, and emphasizes practical and strategic lawyering skills. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 827B Venture Capital Business Transactions

    3 unit(s)
    Using the venture capital financing of a start-up company as a transactional model, this class focuses on the practical mechanics of how a business transaction is structured and implemented from term sheet to closing. The purpose of the course is to convey practical lessons that are transferable to any business transaction. Coursework covers the documentation, legal issues, business issues, and mechanical process of closing a preferred stock financing on behalf of a venture-backed start up. Previous or concurrent enrollment in LAW 802A Business Associations  is required; Recommended: prior securities law class advisable but not required. This course counts toward the Certificates of Specialization for both Business Law and Intellectual Property Law.


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  • LAW - 829A Poverty Law

    2 unit(s)
    The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the unique legal issues of the poor and how the legal system deals with access to justice and indigency. We will review historical and contemporary challenges facing public interest lawyers, legal problems and policy choices regarding poverty, and effective advocacy strategies. These themes will then be traced through three areas of substantive discussion: government benefit programs, housing law and homelessness, and family law. We will conclude the course with an examination of new trends in legal services. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 830 Education Law Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    This course will explore the legal framework and policy controversies surrounding public education. Topics will include compulsory education; homeschooling, charter schools, vouchers and challenges to the traditional school model; the special employment status of school teachers; students’ rights of free expression; special education; student discipline; and the quest for equity in public education. For each topic, students will consider (1) the key contours of the law as it stands; (2) how the law informs the operation of the public school system; (3) what policy judgments are reflected in the current state of the law; and (4) what changes should be made to the law in order to advance worthy policy goals. Students will discover the workings of the administrative state and the relationships between constitutions, statues, case law, and executive-branch regulations. Students will explore the ways in which that multifaceted law-making process informs both our understanding of the current law as well as strategies to improve the law. This course satisfies the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 831 Employment Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course examines the relationship between employers and individual employees. Topics include hiring, wrongful termination, employees’ duty of loyalty, restrictions on post-employment competition, workplace privacy and defamation, and protection against harassment and other abusive conduct in the workplace. The course covers substantive law and examines prevailing assumptions about the employment relationship. While the course covers some discrimination issues, it does not offer in-depth coverage of that area of law.


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  • LAW - 832U Privacy Law Practicum II

    2 unit(s)
    Students will learn updates to privacy laws and gain knowledge of privacy practice in the law firm and in-house context. Students will learn to identify privacy issues, identify solutions to privacy problems, recommend privacy features, communicate them accurately, and assess privacy risks posed by privacy terms, specific technologies, their features, and related agreements. Students in this course will do hands-on exercises -to learn the kind of work that privacy practitioners in the technology sector perform.


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  • LAW - 833 Entertainment Law

    3 unit(s)
    An introduction to the complex legal issues arising in the areas of music sound recordings and publishing, motion pictures, television, theater, and literary publishing in the United States and internationally. Covers the drafting of contracts in the entertainment industry, as well as dispute resolution alternatives. Students also study the roles of attorneys, agents and personal managers, as well as relevant legislation affecting the entertainment industry.


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  • LAW - 833D Negotiating and Drafting Contracts in the Entertainment Business

    2 unit(s)
    This advanced course in entertainment law focuses on the drafting and negotiation of the numerous agreements involved in entertainment projects. Sound recording and publishing contracts in the music business and licensing agreements for the online distribution of music and audiovisual works are examined in detail. Students get hands-on experience in drafting these agreements. They also analyze negotiation points and discuss negotiation tips and strategies with experienced practitioners in entertainment law.


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  • LAW - 834F Federal Environmental Law & Policy

    3 unit(s)
    This course focuses on the fundamentals of Environmental Law, including the federal Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, Climate Change, the Endangered Species Act, Citizen Suits, Criminal Prosecution and the National Environmental Policy Act. Students explore federal regulatory strategies, including environmental justice, technology-based requirements, and enforcement methods, as well as alternatives to traditional regulation such as market-based mechanisms. Students also learn tools of statutory interpretation and other skills using PIC exercises and the problem method.


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  • LAW - 834G Environmental Law & Justice Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    The ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & JUSTICE SEMINAR explores law and policy issues central to the environmental justice movement, focusing on matters that recur in the Clinic’s representation of clients who are disproportionately impacted by pollution; explores the role of lawyers and their ethical responsibility in representing clients from communities overburdened by pollution; and provides skills training that students must master to become effective lawyers, focusing on skills that are necessary for the Clinic’s caseload. The seminar is a required companion course to the LAW 834C Environmental Law & Justice Clinic , but it may also be taken by LLM students who are not enrolling in the Clinic with permission of the instructor. Such permission may be denied if the Clinic’s caseload is unsuitable for such an arrangement. Corequisite(s): LAW 834C Environmental Law & Justice Clinic .


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  • LAW - 834H California Environmental and Land Use Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course focuses on California constitutional provisions, California statutes and California court decisions that pertain to environmental protection, natural resources and land use regulation. Topics covered include the California Environmental Quality Act, California Coastal Act, California Forest Practices Act, California Endangered Species Act, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), public trust law, surface water rights, California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), California planning and zoning law, conditional use permits and variances, regulatory takings claims related to land use restrictions, and the use of specialized mandamus lawsuits in California to challenge the decisions of local and state environmental/land use agencies. A significant portion of the grade for this course involves analysis of the Complaint and trial court briefs in an environmental lawsuit challenging portions of the California High Speed Rail project.


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  • LAW - 834J Race and Property

    2 unit(s)
    This course will examine American property law from its racialized foundations in the dispossession of Black and indigenous peoples to its continued disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities today. Familiar cases from first year property law will be reexamined in new light, and new cases will be introduced to illustrate how property rules have been selectively applied to maintain racial hierarchy.


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  • LAW - 836E Equality Law Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    In this course, students will work on an in-depth research and writing project under the broad topic of equality law. Topics may include such issues as gender-based violence as well as sex, race and sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace, in education, the military and other areas. This course satisfies the Upper Division Writing requirement.


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  • LAW - 837A Family Law

    3 unit(s)
    This analysis of public and private regulation of the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of the de facto and de jure family unit includes the respective custody, support, and property rights and obligations between mates and between parents and children. This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a scholarly writing course. Prerequisite(s): LAW 715 Property .


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  • LAW - 837D Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault In Criminal Law Practice

    2 unit(s)
    The most challenging cases for both prosecutors and defense attorneys are special victim cases involving allegations of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. The incidents underlying these cases typically occur in private in a domestic environment often laden with complicated and dysfunctional dynamics. The presentation of these sensitive cases in public court proceedings creates numerous pitfalls for even the most experienced practitioners as all parties struggle to balance the defendant’s rights against the victim’s rights, often with no clear way of reconciliation. This course will examine these types of cases from start to finish, including investigation, the filing of criminal charges, trial, and sentencing, as well as the complex social issues and public interest surrounding these cases.  Students will learn both the practical skills for handling these cases and consider the deeper implications regarding how such cases are handled in today’s criminal justice system. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): LAW 804 . This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 837E Domestic Violence Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    This seminar studies the historical, cultural, and psychological aspects of domestic violence in addition to the civil and criminal changes in the law both nationally and internationally. Students are assigned a reader composed of relevant articles, cases, and legislation.


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  • LAW - 838 Youth and Justice Law Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    For over a century this country has wrestled with how to treat youth in the juvenile justice system and many have questioned its effectiveness. This struggle centers on the tension between recognizing youth as developmentally distinct from adults, thus deserving of second chances and rehabilitative services, and historically and culturally driven notions of accountability, justice, and safety. This course will explore this tension and examine how that internal struggle has shaped the building of the juvenile justice system as a separate legal institution governed by unique criminal law, procedure, and policy. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of juvenile justice from both policy and legal perspectives through analyzing case decisions, social science research, legal theory, and empirical studies. During this course the class will probe questions such as: What does juvenile justice look like? How does the social construction of adolescence impact legal definitions? What role do the advances in science on brain development play in the administration of juvenile justice? How has race, gender, sexuality, gender identity, immigration status, and class impacted juvenile courts’ jurisprudence? What factors have influenced the court’s ever shifting understanding of culpability by age? Where are the overlaps and intersections between the juvenile justice and adult criminal justice systems? This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a scholarly writing course. 


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  • LAW - 838B Federal Income Taxation

    2 unit(s)
    This course examines the fundamental concepts of federal income taxation, including gross income, business and investment deductions, personal exemptions, and the mechanics of capital transactions.


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  • LAW - 842D Immigration & Refugee Policy Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    This course will focus on U.S. and national asylum law and procedure, international refugee protection law and procedure, and significant debates regarding these topics. Students will become familiar with the process involving USCIS, US ICE, Immigration Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the federal courts of review. This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a scholarly writing course. 


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  • LAW - 842H Constitutional Issues in Immigration Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course examines issues in immigration law that raise constitutional questions. To do that we will study the historical evolution of United States immigration law, how it was shaped by xenophobia and has operated to exclude and marginalize non-white immigrants. Students will consider how judicial interpretations of immigration statutes and regulations have operated to enshrine and maintain systems of white supremacy and reflect on how effective legal advocacy requires challenges to the existing system as a whole. Specifically, this course will cover: the Court’s use of the plenary power doctrine, state and local attempts to enact immigration policies and whether courts found them preempted by, our system of immigration detention (including when indefinite detention is constitutional), the doctrine of consular nonreviewability and the due process rights non-citizens have in removal proceedings and elsewhere in society. Over the course of the semester, students will write and present an academic paper on an immigration-related topic of their choosing.  Prerequisite(s): LAW 801A Constitutional Law I . 


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  • LAW - 844C Civil Rights Practice

    2 unit(s)
    This class explores the practical and substantive aspects of using federal civil litigation to enact systemic change. The course will cover the nuts and bolts of “impact litigation,” including a review of the substantive requirements of specific constitutional provisions and federal statutes as well as unique considerations that arise in such actions. Students will also learn how to analyze the viability of a particular legal action as applied to real-life situations. Finally, we will review the historical development of civil rights lawyering, including the work of lawyers that has led to seminal cases in our country’s history and a discussion of the relationships between lawyers and social movements.


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  • LAW - 845 Reimagining Criminal Justice

    2 unit(s)
    This course is an opportunity to explore, discuss, and write about recent proposals to reimagine criminal justice in the United States. We will consider the implications of these proposals and their potential for creating a more just system of criminal law and procedure by eliminating the significant discriminatory impact the system has had on underrepresented minorities and impoverished communities. Students will select a book on criminal justice to read, review, and present to the rest of the class. Students will draft two short opinion pieces (1,200 words) on proposed reforms of their choice. Students will also make 2-3 short formal presentations to the class. We will study the components of the recent House Bill entitled “Justice in Policing Act of 2020.” We will also discuss possible federal and state reforms that address decisions by the US Supreme Court in the area of criminal law and criminal procedure that have contributed to an unfair system of justice.  This course will not have a final exam.


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  • LAW - 845D Unseen Hand of Insurance in the Law

    2 unit(s)
    A basic understanding of insurance is essential to effective civil practice. Whether we practice as solo lawyers, in law firms, in nonprofits, or in non-law businesses, and for plaintiffs or defendants, the safety net of insurance is essential to our daily work, how we get business, and what we earn. In this interactive, two-unit elective course, presented in a pragmatic and social-policy oriented context. There will be writing and oral advocacy assignments, diverse guest speakers presenting differing views, from law firms and businesses looking to hire new attorneys.


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  • LAW - 845F Reimagining Criminal Justice

    2 unit(s)
    This course is an opportunity to explore, discuss, and write about recent proposals to reimagine criminal justice in the United States. Students will consider the implications of these proposals and their potential for creating a more just system of criminal law and procedure by eliminating the significant discriminatory impact the system has had on underrepresented minorities and impoverished communities. This class satisfies the upper division writing requirement as a scholarly writing course in which students write about a topic of their choice involving the criminal system in the United States. Students should expect to spend approximately 50 hours (an average of 6 hours per module) devoted to research and writing.


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  • LAW - 846F European Union Law

    2 unit(s)
    The European Law course focuses primarily on the law of the European Union (EU), and aims to provide students with the basic knowledge and skills needed to navigate this multilevel legal landscape. The course is oriented more towards acquiring practical understanding of how the EU works and learning how to research EU law, than towards developing comprehensive expertise in particular areas of EU law. As such, it is less a survey course than it is a course designed to convey a systematic working understanding of a complex legal system. These goals notwithstanding, we will read treaties, statutory law, and cases, and engage in close study of foundational (constitutional) legal principles and of the EU’s legal and institutional architecture. Students will also become familiar with a wide variety of substantive and procedural laws - such as those governing market relations (e.g., domestic and foreign trade, consumer protection, product liability, antitrust law), rights (including the relationship between the EU and international human rights law, as embodied by the European Convention on Human Rights), civil (private) law and litigation, criminal justice, intellectual property law and ‘Digital Europe’, and family law - but these are selected more for what they teach about the operation of the European legal system than for their inherent interest. We will draw comparisons between the EU and the USA in order to highlight key similarities and differences, and delve into some larger European debates, such as those on the role of international law, the rule of law, the ‘Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’, and Brexit. Research exercises will provide students with opportunities to develop expertise regarding one or more areas of their particular interest.


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  • LAW - 849 International Human Rights Seminar

    3 unit(s)
    This course begins with a brief historical introduction to the concept of international human rights and their antecedents. Selected international human rights instruments, including U.N. documents, regional instruments, U.S. reservations, U.S. legislation, and war crimes documents, are then examined in detail with appropriate classifications of human rights in accordance with their contents or substance and the chronological and generational stages of their development.


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  • LAW - 849A Tech, Bus & Human Rights Emerging World

    2 unit(s)
    In Technology, Business, and Human Rights, this course will analyze judicial, legislative, and practical developments at the regional and international levels in the emerging economies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. This course is especially relevant for students who want to learn more about FinTech and technological innovation, focusing on and even going beyond the traditional BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). This course will delve into innovations in Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam, and more. Depending on interest and availability, students will learn from and network with international and local banking and finance experts, academics, and entrepreneurs. Classes will accommodate different learning styles and incorporate both asynchronous and synchronous modules.


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  • LAW - 851A Children & the Law

    2 unit(s)
    Children and the Law is a seminar that examines the unique status of children under our legal system, and explores the fundamental question of how the law allocates decision-making power and responsibility for children among the child, the family and the State. The course will focus on both the theory underpinning the child welfare and delinquency systems as well as the function of those systems in practice. Topics we cover include delinquency and juvenile justice; abuse and neglect; foster care and adoption; and the rights of children within the family. Unlike a course in family law, we will not focus on marriage, divorce, or reproductive rights. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 855 Professional Presentation & Persuasion

    2 unit(s)
    Whether in the courtroom, working with colleagues, or spending time with clients, as a lawyer you must be able to communicate and present your ideas in a compelling manner that moves others to actions. In this class we will develop your presentation skills and give you strategies that will make you more confident and persuasive.  You will learn and deliver various styles of presentation, learn specific techniques to deliver presentations without rote memorization, and become an engaging storyteller. Come prepared to eliminate nervous tics and self-consciousness when speaking in public, learn to think on your feet, and capture the attention of all your listeners.  This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 855A Advanced Persuasion

    1 unit(s)
    Persuasive communication is fundamental to your success as a practicing lawyer.  You may be right that your client is innocent, but he or she will still go to prison unless you can persuade others - lawyers, judges, jurors - that you are right.  Drawing on other disciplines, this course will help students develop a thoughtful approach to effective written and oral persuasion.  Topics will include cognitive science, storytelling, and visual communication, among others.  Students will be required to start this course with a completed writing project, rewrite it, and make an oral presentation involving the same subject matter.  This course will feature interactive lectures, exercises, and group feedback.


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  • LAW - 855C Advanced Communication for Attorneys

    2 unit(s)
    Successful attorneys are skilled communicators inside and outside of the courtroom. This course will equip students with effective communication techniques to achieve desired results in real-life situations, such as speaking with partners or work staff, handling difficult work conversations, delivering presentations, client  interactions, and more. Students will learn how to assess each scenario and be able to identify the best method to communicate their message with authenticity and confidence. Our focus will include vocal variation, purposeful movement, effective use of technology to enhance in-person and online presence, and other media.

      This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 857A Energy & Climate Law

    3 unit(s)
    This course surveys the law and regulation of energy production, distribution, and use, with an emphasis on the legal and policy issues at the intersection of energy and environmental law. These issues are examined in the context of the electricity and natural gas industries, giving particular attention to the statutory and administrative framework governing public utilities and the wholesale and retail energy markets. The class provides an introduction to state and national energy policy, and compares local, regional, and global impacts of fossil-based and renewable energy sources on climate change and the natural environment. Students interested in environmental law, natural resources law, water law, administrative law, and international law should consider this course.


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  • LAW - 858D Business of Solo & Small Firm Law Practice

    1 unit(s)
    Many GGU law graduates enter civil practice in small firms or in solo practice. To be competent practitioners they must not only master the substantive and procedural aspects of law practice, they must also master the skills needed to own and operate a small law practice business. This one-unit course, offered all day on three consecutive Saturdays, aims to help develop those business administrative skills. Subjects covered will include: choosing a location; choosing technology for phones, networking, calendaring; insurance; client relations; hiring and staff relations; marketing; relations with other firms and attorneys; and file management. A take-home final exam will be given at the end of the course, which will present students with an opportunity to demonstrate understanding of the course materials through their application to a hypothetical law firm start-up scenario.


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  • LAW - 861C Law Review Associate Editor

    1-2 unit(s)
    Required of all Law Review members during their second year on Law Review (2 units/Fall, 1 unit/Spring). (Not applicable to Law Review Board members, see LAW 861D ). In the Fall term, 12 hours of mandatory seminar sessions will be scheduled. During the course of the two semesters, each member will edit and cite check the work of various first year Law Review members or work on selected articles from outside authors. The total of 3 credits will be awarded at the end of the Spring term. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 861D Law Review Board

    1-2 unit(s)
    Required of all Law Review Board members during the Fall and Spring terms. Outlines of the requisite responsibilities of the board members are found in the Law Review Bylaws. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 863 Practical Legal Writing

    2 unit(s)
    Starting bar review preparation early with a targeted purpose and approach is essential for exam success. Practical Legal Writing (PLW) is the first of two bar preparation classes students are encouraged to take in their final year of law school. In this course, through an introduction to the Performance Test section of the California Bar Exam, students will begin to develop the analytical and writing skills needed for success on the bar exam as a whole. Students will learn how to organize and write the various documents frequently tested via weekly simulation and review. Individual feedback is provided at several points in the semester to ensure progress and improvement. In addition to PLW, students are encouraged to take Early Bar Preparation (EBP) in their final semester for an in-depth substantive review of the most tested topics of the seven MBE subjects with an emphasis on essays and multiple choice questions. Students who have taken both PLW and EBP will be familiar with each component of the bar exam and enter their winter or summer bar review equipped with the framework and skills necessary to ensure a productive study period.


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  • LAW - 863C Legal Methods

    2 unit(s)
    Legal Methods is an intensive second-year, fall semester skills-based course designed to build upon the academic skills learned in the first year. The course utilizes material students are currently learning in their second-year required courses, such as Constitutional Law I, to hone their ability to read deeply, synthesize effectively, and engage in thorough analysis. Additionally, students routinely practice the skill of self-assessment, thereby developing the ability to move their own learning forward. The course is hands-on; students are expected to turn in assignments regularly for feedback, and take timed and untimed practice exams. Most students who take Legal Methods see improvement in their GPA at the end of the semester.   

    Enrollment in Legal Methods requires approval from Academic Achievement and Student Affairs.  This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 863E Early Bar Prep

    2 unit(s)
    In this course, students begin bar preparation early in their last semester of law school. Early Bar Preparation will be a review of the most tested topics of all seven MBE subjects (Civil Procedure, Contracts, Real Property, Evidence, Criminal Law and Procedure, Torts, and Constitutional Law). Students will learn and understand the components that make up the bar exam (essay, MBE and PT) and develop successful approaches to studying for the bar exam. Upon completion of Early Bar Preparation, students will have an in-depth review of the major topics within the seven subjects covered on the MBE, and therefore reduce the time needed to review these subjects during their post-graduation bar preparation period. The course will include instruction on both MBE and essay writing approaches and techniques.


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  • LAW - 864B Race, Gender, Sexuality & Social Justice Review Editor

    2 unit(s)
    Mandatory to all Journal members who do not sit on the Board during their second year and beyond to take courses. Required is 12 hours of mandatory seminar sessions will be scheduled. During the course of the semesters, each member will edit and cite check the work of various first year Journal members or work on selected articles from outside authors. Additionally, Associate Editors are required to author one blog post over the course of the semester.

      This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 864C Race, Gender, Sexuality & Social Justice Review Board

    1 unit(s)
    Mandatory to all Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice Review Board members during the Fall and Spring terms. Outlines of the requisite responsibilities of the board members are found in the Journal’s Bylaws. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 865P Legislation & Public Policy

    2 unit(s)
    This course will help students to build capacity to do advocacy and policy-related work. Students will learn to draft legislation and do what it takes to get it passed. The course will provide students with advocacy skills in the areas of legislative research; drafting bills, and building politically powerful support or opposition to proposed legislative vehicles. It will also help students understand California’s policy landscape, including State legislative, budget and administrative policy processes. The course will require students to work in teams on practical exercises building toward their final project.


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  • LAW - 865S Problem Solving in Public Interest Law

    2 unit(s)
    What is social justice advocacy? Who is a cause lawyer? Who is a public interest lawyer? Are these definitions fluid? Why does it matter? What is a public interest cause? How is it similar or different from other legal problems? What are the tools to solve these issues? What is your role (as a budding lawyer) in the public interest world? How do you achieve that goal?
    Building on the students’ extensive and varied work experiences, this course examines these questions and others in a systematic and critical analysis of public interest and social justice lawyering. The first part of the course will focus on the history of public interest law and examine contemporary lawyering prototypes and controversies. The second part of the course will discuss a few public interest/social justice/public policy/lawyering problems. Finally, the course will conclude by focusing two weeks on a “needs-assessment” for a community or non-profit organization/NGO of students’ choosing.

    *Note this class is required for JD Flex students seeking to complete the Social Justice/Public Interest track. All JD Flex students are welcome to participate.


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  • LAW - 867B California Election Law

    2 unit(s)
    The ballot initiative is a process of participatory democracy that enables citizens to directly enact new legislation or repeal existing laws. Today, a wide variety of hot button topics such as criminal justice policy, civil rights, and environmental protections are debated and decided by voters via ballot initiatives and referendums on the local level in San Francisco, statewide in California, and in 25 other states across the country. The class will provide students with an understanding of election law related to the constitutional and legal framework for ballot initiatives in California and the U.S. Students will learn the practical skills necessary to draft, critically analyze, and defend ballot initiatives for government, nonprofit, or private clients interested in sponsoring legislation or challenging existing laws. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 870D Mindfulness for Lawyers

    2 unit(s)
    Mindfulness for Lawyers will expose students to meditation and other contemplation methods through practice, reading and class discussion, to enable students to develop an awareness of the way the mind works according to current scientific thinking and ancient meditation-based treatises. This will form the foundation for an exploration of what it means not only to think like a lawyer, but also to think like a human being. In class and for homework students will have sanctioned time for quiet and reflection, which will allow their minds to become more tranquil, focused and visionary. From that platform students will learn how the cultivation of tranquility, focus and vision can improve essential lawyering skills like speaking, listening, reading, writing, analysis, counseling, negotiation and advocacy. Students will also experience how these qualities of mind can lower stress and create greater access to inspiration and happiness in the study and practice of law, and in general. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 871W Water Law

    3 unit(s)
    This class provides an overview of the legal framework and principles governing the ownership, use, and distribution of water. It covers topics that are national in scope, but it also emphasizes laws and issues unique to California. The class covers: surface water and ground water rights, riparian and appropriative water rights, California and federal water agencies, the federal Central Valley Project (CVP) and the California’s State Water Project; interstate water compacts and international water allocation treaties, Native American water rights, instream flow requirements, the public trust doctrine, and California’s water supply-land use legislation (SB 221 and SB 610). This course counts toward completion of the JD Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LAW - 873 Sports Law

    2 unit(s)
    This is a survey course covering the many legal issues related to the sports industry-both professional and amateur sports. The course examines the legal relationships between athletes, teams, leagues, governing bodies, sports facilities, licensees, broadcasters, and fans. Legal issues covered include contracts, antitrust, labor, intellectual property, constitutional, tort law, and other areas of law. Sports industry financial and business issues are also covered.


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  • LAW - 874 eCommerce and Product Counseling: A Consumer Protection Perspective

    2 unit(s)
    This course will focus on legal and policy considerations related to e-commerce and consumer protection, and will allow students to develop practical lawyering skills from an in-house counsel perspective. With financial services as a use case, this course will cover topics such as FTC and CFPB guidance, UDAAP risks, privacy considerations, the TCPA and consumer consent, transmission of payments, digital contracting, and best practices for mobile app user interfaces. Although the course will highlight financial services, students will analyze novel e-commerce questions applicable to all industries (e.g., biometric authentication and geolocation tracking), and will draft agreements including terms of use and privacy policies.


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  • LAW - 875C Patent Litigation

    2 unit(s)
    This course takes students through the various stages of preparing a patent infringement or validity challenge case through trial. Litigation strategies, discovery, and pre-trial motions are covered.


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  • LAW - 884H HLP Independent Study

    1 unit(s)
    Students have the opportunity to do independent research under direct faculty supervision in areas of special interest. They may enroll in the project on a letter-grade or credit/no-credit basis after making arrangements to work with a faculty member and after receiving the approval of the associate dean for student services. Students must complete 60 total hours of research and writing for each unit.


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  • LAW - 885H Comparative #MeToo

    2 unit(s)
    This course explores gender-based violence around the globe through the lens of the #MeToo Movement. Tarana Burke coined the powerful term “me too” as part of her work supporting survivors of sexual violence, in particular girls and women of color. Upon the revelation about the conduct of former Hollywood movie producer, Harvey Weinstein, actress and survivor Alyssa Milano used social media to encourage survivors of sexual violence to post “#MeToo.” The response was tremendous. In addition to discussing the response in the US, we will also study responses and backlashes in other countries. We will consider a number of questions, including: what is the range of definitions of gender-based violence? What have been the demands of women and other survivors? What have been the obstacles to change? What have been the forms of backlash experienced by feminists and other reformers?


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  • LAW - 885S Women’s Employment Rights Seminar

    2 unit(s)
    The Women’s Employment Rights Seminar is a required companion course for students enrolled in the LAW 885B Women’s Employment Rights Clinic . The course addresses employment law issues affecting low wage workers, focusing on both California and federal law. Substantive law areas include: overview of employment discrimination law, workplace harassment, wage and hour law, pregnancy discrimination, Family and Medical Leave Act, unemployment insurance benefits, disability discrimination, ethical issues in employment law, and wrongful termination. The seminar includes skills training components on client interviewing and counseling, case theory development, and administrative filing and hearing practice. The seminar is open to second and third-year students.


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  • LAW - 891 Trademark Law of the US

    3 unit(s)
    This course covers US trademark law and the role trademark protection plays in interstate commerce. Students explore the legal issues arising from the registration process with special attention to the business perspectives on trademark protection. The course also examines the interaction between domain names and trademarks and the general impact of the Internet on trademark law. Intellectual Property LL.M. students are required to take this course, LAW 823 Copyright Law of the U.S.  or LAW 875 Patent Law of the US .


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  • LAW - 894D Toxics & Brownfield Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course is intended to provide students with an overview of the laws, policies and issues regarding the introduction of hazardous chemicals and pesticides into the marketplace, and the subsequent handling and release of hazardous chemicals and storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. The course will also study the investigation and remediation of chemical releases, including examining cleanup and redevelopment of “Brownfields.” Students will also review how these environmental issues impact purchase and sale of real property and how proper due diligence and allocation of liability can be handled in transactions involving contaminated property.


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  • LAW - 895A Curricular Practical Training (JD)

    0 unit(s)
    Qualified international students in valid visa status may obtain practical training by participating in clinical programs, legal internships and externships, and law clerk positions under the guidance of a faculty adviser. To qualify, students must demonstrate competence in legal writing and research and obtain written authorization from an international student adviser. May be taken a maximum of three times. Open only to upper division JD students. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.


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  • LAW - 899E Competition: Traynor Moot Court

    2 unit(s)
    The Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court Competition is a prestigious interscholastic moot court competition open to California law schools. The competition is designed to provide students with a learning experience that reflects contemporary appellate practice in California, and it uses an edited record from an actual California Court of Appeal case. A team of two or three students will prepare and submit an appellate brief representing one side, and present oral arguments representing both sides. Enrollment in this course is limited to members of the Moot Court Board. Students may not enroll without permission from the Director of the Legal Writing & Research program. ​ Students receive 2 units in the spring semester. Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based).


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  • LAW - 899G Competition: Mock Trial

    2 unit(s)
    This course is open only to students who have been selected by the instructor to represent the law school in an inter-school mock trial competition. The number of mock trial competitions, and corresponding student competitors, varies from year to year. Selection to compete in mock trial competitions will be based upon an application and tryout open to all upper division students who have completed LAW 804 Evidence  and have completed or are currently enrolled in LAW 899B Trial Advocacy . Consent of the instructor is required for registration in this course. Prerequisite(s): LAW 804 Evidence , Corequisite(s): LAW 899B Trial Advocacy .


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  • LAW - 899I Competition: Environmental Law Moot Court

    1-2 unit(s)
    In this two-semester course, students participate in the annual nationally recognized Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held at Pace University School of Law. This course presents a unique opportunity to build practical writing and oral presentation skills that are essential in attorneys’ everyday practice. All students enrolled in the course receive 2 units in the fall semester and 1 unit in the spring semester. This course will meet as a class twice a week - please check the course schedule for the days and times. Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based). Prerequisite(s): LAW 732 Appellate Advocacy  and one introductory environmental law course; or permission of the instructor.


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  • LAW - 899J Competition: Advanced Mock Trial

    2 unit(s)
    This course is open only to students who have been selected by the instructor to represent the law school in an inter-school mock trial competition. The number of mock trial competitions, and corresponding student competitors, varies from year to year. Selection to compete in mock trial competitions will be based upon an application and tryout open to all upper division students who have completed LAW 804 Evidence  and have completed or are currently enrolled in LAW 899B Trial Advocacy . Consent of the instructor is required for registration in this course. Prerequisite(s): LAW 804 Evidence . Corequisite(s): LAW 899B Trial Advocacy .


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  • LAW - 899K Competition: ABA National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court

    2 unit(s)
    In the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC), ​students develop written and oral advocacy skills by participating in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court.  A team of 2-3 students will ​write a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then present oral argument on behalf of both sides. Enrollment in this course is limited to members of the Moot Court Board. Students may not enroll without permission from the Director of the Legal Writing & Research program. ​Team members receive 2 units in the spring semester.  If there is an alternate team member, the alternate receives 1 unit in the spring semester.  Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based).


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  • LAW - 899L Competition: USD Nat’l Criminal Procedure

    2 unit(s)
    In the USD National Criminal Procedure Tournament, students develop written and oral advocacy skills by participating in a hypothetical appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.  The appeal involves challenging and timely issues of criminal procedure. A team of 2 students will write a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then present several oral arguments. Enrollment in this course is limited to members of the Moot Court Board.  To enroll, students must obtain permission from the faculty advisor to the Moot Court Board.  Students receive 2 units in the fall semester. Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based).


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  • LAW - 899M Competition: Jessup International Law Moot Court

    1-2 unit(s)
    In this two-semester course, students argue timely questions of international law ​before the International Court of Justice, which is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. Students compete against teams from ​700 law schools in ​100 different countries. ​Students draft written pleadings and present oral arguments representing both sides of a hypothetical dispute between nations. All students enrolled in this course receive 2 units in the fall semester and 1 unit in the spring semester. Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based).


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  • LAW - 899T Competition: IP Law Moot Court

    1-2 unit(s)
    In this two-semester course, law students participate in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, which focuses on trademark law problems. Students are coached by faculty in basic trademark legal issues and in oral advocacy skills. Students draft a brief in the fall semester (2 units) and present oral argument in the first half of the spring semester (1 unit).  Students selected to participate in the competition may receive credit toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement (practice-based).


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LLM Elective
  

  • LAW - 827C Venture Capital

    3 unit(s)
    Using the venture capital financing of a start-up company as a transactional model, this class focuses on the practical mechanics of how a business transaction is structured and implemented from term sheet to closing.  The purpose of the course is to convey practical lessons that are transferable to any business transaction.  Coursework covers the documentation, legal issues, business issues, and mechanical process of closing a preferred stock financing on behalf of a venture-backed start up. Previous or concurrent enrollment in Business Associations is required; Recommended: prior securities law class advisable but not required. This course counts toward the Certificates of Specialization for both Business Law and Intellectual Property Law. Prerequisite(s): LAW 802A Business Associations  


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  • LLM - 322C Import and Export Regulations and Compliance

    3 unit(s)
    This course will be conducted using the lecture and case-study methods to provide participants with instruction in the core trade law compliance disciplines: International Business Document Requirements, Compliance with Import Regulations and Procedures, and Compliance with Export Regulations and Procedures. It will also provide participants with practical, hands-on training in dealing with real-world problems or simulations that give them the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to an actual import or export problem and thereby reinforce what they have learned during the instruction period(s). It will provide participants with a marketable skill-set that is increasingly in demand to meet a growing need for professionals who possess the requisite background and skill-set to guide corporations and government agencies through the myriad of laws and regulations dealing with international and domestic trade law compliance. In addition to learning and applying practical skills, participants will be able to participate in long-term research and writing projects to support demands from industry and government for analyses of trade compliance issues. This course counts toward completion of the JD Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LLM - 386 Thesis

    4-6 unit(s)
    A thesis is an independent study project for LLM students done under the supervision of the LLM Program Director. Thesis can be taken for 4-6 units. The thesis can be on any topic agreed to by the student and the Program Director. All papers submitted under this program should reflect approximately 70 hours of work per unit of credit. Thesis can be taken for a letter grade or for a Credit/No Credit grade and must be decided at the time of topic approval.


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  • LLM - 398 Visiting Scholar Residency Seminar

    1 unit(s)
    This is a 1-unit course that is required for Visiting Scholars to register every semester during their visit at GGU. Visitors will meet 4 times per semester, remote or in person, to learn legal research and writing skills and methodology. This is also an opportunity for visitors to meet each other regularly, to present their work, and learn about other academic activities in the Law School. Open to students in the LLM programs with approval of the Program Director.


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  • LLM - 399 Directed Study

    1-3 unit(s)
    A Directed Study is an independent study project for LLM students done under the supervision of a faculty member or supervising attorney for academic credit. Directed Study can be taken for 1 to 3 units. The project should be on a topic that involves in-depth research and analysis of some particular complexity or conflict in the law with a well-reasoned and supported resolution that adds to the field of knowledge on the topic. The student is to submit a written request to the LLM program director identifying a focused topic and briefly explaining: the complexity or conflict to be covered; why the topic merits coverage; and what conclusion(s) should be reached regarding the topic. The next step is for the student to refine the topic, if necessary, with the guidance of the LLM program director. When the topic has been sufficiently focused the LLM program director will identify a faculty member or supervising attorney who agrees to supervise the project. Directed Study can be taken for a letter grade or for a Credit/No Credit grade and must be decided at the time of topic approval. All papers submitted under this program should reflect 70 hours of verifiable work per unit of credit.


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LLM International
  

  • LLM - 322 International Trade Regulation

    3 unit(s)
    This survey of the international regulation of trade in goods and services emphasizes the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Other topics include the role of regional economic arrangements (such as NAFTA and the EC), the relationship of U.S. trade law to the international trading regime, the role of specialized U.N. agencies, and the position of developing countries in the global trading system. This course counts toward completion of the Upper-Division Writing Requirement as a practice-based writing course.


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  • LLM - 352 Comparative Legal Systems

    3 unit(s)
    This global approach to the study of legal systems in various parts of the world is designed to enable students to recognize and analyze legal problems that might confront lawyers dealing with matters involving application of foreign law. The course focuses on the fundamental historical, institutional, and procedural differences between the common law and the civil law systems, with an emphasis on the code systems of continental Europe, and on their use as models for law reform in developing countries. References are also made to legal systems based on religious principles or socialist legal principles.


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  • LLM - 352B Chinese Legal Systems and Governance

    2 unit(s)
    China is the most populous nation today; the rapid pace of development of its legal system in the last few decades is an extraordinary phenomenon in the world’s legal history. Chinese socialist legal system, in parallel with the Common Law and the Civil Law, is one of the major legal systems in the world. It has its own uniqueness in legal traditions, culture, institutions and governance. This course is a good start for students who are interested in Chinese studies and would do research in this area in a comparative approach to enrich the International Legal Studies academia. In addition, it accommodates current or potential legal practitioners by equipping them with sound knowledge and understanding of China’s legal systems and institutions, and how law is practiced in its political regime.


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  • LLM - 360 International Business Transactions

    3 unit(s)
    This three (3) unit course will provide students with an introduction to the main multilateral and international rules, regimes and organizations governing international business transactions, international trade and international investment. By understanding the principles of international law and why States have established regimes and intergovernmental organizations and why States have adhered to these legal principles, students will gain a thorough appreciation of the important role these organizations, rules and regimes play in shaping and determining the flow of international business and investment. The students will acquire knowledge on how these regimes and organizations govern relations among States, how they function, the roles of member governments and secretariat officials, how decisions are made and their consequences and how disputes are resolved. As a result, students should be able to identify how and why an international organization or regime can contribute to the resolution of specific problems faced by governments, firms, or NGOs as a result of international trade and investment. The course will use a problem/case-study approach in dealing with legal issues arising in international commercial transactions, international trade, and international investment. Students will gain an appreciation for the intersection of conflicting national legal norms that must be negotiated in order to complete cross-border transactions. Students will also gain an awareness of the international treaties that provide the background for these transactions while becoming familiar with some of the documents that are typically used in international trade.


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  • LLM - 360A International Investment Law

    2 unit(s)
    This course examines the law regulating international investment, exploring the range of issues practitioners deal with, including different bodies and mechanisms set up for the settlement of investment disputes, as well as selected international instruments at regional, interregional, and multilateral levels.


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  • LLM - 360B International Commercial Arbitration

    2 unit(s)
    Given the internationalization of the business world, disputes, with increasing frequency, involve parties from different parts of the globe. The intent of this course, therefore, is to provide GGU students with an introduction to international commercial arbitration currently and foreseeably the dominant vehicle by which transnational commercial disputes are resolved. The course will provide a basic understanding of the legal underpinnings of arbitration as well as the key issues surrounding the assemblage of an arbitration agreement; the conduct of an arbitral proceeding and the enforcement issues confronting a successful commercial disputant.


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  • LLM - 360C International Commercial Contracts

    2 unit(s)
    This course puts the existing national and international solutions in a comparative perspective so as to work with the sources of such generally accepted principles. Special attention is given to the UNIDROIT Principles on International Commercial Contracts and the European Principles of Contract Law. It will discuss the general principles underpinning international contracts: contractual formation and negotiations, interpretation, transversal general principles, changed circumstances and hardship, agency, third parties, assignment, self-help and set-off. The course will also discuss the international contract practice and its interaction with the various applicable sources assessing the role of each factor influencing the contract (i.e. contractual regulation, national law and transnational sources) identifying the relevant legal problems of international contracts and the proposed solutions.


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  • LLM - 364 International Human Rights Seminar

    3 unit(s)
    This course begins with a brief historical introduction to the concept of international human rights and their antecedents. Selected international human rights instruments, including U.N. documents, regional instruments, U.S. reservations, U.S. legislation, and war crimes documents, are then examined in detail with appropriate classifications of human rights in accordance with their contents or substance and the chronological and generational stages of their development. This course counts toward completion of the JD Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LLM - 364G Gender, Children & International Law

    2 unit(s)
    This seminar will examine key legal issues related to women and children within the international context and the relevant responses designed by international law. Each week we will look at current international issues such as gender discrimination, violence against women, women’s violence, religious or traditional practices, including female genital cutting and forced child marriages, abortion, sex trafficking and prostitution, women in peace building, women’s land and property rights, child labor, child soldiers as well as other war crimes affecting women and children in hostilities. This course counts toward completion of the Upper Division Writing Requirement.


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  • LLM - 366 Public International Law

    3 unit(s)
    This basic course introduces the progressive development of international law, which primarily regulates the relations between states but also governs the rights and obligations of subjects other than states, namely, international organizations and individuals. Sources of international law are examined. Substantive topics for study include jurisdiction, territories and responsibility of states, the law of treaties, and international liability of states for injurious consequences of acts not prohibited by international law.


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