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LAW 8200 - Introduction to Education Law
In this course, students will examine foundational education law principles, including laws and policies affecting free speech, privacy, student discipline, and special education, and identify barriers and pathways to positive change.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8201 - Family Law and Courts
In this course, students will examine and analyze legal issues related to the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of family relationships, including state and federal regulation of marriage, consequences of marriage and divorce, and processes for resolving family disputes.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8202S - Social Work and the Law
Whether navigating the juvenile justice, immigration, or welfare systems, social workers and their clients confront critical legal issues every day. This course will introduce students to the often-invisible complex system of laws and procedures that shape and impact social work practice and the clients that social workers serve. Students will gain an increased understanding of the purpose and scope of the law so that they are better able to identify issues, to make informed decisions, and to act.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 8203 - Mediation
This course is intended for those who want to improve their skills in dealing with conflict. Students will discover different models of mediation and explore effective strategies and techniques to resolve disputes. Students will also discuss case studies from several real mediation cases and practice their newly acquired skills in simulated mediation exercises. Finally, students will learn the ethical and legal principles essential to mediation.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8204 - Mental Health Law
This course will explore timely issues surrounding mental health law and the intersection of mental health and the law. Students will examine how the laws surrounding mental health, such as civil commitments, red flag laws, and the American with Disabilities Act as well as how mental health intersects with the law, such as within policing and the criminal justice system.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8205S - Foundational Legal Skills
In this course, students will identify and distinguish sources of law, examine the differences between state and federal court systems, and research, analyze, and synthesize legal materials to write about issues, including the use of law as an instrument of social change.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 8206S - Legal Process and Advocacy
The National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics requires social workers to challenge social injustice. The law provides an avenue to fulfill this mandate. This course will introduce students to the complex and intersecting systems of the judicial, administrative, and government policies and procedures at the local, state, and federal level that directly and indirectly impact clients’ lives. Students will explore the various avenues available to advocate for their clients as well as to seek systemic change.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 8207 - Educational Rights and Advocacy
In this course, students will examine, interpret, and analyze how sociodemographic variables and other factors impact a student’s educational experience and rights, identify the benefits of a multidisciplinary approach to supporting diverse students, and evaluate opportunities to create a more inclusive K-12 education system.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8208 - Special Education Law
In this course, students will examine the development of special education and civil rights for students with disabilities, analyze special education legislation and litigation, and evaluate the role and impact of sociodemographic variables and other factors in this context.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8209 - Student Discipline and Due Process
In this course, students will examine substantive and procedural matters affecting student discipline, including conduct subject to discipline and the disciplinary hearing process, and evaluate the impact of sociodemographic variables and other factors on student discipline.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8210 - Child Welfare Law
In this course, students will examine child welfare system interventions to protect children from abuse and neglect, analyze the philosophy and values that drive child welfare law, policy and practice, and address the importance of culture and relationship in child welfare matters.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8211 - Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse
In this course, students will examine and analyze domestic violence and elder abuse laws, identify intervention and prevention programs for abusers and survivors, and evaluate the causes and effects of such violence through multiple lenses.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8212 - Juvenile Law and Juvenile Courts
In this course, students will examine the legal framework, structure, and process of juvenile courts, analyze crucial differences between the juvenile and adult systems, and evaluate how sociodemographic variables and other factors impact juvenile justice.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6100 - Legal Analysis & Writing
Required
This course is designed to aid the first year law student in developing effective law study skills and the ensuing ability to produce a logical, well-reasoned written response to a law exam hypothetical. Students will be exposed to various study aids, learn how to brief cases, organize and synthesize a large volume of information and develop personal outlines. Through practical exercises and writing exam answers, students will train in the application of a method of attacking exams, learn and apply approaches to analysis, and practice factual and legal analytical skills.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6101 - Introduction to Law
Elective
The primary objective of this course is to ground students in the essential knowledge and skills they need to be successful in the study of law. The course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of the American legal system, legal education, and legal profession. It also explores basic strategies for reading and “briefing” court opinions; taking useful class notes; outlining law courses; performing sound legal analysis; and answering essay and multiple-choice exam questions.
Units: (1 unit, P/F)
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LAW 6111 - Contracts I
Required
A study of the fundamental principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of agreements. Course coverage includes contract formation, the Statute of Frauds, assignment and delegation of contracts, express and implied contracts, and remedies available for breach of contract.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6112 - Contracts II
Required
A study of the fundamental principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of agreements. Course coverage includes contract formation, the Statute of Frauds, assignment and delegation of contracts, express and implied contracts, and remedies available for breach of contract.
Prerequisite: LAW 6111 Contracts I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6121 - Torts I
Required
This course considers the nature and extent of the legal protection afforded against interference by others with the security of one’s person, property, or intangible interests. The course covers civil liability for intentional and unintentional behavior, the law of negligence, strict liability, vicarious liability, various forms of immunity, damages and other remedies. Also addressed are: strict and products liability, defamation, invasion of privacy and business-related torts.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6122 - Torts II
Required
This course considers the nature and extent of the legal protection afforded against interference by others with the security of one’s person, property, or intangible interests. The course covers civil liability for intentional and unintentional behavior, the law of negligence, strict liability, vicarious liability, various forms of immunity, damages and other remedies. Also addressed are: strict and products liability, defamation, invasion of privacy and business-related torts.
Prerequisite: LAW 6121 Torts I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6130 - Criminal Law
Required
This course enables the student to recognize and analyze key issues in substantive criminal law, including crimes, defenses, mental states and other general principles, and to understand the context in which such issues arise in the criminal justice system.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6140 - Legal Research
Required
This course provides an introduction to the tools and methods of legal research in primary and secondary sources. Emphasis is placed on federal and California materials, including constitutions, statutes, cases and regulations, in both print and electronic media.
Units: 2
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6201 - Civil Procedure I
Required
This course covers the procedural rules governing civil lawsuits, primarily in federal courts. Topics include the proper court in which to file a lawsuit, joinder of parties and causes of action, discovery, pretrial motions, conduct of a trial, and conflict between state and federal judicial systems.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6202 - Civil Procedure II
Required
This course covers the procedural rules governing civil lawsuits, primarily in federal courts. Topics include the proper court in which to file a lawsuit, joinder of parties and causes of action, discovery, pretrial motions, conduct of a trial, and conflict between state and federal judicial systems.
Prerequisite: LAW 6201 Civil Procedure I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6211 - Real Property I
Required
An analysis of basic property concepts, including the definition, acquisition and transfer of real property. Principal areas covered include the history of land transactions, landlord/tenant relations, land development, public and private control of land use, non-possessory rights in land, covenants and restrictions on the land, and recordation and title searches.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6212 - Real Property II
Required
An analysis of basic property concepts, including the definition, acquisition and transfer of real property. Principal areas covered include the history of land transactions, landlord/tenant relations, land development, public and private control of land use, non-possessory rights in land, covenants and restrictions on the land, and recordation and title searches.
Prerequisite: LAW 6211 Real Property I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6220 - Community Property
Required
A survey of the laws relating to community property in California, the fundamentals of that property system, and how it affects virtually every other area of law. Separate and community property, liability for debts and torts, control and management of assets, fiduciary duties between spouses, and the distribution of property on dissolution or death are analyzed in this course.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6230 - Business Associations
Required
This course provides an introduction to the modern business corporation. Among the issues covered are the formation, operation, financing, and control of closely held and public corporations.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6240 - Legal Writing
Required
This course focuses on the essential skills needed to write predictive legal memoranda, including techniques of legal analysis, organization, citation, drafting and revision.
Units: 2
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6281/6282/6283 - Directed Study
Elective
This course allows qualifying students to earn one unit for in-depth research and preparation of a paper on a topic of special interest to the student, under direct faculty supervision. This course will ordinarily be available only on approval of the Dean or Dean’s designate to students with unique needs for additional units to complete their graduation requirements, and requires that the student both develop a project acceptable to the Dean or Dean’s designate and obtain consent of a faculty member to supervise the required research and paper.
Units: (1/2/3 unit, P/F)
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LAW 6301 - Evidence I
Required
This class will cover most of the basic evidence topics contained in the Federal Rules of Evidence including frequent comparisons with related provisions of the California Evidence Code.
Units: 1
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6302 - Evidence II
Required
This class will cover most of the basic evidence topics contained in the Federal Rules of Evidence including frequent comparisons with related provisions of the California Evidence Code.
Prerequisite: LAW 6301 Evidence I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6311 - Constitutional Law I
Required
This course is designed to help the student understand and become familiar with the substantive issues presented in the study of constitutional law so that the student is able to recognize those issues, research their status as they evolve over time, and incorporate them as required to deal with factual situations presented in the practice of law.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6312 - Constitutional Law II
Required
This course is designed to help the student understand and become familiar with the substantive issues presented in the study of constitutional law so that the student is able to recognize those issues, research their status as they evolve over time, and incorporate them as required to deal with factual situations presented in the practice of law.
Prerequisite: LAW 6311 Constitutional Law I
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6320 - Professional Responsibility
Required
An overview of the role of an attorney in society, the attorney - client relationship, ethical standards and the responsibility of an attorney to the client, court and public.
Units: 2
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6330 - Wills and Trusts
Required
This course enables the student to recognize key substantive issues in the law of Wills and Trusts; to become familiar with the relevant legal principles and to apply these principles as they evolve over time to factual situations in a lawyer-like manner in the potential practice of law; and to draft a Will and a Trust.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6340 - Remedies
Required
Remedies is a comparison of legal and equitable remedies based on a particular fact scenario. Because most states have merged courts of law and courts of equity (“merger of law and equity”), a plaintiff may seek legal remedies and equitable remedies in the same action.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6351 - Bar Studies
Required
This course will emphasize the analytical, writing, time-management and organizational skills necessary to prepare for the California Bar Exam. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with the subjects tested and formats presented by the exam, including essay, multiple choice and performance test sections. Study and exam-taking strategies will be examined in the context of several bar-tested subjects.
Units: 3
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6360 - Appellate Advocacy
Required
In this course, students participate on a team that researches and writes an appellate brief and argues it before a three-judge panel, in an intramural competition with students from another law school.
Prerequisite: LAW 6140 Legal Research and LAW 6240 Legal Writing
Units: 2
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6410 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Required
An exploration of the basic constitutional issues underlying the criminal justice system and the limitations placed on government in its attempt to enforce the criminal law. Specifically covered are the exclusionary rules, arrest, search and seizure, identification of suspects, the right to counsel, and the right to a jury trial.
Units: 3
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6420 - Trial Practice
Elective
This course is an opportunity to apply the principles of law learned in the previous three years to a trial; exploring legal principles and fundamentals associated with preparing, litigating and presenting a criminal jury trial.
Units: (3 units, P/F)
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LAW 6430 - Trial Evidence
Elective
This class will further students’ knowledge of the rules of evidence and develop proficiency in the practical application of those rules in the federal and California state trial courts. Using hypothetical problems and in-class role-playing, students will apply evidentiary rules and trial procedures in various contexts to move for or oppose the introduction of evidence.
Units: (3 units, P/F)
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LAW 6431 - Post-Conviction Remedies
Elective
How will California’s dramatic 10/1/11 realignment of the state’s criminal justice resources into locally run community-based corrections programs, punishments, and evidence based practices, deal with the long term effects on individuals having criminal convictions? What are the legal events that occur after someone is convicted of a crime? This course considers the impacts on the individual as a result of a criminal conviction, including challenges to the actual conviction, and how the consequences of incarceration are addressed. Includes a hands-on examination of how one expunges California convictions.
Units: (3 units, P/F)
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LAW 6440 - Statutory Interpretation
Elective
This course examines theories of statutory interpretation as well as the process and devices by which statutes are interpreted, such as canons of construction, legislative history and precedent. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to make effective statutory interpretation arguments on behalf of their clients.
Units: (3 units, P/F)
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LAW 6441 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Elective
A survey course on various dispute resolution mechanisms, which serve as alternatives to traditional litigation. Topics include negotiation techniques, mediation, arbitration, and other trial substitutes.
Units: (2 units, P/F)
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LAW 6451 - Advanced Legal Writing
Required
This course covers advanced research and writing techniques, particularly those needed to write persuasive documents clearly, accurately and consistently.
Prerequisite: LAW 6140 Legal Research and LAW 6240 Legal Writing
Units: 2
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 6801/6802/6803 - Legal Internship
Required
Legal Internship provides an opportunity for students to work under the supervision of a judge or attorney to gain practical understanding of the legal system and the professional responsibilities of attorneys. To graduate students are required to earn at least one unit of credit in a pro bono setting such as a government agency or legal services agency; with approval additional units may be earned, in either pro bono or for-profit settings. See Section 8.7 for additional information.
Units: (1/2/3 units, P/F)
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LAW 6806 - Legal Internship Continuation
Elective
Students who do not complete their legal internship within the first term may request a one term extension. When approved by the Dean or Dean’s designate, the student will be enrolled in this course.
Units: (0 units, P/F)
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LAW 6826 - Directed Study Continuation
Elective
This is a zero-unit continuation course that allows a student to have one additional term to complete a directed study project.
Units: (0 units, P/F)
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LAW 7341 - eLawyering
Elective
This introductory course focuses on the overlap between business, technology, and the legal industry. Topics are segmented into three discrete areas of study: Legal Innovation; Automation and AI; and Data. The legal innovation section will offer students a glimpse into the future of legal practice as well as alternative legal services. Both the ethical considerations and career implications will be covered while exposieng students to online legal marketing and online practice management. The section covering automation and artificial intelligence will show the efficiency of these technical legal services and lawyer augmentations with careful attention to automation governance and embedded bias. The data portion of the course will touch on data used for legal prediction, eDiscovery and ESI, and privacy and security in the legal sector. Each section of the course will focus on what modern legal service and how insights from other disciplines have disrupted the status quo. The course also considers the secondary effects on law, the legal profession, and legal services likely to arise from the addition of technology to many legal tasks.
Units: (2 units/letter grade)
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LAW 7350/7351 - Elder Law
Elective
This course surveys the law on issues facing the elderly, such as age discrimination, elder abuse, entitlement to government benefits, guardianship, alternatives to guardianship, and health care decisions, including end-of-life decisions.
Units: (1/2 units)
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LAW 7370 - Civil Law and Motion Practice
Elective
An overview of civil law and motion practice in California state courts. Topics covered include: notice requirements, structure of points and authorities, declarations and other supporting papers, demurrers, motions for summary judgment, and discovery motions. Special emphasis is given to local rules of practice and policies in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7390 - Restorative Justice
Elective
This class offers an introduction into the field of restorative justice, which involves including all the stakeholders (victims, offenders, family and community members) in the legal process in order to collectively address the needs and determine how to make things as right as possible. The class covers the various historical and current restorative practices being offered in our local communities and the world.
Units: (1 unit, P/F)
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LAW 7400 - Professional Skills
Elective
This course will provide the opportunity for students to further develop their legal writing skills. It focuses on performance tasks typically assigned in law practice, as tested on the California Bar Examination. (It is highly recommended that all students take this course.)
Units: (2 units, P/F)
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LAW 7410 - Criminal Defenses
Elective
This course will address a range of defenses including immaturity, insanity, diminished responsibility, duress, cultural defenses, provocation, rotten social background, and battered person syndrome.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7411 - International Criminal Law
Elective
This course will introduce students to the law, institutions, and actors that constitute the system of international justice and to the political environment in which this system is situated. The readings will explore the international criminal law institutions, offer a basic analysis of international crimes as they have evolved in international law, and focus on the challenges of pursuing criminal prosecution. Case law from the various international tribunals will be scrutinized with an emphasis on understanding the prosecution’s burden, available defenses and sources of proof. In addition to the substance of international criminal law, this course will also serve as introduction to the unique role The Hague has played in hosting various international criminal law institutions.
Units: 2
Grading: Letter Grade
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LAW 7420 - Litigation Process
Elective
This course is designed to build the skill sets students need to succeed as part of today’s litigation teams. It will cover basic legal concepts, emphasizing the litigation process, critical thinking and developing practical legal skills.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7430 - Jurisprudence
Elective
Jurisprudence is the study and theory of law. This course will provide students with an understanding of the nature of law, legal reasoning, legal systems and legal institutions.
Units: (1 unit, P/F)
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LAW 7440/7441 - Advanced Torts
Elective
This course focuses on the laws of personal relationships, including family relationships, economic relationships, intangible assets, privacy and publicity, defamation, and judicial and governmental processes. Prerequisite: LAW 6121 - Torts I and LAW 6122 - Torts II
Units: (2/3 units)
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LAW 7450 - Starting Your Solo Practice
Elective
This class will help prepare the new lawyer to start a solo practice. The course will look at the practical issues involved, including, among other things, office set-up, getting and keeping clients, getting mentorship, and insurance.
Units: (1 unit, P/F)
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LAW 7460 - Preparation for Trial
Elective
This class will focus on the preparation for trial. Students will learn how to prepare trial books, draft motions in limine, prepare deposition indexes, draft questions for witnesses and prepare witnesses for trial testimony, prepare evidence binders, and learn some keys to success at trial.
Units: (1 unit, P/F)
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LAW 7470/7471 - Business Planning
Elective
A study of the issues raised by the formation of a new business, including choice of entity, formation of a partnership or corporation, liability concerns, and purchase and sale of a business.
Units: (1/2 units)
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LAW 7480 - Real Estate Transactions
Elective
This course emphasizes California law and provides students with an overview of real estate transactions, including brokerage arrangements, the purchase and sale process, due diligence (including physical and soils inspections, zoning and environmental considerations, title, surveys, and estoppel certificates), financing, construction, and leasing. Prerequisite: LAW 6211 - Real Property I and LAW 6212 - Real Property II
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7490 - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Elective
This class will examine the significant cases, statutes and historical context involved in the pursuit of the promises of the Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, with an emphasis on equality and religious freedom issues.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7500 - Constitutional Criminal Procedure ─ Selected Topics
Elective
Emphasizes the practical aspects of criminal procedures prior to trial. Included are topics relating to the lawyer’s responsibility in a criminal case; arrest, booking, and bail procedures; an examination of the accusatory pleading; the grand jury; and pretrial procedures, including preliminary hearings, pretrial discovery, and tactical considerations. Also covered are the types and consequences of pleas, and sentencing considerations.
Units: (1─2 units)
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LAW 7510 - Consumer Law
Elective
After considering the common law roots of consumer law, this course will survey obligations and remedies arising under federal and state statutes governing consumer transactions. Among the topics addressed will be consumer credit contracts and dealings; consumer sales contracts; fraud, including elder abuse and Internet fraud; false and misleading advertising; warranties; and product safety and standards.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7520 - Criminal Law - Selected Topics
Elective
This course will closely examine one area of criminal law practice; potential topics include misdemeanor, felony, death penalty, and juvenile law practice.
Units: (1-2 units)
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LAW 7530 - Environmental Law - Selected Topics
Elective
This course will closely examine a selected topic or topics on major current environmental issues, such as climate change.
Units: (1-2 units)
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LAW 7540 - Insurance Law
Elective
This course focuses on basic aspects of insurance law, including the insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify, third-party liability, problems of insurance contracts, bad faith litigation, and current judicial and legislative trends in insurance law.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7550 - Law of Sales
Elective
This course focuses on the law of sales through selected portions of Articles I and II of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7560 - Tort Law - Selected Topics
Elective
In this course, students have the opportunity to closely examine a selected topic in tort law, such as products liability, medical malpractice, or government tort liability.
Units: (1─3 units)
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LAW 7570 - Writs and Appeals
Elective
An overview of California writ and appellate procedure, from the filing of writs and notices of appeal to final determination by the reviewing court. Topics covered include: writs, appealable orders and judgments, scope of appellate review, assembling the record on appeal, ethical limitations, briefs, right to present oral argument, and discretionary review.
Units: (1─2 units)
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LAW 7580 - Forensic Science
Elective
The goals for this course are to explore various types of forensic evidence used in criminal and civil cases, and to master the legal basis for admissibility and limitation of such evidence. The course will also provide a basis for interaction with forensic scientists and experts in the practice of law. Students will study applicable standards in numerous forensic subfields (e.g., DNA, documents, firearms, digital evidence, fire science/explosives, pathology/serology/toxicology, fingerprints and accident reconstruction.)
Units: (2 units)
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LAW 7590 - Immigration and Crime
Elective
This course addresses the immigration consequences of criminal convictions and the legal obligation of defense counsel to advise clients of such consequences. Among the topics considered are statutory grounds for inadmissibility and removal (formerly exclusion and deportation), definitions of crimes for immigration purposes, strategies for mitigating adverse immigration consequences, grounds for relief in Immigration Court, and deportation defense practice.
Units: (1 unit)
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LAW 7650 - Wellness and Lawyer Competence
Elective
“To be a good lawyer, one has to be a healthy lawyer. Sadly, our profession is falling short when it comes to well-being.” These comments made by the ABA Task Force will be explored in the context of scientific data and empirically based practices, creating the groundwork for this survey course. The course will emphasize a holistic approach to success, competence and thriving as a law student and lawyer through exploration of current research and evidence-based skills that foster the basic domains of well-being: physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational, and financial.
Units: (2 units/PF)
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LAW 8000 - Administrative Law
Elective
Administrative law represents a substantial area of law practice in the United States. Legal matters covered under some administrative processes range from the suspension of children from public schools to the regulation of additives placed in the food supply. This course explores the foundations of administrative practice relevant to administrative processes at all levels of government. To accomplish this, the class will explore the federal administrative law-the primary model upon which most other administrative procedures are based. Though not a substantive area of law like environmental protection, securities, or tax, mastering administrative law is essential for achieving success in each of these and many other areas of law.
Units: (3 units/PF)
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LAW 8001 - Accounting for Lawyers
Elective
This course teaches accounting concepts and skills that lawyers, working in many fields, will need. Accounting is the language of business. If a lawyer’s practice touches business, then he or she will come across accounting concepts.
Units: (3 units/PF)
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LAW 8002 - Health Law
Elective
This course is an introduction to the regulation of the American health care system and the physician-patient relationship. Healthcare is one of the most regulated industries in the United States and currently accounts for approximately 18 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. In addition, the industry is going through a tremendous restructuring in how health care is organized, delivered, and paid for, in part as a result of the Affordable Care Act (more commonly referred to as “Obamacare”) and in part due to market forces and technological developments. This course provides students with an understanding of the laws governing the physician-patient relationship and how the health care system is currently organized, financed, and regulated. The first part of the course examines physicians’ professional relationships with patients, hospitals and other health care institutions, the various ways in which the U.S. regulates the quality of care provided by physicians and health care institutions, and physicians’ and hospitals’ duty to provide care to patients seeking their services. The second part of the course focuses on health insurance. Specifically, we will discuss the regulation of private health insurance, the public insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid, and health care reform. We conclude the course with an introduction to the business of health care and the fraud and abuse laws.
Units: (3 units/PF)
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LAW 8003 - Copyright
Elective
This course surveys the domestic and international laws and policies of copyright law, with a secondary emphasis on related areas of law such as rights of publicity, unfair competition, and contractual protection of ideas in varying degrees. Topics to be covered include the subject matter of copyright; ownership and transfer of copyrights; the rights afforded to copyright owners in the US and via international treaties and conventions; duration of protection; infringement; digital millennium copyright act and remedies.
Units: (3 units/PF)
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LAW 8004 - Sports Law
Elective
This class considers issues in high school, intercollegiate, and professional sports with an emphasis on constitutional law, antitrust, labor law, and other issues of law in the field of sports, such as consideration of Title IX, drug testing, and the role of agents.
Units: (2 units/PF)
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LAW 8005 - Family Law
Elective
This course involves the study of family law. We will focus on the relationships that comprise a family and explore the legal methods in which these relationships are formed and/or dissolved.
Units: (3 units/PF).
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LAW 8500 - Privacy Dilemmas
Elective
This course provides an in-depth look at the scope of privacy rights and the institutional practices and processes that may affect those rights. The course will cover the technology, laws and policies related to privacy issues, including those raised by wiretapping, stored data collection and mining, location tracking, drones and social media.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8501 - Bio-Legal Issues
Elective
This course examines the legal and related ethical issues that arise from biomedical research and use of medical technologies. The curriculum may include issues arising from end-of-life care, assisted reproductive technologies, genetic and regenerative medicine research, organ transplantation, cloning and human subject research.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8502 - Global Relationships
Elective
This course is designed to give students an overview of the laws, treaties, and organizations (both governmental and non-governmental) that create, define and impact global relationships in areas such as trade, immigration, and security.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8503 - Emerging Threats
Elective
This course will provide a systematic study of the legal mechanisms used by governments to respond to emerging threats to security, such as those arising from terrorism, climate change, and public health crises. It will also examine the legal implications of management responses and mitigation strategies.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8504 - Emerging Threats with Residency
Elective
This course will provide a systematic study of the legal mechanisms used by governments to respond to emerging threats to security, such as those arising from terrorism, climate change, and public health crises. It will also examine the legal implications of management responses and mitigation strategies. In addition to doing online coursework, students will participate in a multi-day Residency program, during which they will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about these issues with leaders in the legal profession, government, and other fields.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8510 - Regulation and Compliance
Elective
Legal/regulatory compliance requirements have seen a sharp increase globally. This increase reflects the rather rapid development of normative values regarding compliance and ethics of society at large. This course will review the various types of compliance requirements, and examine related issues such as compliance audits, document retention policies, data security, IT procedures, privacy concerns and governance. It will also address the analytical tools necessary to understand the complexities of compliance as part of a risk analysis and the role of compliance in shaping an entity’s strategy.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8511 - Liability, Risk and Insurance
Elective
All businesses and governments face potential assertions of legal liability, and run the risk of having a penalty assessed against them by a court; they must therefore insure against or otherwise offset the risk of such liability. This course will explore the liabilities faced by modern businesses and governments, the kinds of risks that can flow from those liabilities and the instruments and strategies employed to offset that risk, including choice of a particular business structure.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8512 - Data Security & Breach
Elective
This course will examine legal requirements applicable to data security, including responses to data breach. Topics include laws applicable to public and private entities, methods of data breach investigation, data breach notice requirements and practical considerations, and legal risks exposure arising from data breach and notice.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8513 - Data Security & Breach with Residency
Elective
This course will examine legal requirements applicable to data security, including responses to data breach. Topics include laws applicable to public and private entities, methods of data breach investigation, data breach notice requirements and practical considerations, and legal risks exposure arising from data breach and notice. In addition to doing online coursework, students will participate in a multi-day Residency program, during which they will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about these issues with leaders in the legal profession, government, and other fields.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 8514 - Litigation Operations
Elective
This course will examine the challenges faced by litigants in the digital age, focusing on the growing importance (and cost) of electronic discovery. This course will cover four general topics: a) optimized roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders (the entity, in-house and outside law firms, and litigation services companies); b) the importance of well-defined process and project management principles in coordinating a response to litigation, including the principles of excellent investigation; how to identify issues and then plan an investigation; and how to conduct thorough witness interviews; c) cost management in the inherently unpredictable process of identifying and sorting through “big data”; and d) litigation technology. The discussion will focus on the “best practices” established by field practitioners who have identified methods for reducing risks and mitigating costs.
Units: (3 units)
Grading: Pass/Fail
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LAW 6000 - Introduction to Legal Fundamentals
This course will provides an introduction to fundamental legal principles and the conceptual framework of the American legal system. Students will study the development of common law and the creation of statutes; the structure of and the relationship between the federal and state court systems; and the processes used to resolve disputes.
Units: 3
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LAW 6001 - Introduction to Legal Writing and Analysis
This course teaches the essential skills needed to read, analyze, and write about the law using expected formats, including organization, analysis, citation, the writing process, using plain English, and understanding expected formats. The course focuses on the office memorandum as the basis for teaching the skills necessary to write many different types of legal documents.
Units: 3
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LAW 6002 - Introduction to Legal Research
Required
This course provides an introduction to the tools and methods of legal research in primary and secondary sources. Emphasis is placed on federal and California materials, including constitutions, statutes, cases and regulations, in both print and electronic media.
Units: 2
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LAW 6115 - Contracts I
Required
A study of the fundamental principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of agreements. Course coverage includes contract formation, the Statute of Frauds, assignment and delegation of contracts, express and implied contracts, and remedies available for breach of contract.
Units: 3
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LAW 6116 - Contracts II
Required
A study of the fundamental principles that govern the creation, interpretation, enforcement, and termination of agreements. Course coverage includes contract formation, the Statute of Frauds, assignment and delegation of contracts, express and implied contracts, and remedies available for breach of contract. Prerequisite: LAW 6115 Contracts I
Units: 3
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LAW 6125 - Torts I
Required
This course considers the nature and extent of the legal protection afforded against interference by others with the security of one’s person, property, or intangible interests. The course covers civil liability for intentional and unintentional behavior, the law of negligence, strict liability, vicarious liability, various forms of immunity, damages and other remedies. Also addressed are: strict and products liability, defamation, invasion of privacy and business-related torts.
Units: 3
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LAW 6126 - Torts II
Required
This course surveys cases and material on a wide range of torts, strict and products liability, defamation, invasion of privacy and business-related torts. Prerequisite: LAW 6125 - Torts I
Units: 3
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LAW 6205 - Civil Procedure I
Required
This course covers the procedural rules governing civil lawsuits, primarily in federal courts. Topics include the proper court in which to file a lawsuit, joinder of parties and causes of action, discovery, pretrial motions, conduct of a trial, and conflict between state and federal judicial systems.
Units: 3
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