Administrative Law - LAW 620S
This course studies the law governing administrative agencies in the task of carrying out governmental programs; interrelations of legislative, executive and judicial agencies in development of public policy; decision-making processes and internal procedures of administrative agencies, and legislative, executive, and judicial controls on them.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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Admiralty Law - LAW 627S
This is an introductory level course covering basic principles including sources of maritime law, federal and state law jurisdiction over maritime claims, special maritime remedies (arrest and attachment), carriage of goods by sea, maritime torts (collisions, allisions, pollution, personal injury claims, seamen’s rights/remedies), maritime contract disputes and liens, and marine insurance. The course will cover these subjects from both a historic and pragmatic perspective.
Credits: 2.00
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Advanced Constitutional Law - LAW 604S
This course takes an in depth look at individual rights under the Constitution with a particular emphasis on the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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Advanced Co-op - LAW 937S
Note: This course was inactivated in 2023.
This course is for students who have already taken a co-op and want to extend that placement by one semester. Students must apply to their co-op professor with a written proposal for a specific project developed with, and approved by, their field supervisor. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 654S - Lawyering Practice Seminar, LAW 931S - Co-op, LAW 933S - Co-op Intensive
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Advanced Evidence - LAW 637S
This course is supplemental to other trial advocacy courses focusing on theoretical understanding of problems which arise at trial and the practical use of evidentiary material.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 634S - Evidence
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Advanced Immigration Law - LAW 866S
This course covers advanced issues concerning the law, policy, and politics of immigration and citizenship in the United States, including relevant perspectives on those issues from other disciplines. Topics covered may include the constitutional power to regulate immigration and its limits, discrimination against noncitizens by private and public entities, workplace and labor rights of noncitizens, the intersection of immigration and criminal law, federal enforcement priorities, asylum and humanitarian protections, state and local enforcement initiatives, immigrant integration and inclusion policies, the politics and policy of immigration reform, and selected contemporary litigation.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 820S - Immigration Law
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Advanced Legal Analysis and Bar Skills - LAW 887S
This course will prepare students for the written essays, performance tests and multiple-choice questions of the bar exam. Students will develop their exam-writing skills by taking practice questions under exam conditions and receiving critiques of their answers. Students will also review several areas of substantive law commonly tested on bar exams. NOTE: This course is not a substitute for a commercial bar review course.
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
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Advanced Legal Research - LAW 880S
This course provides students a thorough grounding in the research skills needed by today's lawyers. Students will learn how to use advanced electronic and print resources and techniques to research case law, statutes, legislative histories, administrative law, and other practice-based research tools.
Credits: 1.00 or 2.00
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Advanced Trial Advocacy: Courtroom Technology & Advocacy - LAW 907S
This advanced course focuses on analyzing both criminal and civil cases and preparing those cases for a presentation before a jury. The course is specifically designed to expand the skills already developed during the Introduction to Trial Advocacy course. The course methodology combines lectures, demonstrations and individual student performances, during which students will be responsible for conducting all aspects of a trial. There will be extensive critique and feedback by instructors experienced in the art of effective trial advocacy. The course culminates with each of the students conducting a complete mock trial. The course requires that all aspects of the students’ trial presentations be given while utilizing technology, which may include TrialPad for the iPad, Power Point, Timeline 3d, iThoughts, etc.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 902S - Introduction to Trial Advocacy
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Advanced Trial Advocacy: Trials of the Century - LAW 908S
This course will teach students to understand, develop and perform advanced trial skills based on strategic themes and theories used throughout the trial process. Students will analyze actual trial transcripts and exhibits, and movie vignettes of advocates from famous "Trials of the Century."
Credits: 2.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 902S - Introduction to Trial Advocacy
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition Team - LAW 896S
Students who have been selected for one of the Alternative Dispute Resolution competitions will enroll in this course and complete all required work in order to earn co-curricular credit for competition.
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
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Appellate Advocacy - LAW 910S
This course provides students with advanced training in appellate advocacy, including the study of the rhetoric of persuasion, the preparation of appellate briefs and effective oral advocacy, and will include an introduction to appellate procedure. This course is required for students serving on the moot court board.
Credits: 2.00
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Banking Law - LAW 737S
This course will explore the development of banking law and how that development shapes our current banking regulatory regime. It will also compare the US banking regulatory scheme comprised of state and federal bodies with the more uniform systems operating in many foreign jurisdictions.
Credits: 3.00
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Bankruptcy - LAW 710S
This course will examine both state law remedies and priorities and the federal Bankruptcy Code. Topics will include elements common to all bankruptcies, as well as Chapter 7 liquidations in the consumer context, and Chapter 8 and 13 wage-earner payout plans.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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Beginning Spanish for Lawyers - LAW 803S
This course is an introduction to the Spanish language for law students and is intended for students with limited experience with the language. It is designed to help students develop basic communication skills in Spanish by engaging them in a variety of interactive tasks. As a skills course, it is student-centered in order to maximize students’ active participation at the individual, small group and whole group levels. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
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Behavioral Science Applications to the Law - LAW 812S
This seminar is designed to inform law students and selected doctoral students in psychology about the usefulness of social science information in the practice and scholarship of law while at the same time indicating the problems and pitfalls of using such information particularly at the appellate level. Thus, this seminar explores the interplay and conflict between law and psychology and the many ways in which social science research can or should have an influence on legal decision making.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Bioethics - LAW 783S
This class explores the legal and ethical issues surrounding the development of new biological technologies. Topics may include the research bioethics, assisted reproductive technology, genetics, issues surrounding death and dying, and organ transplantation.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Law - LAW 719S
This course is designed to provide an overview of blockchain and cryptocurrency law. On the technology side, students will obtain a basic understanding of cryptocurrencies, blockchain consensus mechanisms, smart contracts, current and anticipated blockchain use cases, and significant projects in the industry. Building off this learning, students will analyze and evaluate the way lawmakers and regulators are dealing with this cutting-edge technology in the U.S., particularly in the areas of securities law. Ethical and jurisdictional considerations will be discussed throughout as applied to the role of regulators and the courts evaluating the technology. Students will be introduced to blockchain business representatives as guest speakers, and will draft and present an analysis of a selected blockchain company.
Credits: 2.00
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Business Law Legal Research - LAW 870S
This course covers business law-related resources, in both print and electronic format, including primary and secondary sources; company information and demographics; SEC and tax information and documents; and current awareness tools. Students will learn how to locate, use and evaluate these resources. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 565S - Legal Methods I, LAW 566S - Legal Methods II
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Business Organizations - LAW 700S
This class studies the legal attributes of corporations, partnerships, and the limited liability of companies. It examines the rights, duties and liabilities of managers, owners, and agents. It also focuses on formation issues, operational powers and fundamental changes in business forms such as dissolution, merger, or acquisition.
Credits: 4.00
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Children and the Law - LAW 643S
This course examines the relationship between children, family and the state.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Civil Litigation Field Clinic I - LAW 943S
This clinical program places students in a civil practice setting. Students will learn varied litigation skills in the context of direct representation of clients. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic. A grade will be assigned at the end of the Spring semester.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
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Civil Litigation Field Clinic II - LAW 944S
This course is a continuation of LAW 943S. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 943S - Civil Litigation Field Clinic I
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Civil Litigation Remedies - LAW 628S
This course will help students gain an understanding of the law and policies relating to equitable remedies (specific performance and injunctions), damages at common law (compensatory and punitive damages), and restitution.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Civil Procedure - LAW 554S
This course examines the civil litigation process with an emphasis on the federal courts. Topics include remedies, pleadings, pre-trial motion practice, discovery, motions for summary judgment, trial procedure, appellate review, and issue and claim preclusion.
Credits: 4.00
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Civil Rights Law - LAW 606S
This course explores the principles of civil rights law and practice. It will also review both the history and current development of this area of law.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Communicating for Success - LAW 891S
The goal of this interactive seminar is to assist students in becoming practice-ready when they graduate from law school. The course will explore the array of skills and values that lawyers need to be effective in working with their clients using a relationship-centered model. Participants will draw upon their real world experiences in and out of law school to develop concrete tools and techniques to communicate with clients in a wide variety of contexts and to achieve better outcomes. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 2.00
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Community Lawyering Clinic I - LAW 950S
The clinic offers students the unique opportunity to employ a variety of strategies including litigation, legal reform, community education, media advocacy, and even international advocacy to support the mobilization efforts of community groups working on the ground to achieve social justice. During the second semester, students, in collaboration with community leaders and guided by their ground-level work in the first semester, will design and implement projects aimed at addressing the systemic challenges facing the community, such as improving access to justice. The goal of the clinic is to build students’ capacity as lawyers, leaders, advocates, policy analysts, and community organizers, while at the same time empowering and serving the community.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
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Community Lawyering Clinic II - LAW 951S
This is a continuation of LAW 950S. Students must enroll in both semesters of this year-long clinic.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 950S - Community Lawyering Clinic I
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Conflict of Laws - LAW 632S
The course focuses on cases involving multi-jurisdictional elements. Three primary areas are covered: choice of the law approaches; enforcement in a forum of judgments rendered in another state; and jurisdiction over an out-of-state party. Both relationships among American states and issues involving state and federal law are addressed.
Credits: 3.00
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Constitutional Law - LAW 560S
This course examines the basic issues in federal constitutional law. Topics include the role of the courts in interpretation of the Constitution, the scope of legislative and executive powers, the limitation of the powers of state and local governments, and an introduction to concepts of equal protection.
Credits: 4.00
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Constitutional Theory - LAW 605S
This course covers central issues in constitutional theory and practice, principally as they have arisen in the United States. Topics include the nature of constitutionalism; theories of constitutional interpretation; the use of history and narrative in constitutional argument; theories of constitutional change; the relationship between constitutional adjudication, democratic politics, and social movements; the significance of constitutional culture; the roles played by executive, legislative, and judicial actors; questions of constitutional legitimacy; and circumstances giving rise to constitutional dysfunction or crises. The course will explore these topics in the context of specific issues arising historically and in recent years.
Credits: 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 560S - Constitutional Law
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Contemplative Lawyering - LAW 657S
Contemplative Lawyering is course about ethics and wellbeing, both personal and professional. Through readings, podcasts, journaling, and in-class discussion, you will learn how ethics and well-being are inextricably related. You will also learn mindfulness practices, both "sitting" and "portable," that help support the cultivation of ethics and well-being. At the end of the course you will have a new set of tools to help you move forward into your life as a practicing lawyer in a healthier, more ethical, more easeful way. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 2.00
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Contract Drafting - LAW 884S
In this course, students will develop basic skills needed to draft and revise contracts. Through a variety of writing assignments, students will learn the component parts of typical contracts and their purpose, as well as the ways in which the substantive content can be customized to satisfy a particular client's needs and concerns. This involves translating deal points into contract concepts, as well as revising legal boilerplate to enhance and protect their client’s interests.
Credits: 2.00
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Contracts - LAW 552S
This course examines the enforcement of promises and bargains. Topics include contract formation, the doctrine of consideration, formalities including the Statute of Frauds and the parol evidence rule, performance and breach, defenses, remedies.
Credits: 4.00
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Co-op - LAW 931S
The Co-op is a field placement in a corporation, law firm, judicial office, public interest organization, or government agency. Students must attend a pre-placement orientation and will work a set number of hours per week and satisfy or exceed the supervisor's expectations. Enrollment is by permission only. Grading is Credit/No Credit. JD students will receive 7 credits for part-time semester co-ops, and 6 credits per semester for year-long co-ops.
Credits: 7.00
Co-Requisite: LAW 654S - Lawyering Practice Seminar
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Co-op Intensive - LAW 933S
The Co-op is a field placement in a corporation, law firm, judicial office, public interest organization, or government agency. Students must attend a pre-placement orientation and will work 35-40 hours per week and satisfy the supervisor's expectations. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 10.00
Co-Requisite: LAW 654S - Lawyering Practice Seminar
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Copyright - LAW 760S
This course surveys the law of copyright. Topics to be discussed include the subject matter of copyright; ownership and transfer of copyrights; the rights afforded to copyright owners; duration of copyright rights; infringement; and remedies. Related areas of law such as author's moral rights, unfair competition, and contractual protection of ideas may also be addressed.
Credits: 3.00
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Corporate Finance - LAW 704S
This course is designed to familiarize law students with the principles of corporate finance. In the world of corporate finance, the distinction between lawyers and investment bankers has blurred. Whether issuing new securities, taking a firm public via an IPO or securing a credit facility, corporate lawyers and investment bankers work side-by-side. Lawyers without an appreciation of corporate finance are at a distinct disadvantage. This course will provide the framework of these types of financings and offer students chances to test their knowledge with a series of simulated transactions during the course of the semester.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Criminal Law - LAW 558S
This course examines the principles that underlie liability for criminal conduct. Topics include the definition of crimes and the principles of punishment, the required acts and mental states necessary for liability, and defenses to and justifications for conduct. Specific crimes will be discussed including conspiracy and intentional murder and manslaughter.
Credits: 4.00
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Criminal Litigation Field Clinic I - LAW 941S
This clinical program places students in a criminal practice setting. Students will represent criminal defendants in all phases of pre-trial and trial activity. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic. A grade will be assigned at the end of the Spring semester.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
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Criminal Litigation Field Clinic II - LAW 942S
This course is a continuation of LAW 941S. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 941S - Criminal Litigation Field Clinic I
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Criminal Procedure: Investigations - LAW 670S
This course considers the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the Fifth Amendment's right to Due Process and against compulsory self-incriminations, and the Sixth Amendment's right to counsel, all with particular emphasis on the application of these constitutional provisions within the context of criminal investigation.
Credits: 3.00
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Criminal Procedure: Prosecution and Adjudication - LAW 671S
This course will study the basic rules of criminal procedure, beginning with the institution of formal proceedings. It will emphasize prosecutorial discretion, preliminary hearings, the grand jury, criminal discovery, guilty pleas and plea bargaining, jury selection, pretrial publicity, double jeopardy, the right to counsel, and pretrial release and sentencing.
Credits: 3.00
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Death Penalty Law - LAW 680S
This course will focus on the substantive and procedural issues presented in capital cases. It will also consider the legal issues arising in collateral challenges to death sentences.
Credits: 2.00
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Deposition Skills & Technology - LAW 912S
Students will receive instruction through focused lectures, demonstrations and feedback from the professors on in-class performances. Students will spend a significant amount of time analyzing civil case files, preparing witnesses for depositions, learning questioning techniques and performing depositions of lay witnesses, parties and experts. Students will also use iPads with loaded deposition software to learn how to prepare and take depositions. Students will also use iPad technology to prepare post-deposition analysis of the depositions.
Credits: 2.00
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Drexel Law Review - LAW 920S
Students must enter the law review writing competition and be selected as a member of the law review staff. Students will receive credit for their work in preparing each issue of the Drexel University Law Review. Enrollment by permission of the faculty supervisor(s) only. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
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E-Discovery & Digital Evidence - LAW 660S
This course intends to prepare law students for modern-day litigation practice, which has become increasingly dependent on the understanding and use of technology. Doctrinally, this course covers the identification, preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information (“ESI”) in civil litigation. Practically, this course covers the organization, use and presentation of ESI from the very beginning of the case through trial preparation.
Credits: 2.00
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Education Law - LAW 640S
This course will cover constitutional and statutory law and policy issues relating to public schools, including rights of parents, teachers and students, school discipline, religion, speech, discrimination, and disability rights.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Election Law - LAW 623S
This course considers the ways in which state and federal law regulate elections and the political process. Students will gain a perspective on both practical aspects of election regulation and the power relationships that motivate these rules.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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Employee Benefits Law - LAW 733S
This course considers the legal, economic, and social welfare aspects of benefits -principally health and retirement benefits -provided through an individual’s ties to the employment market. The course will consider mandatory benefit regimes in which all employers and employees must participate, such as Social Security and Medicare; and voluntary benefit programs, which employers may choose to adopt or not adopt for their employees. The course straddles a number of legal fields, including labor law, fiduciary law, tax law, and financial law.
Credits: 3.00
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Employment Discrimination - LAW 622S
This course studies the federal and state statutes and case law that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, and sexual orientation. This course covers substantially different material than Employment Law and students may productively take both courses.
Credits: 3.00
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Employment Law - LAW 722S
The purpose of this course is to help students gain a better understanding of the laws that govern the employment relationship, from hiring to firing. Students will review and discuss statutes and case law concerning restrictive covenants, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, harassment, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Real life situations will be evaluated and students will work on a hypothetical case brought before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Credits: 3.00
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Energy Law - LAW 625S
This course will provide an overview of energy law. Topics will include: (1) an overview of U.S. energy policy; (2) introduction to Administrative Law and Regulatory Economics; (3) public utility regulation and deregulation; (4) preemption; (5) climate change; (6) electricity; (7) traditional fossil fuels: coal and oil; (8) nuclear power; (9) natural gas and the Marcellus Shale; (10) renewable energy; (11) conservation and storage; (12) oil and gas law; and (13) developing a revised U.S. energy policy.
Credits: 2.00
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Enterprise Tax - LAW 702S
This course will survey the differing federal income tax treatments of the various forms of business and investment activities, including both corporations and partnerships.
Credits: 4.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 701S - Federal Income Tax
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Entertainment Law - LAW 728S
The course will provide an overview of legal issues arising in the entertainment industry. Topics include acquisition of rights, talent agreements, project financing and structures, and distributor and licensing agreements. The course will also survey contracts, business organizations, securities, labor, copyright, trademark and rights of privacy/publicity law impacting the entertainment industry.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Entrepreneurial Law Clinic - LAW 924S
Students in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic serve as "staff attorneys" in Drexel University’s "Start-Up Law Clinic." Students are expected to devote an average of 20 hours per week over the semester to the work of the Clinic. The Clinic will offer business and intellectual property law counseling to entrepreneurial start-ups based in the Greater Philadelphia area. These services will range from entity formation, founders’ agreements, and employment law counseling to trademark and patent registrations and general intellectual property protection counseling. The Clinic will be a transactional law practice servicing a select number of entrepreneurial clients. The Clinic will operate in collaboration with a panel of advisors who come from the leading emerging growth lawyers in Philadelphia.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 700S - Business Organizations
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Environmental Law - LAW 624S
This course surveys the federal and state statutes and regulatory programs which attempt to limit water pollution, air pollution, environmental degradation, species extinction, hazardous waste, and chemical regulation problems.
Credits: 3.00
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Essentials of Intellectual Property Law - LAW 765S
The purpose of this course is to prove an overview of intellectual property for those preparing to be civil or criminal attorneys who do not specialize in the field. Over the past century, the creation of new solutions and content has become a primary foundation of the U.S. economy. As such, it has become integral to the practice of business law. Some types of protection, including anti-hacking legislation, trade secrets, copyright, and trademark law, are becoming increasingly import in criminal law as well. Those interested in technology and business law will benefit from this foundational course that outlines the basics of intellectual property law.
Credits: 3.00
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Estate Planning - LAW 741S
This class will introduce students to the fundamental principles and objectives of estate planning. With these fundamentals, the course will then examine the basic tools and techniques used in planning an estate to meet the needs of an individual or married couple, such as wills, various types of trusts, and lifetime gift giving. Probate of an estate, durable power of attorneys, guardianships, and planning for other life situations will also be explored.
Credits: 2.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 740S - Trusts and Estates
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European Union Data Privacy and Protection - LAW 770S
This course explores the law governing information privacy, data protection, and data security in the European Union. Topics may include an introduction to the EU Data Protection Directive and the new General Data Protection Regulation (2018), the Data Protection Authorities and cybersecurity in Europe. Students will also explore the so-called “Right to Be Forgotten,” and how EU law affects US companies doing business in Europe or with European entities.
Credits: 3.00
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Evidence - LAW 634S
This course studies the law governing proof of disputed factual matters in criminal and civil trials, including issues of relevancy, competency, hearsay, and other exclusionary rules, and the privilege of witnesses.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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Expert Witnesses - LAW 811S
This course will examine the legal, policy, and practice considerations relating to the use of expert witnesses in civil and criminal cases. The course will examine the various roles of expert witnesses in civil and criminal cases, the rules of evidence that govern the recognition of experts and admissibility of expert testimony, techniques for effective direct examination and cross-examination of experts, and the ethical guidelines most relevant to expert testimony. This course will emphasize how attorneys can work effectively with experts (across disciplines) in the context of litigation.
Credits: 3.00
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Family Law - LAW 644S
This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to the family. Topics will include marriage, including barriers to marriage and the legal relationships between spouses; parents and children; divorce and its incidents, including child support and custody, and jurisdictional issues.
Credits: 3.00
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Federal Courts - LAW 621S
This course examines the constitutional, statutory, and judicial sources of law that shape the role federal courts play in the American system of government. It pays particular attention to issues relating to federalism, separation of powers, and the scope and limits of the federal courts. Areas of study include federal common law, implied remedies, standing and justiciability doctrines, sovereign immunity, and the relationship between state and federal courts.
Credits: 3.00
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Federal Criminal Law - LAW 675S
This is a broad survey course on current federal criminal law and practice. Students will become familiar with a wide range of federal criminal statutes, theories of criminal liability and culpability, federal sentencing law, federal jurisdictional issues, and federal practice from the investigative through trial stages.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Federal Income Tax - LAW 701S
This course is intended to give students an understanding of the fundamental legal and policy concepts underlying the federal individual income tax. The course will focus on the statutory framework of U.S. tax laws, particular judicial authorities, and selected Treasury Department regulations and rulings.
Credits: 4.00
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Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic I - LAW 947S
This clinic provides intensive litigation training in cases before federal courts and agencies. The clinic’s current focus is on representing individuals in immigration matters. Students play a lead role in all aspects of their cases. Students will counsel clients, conduct fact investigation, develop case strategies, draft briefs and other filings, conduct court hearings, represent clients on appeal, and handle other matters related to their clients’ cases, all under the supervision of the clinic director. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic. A grade will be assigned at the end of the Spring semester.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
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Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic II - LAW 948S
This is a continuation of LAW 947S. This clinic provides intensive litigation training in cases before federal courts and agencies. The clinic’s current focus is on representing individuals in immigration matters. Students play a lead role in all aspects of their cases. Students will counsel clients, conduct fact investigation, develop case strategies, draft briefs and other filings, conduct court hearings, represent clients on appeal, and handle other matters related to their clients’ cases, all under the supervision of the clinic director. Students must enroll in both semesters of the clinic. A grade will be assigned at the end of the Spring semester.
Credits: 5.00 or 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 947S - Federal Litigation and Appeals Clinic I
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Federal Reentry Court Practicum - LAW 922S
This class is designed to support the Supervision to Aid Reentry (“STAR”) Program (aka “Federal Reentry Court”). Federal Reentry Court assists previously incarcerated federal prisoners to successfully reenter the community. Students will provide legal representation to participants on matters, including challenging traffic citations and fines, restoring driving privileges, landlord/tenant disputes, family law, and identity fraud. Students must participate in court sessions and attend a bi-weekly seminar. Students may elect to receive 1-3 academic credits per semester, or to receive pro bono credit. Students must make a year-long commitment to participate in both the seminar and the other aspects of the project, regardless of credit election.
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
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Field Practicum - LAW 925S
This is an immersive real-world experiential course designed to support students as newcomers to legal practice. Students will focus on the study of lawyers and their roles and obligations, and also have the opportunity to examine legal institutions within the context of a directed field experience into which the student has previously been accepted. A Field Practicum does not fulfill the Professional Practice Requirement.
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
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First Amendment - LAW 602S
This course examines speech and religion clauses of the First Amendment. It considers the philosophical and historical foundation of free expression; analytical problems in First Amendment jurisprudence; and the relationships between free exercise of religion and the separation of church and state.
Credits: 3.00
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Food and Drug Law - LAW 792S
This course considers the federal regulation of products subject to FDA jurisdiction, including food, human prescription and nonprescription drugs, animal feed and drugs, biologics and blood products, medical devices, and cosmetics. The course examines the public policy choices underlying the substantive law, FDA enforcement power, and agency practice and procedure.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Foundations of Legal Analysis - LAW 838S
The course will focus on legal analysis and writing, and fundamental principles of the law, including the state and federal court systems, statutory law and interpretation, agency determinations, common law, case synthesis, policy concerns, and primary and secondary legal sources. The course will be taught using a hands-on, experiential approach largely driven by written classroom exercises and written assignments submitted for evaluation and feedback by faculty.
Credits: 2.00
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Genetics Law and Ethics - LAW 789S
This seminar will explore key legal, ethical and policy issues in the collection, storage and use of genetic data. Genomics is revolutionizing health care as breakthrough technologies emerge at an accelerating pace in areas such as gene therapy, precision medicine and Crispr gene editing. Law and policy are struggling to keep up and strike a balance between nurturing this innovation and protecting privacy and other individual rights. The seminar will focus on the ways genetic science intersects with principles of health law and ethics in pursuit of this goal. Among the issues to be explored are duties of clinicians, patient rights, discrimination risks, eugenics, insurance underwriting, privacy threats, and property rights in data.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Health Care Business Regulation - LAW 781S
This course examines the history of the American health care system and will consider the tensions between costs and access to care. Topics will include the federal Medicare and Medicaid systems, cost controls through health insurance and federal regulation, antitrust issues, ERISA, EMTALA, and other federal regulatory regimes. (Former titles: Health Law II; Health Care Cost & Access Regulation)
Credits: 3.00
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Health Care Finance - LAW 784S
This class will consider basic economic concepts related to health care finance and private insurance. Topics will include managed care organizations and provider owned networks, as well as the effect of major federal payment programs and the impact of ERISA health care delivery systems.
Credits: 2.00
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Health Care Fraud & Abuse - LAW 674S
This course examines the major federal and state legislation for providers who seek reimbursement under governmentally funded health care programs including the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback statute, the False Claims Act, and the Stark I and Stark II legislation and regulations.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Health Care Quality Regulation - LAW 780S
This course examines all aspects of medical errors and quality in health care, including malpractice suits, licensing, staff privileging of doctors, and current regulatory approaches. It will also look at issues of patient rights and autonomy, including informed consent, medical information, clinical research, and issues in death and dying. (Former title: Health Law I)
Credits: 3.00
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Health Law Legal Research - LAW 872S
The goal of this course is to provide students with the tools necessary to perform effective legal research in all areas of health care law. Students will learn how to use electronic and print resources and techniques to research health law statutes, legislative history, case law, regulations, and literature, as well as medical and health sciences information. Classes will consist of overviews and explanations of research tools and sources, after which students will have assignments to practice the use of those resources. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 565S - Legal Methods I, LAW 566S - Legal Methods II
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Health Policy Colloquium - LAW 782S
This course will use case studies to examine regulatory choices in health care. The course will first examine the tools available to regulators in the U.S. health care system, from command and control regulation to market-enhancing devices such as the use of information to inform patients. The course will then consider regulatory strategies that a regulator might consider to handle several case studies: patient injury reduction in outpatient clinical/surgical settings; cost control of diagnostic imaging; in vitro fertilization and other reproduction enhancement developments; and malpractice tort reform, including insurance reform.
Credits: 2.00
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Immigration Law - LAW 820S
This course covers issues in immigration law including inadmissibility and deportability, relief from removal, asylum and refugee status, citizenship, nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, and administrative and judicial review.
Credits: 3.00
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Improvisation for Lawyers - LAW 890S
In this intensive course, students will hone their legal performance skills by studying improvisational theater techniques. The course will involve extensive hands-on performance. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
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Inside-Out: Crime and Inequality in the United States - LAW 850S
This course explores the history of criminal justice policy in the United States through the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. The Inside-Out Program seeks to deepen conversations about crime and justice by creating opportunities for dialogue between those on the inside and those on the outside of correctional facilities in the United States.
Credits: 3.00
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Intellectual Property Legal Research - LAW 871S
The goal of this course is to provide students with grounding in the materials essential to performing introductory intellectual project research, enabling them to complete complex IP research assignments, whether for coursework or practice. Classes will contain an overview of research tools, explanations on how to use them effectively and assignments demonstrate their proper use. This course will augment current and future IP course offerings. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 565S - Legal Methods I, LAW 566S - Legal Methods II
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Intermediate Spanish for Lawyers - LAW 804S
This course is intended for law students who possess some experience with the Spanish language or have taken LAW 803S. It is designed to help students develop formal, professional communication skills in Spanish by engaging them in a variety of interactive tasks that mimic those found at an entry level lawyer/paralegal position. It is a skills course, which is student-centered, interactive and conversation-based. In class activities are designed in order to maximize students’ active participation at the individual, small group and whole group levels. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
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International Business Transactions - LAW 828S
This course examines the legal framework of private international business transactions including: sales of goods and services, foreign investment, technology transfer and government regulation.
Credits: 3.00
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International Law - LAW 824S
This course will examine the nature and sources of international law; international organizations, including the United Nations and the International Court of Justice; and the developing law of human rights. Other topics include the role of international law in the United States courts; the law relating to the use of military force; and international trade law. (This course was previously titled "Public International Law".)
Credits: 3.00
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Intro to Interviewing, Negotiation & Counseling - LAW 568S
This course develops the practical lawyering skills of interviewing and counseling. Students will also be introduced to negotiation theory and practice. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
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Introduction to Trial Advocacy - LAW 902S
This course will teach students to perform trial skills based on strategic themes and theories. The students will conduct direct and cross-examination of lay, party and expert witnesses, opening and closing statements, make objections and introduce exhibits. The course will culminate with each student performing in a mock trial. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 634S - Evidence
Co-Requisite: LAW 634S - Evidence
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Introduction to United States Legal Systems - LAW 970S
This course is offered to American Legal Practice (LLM) Students Only.
This course is an introduction to legal and ethical principles driving the U.S. legal system in the context of the history and jurisprudence of American law. It is designed to familiarize the student with the relevant and governing legal principles which are used in American jurisprudence. It will combine both an inquiry into these matters, and a more detailed study of legal issues, through special, current topics. The course seeks to develop a professional level of understanding in the student of a comprehensive approach to legal issues and the relevance of that methodology to professional ethics and life of the law in the United States.
Credits: 3.00
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Jurisprudence - LAW 834S
This course addresses essential questions about the nature of law, and its role in society. What is law? What is its source of legitimacy? How does it function? Readings will consider major texts in Western jurisprudential philosophy.
Credits: 3.00
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Justice Lawyering - LAW 656S
This course, which is a co-requisite of the field clinics, is a critical look at law and social justice. In that context, students will develop individual research and writing projects inspired by their clinical experience.
Credits: 1.00
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Juvenile Justice Law - LAW 678S
This course will conduct an in-depth study of juvenile justice jurisprudence, doctrine, and policy in the United States. It will consider particular constitutional issues as they relate to children in the juvenile justice system. It will also consider the major differences between the criminal justice and the juvenile justice systems.
Credits: 3.00
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Labor Law - LAW 658S
Labor Law touches on aspects of the law governing the employee-employer relationship. Although it is considered a niche area in legal studies, its ramifications are far-reaching, as it touches the life of anyone who works. This course emphasizes the law related to collective bargaining, equal employment opportunity, the NLRB, and the history and future of labor in the U.S.
Credits: 3.00
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Law and Mind Sciences - LAW 842S
Much of law and legal theory is based on commonsense assumptions about human behavior: criminals are evil; contracting parties act freely and with full knowledge; and workplace discrimination results from conscious prejudice. This seminar will explore evidence from social psychology, social cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and related fields that challenges these and similar conceptions.
Credits: 2.00
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Law of Medical Malpractice - LAW 788S
This course covers medical liability issues arising from the treatment relationship between health care providers and their patients. Topics include the history of the medical malpractice tort, its evolution as a "crisis," informed consent, the framework for a medical malpractice lawsuit, and an analysis of proposals for medical malpractice reforms.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Lawyering Practice Seminar - LAW 654S
This seminar focuses on learning from experiences, both in the co-op and in later professional practice. Students will study the roles being played by lawyers and the institutions where lawyers work. They will discuss their fieldwork experiences, make formal class presentations, and listen to practicing attorneys. Enrollment is by permission only.
Credits: 2.00
Co-Requisite: LAW 931S - Co-op, LAW 933S - Co-op Intensive
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Lawyering Practice Seminar II - LAW 655S
This is a professionalism course designed to support students' second co-op experience as they continue to build skills and develop professional identity. Students will continue to focus on the study of lawyers and their roles and obligations within the context of their co-op and later professional practice. Course meetings will revolve around student presentations, engagement with practicing attorneys and developing a professional development plan and personal writing portfolio.
Credits: 1.00
Co-Requisite: LAW 931S - Co-op, LAW 933S - Co-op Intensive
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Legal History - LAW 836S
This course surveys Anglo-American legal history from the origins of the common law through the 20th century. The course will focus on the development of both legal institutions and substantive law.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Legal Methods I - LAW 565S
This course provides instruction in the fundamentals of predictive writing and legal research, including LEXIS and Westlaw training.
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Methods II - LAW 566S
This course continues Legal Methods I. Students will learn additional legal research skills and will be introduced to persuasive writing techniques
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Regulation of Global Financial Crimes - LAW 730S
This course covers a broad scope of global financial crimes and their intersection with the US financial system. Students will learn about a variety of types of financial crimes; what laws and regulations come into play; which regulators enforce them; the consequences for individuals and financial institutions who enable such crimes (whether intentionally or otherwise); the latest data breach issues, laws, and regulations (including GLBA, GDPR, and others); and how current events, politics, and technological advances intersect with these criminal enterprises.
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Regulation of Investment Advisers - LAW 734S
This course will thoroughly review the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and how it laid the foundation for present day regulation. It will explore the various legal and regulatory schemes that govern investment companies and look at the key policies that drive them.
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Regulation of Investment Companies - LAW 735S
This course will thoroughly review the Investment Company Act of 1940 and how it laid the foundation for present day regulation. It will explore the various legal and regulatory schemes that govern investment companies and look at the key policies that drive them.
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Regulation of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Research and Development - LAW 785S
This course explores the regulatory entities and schemes governing the research and development, management, financing, and reporting requirements of clinical trials in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. Topics include the role of the Institutional Review Board, compliance with Good Clinical Practice standards, informed consent, pharmacovigilance and the protection of human research subjects, payments and financial transparency, conflicts of interest, ethical considerations in designing and executing clinical trials, and reporting requirements.
Credits: 3.00
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Legal Regulation of Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sales and Marketing Practices - LAW 787S
This course explores the law governing pharmaceutical and medical device sales and marketing practices, including product pricing, advertising, labeling, promotion and distribution. Topics may include identification of the entities regulating pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, disclosure and transparency requirements, payments to doctors and institutions, fraud and abuse, anti-bribery laws, direct-to-consumer advertising including internet advertising, off-label marketing and promotion, labeling over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, and limitations on the government’s ability to regulate commercial speech.
Credits: 3.00
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Legislation and Regulation - LAW 555S
This course is intended to introduce the student to lawmaking through statutes and agency regulation in the modern regulatory state. The course will examine the reasons why we have developed into a regulatory state. It will consider the roles and relationships of Congress and administrative agencies within the three branches of government. It will look at how statutes are created and passed. The course is also designed to provide the student with an introduction to the theory and practice of statutory interpretation, including how to read and understand a statute. In addition, the course will introduce students to how agencies create and enforce regulation, including some of the requirements placed on agencies by the Administrative Procedures Act, and the judicial review of regulations
Credits: 3.00
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Literature and the Law Seminar - LAW 840S
This seminar will explore the role of law, legal institutions, and legal actors in literature. It will also consider the ways in which literature, and literary theory, can be used in practice.
Credits: 2.00
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Litigation Drafting - LAW 882S
This course explores technical and strategic issues in the drafting of litigation documents such as complaints, answers, written discovery, motions, affidavits, discovery schedules, pretrial orders, jury instructions, releases and correspondence. Students will complete a number of drafting assignments in and out of class.
Credits: 2.00
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Litigation Legal Research - LAW 875S
The goal of this course is to prepare law students for research in civil litigation practice. Students will learn how to use electronic and print resources to find, evaluate, and use primary and secondary sources to support each stage of the litigation process. Classes will contain an overview of research tools, explanations on how to use them effectively and efficiently, and assignments demonstrating their proper use. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
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Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Seminar - LAW 608S
This is the required companion course for students participating in the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project. It is designed to prepare law students to teach constitutional law in local high schools and to supervise these high school students as they compete in regional and national constitutional moot court competitions. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00 or 2.00
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Media Law - LAW 603S
This course will consider media law and the practical implications of representing media clients. Topics will include: who is “the media” in a digital age; statutory and constitutional protections; prior restraints and criminal liability; civil liability arising out of publication (including defamation and other tort liability); problems of newsgathering; reporter’s privilege; and advising the media client.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Mediation and Arbitration - LAW 646S
This course explores the theory, practice and law of mediation and arbitration, with an emphasis on the roles lawyers play in these processes. The course will include simulated mediations and arbitrations to foster a deeper understanding of the material and to develop lawyering skills in resolving disputes without litigation.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Mental Health Law - LAW 793S
This course will focus on providing students with an understanding of some of the most important issues for which the mental health professions and behavioral science research can provide information that is relevant to courts and attorneys.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Mergers & Acquisitions - LAW 715S
This is an upper-level simulation course designed to familiarize the student with mergers and acquisitions practice. In a series of five exercises, students will work as teams to draft, mark-up and negotiate the provisions of an acquisition agreement. The course provides an opportunity to develop drafting, client counseling, negotiation and deal structuring skills while exposing students to the various substantive legal doctrine that impact a hypothetical cross-border leveraged buyout transaction.
Credits: 3.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 700S - Business Organizations
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Moot Court Board - LAW 894S
Students will be selected by the faculty supervisors to serve on the moot court board. Students will develop an intra-scholastic moot court competition and will be eligible to compete in interscholastic competitions. Students must take Appellate Advocacy before or during the semester of their external competition. Enrollment by permission of the faculty supervisor(s) only. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
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National Security Law - LAW 639S
This course will examine the legal frameworks governing the use of national security powers by the U.S. government. It will explore the exercise of military force, the structures of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, and the legality of counterterrorism-related activities.
Credits: 3.00
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Nonprofit Organizations - LAW 724S
This course will provide an overview of the legal environment of nonprofit organizations. Emphasis will be upon examining the law as it affects various aspects of nonprofits including incorporation, governance, fundraising and solicitation, employment, political activities, and tax status. Students will learn how the law regulates and structures nonprofit entities.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Patent Litigation and Strategy - LAW 763S
This course provides an introduction to patent infringement litigation in the federal courts and will focus on the special aspects of patent litigation arising from its technical nature.
Credits: 2.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 761S - Patents
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Patent Prosecution - LAW 762S
This course focuses on drafting patents, strategy and tactics before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and standards for patentability in the context of business effectiveness and ethical requirements.
Credits: 2.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 761S - Patents
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Patents - LAW 761S
This course provides an introduction to patent law, focusing upon the requirements of patentability (patentable subject matter, utility, novelty and non-obviousness), infringement, and defenses to infringement. Other topics include the economics of information and innovation competition, claims drafting, licensing, patent misuse and antitrust violations.
Credits: 3.00
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Pennsylvania Family Law Practice - LAW 645S
The course will teach students the practical side of practicing family law in Pennsylvania from the initial client contact through final dissolution of the marriage or custody issues and will cover the essentials of divorce, equitable distribution, child support, alimony pendente lite, alimony, custody and special relief. Students will be divided into groups of “Plaintiff’s Attorney” and “Defendant's Attorney” and will learn and be expected to determine strategy in equitable distribution, support and custody and be able to perform support calculations and spot issues related to these matters.
Credits: 2.00
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Pennsylvania Innocence Project Practicum - LAW 923S
This is a practicum in which students identify, investigate, and litigate cases where individuals were convicted of crimes they did not commit. Practicum students will be supervised by Pennsylvania Innocence Project attorneys. During the semester, each student will be assigned a case to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the inmate’s innocence claim, which includes reviewing court documents, contacting attorneys, interviewing the inmate, and preparing a memorandum about the case. In addition, students will work with Project attorneys on cases in litigation, including assisting with legal research, drafting motions and briefs, and preparing for hearings. Students will visit at least one prison during the semester to meet Project clients, attend court hearings, and have the opportunity to interview witnesses with the Project’s investigator. In addition to case work, students will participate in a seminar about wrongful convictions and the law related to innocence claims.
The practicum meets at the Project office in Center City. The overall time commitment for the practicum is 12 hours per week. The seminar is two hours a week, and the remaining time is spent on case work. Students are required to work 8 hours per week in the office, and the remaining 2 hours of case work can be done in the office or remotely. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 3.00
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Pennsylvania Legal Research - LAW 874S
In this course, students will become familiar with Pennsylvania primary resources (including cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, etc.) and Pennsylvania secondary legal resources (including practice guides, treatises, and CLE materials.) The class will cover all available resources, including print resources, free electronic resources, and subscription database resources. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 565S - Legal Methods I, LAW 566S - Legal Methods II
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Pennsylvania Practice - LAW 652S
This course develops a student’s practical understanding of how the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure govern civil litigation including case initiation, discovery, motion practice and pre-trial preparation. The goal of the course is to prepare a student to work as a first year associate in a civil litigation law firm.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Private Equity and Venture Capital Law - LAW 712S
This course examines the legal and financial aspects of venture capital and private equity transactions. Subjects include venture capital financing, leveraged buyout transactions, management equity incentive structures, and related tax topics. Students will also be introduced to the venture capital and private equity fund industry.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 700S - Business Organizations
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Products Liability - LAW 786S
This course focuses on the theories and scope of liability arising from the distribution and sale of harm-producing products. Topics include the concept of defectiveness, design problems, duty to warn and problems with causation.
Credits: 3.00
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Professional Responsibility - LAW 830S
This course will examine the ethical duties of lawyers toward clients, courts, and society. The course emphasizes the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Model Code of Professional Responsibility, and relevant case law. Topics covered include confidentiality, conflicts of interest, competence, fee arrangements, and the unauthorized practice of law.
Credits: 3.00
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Property - LAW 556S
This course examines the basic elements of the law of real and personal property. Topics include ownership and possession of property, gifts, the rights of bona fide purchasers, adverse possession, estates and future interests in real property, and co-ownership and concurrent interests.
Credits: 4.00
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Public Interest Law and Policy - LAW 805S
This course will explore the role of the public interest lawyer in social policy reform, including impact litigation and non-litigation advocacy. Teams of 2-3 students will choose an issue they care about, learn about advocacy strategies and, through role playing, research, and drafting, experience what they could do to address their chosen issue. The course will include pre-trial litigation and non-litigation exercises and activities (e.g., class action complaints, mock depositions, draft legislation, mock public testimony, draft settlement agreements...), lectures and class discussions on a wide range of issues.
Credits: 2.00
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Race and the Law - LAW 833S
This course considers the role of race in American law and examines the role of law in constructing notions of race.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Real Estate Transactions - LAW 742S
This upper-level property course studies the legal aspects of residential and commercial real estate sales, development and finance.
Credits: 2.00
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Reflections on Practice - LAW 802S
This course is designed to accompany a CPT work experience. Working in the U.S. in law can be a challenging experience. The goal of this course is to help students learn from their work experience by the use of reflection and feedback.
Credits: 1.00
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Refugee and Asylum Law - LAW 826S
This course explores the treatment of foreign refugees and political asylees, with particular emphasis on relevant statutes, regulations and treaties.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Regulating Patient Safety - LAW 791S
This seminar will look at the problem of medical errors in American health care, the emerging Patient Safety movement, and regulatory strategies for reducing errors and improving quality in hospitals, drug delivery systems, and physician office practices.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Reproductive Rights & Justice - LAW 610S
Most people know about reproductive rights because of abortion’s prominence in American politics. Fewer people know about reproductive justice, a different framework for similar issues that explores how systemic oppression impacts all aspects of reproductive decision-making. This approach centers social, racial, and economic justice and focuses as much on a person’s rights to have and raise children as it does on their right to not have them through access to safe and legal abortion care and contraceptive access. This course will focus on several major topics within both reproductive rights and justice: contraception, sterilization, abortion, pregnancy discrimination, assisted reproductive technology, and more.
Former title: Reproductive Rights Law
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Secured Transactions - LAW 706S
This course provides an introduction to the law governing contractually created interest on personal property used to secure payment or performance of obligations. Students will study the creation, perfection, priority, and enforcement of security interests in personal property under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
Credits: 3.00
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Securities Regulation - LAW 714S
This course examines securities market regulation, including registration, exemption, and remedies under the Securities Act of 1933; reporting and accounting standards under the 1934 Act; the proxy system; and the regulation of broker-dealers, specialists, and self-regulatory organizations.
Credits: 3.00
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Sentencing Law - LAW 672S
This course examines theories of sentencing, sentencing regimes, use of guidelines, and constitutional limits on sentencing.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Sex, Gender, and the Law - LAW 611S
This course will explore the law and theory of sex and gender. Looking to a wide variety of legal doctrines and theorists, students will gain an understanding of how the law was developed, where it is going, and what it should be. The course will also address other identity characteristics and how they intersect with sex and gender.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Special Education Law - LAW 642S
This class considers the law governing education of students with disabilities, with a particular focus on the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Students will study the evaluation and planning process, procedural due process provisions, and substantive issues such as use of least restrictive environment and school discipline, and remedies under the law.
Credits: 2.00
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Sports Law - LAW 726S
This course will involve application of various legal doctrines (including contracts, labor, antitrust, tax, torts, remedies, arbitration and constitutional law) to a broad range of sports-related activities.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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State and Local Government Law - LAW 638S
This course examines state and local governments, their role in setting public policy, and the interrelationship between them. Areas to be explored may include forms and structures of state and local governments, selection of public services, taxing and spending powers, home rule, zoning law, and general powers and immunities.
Credits: 2.00 or 3.00
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Supreme Court Seminar - LAW 614S
This seminar will introduce students to the history and function of the United States Supreme Court. Students will study several active cases, draft simulated Supreme Court opinions, and practice oral argument. Where possible, students will actually attend one day of Supreme Court argument.
Credits: 3.00
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Technology for Law Practice - LAW 897S
This course teaches the basic technological and software skills needed for a daily law practice. Topics will include legal document management, drafting, and collaboration; spreadsheets; timekeeping; billing; e-discovery; case and practice management; cybersecurity; technology ethics and professional responsibility; and PDF creation and manipulation. Students will complete a legal technology audit that they can use as a blueprint for their future practice.
Credits: 3.00
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The Rights of Children - LAW 647S
This interdisciplinary course is focused on looking critically at our treatment of children and reimagining children’s rights from conception to adulthood. Over the semester, students will engage a wide-range of issues in criminal law, education law, tax law, environmental law, and family law, among other areas. Each week the class will take up a bold idea for discussion: What if children were allowed to vote? What if there was no inheritance? What if we required everyone to take time off to care for others? Throughout the term, students will work on a research paper on a topic of their choosing.
Credits: 2.00
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Torts - LAW 550S
This course examines the general theories of civil liability for injuries to persons or property. Topics include liability for intentional misconduct, an introduction to the law of negligence, and a strict liability as well as defenses to claims of tort liability.
Credits: 4.00
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Trademarks and Unfair Competition - LAW 764S
This course analyzes the law of unfair commercial practices. It covers trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, infringement, interference with contractual relationships, appropriation of intellectual property created by another, defamation, disparagement, false advertising, unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, and remedies.
Credits: 3.00
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Transactional Lawyering - LAW 713S
This hands-on skills course places students in the role of dealmakers. Students must anticipate legal problems and create agreements that avoid those pitfalls.
Credits: 4.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 700S - Business Organizations
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Trial Team - LAW 918S
Enrollment by permission of the faculty supervisor(s) only. Grading is Credit/No Credit.
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Pre-Requisite: LAW 634S - Evidence, LAW 902S - Introduction to Trial Advocacy
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Trusts and Estates - LAW 740S
This course will survey the law of gratuitous transfers and inheritance. The class will cover the creation, execution, alteration and interpretation of wills as well as the creation, revocation and interpretation of trusts and trust instruments of various types.
Credits: 3.00 or 4.00
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White Collar Crime - LAW 676S
This class will present an overview of white collar criminal litigation. The course will emphasize federal law and focus on liability for corporation and corporate executives, fraud, obstruction of justice, and related matters.
Credits: 3.00
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Workers Compensation Law - LAW 731S
This course will address the history, statutory construction, and evolving nature of workers compensation law.
Credits: 2.00
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