In a typical legal research class students are given a fact pattern and then tasked with finding and applying the appropriate law to the facts. Such classes tend to assume that students will ultimately use their research skills to produce lengthy pieces of legal writing such as a brief or in preparation for an oral argument before a jury or an appellate court. Transactional attorneys, however, usually do not write legal briefs, and while they may use their oral advocacy skills to negotiate on behalf clients, they do not argue in court.

Race, Culture, and Law examines the complex interrelationships between the legal system and intersectional structural inequalities. Students learn the principles of critical race theory and apply them to traditional law school subjects, including contracts, property, torts, civil procedure, criminal law, and criminal procedure, as well as other facets of the law and society. Through examination of current events through a critical race theory lens, students explore how race, gender, class, and other axes of oppression affect law, policy, and daily life.

Influencer Law immerses students in the ever-changing, and still somewhat amorphous, world of the influencer marketing industry, providing them with the skills necessary to apply Intellectual Property and Entertainment law related concepts specifically to the representation of influencers. The Course includes topics/lessons related to the influencer marketing landscape generally, the specific legal issues and unique contract terms at play in influencer marketing agreements, and the negotiating strategies, representation concerns, and ethical issues relevant to representing influencers.

This course introduces Southwestern Law Review staff members to the basic elements of legal scholarship, with the goal of completing research papers of publishable quality. Subjects will include selecting a topic, learning the principles of scholarly writing ethics, organizing scholarly research papers, learning effective research methods, and practicing effective writing and editing techniques.

This class addresses the historical and contemporary relationships between criminal and immigration law. Specifically, it explores how migrants are framed as criminals, how people with criminal convictions are treated in the immigration law system, and how unique policies apply to immigrants in the criminal justice system.

This course is designed to teach aspiring trial lawyers about the jury selection process in civil trials and how to effectively select a fair and impartial jury at trial for their clients. Through a combination of lectures, written materials, videos, and interactive group exercises, students will not only learn about the critical role the jury selection process plays in civil jury trials but also develop practical methods and skills they can utilize during voir dire when they start trying cases on their own after graduation.

This course is designed to introduce aspiring lawyers to the concept of holistic representation. Through a combination of lectures, written materials, videos, and interactive group exercises, students will not only examine the critical role of prosecutors and defense attorneys but will also analyze the role of supportive and wrap-around services in the criminal legal system. Students will learn about the role data can play when attempting to create systemic change.

This seminar is designed to enable each enrolled student to (in consultation with the Professor), identify and pursue a topic in California Legal History that is of strong interest to the student. Some of the topics chosen will have lessons for public policy choices that we face today. Topics are likely to include ones that focus on local circumstances, as well as ones that affected the entire state.

The course has the primary objective of assisting Journal staff in writing a publishable student note, with staff members receiving extensive feedback on their work from both the professors and each other. In the process, it is hoped that Journal staff will also become familiar with some of the important international and transnational issues in the areas in which the Journal most often publishes and will improve their writing and editing skills.

Introduces fundamentals of refugee and asylum law, policies underlying the law, and the practice of refugee and asylum law in the United States. Focus on women and children escaping gang violence and gender-based harm. Explores what leads people to flee and countries' response to those seeking refuge.