This course helps bridge the gap between studying law and practicing law for students interested in joining a big or medium law firm. The course will give students practical skills to succeed as an associate in a big/medium law firm.

This course introduces the student - in the context of theory, simulated practice, and integrated professionalism - to construction law and transactional drafting. It will address client interviewing, negotiation, legal writing, and transactional drafting in the context of issues that arise during the practice of construction law. The class will address the specialized contracts used in the construction industry, as well as claims, disputes, sureties, and alternative dispute resolution.

This is a hands-on course designed to train students in family law litigation in a mock world setting. The course would cover the most common family law issues, beginning with the initial client interview and concluding with a mock family law trial.

This course explores the art of legal writing in a small class setting, enabling students to hone skills developed in their first year legal research and writing class, including legal analysis, organization, rhetorical strategies and writing style. Students will learn to conceive of their writing process from outlining to rewriting as a series of strategic decisions. While emphasis is placed on well-written legal documents, students will read short fiction, essays and journalism to enhance their critical analysis of writing and use of language.

The U.S. capital markets, the legal complexities involved in raising capital, and the concurrent responsibilities assumed when a company "goes public" are focused upon in this course. The role and responsibilities of corporate counsel, underwriters counsel, SEC counsel, "directors," "controlling persons," and "insiders" are explored. The course material includes federal and state legislation, administrative action, and case law. The Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder by the SEC are examined.

This general overview of federal antitrust law concentrates on basic substantive areas of the Sherman and Clayton Acts such as: horizontal restraints of trade including price fixing, boycotts, bid rigging, allocations of customers and territories, and trade associations; vertical restraints including resale price maintenance, allocation of territories, exclusive distributorships, tying and termination dealers; monopolization and attempts to monopolize under Section 2 of the Sherman Act; and mergers (horizontal, vertical and conglomerate) under the Clayton Act, Section 7.

This is a basic course dealing with contracts for the sale of goods under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Its goals include the development of skills in statutory analysis and an in-depth understanding of the process of contract formation and performance.

This spring semester course is designed to help students develop lawyering skills that students will need in their legal careers. The course continues to refine students' skills in the legal research, analysis and writing style techniques introduced in the fall semester LAWS I course. In addition, it adds instruction on persuasive legal writing. The course also includes assignments and lessons on professionalism, oral advocacy and client counseling.

This spring semester course is designed to help students develop lawyering skills that students will need in their legal careers. The course continues to refine students' skills in the legal research, analysis and writing style techniques introduced in the fall semester LAWS I course. In addition, it adds instruction on persuasive legal writing. The course also includes assignments and lessons on professionalism, oral advocacy and client counseling. The Appellate Advocacy track of LAWS II instructs students on advocacy in the courts of appeal.

This seminar will examine the trial of Jesus by deconstructing and critically analyzing the Gospel of Matthew in light of Jewish religious and criminal law and procedure, Roman law, as well as known historical events apart from the Gospel. The course will also explore the impact of the trial on the Jewish people and world history with particular attention given to the development of anti-Semitism. The course assumes no prior knowledge of Judaism, Jewish law, or Christianity.