This course focuses upon an analysis of the legal and administrative aspects of the regulation of land use and development. The problems and techniques of urban planning, housing legislation, zoning, subdivision controls, public acquisition of land, tax controls, and urban redevelopment are discussed.

This is a hands-on course designed to train students in how to analyze technology contracts and how to draft some of today's most widely used forms of technology agreements. The course will take a detailed look at every aspect of contract drafting - why some clauses work and why others don't. Common provisions used in technology agreements will be reviewed in detail, particularly those standard, "boilerplate" terms that many lawyers have a tendency to skip over.

This course is intended to train the student to be a production attorney for a motion picture studio or production company. The entire process of motion picture production, from acquisition of rights to talent agreements, production concerns and distribution issues, will be covered. Prerequisite: Copyright Law (538).

This course examines key legal and business aspects of television production. The course is organized according to the chronology of events that lead to the airing of a network television series. During each class, students are introduced to a particular issue, its relevance to the television production process, the legal issues involved, and the problems that must be addressed. Students are divided into teams of law firms, studio departments or network personnel.

This course focuses on the impact of new information technologies and services on personal privacy. It will examine a range of information privacy issues, particularly those involved in the use of the Internet and online services. Topics will include the right of access to information, the free flow and use of information, the creation and protection of an individual's "digital persona," and the role of governments and the private sector in safeguarding personal information.

This seminar examines popular representations of law and lawyers as culturally meaningful texts. What strategies do creators use in their portrayals of the practice and its practitioners? Why has the image of the lawyer, the depiction of courtroom trials, and the conception of justice resonated so powerfully in American culture? Has the role of the profession in the popular consciousness changed over time? How relevant are issues of race, class, and gender to the way in which legal narrative is created and understood?

This course surveys the development of the modern law of workplace governance. The focus is on private sector employment. Topics covered include the at-will doctrine, the rise and decline of collective bargaining, minimum wages and benefits regulation, status discrimination, wrongful termination, workplace privacy, and worker-management participation programs.

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.