This introductory course acquaints students with the methodologies, sources, doctrines, and institutions of international law. Specifically, the course will address: the nature of and sources of international law, as well as its lawmaking processes; the bases of jurisdiction in the international community and the role of international law in the U.S.

This course examines the various devices and procedures that have been developing for the resolution of legal disputes beyond and apart from the traditional judicial process. Basic topics include the methods of negotiation, mediation, arbitration, plea bargaining and pre-trial settlement, as well as legal doctrines concerning the status and interplay of those methods with the traditional adjudicative devices. The students' development of performance and negotiation skills will be guided by simulations involving ADR processes.

This practical skills course teaches the principles of contemporary commercial contract drafting and introduces the student to selected documents used in common business transactions. Examples of such transactions include, but are not limited to, the following: asset purchase, escrow, and web site development. Among the topics to be covered are the business purposes of selected contract doctrines; translating business ideas into contract concepts; drafting the parts of a contract; drafting with clarity and without ambiguity; adding value to the deal; and review and comment on the contract.

This course is designed to help soon-to-be solo practitioners and attorneys in smaller firms bridge the gap between studying law and practicing law. The class is designed to cultivate proficiency in two practical areas of attorney development, which are typically learned over time rather than formally taught: (A) how to actually practice law, and (B) how to build and manage a law practice.

This course is an introduction to the constitutional and historical background of workers' compensation law, relevant statutory and case law, and substantive and procedural issues in workers' compensation, including compensability, benefit structure, and tort law relationships. The course serves as an introduction to practice the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board and appellate review.

This course surveys the law of mass communications with references to print, radio, television, internet, and other forms of distribution. The subject matter addressed includes the First Amendment, defamation, invasion of privacy and the right of publicity, Federal Communications Commission regulation, advertising and commercial speech, fair use, newsgathering and other relevant subjects. Students interested in pursuing a paid summer fellowship with the Media Access Project in Washington, D.C., and those considering a career in telecommunications, should contact Professor Epstein.

This course focuses on the National Labor Relations Act, which since the New Deal has governed the relationship among private sector employers, unions, and workers. It examines the practical aspects of the subject matter, including protected-concerted activity, union activity, strikes and lockouts, collective bargaining, secondary activity, and preemption. An important objective of the course is to provide an understanding of the historical context of the labor movement, its ongoing evolution and the current relevance of traditional labor law.

This course is designed to examine the legal and economic aspects of land sale transactions. A study is made of typical documentation used in such transactions; the role of the real estate broker and the lawyer; the rights, liabilities, and remedies of the buyer and seller arising out of their contract; sources and alternative forms of financing; basic tax considerations; forms of ownership; title protection devices and development alternatives. Prerequisite: Property (160)

This course provides an in-depth study of the substantive patent law of the U.S. Although the Patent Office procedure to obtain a patent is not covered in this course, the conditions for a valid patent are reviewed, such as inventorship, the date of the invention, the novelty requirement, statutory bars other than novelty, and the requirements of utility and non-obviousness are explored.

Participation in the Trial Advocacy Honors Program (TAHP) is by invitation only. Students who have been selected to participate in TAHP must register for the program via Student Action Report (SAR) in the Registration Office (W102). For more information, please visit the TAHP web page at https://www.swlaw.edu/trial-advocacy-honors-progra m