This course will cover the taxation of general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, Subchapter S corporations and Subchapter C (i.e., ordinary) corporations. The course is intended for students who intend to practice business law. It will provide students with the tax knowledge they will need in order to counsel clients on: the type of entity to form when starting a new business or expanding an existing one; the daily operations of business entities; and the termination of business entities by liquidation or sale.

This course explores the process of social change. To understand change of any kind, one has to understand power, because power is never easily conceded. The course therefore starts with an examination of the sources of power in society and then moves to the ways in which power is embodied and deployed. From there the course will confront and grapple with the limits of social transformation before finally considering possible points of intervention.

This course is designed to provide in-depth, practical training in Driving Under the Influence (DUI) prosecution and defense for future criminal lawyers. Through a combination of lectures and interactive group exercises, utilizing real case files, students will learn the common charges, allegations, and enhancements they will encounter in both misdemeanor and felony DUI practice, as well as their accompanying jury instructions. Students will learn to identify the strengths and weaknesses of real DUI cases, including common 4th Amendment issues.

Students who have successfully completed the Family Law Clinic can continue to hone their lawyering skills through direct representation of children and families in family law matters. Prerequisite: Family Law Clinic (680FL) in addition to Family Law (546) or Family Law Procedure and Practice (551).

Introduction to Lawyering will focus primarily on a general overview of the civil litigation process and the structure of federal and state court systems. It is designed to provide context for the terminology and procedural posture of civil cases you will read in your substantive law classes (such as Contracts, Torts and Property) during your first year of law school.

This course deals with practical and substantive aspects of doing business abroad, and with the domestic international law of import-export, especially U.S. trade remedies and GATT. Topics include: international contracting; the International Convention on the Sale of Goods; documentary sale of goods; choice of law and forum problems; forms of direct and indirect foreign investment; transfer of technology problems; business immigration issues; transnational litigation, arbitration and other forms of dispute settlement; and the ethical aspects of choosing and employing foreign lawyers.

The externship provides training in federal disability law (the SSI and SSDI programs), as well as the CAPI program (an SSI-like program from the State of California for certain eligible legal residents). Students will represent homeless individuals throughout LA County in SSI, SSDI, and CAPI appeal hearings. Range of work will include initial client interview; research and writing; drafting hearing brief; representing client at hearing (before ALJ). Short projects in addition to case work.

Habeas Corpus Litigation primarily involves collateral challenges to an inmate's conviction and incarceration that involves claims that are unavailable or unknown to a defendant during the trial and appellate process. This class will examine evolution of the Great Writ as a vehicle for challenging the legality of a prisoner's detention.

This externship focuses on the criminal justice system, throught placements with prosecutors' offices as well as defense offices. The field placement is complemented by an academic component, including several class meetings on campus and/or via videoconferencing. For specific details, please see the Externship Office staff and course syllabus.

Cities, Counties and School Districts oversee and regulate many of the most basic aspects of public and economic life. Local entities have enormous powers that are sometimes overlooked in the study of law. This course introduces students to the basic concepts of local government law. The course will cover the following topics: 1. Local government creation; annexation; and, state preemption. 2. Local government taxation and finance. 3. Public control of local government through elections, initiatives and referenda. 4. Public meetings and public information. 5.