Seminar in the legal profession (2 CP) D/N 880 This seminar focuses on the study of issues relating to the legal profession, with particular emphasis on the role of legal education, the current state of the profession, internal and external forces that indicate a change in the legal profession, and the future of the legal profession. Note: This course cannot be taken in lieu of the mandatory course of the Faculty of Law under professional responsibility (DN861). It can be a class presentation, a thesis, or a combination of assignments. Each law school chooses the courses that are offered to students. Many schools have classes known as seminaries. These courses can cover a variety of topics and be very different depending on the school and the teachers. Typically, these courses delve deeper into a certain type of law (e.g., labour law) or touch on a type of “special interest” law (e.g., environmental law). Ultimately, these courses will give you the opportunity to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the law. Law school clinics, also known as legal clinics, simultaneously serve as law courses and programs to provide free (pro bono) legal services to various clients and communities. Legal clinics are a very hands-on experience for law students to practice their legal skills, which students typically cannot do in an educational course. Some law schools require the law professor to fail the bottom 2% of his or her class. Others like NYU Law have a comfortable B floor for their students.
Berkeley Law uses a pass/fail system with no mandatory diarrhea. The trend is that the higher the law school is ranked, the higher the surrogacy floor. This is simply because law students from top law schools are more in demand among employers. Simulation courses provide law students with practical skills in areas such as contract drafting, negotiation, and even the process of negotiating a merger and acquisition. These are in high demand among students as they are generally considered the most useful courses in law school. Can I take the seminar in one semester and complete the fieldwork hours in another semester? Seminar in Law and Technology (2 or 3 CP) D/N 778 This course explores many aspects of the complex interrelationships between law and technology. In addition to examining the law specifically applicable to computers and other technological developments, the seminar may focus on topics and trends, such as the causal relationship between technological development and legislative changes. This seminar can focus on a variety of possible topics and topics, depending on the interests and backgrounds of the instructor and students. No.
In order to receive external credits, fieldwork hours must be completed in the same semester as the Externship seminar. Fair Housing SeminarLEX 8091 Cr. 3 Prerequisite: LEX 6500 Real Estate This seminar deals with fair housing law issues in the United States. The course is discussion-based, with students expected to play an active participatory role in each lesson. We will discuss: housing discrimination and the Federal Fair Housing Act; equitable housing issues at the state and local levels, including the racialized history of housing development in Detroit; the interface between fair housing and the emergence of the sharing economy (Airbnb, etc.); constitutional housing issues, including the criminalization of homelessness; and various relevant aspects of landlords` tenancy law. Fair housing issues are examined from a variety of perspectives, including tenants, landlords, state regulators, and neighborhood/homeowner associations. Notes: Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, basis. So the top 1% of the class can get an A, the next 10% can get an A-, the next 20% can get a B+, and so on. Most of the students in your class (approx. 30-40%) may be in the B+/B range. Each law school has a slightly different cap on the number of each degree that can be awarded. Reinventing Development in Detroit: Institutions, Law and SocietyLEX 8003 Cr.
3 Prereq.: LEX 6500 Property This seminar examines current community development issues from an institutional economic perspective. Students will be introduced to the tools and theories of institutional economics and learn how these principles are increasingly being applied to issues relevant to the city of Detroit. Students will write research papers applying these tools to topics such as race and regionalism, the role of faith-based organizations in community development, abandoned lands and community gardens, local government structure, charter schools and the fate of public schools, opportunity-based housing, and the state of health security network providers. Fall 2022 grades: Limited to 16 students. Notes: Space is limited and registration is on a first-come, basis. Your teaching assignments can range from 30 to 60 pages per class. Seminar on the selection of judges (2 CP) D/N 744 This seminar explores the various methods of selecting judges in the United States, including lifetime appointments in the federal system, partisan and impartial elections in state courts, and the various iterations of merit-based selection. The course also discusses the interaction of selection and retention methods for judicial independence. Seminar in Public Health Law and Policy (Interprofessional Practice) (2 CP) D/N ___ This course uses experimental and case-based websites (such as health services, forensic partnerships, and hospitals) to provide students in the faculties of law, public health, and social work with the skills to understand, analyzes, implements and develops public health laws and policies.
Students from all three schools will work together in interprofessional teams to address public health issues identified by the experiment sites. Seminar in American Legal History (2 CP) D/N 850 At the instructor`s choice, this course provides an overview of American legal history or alternately examines a selected American legal history or topic. Topics include criminal justice, family law, Indiana legal history, the legal profession, and legal theory, among others. Does the practicum seminar meet the CMT`s experiential competency requirements? In a legal review, your weekly tasks include reviewing citations for content and format. If you are on the board of directors, you may be responsible for coordinating a symposium or leading a team of writers (consisting of sub-binders). In this article, I will discuss in detail what it is like to be in law school. This includes a discussion about the types of courses you will take, how lectures will be organized, how law students will be graded, when students will apply for jobs, and more. Buckle up. The two credit clerkship seminars, the one-credit seminar and the associated practicum all meet the experiential skills requirements; One-on-one mentoring, including related internship loans, does not. Law students are also often particularly aware of this. To be honest, no one will remember if you made a mistake during the course or not. The law professor himself won`t even remember it.
People have other things to fear. ViceLEX Regulation 8335 Cr. 3 Vice Regulation (seminary) examines legal, economic, and political issues relating to federal, state, and local regulation of vice (including alcohol, nicotine, drugs, gambling, and sex work). The current legal landscape is being examined together with possible policy reforms. Students are responsible for a research paper and presentation on a commonly agreed topic, which may include a specific vice ordinance or law, proposed policy reform, comparative analysis of another jurisdiction, and state/local issues. Commercial Law SeminarLEX 8031 Cr. 3 Prereq. or Coreq.: LEX7756 Secured Transactions Advanced study of an area of commercial law; Assigned metrics. Final grade based on seminar discussion work and leadership, on the topic chosen by the student from the teacher`s list.
During the fall and spring semesters, students who are unable to attend one of the clerkship seminar`s offerings due to scheduling issues or other restrictions may ask each faculty member to supervise. The faculty member must be a full-time professor or have an office in the WCL Law School building. Faculty members who agree to provide individual supervision to external students must sign the Guidelines for Individual Faculty Supervision. Tax Policy Seminar: Role and Impact of Congressional Oversight of Aggressive Tax StrategiesLEX 8363 Cr.
