Course Offerings: Course Catalog

This course explores Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for cases involving children and families arising in the juvenile, family and probate divisions of the court. The course will cover techniques such as mediation, arbitration, collaborative law and peer court alternatives in delinquency proceedings. It will also cover preparation and techniques for judicial recommendation and settlement conferences. This course will count toward the experiential learning requirement for graduation. Co-requisite: Family Law.

Units: 2

Persuasive trial and presentation skills are developed through repetition and experience. This course is designed to give students an opportunity for in-depth skills training beyond that covered in Trial Advocacy. Topics will include the development of trial narratives and story-telling skills for persuasive advocacy in opening statement and closing argument; complex direct and cross examinations using exhibits and technology; the use of experts at trial; motion practice; and jury selection. Every student will participate as counsel in at least two full trials. Outstanding students in this class may also be asked to represent the law school in mock trial competitions. This course (or competing in mock trial) is required for the JD Litigation Certificate. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisite: Evidence and either Trial Advocacy or Trial Evidence & Advocacy.

Units: 3

The purpose of this course is to help students learn approaches to negotiation and conflict resolution, and to understand various dispute resolution processes, principally mediation and arbitration. Students will be exposed to simulated negotiations and mediations and will be expected to participate in exercises and to act as advocates and/or mediators. Guest lecturers may include a hostage negotiator, an aikido master, a retired superior court judge now serving as a JAMS mediator, and prominent mediators and arbitrators. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I and II., Units: 3 , Offered: Spring 2018

The course is a practical skills class which involves a semester-long simulated negotiation of a business transaction between a U.S. multinational pharmaceutical corporation and a company in a developing African nation which has a raw material necessary for a new drug. Although the fundamental purpose of the course is to convey practical lessons that are transferable to any business transaction, the course will involve a simulated negotiation between two groups of GGU students. Each team will "represent" one of the two fictional parties to the transaction for the entire semester. Teams of students will work together to produce written communications and lead live negotiations. Course instruction includes negotiations skills, possible structures for the transaction, and a financial analysis of the facts and how that information influences the structure and negotiation of the transaction. Previous or concurrent enrollment in Business Associations is required. This course counts toward the Certificates of Specialization for both Business Law and Intellectual Property Law.

Units: 3

This course focuses on the practical and theoretical aspects of preparing for, taking and defending depositions in the course of litigation. Students will learn deposition strategies and questioning techniques using a variety of simulations to provide students with a wide array of contexts. The course is designed to give students continual practice and feedback in order to maximize skill-development, preparation and skills needed to handle clients, deponents and other lawyers to achieve optimal resolution of a case. Co-requisite: Evidence.

Units: 2

In this course, students handle every aspect of the pretrial preparation of a civil lawsuit. They proceed from the initial client contact, through formulating client representational strategy, to developing a case theory. They draft all the case pleadings as well as motions challenging the sufficiency of the pleadings. Students also engage in all aspects of fact investigation. The course ends with a pre-trial settlement conference.

Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I and II., Units: 3 , Offered: Spring 2018

This course affords students the opportunity to apply the skills learned in Trial Advocacy in the context of a criminal case. The class is divided into two-person teams. Each team is assigned either the role of prosecution or defense counsel. The class usually begins with the staging of a mock crime. The crime is reported, a suspect is arrested, charges are filed, and the prosecution commences. The class proceeds, week by week, through major phases of a criminal case. The course concludes with the trial of the case, which is conducted in a local courthouse. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Prerequisite: Evidence, and either Trial Advocacy or Trial Evidence & Advocacy., Units: 3

This is a competitive placement, one student is selected each semester by DOJ. The student will have the opportunity to complete an internship with the Department of Justice Tax Division office in San Francisco, working directly with attorneys on both civil and criminal tax cases. Interested students should contact the director of the LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning Programs, for more information. Prerequisite: Characterization of Income & Expenditures and Federal Tax Procedure. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students

Units: 2 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

A judge's first impression of a lawyer is often based on the quality of his or her papers. That impression had better be a good one. This course, taught by a superior court judge, will teach students how to effectively draft motions and argue them in a real-world setting. Utilizing a variety of fact patterns, students will develop a portfolio of written work and will receive feedback aimed at building confidence in courtroom advocacy.

Units: 2 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018

The Environmental Law & Justice Clinic (ELJC) is an in-house clinic, which provides students with intensive training and hands-on lawyering experience. Under close faculty supervision, students provide legal representation on matters addressing environmental justice, including enforcement of environmental laws and formulating energy justice policies. Clinic students are certified under State Bar of California rules to perform many of the tasks of an attorney: they interview clients, develop legal strategies, draft legal documents, and counsel clients. They may also appear at hearings and negotiate with opposing parties. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Co-requisite: Evidence. Special scheduling arrangements can be made on a case-by-case basis for night students.

Units: 2 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Spring 2018

The Estate Planning Externship is a course, providing students with the opportunity to assist estate planning law firms and practitioners while obtaining hands-on, practical experience working on estate plans, conservatorships, trust and probate administrations. The course consists of two components: class and field work. The instructors are estate planning attorneys. The class will meet approximately every other week, to discuss substantive questions and practical hurdles, arising from their field work. Students are required to maintain and share journals, chronicling their weekly experiences, questions, and concerns. The class culminates with a paper/presentation. In the field component, each student is placed with an estate planning law firm or with a practitioner in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and shall complete 90 hours (2 units) or 135 hours (3 units) of field work over the span of the 15 week semester. The field work involves working on active cases in the areas of estate planning, conservatorships, trust and probate administrations. Prerequisites for LLM students: None. Prerequisites for JD students: Wills & Trusts. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis and offered through the LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning Programs. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Units: 1 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

This course uses exercises designed to illustrate the challenges and rewards of the estate planning attorney's professional life. Student participation in role plays and class discussion is required and will be graded. Highly experienced estate planning attorneys will be guest participants and lecturers. The course emphasizes the process of practice, including client communication skills, rather than technical substance or document drafting. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Prerequisite: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation., Units: 1

The rules of evidence dictate the manner of criminal and civil trials. Understanding evidence impacts the questions attorneys will ask, the exhibits and testimony that the jury will consider, the quality of the advocacy and, even, the outcome at trial. This course connects the rules of evidence and evidentiary determinations with the skills of trial advocacy. Students will learn how arguments under the rules of evidence and evidentiary rulings play out in the courtroom. Students will write and argue motions in limine, make offers of proof, conduct examinations, argue evidentiary objections and render decisions on evidence as trial judge. This course will focus on advocacy skills rooted in understanding evidence, such as motions in limine, evidentiary foundations, modes of impeachment and making a record for appeal. This course will not cover the aspects of trial advocacy that do not relate significantly to the rules of evidence, such as trial preparation and organization, themes and theories, voir dire, opening statements and closing arguments. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisite: Evidence

Units: 2

Students work in private or non-profit law offices, government agencies, or business legal departments as law clerks, working on civil litigation or engaging in transactional work. Students also attend seminar class meetings. Students may work in a wide variety of civil practice areas. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Application form required.

Units: 2 - 8 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

The Consumer Rights Clinic focuses on representation of clients facing debt-collection lawsuits and related issues. Students learn interviewing and issue-spotting skills, and assist attorneys to provide advice, counseling and limited legal representation to clients. Work includes drafting letters and basic pleadings such as answers and claims of exemption. To enroll in this clinic, students must be able to attend the Bar Association of San Francisco's legal clinics on selected Wednesday evenings and also on the last Saturday of the month. For times and locations, see the course section scheduling note or the instructor's syllabus. With instructor approval, students who seek a third unit and who are certified by the State Bar, may be able to perform additional limited client representation, such as drafting and arguing motions in court. During Priority Registration, enrollment in this course will be restricted to evening, part-time students. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Units: 2 , Offered: Spring 2018

Students intern with prosecutors, public or private defenders on criminal cases in trial or appellate courts in the state or federal system. Students also attend seminars covering relevant criminal justice issues. Prerequisite: Evidence. Strongly recommended: Criminal Procedure, Trial Advocacy. Also Recommended: Criminal Litigation. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Application form required.

Units: 2 - 4 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Spring 2018

Students intern with prosecuting attorneys or public defenders on criminal cases in trial or appellate courts in the state or federal system. Students also attend a concurrent seminar covering relevant criminal justice issues. Students are recommended to take Evidence concurrently. Consent of instructor required. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. This course is offered only in the summer term.

Units: 2 - 4 , Offered: Summer 2018

This externship is designed to address a vastly underserved population: low income persons and families with urgent family law issues. Students will work with non-profit organizations, government agencies, and private attorneys specializing in Family Law, to handle all aspects of Family Law cases at all stages, from client interview to representation at court hearings, assisting in trials, and writing legal briefs. Students are responsible for obtaining their own placement. For help in finding a placement, please contact Law Career Services, the Externship Director, or the professor well in advance of the start of classes. Eligible students may become certified to argue cases in court. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Corequisites: Students should have taken either Community Property, Family Law, or Family Law Practice, or be taking one of these courses contemporaneously with this externship. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Units: 2 - 4

Students work in selected courts under the supervision of a judge or court staff attorney. In addition to working at the court placement, students must attend a mandatory seminars.Students must complete 45 hours of work for each unit. Students who enroll in this course in a summer session are limited to 8 units of credit. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 28 units and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for state trial court and 2.75 for appellate and federal court externships. Pre- or co-requisite: Evidence. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Application form required.

Units: 2 - 13 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

This externship clinic is designed for students who have already completed a civil, criminal or judicial-externship course and who are taking a second externship in the same discipline. Students will work toward professional competencies within the context of their field placement and in seminar. Students must submit regular assignments, attend two in-person seminars and up to five additional video-conference seminars in addition to completing their work at their field placements. The dates for assignments and the mandatory seminars are listed on the syllabus. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement and is graded on a credit/no credit basis. An application form and consent of the Externship Director is required. The course may be taken for 2 to 8 credits in the summer or 2 to 13 credits in fall or spring.

Units: 2 - 8 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

The goal of this course is to provide students with the lawyering skills, substantive legal knowledge, and training in non-legal areas to prepare them to be attorneys for children and other vulnerable populations. The course consists of a seminar and a supervised practicum, both of which will be held at Legal Services for Children (LSC). Although the work will focus on lawyering for children and youth, the skills and non-legal trainings will be relevant for any student with an interest in pursuing a career in public interest. The weekly seminar will be led by Exec. Director Trillin, who has been representing children since 1995. Topics include discussion of specific cases, substantive legal training in education, foster care, guardianship and immigration, and additional training in non-legal topics relevant to attorneys working with children and other vulnerable populations, focused on advocacy for clients who have been impacted by trauma. The practicum component will include participation in LSC's warmline (a free and confidential help line), school expulsion hearings, guardianship proceedings, and immigration matters. Students will also assist on LSC policy/advocacy projects. Students will improve their skills in interviewing, issue spotting, case presentation and trial techniques, as well as gain familiarity with administrative hearings, state court hearings, federal immigration proceedings and policy work.

Units: 5 - 8

This course focuses on the skills necessary to carry on a basic family law practice in California. Students prepare and argue motions, learn trial skills, and practice using the most popular computer programs for setting child support according to the detailed provisions of the Family Code. Students also develop parenting and child visitation plans, calculate spousal support, and learn various methods of dividing community property. Priority is given to graduating students. Prior completion of Family Law and Community Property is recommended, but not required, and may also be taken concurrently. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Units: 2 , Offered: Spring 2018

Students learn counseling, interviewing, and negotiating skills in class simulations, then work with real clients. Training is provided in both lawyering skills and substantive law. Under the professor's supervision, students act as advocates for clients in a variety of settings. This course is open only to students in the Honors Lawyering Program (HLP).

Units: 2

This introduction to immigration and naturalization law and procedure examines major immigration policies and covers immigration and naturalization statutes, regulations, major administrative and court decisions, and constitutional rights as affected by alienage. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Units: 3 , Offered: Fall 2018

This course focuses on the primary legal and procedural requirements for preparing and prosecuting patent applications under federal law. The course is designed to introduce students to the main legal doctrines of the patent preparation and prosecution practice, as well as the strategic considerations underlying the lawyering process in this area of intellectual property law. A core component of this course is the use of simulations that require students to complete both written and oral assignments that emulate actual legal practice in patent preparation and prosecution, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Students will receive extensive feedback on assignments in order to enhance active learning of legal skills, legal writing skills, and professional development. Among the assignments, students may practice drafting patent applications, responding to office actions, performing patentability searches, and preparing client letters. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Units: 2 , Offered: Spring 2018

This course focuses on the primary legal and procedural requirements for registering, maintaining, exploiting, and enforcing trademarks and copyrights under federal law. The course is designed to introduce students to the main legal doctrines of trademark and copyright transactional practice, as well as the strategic considerations underlying the lawyering process in these areas of intellectual property law. A core component of this course is the use of simulations that require students to complete both written and oral assignments that emulate actual legal practice in trademark and copyright prosecution, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Copyright Office. Students will receive extensive feedback on assignments in order to enhance active learning of legal skills, legal writing skills, and professional development. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisite: Trademark Law of the US or Copyright Law of the US or Intellectual Property Law Survey.

Units: 2

This is a competitive placement as an unpaid law clerk with the Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel in San Francisco or San Jose. Selected students will work directly with IRS counsel on pending Tax Court, collection and other current cases. The placement may be with either SB/SE and LMSB divisions. An IRS background check is required before beginning the internship; interested students should submit a resume and cover letter to the Associate Dean of the Tax LLM Program at the beginning of the semester prior to semester in which the student seeks the internship. Recommended: Federal Tax Procedure; Characterization of Income and Expenditures. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Units: 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

The IRS Litigation clinic provides the opportunity to defend the Internal Revenue Service before the United States Tax Court. Students will be assigned cases (with the supervision of IRS attorneys) under the Small Case Procedures of the Tax Court which are set for a trial session toward the end of the semester. The trial preparation work may include communicating and meeting with taxpayers (or their representatives), drafting court documents and identifying litigation hazards for settlements. The culmination of the course is the representation of the IRS in Tax Court. Courtroom work may include presenting settlements, arguing motions, or a trial. The clinic is for CR/NC. There are no course prerequisites however, Federal Tax Procedure and/or Tax Litigation is recommended. US Citizenship, a criminal background check, and a tax compliance check are required, with applications due approximately one month before the start of the semester. Offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. JD students are required to concurrently register for LAW 896A Externship: Civil Field Placement. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Units: 1 - 3

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) is offered through the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco. The LITC provides assistance to low-income individuals who are in controversy with the IRS. This includes a broad range of services from stopping levies to negotiating collection alternatives to full scope representation at the U.S. Tax Court. The LITC also organizes a Day of Docket Program which provides free legal advice by experienced tax professionals on the morning of the Tax Court's calendar call to self-represented petitioners. Applicants must have completed at least some course work in tax law. To Apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample limited to 5 pages to mwhitley@ggu.edu with "LITC Externship" in the subject line. Please include the number of hours desired, the date range for which you are available, as well as any scheduling restrictions in your cover letter. Accepted students will receive permission to register for JD/LLM credit. This course meets the Experiential Learning requirement for JD students.

Units: 2 - 3

Trust and estate practice is filled with actual and potential conflicts among close and distant family members and other interested persons. Effectively identifying and addressing these unique types and causes of conflicts are essential to a successful trust and estate practice. This course will enable the practitioner to sharpen his/her existing skills in dealing with these conflicts and disputes and equip the practitioner with new tools and methods for creative non-adversarial resolution. The students will learn by using real case scenarios in an interactive classroom setting that includes dispute resolution role-play. (Offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course meets the Experiential Learning requirement for JD students.)

Units: 2 , Offered: Spring 2018

In practice and in our lives - negotiation is a critical skill. This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of negotiation. Students will acquire a systematic framework for understanding negotiations, develop negotiation skills to create and distribute value through simulation exercises and discussion, and develop awareness of their strengths and opportunities for growth as a negotiator. There will be required readings for each class and a number of short written assignments related to particular classes and simulation exercises. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I and II., Units: 3

This course offers an in-depth exploration of patent law and patent litigation practice. The course covers understanding of the patent document and the patent prosecution process, patent infringement, claim construction, requirements for patentability, defenses to patent infringement, and patent remedies. The course involves readings and discussions related to substantive patent law and practical exercises designed to teach the class how to litigate a patent case. These practical exercises include written pleadings, motions, and papers as well as in-class litigation exercises. A technical background is not required. This course satisfies the upper division writing requirement. This course satisfies a requirement of the Intellectual Property Law Certificate. Intellectual Property LLM students are required to take this course, Copyright Law of the US, or Trademark Law of the US.

Units: 3 , Offered: Fall 2018

The Sales and Use Tax Clinic is a hands-on clinic where students will gain real world experience, allowing them to apply what they are learning in the classroom to actual client cases. Under the supervision of an attorney, students will represent actual clients who are appealing Sales and Use Tax assessments issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). Students will have the opportunity to gain practical legal skills including: client interview and counseling, gathering evidence, preparing legal briefs, performing case strategy, as well as negotiating with auditors and settlement attorneys from the CDTFA. Furthermore, when necessary, students will have the opportunity to represent clients in a litigation setting. And although the cases involve tax issues, students do not need to be focused on tax law to participate. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis and is offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director.

Units: 1 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

Under supervision of an attorney from the California Franchise Tax Board's Taxpayer Rights Advocate Office, students assist taxpayers with state income tax disputes against the state of California. Students receive legal practice skills training, including gathering and identifying evidence, drafting legal briefs, and representing clients/taxpayers in negotiations with the Franchise Tax Board and at oral hearings. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis and is offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director.

Units: 1 - 2 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

This is a competitive placement as an unpaid law clerk with the Probate Department of the California Superior Court. Selected students will work directly with the probate judge, probate examiners, court investigators, and courtroom staff on pending estate, trust, and conservatorship cases. The externs will get hands-on Probate Court experience from the judicial perspective. The course provides invaluable insight for future estate planners. Recommended: Wills & Trusts or Probate Procedure. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. Offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Units: 2 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018 , Spring 2018

This course is a skills-based course that will provide students with numerous opportunities to learn about many of the common areas of real estate transactions and litigation practice such as residential and commercial leases, commercial unlawful detainers; co-ownership agreements, quiet title and partition; purchase and sale contracts, breach of sales contracts; broker commissions; broker malpractice claims; drafting loan documents, CC&Rs and easements, zoning and variance application; judicial and non-judicial foreclosures, receiverships, and injunctions against foreclosure; construction contracts drafting and construction defects and mechanics' liens; land use and real estate development; drafting of various pleadings, motions, discovery and trial. 3 Units - Satisfies the Experiential Learning requirement Prerequisite: Property (4 units);

Units: 3

Clinical fieldwork in a tax practice may be performed under the supervision of a practicing attorney. Students must petition to program director for approval. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. (Offered through the LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning programs. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director.) This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students.

Units: 1 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Summer 2018

This is the entry course for the litigation program, and it teaches the basic skills needed by every lawyer going to court: conducting a direct examination of a witness, introducing documents and physical evidence, cross-examining witnesses, making and answering objections, and preparing opening statements and closing arguments. Much of the students' work is videotaped. The final examination for this course is a full trial conducted in a local courthouse. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisite/Corequisite (depending on the instructor): Evidence.

Units: 3 , Offered: Fall 2018

Specifically-designed for the Summer Trial and Evidence Program (1st STEP), this course combines the courses of trial advocacy and evidence in the courtroom, as well as presentation and acting techniques from a theater instructor. In the trial advocacy part, students learn the basic skills needed by every lawyer going to court: conducting a direct examination of a witness, introducing documents and physical evidence, cross-examining witnesses, making and answering objections, and preparing opening statements and closing arguments. In the evidence in the courtroom part, students learn that the rules of evidence dictate the manner of criminal and civil trials. Students will learn how arguments under the rules of evidence and evidentiary rulings play out in the courtroom. This course connects the rules of evidence and evidentiary determinations with the skills of trial advocacy. The final examination for this course is a full trial. Corequisite (within 1st STEP): Evidence. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement.

Units: 5 , Offered: Summer 2018

Students in this multi-disciplinary clinic will learn veterans disability law and procedure and will aid military veterans in the filing, adjudication, and appeal of their disability claims with the Veterans Administration. Students will engage in client interviews and factual investigations, draft and submit motions and briefs, and advocate for their client both in writing, and, possibly, in person before administrative boards and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Students will also work on military discharge upgrade applications, on administrative appeal and in U.S. District Court, including other-than-honorable discharges of service members discharged under the military's repealed don't ask, don't tell policy and those who have suffered military sexual assault and undiagnosed PTSD. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Application form and consent of instructor required. Co-requisite: LAW 776D Veterans Legal Advocacy Seminar.

Units: 1 - 4

Students in this multi-disciplinary on campus program will learn and practice veterans disability law and procedure and represent actual clients before the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under attorney supervision, students will engage in client interviews, attorney-client communications and relationship, evidence gathering, factual investigation, legal research, case strategy, and objective and persuasive legal writing. Students will gain practical experience in veterans and administrative law. Through direct client services, students are exposed to many issues facing indigent clients beyond their interactions with the military. Students are expected to be thoroughly prepared and zealously represent their client. After completion of the course, students will have practiced and experienced many aspects of attorney-client representation, and the undertaking of a legal matter from its initial beginnings to completion. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Previous or concurrent enrollment in LAW 776D- Veterans Legal Advocacy Seminar required.

Units: 2 - 4 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Spring 2018

Students represent low-income clients with employment-related problems in areas including unpaid wages, discrimination and harassment, pregnancy disability, family and medical leave, and unemployment benefits. The clinic operates as a law office, with students practicing under direct faculty supervision. Clinic students must simultaneously enroll in the Women's Employment Rights Seminar (LAW-885S). This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement. Prerequisites: All first-year courses.

Prerequisite: All first-year courses. Corequisite: Evidence. Consent of the instructor is required for Clinic enrollment., Corequisite: Evidence. Consent of the instructor is required for Clinic enrollment., Units: 2 - 3 , Offered: Fall 2018 , Spring 2018