Summer 2024 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

• Ethics in Tax Law with Professor Tran.

Professor Changes 

• Foundations of American Law will be co-taught by Professors Cedrone and Song. 

FALL 2024 SCHEDULE UPDATES

Canceled Courses

• Advanced Legal Writing in Practice with Professor DeLaurentis.

New Courses

• Academic Legal English I: Special Topics with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Academic Legal English I: Special Topics with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• Civil Discovery in Federal Courts with Professors Ramos and Concannon: 3 credits, Paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m - 8:45 p. m.
• Computer Programming for Lawyers: An Introduction with Professor Orey: 2 Credits, During the Fall 2024 semester, the one-hour lecture will meet on the following Mondays, 5:45-7:45 p.m.: 8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/15 (Monday classes meet), 10/21, 10/28. The one-hour lab will meet on the following Wednesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m.: 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16.
• Expelled from Democracy: A Legislative History and Contemporary Analysis of Voting Rights and Incarceration with Professor TBA: 2 credits, Paper, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor (TBA): Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/9, 9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor LieAnn Van-Tull: Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6 and 11/20.
• Externship I Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor Ross: Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/5, 9/19, 10/3, 10/17, 10/24 and 11/14.
• Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) With professor (TBA): Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m on the following dates: 9/9,   9/23, 10/7, 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18.

• First Amendment with Professor Barclay: 3 credits, in-class exam, Mondays and Wednesday, 1:20 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. 

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing I with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Gen AI and Big Law with Professors Rostain and Walters: 1 credit, special requirement, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. on the following dates: 8/28, 9/11, 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, and 11/20.

• How to Design Your Own Data Privacy Law Seminar with Professor Lancieri: 3 credit writing requirement (JD students) and 2 credit paper (LLM students), Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• International and Comparative Antitrust Law with Professor Losco: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
• International Business Negotiations with Professor Jacobs: 3 credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Fridays 12:30pm-3:30pm
• Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Fridays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Jurisprudence Seminar with Professor Barclay: 3 credits, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

• Keeping Government Honest: The Role of Inspectors General and Other Oversight Entities in Promoting Government Accountability with Professor Fine: 2 credits, New Section (LAWG), Tuesdays 5:45 p.m-7:45 p.m.
• Law and Social Change with Professor Hunter: 3 credits, take-home exam,  11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. every Tuesday and alternating Thursdays on the following dates: 8/29, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21 and Monday, 12/2 (Thursday classes meet).

• Legal English I with Professor Cheng: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesday and Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Legal English I with Professor Horowitz: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesday and Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor DeLaurentis: 6 credits, year-long, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Literacy and Law Seminar with Professor Roe: 2 credits, Paper, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Natural Resources and Energy Law and Policy Practicum (Project-Based Practicum) with Professor Beneke and Wagner: 4 Credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays 3:30pm-5:30pm

• Poverty Law and Policy (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professors Edelman and Rosenbaum: 8-10 credits, special requirement, year-long, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Private Law and the Costs of Climate Change Seminar with Professor Saad: 2 credit paper and 3 credit writing requirement, Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Professional Responsibility with Professor Teicher: 2 credits, take-home exam, Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Professional Responsibility in the United States with Professor Cheng: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m.  - 1:10 p.m. 
• Proseminar in National Security Law with Professor Regan: 3 credits, paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Note: This course is only open to LL.M students who are admitted into the LL.M in National Security Law Program.
• Presentation Skills for Lawyers: An Experiential Workshop to Practice Core Skills With professor Bensinger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays 1:20 p.m - 3:20 p.m.

• Reproductive Health and International Human Rights Law with Professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 Credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Wednesdays 1:20 pm to 3:20 pm.

• Rethinking Securities Regulations & the Role of the SEC with Professors Bondi and Folena: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Wednesdays, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. 

• Securities Regulation with Professors Cavanagh and Levine: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Social Media Law with professor Dwyer: 2 credits, Paper, Tuesdays, 1:20 - 3:20p

• Tax Planning for Corporate Acquisitions Seminar with Professor Barrie: 2 credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing with Professor Jhunjhnuwala: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (Two-Year Program) with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• U.S. Legal Research Analysis & Writing (Two-Year Program) with Professor Horowitz: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

Day/Time/Date Change

• Business Essentials: A Mini-MBA for Lawyers with Professor Hills (both sections): The course will normally meet for 85 minutes, but five classes will meet the full 2 hours. In Fall 2024, the dates the course will meet the full 2 hours are: 10/17, 10/29, 11/5, 11/19, and 11/21. There will also be four joint class sessions on Fridays, from 9:35 am - 11:00 am. In Fall 2024, the dates of the joint class sessions are: 9/27, 10/25, 11/8, and 11/15.

• Industry Epidemics: NCDs, Commercial Risk Factors and the Law with Professors Barbosa and Castagnari: This course will meet on Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• International Business Negotiations (Negotiating International Technology Licenses, International Joint-Venture Contracts and Foreign Investment Contracts) with Professor Tejtel: This course will meet on Tuesdays, 1:20 - 3:20 pm on the following dates: 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/31, 11/7, and 11/14. In addition, this course will meet on two Saturdays (10/26 and 11/9) from 2:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. 

• International Economic Law and Institutions with Professor Hillman: This course will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

• Law and Social Change with Professor Hunter: This course will meet 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. every Tuesday and on the following Thursdays: 8/29, 9/12, 9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, and 11/21.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Perlin: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Professor Changes

• Business and Human Rights (Fieldwork Practicum) will be taught by Professor Holland. 

• Criminal Justice Clinic will be taught by Professor Johnson.

• Employee Benefits: Health & Welfare Plans will be co-taught by Professors Bierma and LaGarde.
• Estate Planning: Estate and Gift Tax will be co-taught by Professors Koss, O’Brien, and Goode.
• Securities Regulation will be co-taught by Professors Cavanagh and Levine.
• The First 1000 Days: Global Health Law & Policy from Gestation to Age Two will be taught by Professor Morrison.

Requirement Changes

• Slavery, Abolition, and the Constitution with Professor Mikhail: This course meets the upper-level graduation requirement for JD students matriculating in Fall 2022 and later under the following Institutional Learning Outcome, which provides that the course will provide students with an "[a]bility to think critically about the law’s claim to neutrality and its differential effects on subordinated groups, including those identified by race, gender, indigeneity, and class."

• The Magic of Corporate Separateness Seminar with Professor Thompson: All J.D. and LL.M. students will be required to complete a substantial paper that satisfies each element of the writing requirement for J.D. students as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Credit Hour Changes

• Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) with Professor Moy will be offered for 10 credits.

• Environmental Law and Justice Clinic with Professor Colangelo will be offered for 10 credits.

Course Description Changes

• European Union Law: Foundations and International Reach with Professors Katwan and Propp.
• Regulation of Commodities and Derivatives Markets with Professors Hayeck and Malyshev.
• Indigenous Health Law and Access to Health Care with Professors Jacobs and Ginsbach.

​SPRING 2025 SCHEDULE UPDATES

New Courses 

• Academic Legal English II: Special Topics with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Academic Legal English II: Special Topics with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement,  Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Access to Reproductive Healthcare Under the Law (How We Got to Dobbs and What’s Next?) with Professor Meegan: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Advanced Individual Income Tax and Personal Financial Planning with Professors Keller and Kirk: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m. - 3:20 p.m. on the following dates: 1/16, 1/23, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, and 3/13.
• Advanced Legal Writing for International Business Lawyers with Professor Goldman: 2 Credits, Special Requirement,  Mondays  11:10am-1:10pm
• Business and Financial Basics for Lawyers with Professor Sawers: Week One, 2 credits, take-home exam, This course will meet for one week only on the following days: Monday, January 6, 2025 through Friday, January 10, 2025.  This course will meet Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
• Business and Financial Basics for Lawyers with Professor Sawers: 2 credits, in-class exam, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
• Breaking Privilege: An In-Depth Analysis of Privilege Issues in the Context of Civil Litigation with Professors Ramos and Concannon: Week one, 1 credit, Special requirement, This course will meet for one week only on the following days: Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 09, 2025, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

• Congressional Investigations Seminar with Professors Leon and Podesta: 2 credits, paper, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Cybersecurity Risks, Rules and Responsibility with Professor Raul: 2 Credits, Short Papers (5) throughout semester, Tuesday,  3:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m
• Civil Rights: The Ensuing Pursuit of Justice with Professor Josey-Herring: Credit 3, Writing requirement, Thursdays 5:45 p.m - 7:45 p.m.
• Constitutional Litigation and the Executive Branch with Professor Matz: 2 credits, paper, Thursdays, 11:10 a.m - 1:10 p.m.
• Derivatives Regulation with Professors Higgins and Loesch: 2 credits, Paper, Thursdays, 7:55 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.

• Drafting Contracts with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Paper, Friday, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Employee Benefits Practicum with Professors Paliga and Serron: 4 credits, Special Requirement, Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• Externship II Seminar (J.D. Externship Program) with Professor Glazer: Thursdays, 5:45 p.m - 7:45 pm., on the following dates: 1/23, 2/6, 2/27, 3/20, 4/3 and 4/17. 
• Foreign Relations Law with Professors Malin and Kimball: 2 Credits, Take-Home Exam, Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Fundamentals of Legal Writing II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Wednesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Integrated Advocacy for Social Justice with Professor Hunter: Week One, 1 credit, special requirement, Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Integrated Advocacy for Social Justice (Week One Teaching Fellows) with Professor Hunter: Week One, 1 credit, special requirement, Monday, January 6, 2025 through Thursday, January 9, 2025, 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• International Criminal Law with Professors Nicholson and Prugh: 2 credits, Take-Home Exam, Monday, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• International Law, Human Rights & Fighting Impunity with Professor Vlasic: 1 credit, Paper, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. on the following dates: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/25, 3/18, and 3/25. This course will also meet on Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on the following date: 1/26.
• International Negotiations Seminar with Professors Greenberg and Smith: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
• International Environmental Law in Practice (Project-Based Practicum) with Professors Vidal and Slobodian: 4 Credits, Special Requirement, Thursdays  9:00 a.m-11:00 a.m.
• Introduction to Constitutional Law with Professor Dundon: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Wednesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Legal English II with Professor Lake: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. 

• Legal English II with Professor Weger: 2 credits, Special Requirement, Tuesdays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor DeLaurentis: 6 credits, year-long, writing requirement, Mondays, 5:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

• Mergers and Acquisitions in Practice: Advising the Board of Directors with professors Stebbins and Chitwood: 1 Credit, on the following days: Friday, 1/31, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Friday, 2/07, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2/8, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday, 2/9, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Poverty Law and Policy (Fieldwork Practicum) with Professors Edelman and Rosenbaum: 8-10 credits, special requirement, year-long, Mondays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Professional Responsibility Law in the United States with Professor Horowitz: 2 credits, Take-Home exam, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Reconstruction and Civil Rights Seminar with Professor Snyder: 3 credits, writing requirement, Tuesdays, 1:20 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.

• Remedies in Business Litigation with Professor Taurman: This course will meet every Tuesday and A-week Thursdays from 11:10 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. The A-week Thursdays in Spring 2025 are 1/16, 1/30, 2/13, 3/13, 3/27, 4/10, 4/24.
• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Sex Characteristics and International Human Rights Law with Professor Gomez-Lugo: 4 Credits, Paper and Special Requirement, Wednesdays 1:20 pm to 3:20 pm.
• Space Law Seminar with Professor TBA: 3 Credits, Writing Requirement, Wednesdays  5:45 p.m-7:45 p.m. 
• Social Enterprise, Impact Investing, and the  Law with professor Cornell: 2 Credits, Paper, Mondays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
• Taxes and the Clean Energy Economy – Incentives for Clean Energy and Climate Action (the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and Beyond) with professors Donnelly and Gross (LAWG section): 1 credit, Special Requirement this course will take place on the following Mondays, 11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, and 3/24.

Day/Time Changes

• Legal Writing Seminar: Theory and Practice for Law Fellows with Professor Perlin: This course will meet on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
• The United States Constitution: A Historical Perspective with Professor Puig-Lugo: This course will meet on Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on the following dates: 10/26 and 11/16. 

Professor Changes

• Advanced Topics in International Humanitarian Law will be co-taught by Professors Meier and Schoettler.
• Corporate Income Tax Law II will be taught by Professor Solomon.

• Criminal Justice Clinic will be taught by Professor Johnson.

• Decolonization, Global Health & the Law will be co-taught by Professors Bosha and Erondu.
• International Law I: Introduction to International Law will be taught by Professor Sullivan.
• Modern Law of the Sea will be taught by Professor Kunoy.

Requirement Changes

• Professional Responsibility (LAW 361-97) with Professor Gerzhoy will have an in-class exam.

Credit Hour Changes

• Communications and Technology Law Clinic (IPR) with Professor Moy will be offered for 10 credits.

• Environmental Law and Justice Clinic with Professor Colangelo will be offered for 10 credits.