This experiential course introduces students to common disputes that arise in representing California business clients. Using business disputes drawn from real-world practice, the course introduces students to the skills necessary for the everyday practice of law for new attorneys. Students will research and draft legal memoranda and other legal documents and provide legal recommendations based on their work.
In this course, students will be introduced to the substantive law and procedural aspects of a juvenile dependency case at the appellate level. This course will follow a mock dependency appeal from its inception through its conclusion. Students will draft various documents, and topics covered may include: the viability of filing a non-statutory writ of mandate instead of an Opening Brief (i.e. when an appeal is not an adequate legal remedy); identifying the appropriate Standard of Review; the efficacy of seeking a Petition for Rehearing and/or Review; ethical obligations and requirements when representing a minor on appeal; and oral argument.
This course complements Legal Analysis Workshop I and II by providing students with an opportunity to review and practice select California subjects tested exclusively on the essay portion of the California Bar Exam. Students will review portions of the most heavily tested topics in Remedies, Professional Responsibility (California and Model Rules), Community Property, and Wills & Trusts. These subjects will be used as springboards to continue to refine students' essay exam, reading, analytical, and writing skills through substantive review and weekly practice.
This course explores the fundamental concepts of federalism (allocation of power between state and federal courts); subject matter and litigant jurisdiction; the jury trial system; pleading, discover): and motion practice; final judgment rule and exceptions, including interlocutory appeal and mandamus; and res judicata and collateral estoppel. Unlike Civil Procedure I (LAW 101) and Civil Procedure II (LAW 102), this course will not have an experiential component.
This experiential course explores the fundamental concepts of federalism (allocation of power between state and federal courts); subject matter and litigant jurisdiction; the jury trial system; pleading, discover): and motion practice; final judgment rule and exceptions, including interlocutory appeal and mandamus; and res judicata and collateral estoppel. Students must enroll in the same professor for Civil Procedure I and II.