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Skills Courses

Advanced classes

in specific practice areas meld doctrine and skills

Estate Planning, Advanced

IP - Intellectual Property Licensing

IP - Intellectual Property Transactions

IP - Patent Litigation

IP - Patent Prosecution

IP - Trademark Litigation

IP - Trademark Prosecution

Tax Research

One-credit workshops

connected to elective doctrinal courses

Elder Law Workshop: Advising the Senior Client

Employment Law Workshop: Advising Clients and Drafting Employment Documents

Estates and Trusts Workshop

Legislation Workshop

Poverty Law Workshop: Administrative Appeals

Public International Law Research Workshop I

Public International Law Research Workshop II

Simulation courses

focusing on specific skills

44-Hour Family Mediation

ADR - Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), Advanced

Advocacy, Advanced

Argumentation and Persuasion

Business Buy/Sell Transaction Simulation

Business - Negotiating and Drafting Business Agreements

Death Penalty Seminar

Elder Mediation

Legal Practicum: General Practice

Legal Practicum: Business Practice

Negotiation

Persuasive Legal Writing

Pretrial Litigation

Rethinking Zealousness: A Fresh Look at Family Advocacy

Required for all students

Advocacy All students take Advocacy and it is a prerequisite or co-requisite for some skills courses.

Transactional Practice Skills

Many lawyers assist clients by planning, negotiating, and documenting transactions. Your instruction in these skills begins your first year in the Writing & Representation: Advice & Persuasion course, where you research, negotiate, and draft a contract. You may then hone and expand your transactional skills through these elective courses.

Drafting International Business Agreements

Estate Planning

Negotiating and Drafting Business Agreements

Writing & Representation:Advice & Persuasion

 

Clinics & Externships

involving assisting lawyers and representing clients in real cases

Most clinics and some externships meet the skills requirement.