Course Catalog

 

LAW 732 - Appellate Advocacy

This course builds on the writing skills developed in the first year of law school. Students prepare appellate briefs and present oral arguments in a moot court program. Prerequisites: Writing and Research I and II.
Credit: 2 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 802A - Business Associations

This course covers the formation, financing, structure, control, and management of business associations, including corporations, partnerships, and limited liability entities. The course also examines agency principles and uniform acts related to business associations and selected provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Credit: 4 Units   Offered: Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 700A - Civil Procedure I

This yearlong course (see Civil Procedure II) is a survey of the procedures regulating the litigation of civil disputes. Civil Procedure I covers personal jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction, venue, and choice of law.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009  

LAW 700B - Civil Procedure II

This yearlong course (see Civil Procedure I) is a survey of the procedures regulating the litigation of civil disputes. Civil Procedure II covers elements of pleading, joinder of parties and claims, discovery, functions of court and jury, verdicts, post-judgment motions, and appeal. The main focus is the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure although comparisons will be made to the California Rules of Civil Procedure when they are materially different. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Spring 2010  

LAW 801A - Constitutional Law I

Constitutional Law I examines the American constitutional system with an emphasis on judicial review, the powers and responsibilities of the three branches of the federal government, the distribution of power between federal and state governments, and substantive due process. Enrollment during the spring term is limited to students in the Honors Lawyering Program (HLP).
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 801B - Constitutional Law II

Constitutional Law II deals with individual rights, specifically equal protection of the law, freedom of speech, and religious freedom. Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 705A - Contracts I

This yearlong course (see Contracts II) covers basic contract law, including contract formation and legal devices designed to police the bargaining process. It also covers problems of performance, excuses from performance, breach of contract, remedies, third-party beneficiary contracts, assignments, and delegation of contract rights and duties.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009  

LAW 705B - Contracts II

This yearlong course (see Contracts I) covers basic contract law, including contract formation and legal devices designed to police the bargaining process. It also covers problems of performance, excuses from performance, breach of contract, remedies, third-party beneficiary contracts, assignments, and delegation of contract rights and duties. Prerequisite: Contracts I
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Spring 2010  

LAW 710 - Criminal Law

This course focuses on the study of substantive criminal law. It examines the rules of conduct for major crimes against persons and property and the defenses to such crimes. The course also considers the development of and philosophical rationales for criminal law.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 803E - Criminal Procedure I

This survey of the basic constitutional issues underlying the criminal justice system focuses on the role of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments in regulating police practices such as search and seizure, confessions, lineups, and right to counsel.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 804 - Evidence

This course is a survey of the principles of law and rules governing the admissibility of proof at criminal or civil trials, including direct and cross-examination of witnesses, impeachment of credibility, expert testimony, hearsay, privileged communication, and documentary proof. Prerequisite: Civil Procedure I, Corequisite: Civil Procedure II
Credit: 4 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 863 - Practical Legal Writing

This is an upper level writing course that focuses on the legal documents most commonly prepared by attorneys in the practice of law. In-class exercises include a variety of legal writing documents, some of which are modeled on those used in the performance section of the California Bar Examination. Practical Legal Writing is limited to students who will be classified as D3 or E4 at the beginning of the semester in which they take the course. Students are recommended to take this class during the final semester of law school. Prerequisites: Appellate Advocacy.
Credit: 2 Units   Offered: Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 805A - Professional Responsibility

This course examines the attorneys responsibility to the client, the profession, and society, as well as the structure and operation of the U.S. legal profession. Both ABA and California rules are discussed.
Credit: 2 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 715A - Property I

This survey of interests in land covers possession versus ownership, forms of ownership, modern landlord-tenant law, restrictions on the use of land through easements and restrictive covenants, and regulation of land use. The course also considers constitutional issues such as taking property without just compensation, infringements on freedom of association, and exclusion of minorities and the poor.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009  

LAW 715B - Property II

This survey of modern real estate transactions examines aspects of purchasing real estate. Prerequisite: Property I.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Spring 2010  

LAW 720A - Torts I

This course examines the elements of and defenses to intentional torts, negligence and introduces strict liability. The legal principles in each subject area and the policies underlying them are extensively analyzed and explored.
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Fall 2009  

LAW 720B - Torts II

This course examines strict liability, liability for defective products, defamation, privacy and economic and business torts. The legal principles in each subject area and the policies underlying them are extensively analyzed and explored. Prerequisite: Torts I
Credit: 3 Units   Offered: Spring 2010  

LAW 807 - Wills and Trusts

A study of nontax estate planning devices, this course explores intestate succession; restrictions on the power to dispose of property; the execution and revocation of wills; and the nature, creation, modification, and termination of trusts. Future interests and perpetuities problems are also discussed. Prerequisites: Property I and II.
Credit: 4 Units   Offered: Summer 2009 , Fall 2009 , Spring 2010  

LAW 725A - Writing and Research I

In this process-based course, students begin working with the basic legal research resources. They become familiar with legal citation, legal reading and legal analysis. They develop their ability to formulate research plans and to analyze legal issues as they research and write predictive memoranda responding to specific legal problems.
Credit: 2 Units   Offered: Fall 2009  

LAW 725B - Writing and Research II

The second semester of Writing and Research continues to focus on the predictive memo as the vehicle to further develop research and analytical skills. The memo problems are more complex, requiring more in-depth research. Prerequisite: Writing and Research I
Credit: 1 Units   Offered: Spring 2010