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Course Descriptions

Law Faculty

Concentration Areas

Students in the LLM in US Legal Studies Program can focus on a variety of legal specialties:

• Corporate and Commercial Law
• Immigration Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Litigation and Lawyering Skills
• Property Development / Real Estate Law
• US Legal Practice

Students must achieve and maintain a 2.5 GPA in the chosen area(s) of concentration. Two or more concentrations may be taken in the LLM in US Legal Studies Program. For each concentration, students must successfully complete the concentration course requirements. All concentration coursework must be completed before graduation; your diploma and your transcript will list all concentrations successfully completed. LLM US in Legal Studies students must complete the following core required courses, for a total of 8 units:

• Introduction to the US Legal System (3 units)
• Graduate Legal Writing and Research (2 units)
• Directed Study, Thesis, Curricular Practical Training, or Clinic (3 units)

The remaining 16 units may be taken in a concentration or in an individually designed program a student creates with his or her adviser.

Graduates of ABA-or California-accredited law schools may waive required courses with adviser's permission. Students choosing a concentration must satisfy the concentration requirements.

Concentrations

Corporate & Commercial Law

1. Required: LAW 802A Business Associations(4 Units)
2. Students must complete an additional 12 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units

   Core Courses
   LAW 816A Accounting for Lawyers (2 Units)
   LAW 815 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 Units)
   LAW 890A Antitrust (3 Units)
   LAW 835 Banking & Financial Institutions Law (3 Units)
   LAW 826C Bankruptcy Law (2 Units)
   LAW 802A Business Associations (4 Units)
   LAW 816 Business Planning (3 Units)
   LAW 803B Commercial Finance (3 Units)
   LAW 890C Comparative Anti-Trust Law (2 Units)
   LLM 322A Corporate Taxation (3 Units)
   LAW 826B Debtors' Rights & Creditors Remedies (2 Units)
   LAW 838B Federal Income Taxation (3 Units)
   LAW 845 Insurance Law (3 Units)
   LLM 360 International Business Transactions (3 Units)
   LLM 376 International Dispute Resolution (3 Units)
   LLM 321 International Taxation (3 Units)
   LLM 322 International Trade Regulation (3 Units)
   LAW 744 Mergers & Acquisitions (3 Units)
   LLM 391 Private International/Conflict of Laws (3 Units)
   LAW 740 Sales (2 Units)
   LAW 802B Securities Regulation (3 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the field of corporate and commercial law, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the Corporate and Commercial Law concentration.

Immigration Law

1. Required: LAW 842A Immigration Law (3 Units)
2. Students must complete an additional 13 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

   Immigration Law Courses
   LAW 811 Administrative Law (3 Units)
   LAW 842B Business Immigration Law (2 Units)
   LAW 801A Constitutional Law I (3 Units)
   LAW 801B Constitutional Law II (3 Units)
   LLM 366C Contemporary Issues in International Law (3 Units)
   LAW 838C Federal Courts (3 Units)
   LAW 742 Federalism Seminar (2 Units)
   LAW 842E Immigration and Refugee Policy Clinic (1-2 Units)
   LAW 842D Immigration and Refugee Policy Seminar (2 Units)
   LAW 842A Immigration Law (3 Units)
   LLM 364 International Human Rights Seminar (3 Units)
   LAW 805A Professional Responsibility (2 Units)
   LAW 880C Public Interest/Government Counsel Clinic (2-4 Units)
   LAW 885B Women's Employment Rights Clinic (1-6 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the field of immigration law, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the Immigration Law Concentration.

Labor & Employment Law

1. Students must complete two of the following three required courses for a total of 6 units:
   LAW 854A Labor Law (3 Units)
   LAW 831 Employment Law (3 Units)
   LAW 832A Employment Discrimination (3 Units)
2. Students must complete an additional 10 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

   Labor & Employment Law Courses
   LAW 811 Administrative Law (3 Units)
   LAW 885E Advanced Seminar in Labor/Employment Law (2 Units)
   LAW 842B Business Immigration Law (2 Units)
   LAW 841D Disability Rights Law (2-3 Units)
   LAW 832A Employment Discrimination (3 Units)
   LAW 831 Employment Law (3 Units)
   LAW 838C Federal Courts (3 Units)
   LAW 854A Labor Law (3 Units)
   LAW 885B Women's Employment Rights Clinic (1-6 Units)
   LAW 892 Workers' Compensation (2 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the field of labor and employment law, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the Labor and Employment Law Concentration.

Litigation & Lawyering Skills

1. Required: LAW 804 Evidence (4 Units)
2. Students must complete an additional 12 units from among the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

   Litigation & Lawyering Skills Courses
   LAW 811 Administrative Law (3 Units)
   LAW 727E Advanced Legal Research: eSearch (2 Units)
   LAW 815 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 Units)
   LAW 732 Appellate Advocacy (2 Units)
   LAW 897A Civil Litigation: Pre-Trial Phase (3 Units)
   LAW 787 Civil Practice Clinic (2-4 Units)
   LAW 700A Civil Procedure I (3 Units)
   LAW 700B Civil Procedure II (3 Units)
   LAW 855 Courtroom as Theatre (2 Units)
   LAW 898A Criminal Litigation (3 Units)
   LAW 803E Criminal Procedure I (3 Units)
   LAW 825A Criminal Procedure II (3 Units)
   LAW 804 Evidence (4 Units)
   LAW 838C Federal Courts (3 Units)
   LLM 376 International Dispute Resolution (3 Units)
   LAW 896C Judicial Externship (2-13 Units)
   LAW 824D Lawyering Skills: Client Advocacy (3 Units)
   LAW 870 Mediation Skills Training (2 Units)
   LAW 805A Professional Responsibility (2 Units)
   LAW 883L Real Estate Litigation Seminar (3 Units)
   LAW 852A Settlement of Litigation Disputes (2 Units)
   LAW 863 Solving Legal Problems (2 Units)
   LAW 899B Trial Advocacy (3 Units)
   LAW 876A Wrongful Convictions (2 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the field of litigation or lawyering skills, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the Litigation and Lawyering Skills Concentration.

Property Development/Real Estate Law

1. Required: LAW 715A Property I (3 Units) and/or LAW 715B Property II (3 Units) (waived if taken at a US law school)
2. Students must complete 10-14 additional units (16 if the Property requirement is waived) from the following courses, for a total of 16 units:

   Property Development/Real Estate Law Courses
   LAW 826C Bankruptcy Law (2 Units)
   LAW 803B Commercial Finance (3 Units)
   LAW 834F Environmental Law & Policy (3 Units)
   LAW 838B Federal Income Taxation (3 Units)
   LAW 856A Land Use Regulation (3 Units)
   LAW 896B Landlord-Tenant Law Clinic (3 Units)
   LAW 715A Property I (3 Units)
   LAW 715B Property II (3 Units)
   LAW 883 Real Estate Clinic (2-4 Units)
   LAW 882D Real Estate Development (3 Units)
   LAW 882E Real Estate Finance (3 Units)
   LAW 883F Real Estate Litigation Seminar (3 Units)
   LAW 883T Real Estate Transactions Seminar (3 Units)
   LAW 806 Remedies (3 Units)
   LAW 728C Special Problems: Property (2 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in the field of property law, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the Property Development/Real Estate Concentration.

US Legal Practice

1. Required: LAW 806 Remedies (3 Units)
2. Students must complete an additional 13 units from the following courses for a total of 16 units:

   US Legal Practice Courses
   LAW 732 Appellate Advocacy (2 Units)
   LAW 700A Civil Procedure I (3 Units)
   LAW 700B Civil Procedure II (3 Units)
   LAW 808A Community Property (2 Units)
   LAW 801A Constitutional Law I (3 Units)
   LAW 801B Constitutional Law II (3 Units)
   LAW 705A Contracts I (3 Units)
   LAW 705B Contracts II (3 Units)
   LAW 804 Evidence (4 Units)
   LAW 805A Professional Responsibility (2 Units)
   LAW 715A Property I (3 Units)
   LAW 715B Property II (3 Units)
   LAW 806 Remedies (3 Units)
   LAW 740 Sales (2 Units)
   LAW 863 Solving Legal Problems (2 Units)
   LAW 720A Torts I (3 Units)
   LAW 720B Torts II (3 Units)
   LAW 807 Wills & Trusts (4 Units)
   LAW 725A Writing & Research I (2 Units)
   LAW 725B Writing & Research II (1 Units)

3. Students may complete a substantial academic research paper in a selected field of US law, either in connection with certain courses listed under requirement #2 or through a faculty-supervised directed study project.
4. Students may complete 1-4 units of Curricular Practical Training or clinic as part of the 16 units required to complete the U.S. Legal Practice Concentration.

Chris Pagano, Program Adviser

Students may take up to 6 units in environmental, intellectual property, international, or tax law, but those wishing to take more than 6 units in those subjects must have the approval of the US Legal Studies faculty program adviser. For more information, contact the program adviser at cpagano@ggu.edu. To apply for a concentration in the LLM in US Legal Studies Program, download the application from the website by going to the university list of forms.