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2.00 Credits
This course is to be taken concurrently with LAW 6225, Evidence for the Litigator. Each aspect of civil trial will be examined. This course will meet for three hours a week and will include Evidence exercises which require the students to apply the doctrinal material covered during the meetings of Evidence for the Litigator. As part of the exercises the students would be required to demonstrate their knowledge of Evidence doctrine. Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6226 or LAW 6227. Upper-level. Credit Type B.
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2.00 Credits
This course is to be taken concurrently with LAW 6225, Evidence for the Litigator. Each aspect of the criminal trial will be examined. This course will meet for three hours a week and will include Evidence exercises which require the students to apply the doctrinal material covered during the meetings of Evidence for the Litigator. As part of the exercises the students would be required to demonstrate their knowledge of Evidence doctrine. Students in the Advocacy track must take LAW 6227 or LAW 6226. Upper-level. Credit Type B.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the law's efforts to regulate the formation, operation, and dissolution of the family. To that end, students study the laws governing marriage and its validity, legal problems which may arise during marriage, and issues surrounding the termination of marriage, such as alimony, property division, and child custody. Personal and Transactional Law Concentration. First-year. Credit Type A.
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3.00 Credits
The basic course in federal income taxation of individuals. Examples of concepts treated include: gross income, deduction, exemptions, capital gains and losses, and the classification of taxable income. Upper-level. Credit Type A.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the interpersonal communication skills needed by general practitioners with an emphasis on negotiating transactions. The course is designed to help students understand the fundamentals of interviewing, counseling, and negotiation. Questions concerning the lawyer's role in the attorney-client relationship will be closely examined as will ethical issues relating to negotiation. Students are expected to participate in a number of simulated performances in all skill areas. A significant portion of class time is devoted to the analysis of simulated performances. Personal and Transactional Law Concentration. Upper-level. Credit Type B.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to develop professional judgment skills in the area of law practice management with an emphasis on the small or solo law office. The areas of study will include legal professions trends, products and services, case planning, fee contracts, fee arrangements, common ethical complaints and methods to avoid them, civility in the profession, marketing and promotion of legal services, firm performance evaluation, financial analysis of the firm, strategic planning, modern law office technology, use of law clerks and paralegals, pro bono obligations, and human resources management. Credit Type A.
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3.00 Credits
Intellectual property is a legal tool that helps protect and facilitate the commercialization of human innovation, such as creative works, inventions and proprietary and/or competitive business information. This course generally exposes students to current and potential intellectual property issues facing society and business. It is a survey of the different intellectual property mechanisms, such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and other related state law doctrines. Intellectual Property, Cyberlaw and Creativity Concentration. First-year. Credit Type A.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the federal antitrust laws, including the Sherman, Clayton, and Robinson Patman Acts, and their amendments. Emphasis will be placed upon the use of antitrust laws in intellectual property disputes. Upper-level. Credit Type A.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the corporate perspective on stepped processes with an emphasis on disputes relating to intellectual property. It will introduce students to a variety of ADR processes and concepts and critically analyze each to better understand its advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and limitations. The use of mediation and negotiation to prevent and resolve disputes will be emphasized. Ethical issues raised by various ADR methods will also be discussed. A significant portion of class time will be devoted to the analysis of simulations. Intellectual Property, Cyberlaw and Creativity Concentration. Upper-level. Credit Type B.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic copyright principles and issues and explores the question of whether and how copyright law is likely to change in the future, particularly with the advent of new technologies, a developing knowledge-based economy and an environment of global commerce. The course will survey the historical background, public policies and basic foundations of copyright law. Students will study the Copyright Act of 1976 and its amendments, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, international treaties, transfers of rights, and infringement and its defenses. The course will discuss these issues in the context of a variety of different industries or fields, such as the entertainment industry, visual arts and publishing, the computer industry, cyberspace and, to some degree, the interests of libraries. Students in the Intellectual Property, Cyberlaw and Creativity track must take LAW 6415 or LAW 6425. Upper-level. Credit Type A.
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