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1.00 Credits
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. [During January] Student Supervisors review fundamentals of federal, state, and city income tax law, client interviewing techniques, and tax return preparation. Student Supervisor oversee and assist less experienced law students in resolving difficult tax issues and in preparing tax returns. Student Supervisors review tax returns prepared by less experienced students, prepare amended returns, occasionally prepare more difficult tax schedules or returns, and perform office administrative tasks. Prerequisite: Prior tax experience and instructor's permission.Credit Type C.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
Examination and development of litigative techniques useful in criminal trials through participation in simulated trial situations. Each aspect of the criminal trial will be examined. Prerequisites: Evidence. This course is not available to students within the Advocacy Concentration. Credit Type B.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide a survey of regulation relating to the issuance and trading of securities. Topics covered will include the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and selected state statutes. Students will also be introduced to basic concepts of econimics and corporate finance. Prerequisite: Business Organizations (LAW 6801). Upper-level. Credit Type A.
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2.00 Credits
Temporary/Experimental.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the way in which law is used both to combat and to legitimate racism in American society. It will trace the relationship between racism and American law from the colonial period to the beginning of the 20th century. This course employs an interdisciplinary approach and covers the experiences of American Indians, African Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos and White Americans. Through an integrated analysis of the groups' legal histories, the class will foster a comprehensive understanding of race and racism as foundational elements in United States law.
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide an introduction to the basic features of, and legal basis for, tribal sovereignty in America, focusing on the issue of jurisdiction in and around tribal nations and their territorial boundaries. It will provide an overview of the history of tribal, federal and state relations and basic foundational principles of federal Indian law. Topics will include criminal and civil adjudicatory jurisdiction in Indian country, regulatory jurisdiction, intergovernmental agreements and recognition of judgments, tribal courts, allocations of jurisdiction and regulatory authority such as the Indian Child Welfare Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and the Indian Civil Rights Act. Upper-level. Credit Type A.
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2.00 Credits
This course (i) provides students with an introduction to general national security law and (ii) educates them about the specific, unprecedented challenges our use of cyberspace poses to the application of that law and the general goal of protecting a nation-state from hostile forces. Elective. Credit Type A.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who plan to sit for any bar exam. Students plan for bar passage by mastering their bar exams' substantive coverage, exam question format, and exam test conditions. The course provides exam-taking techniques and strategies for answering questions in two bar exam formats: multiple choice and essay. Students master selected substantive topics on the national multi-state exam (MBE) and complete exam questions in MBE and essay question formats. The course credit is not counted toward the 90 credits required for graduation. Enrollment is limited to students in their final semester of law school. Credit is awarded on a credit/no credit basis. Credit Type C.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a semester-long placement with a court, governmental office or agency, public interest organization or business during which the student performs the tasks of a lawyer under the mentorship and direction of an on-site supervisor, who is also a lawyer, and the general supervision of a full-time externship supervisor at the School of Law. Each student will be assigned an externship related in some way to his or her track. The student is expected to engage in research, writing, and other legal experiences that are part of the regular work of the office in which she or he serves. The overarching goals of these experiences are to present the student with opportunities for substantial, supervised experience in analyzing legal problems, and finding creative and competent solutions to those problems by applying the skills and knowledge they have studied in law school, guided by a skilled and experienced practitioner. Students begin the experience with a workshop on professionalism and professional responsibility. They then will spend 12 weeks during the semester working at the placement an average of 16 hours per week. Where appropriate, students may be required to attend weekly colloquia as part of the externship during which their experiences can be analyzed. Students may not receive compensation for an externship. Upper-level. Credit Type B.
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