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CIVIL LITIGATION CONCENTRATION :  COURSES

 

Fall 2008 Civil Litigation Concentration Courses

 

Spring 2009 Civil Litigation Concentration Courses

 

 A. Required Courses

Appellate Practice 3 credits
Evidence 4 credits
Drafting Discovery Documents   or
Pretrial Civil Litigation
2 credits
3 credits
 
An Alternative Dispute Resolution course from the Following List:
Alternative Dispute Resolution - Professor Golann 3 credits
Alternative Dispute Resolution - Professor Smith 3 credits
Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar 2 credits
Arbitration of Domestic and International Disputes 3 credits
Mediation 3 credits
Mediation Seminar 3 credits
Negotiation for Lawyers - Professor Golann 3 credits
Negotiation for Lawyers - Professor Perlmutter 3 credits
Negotiation Theory and Practice 2 credits
 
One course in Trial Advocacy from the following list:
Criminal Trial Tactics 2 credits
Probate Family Trial Practice 2 credits
Trial Advocacy - Intensive 3 credits
Trial Practice 2 credits
Trial Practice:  Criminal 2 credits
State Criminal Practice 2 credits

 B. Internships* and Clinical Courses**

At least 1 course from the following list:

Battered Women's Advocacy Program 4 credits
Child Advocacy Clinic 8 credits
Evening Landlord Tenant Clinic 6 credits
Family Advocacy Clinic 8 credits
Housing and Consumer Protection Clinic 8 credits
Immigration Clinic 8 credits
Internship in a Litigation-Related Placement credits vary
Juvenile Defender Center 8 credits
Suffolk Defenders 8 credits
Suffolk Prosecutors 8 credits

*Participation in the Legal Internship Program requires prior approval by the Concentration Faculty Director. Internships must be arranged through the Legal Internship Office in advance of the semester(s) during which a student will participate. For information on the process of securing a legal internship, go to Legal Internships.You are also encouraged to make an appointment with Professor Bernadette Feeley in the Legal Internship Office, Room 165B, Sargent Hall, to discuss legal internships further.

**Participation in any of the Clinical Programs requires application and acceptance in advance of the semester(s) during which a student will participate. Each Clinical Program has its own prerequisite courses and rules as to how students are selected for participation. If you are considering a Clinical Program, please to sure to consult the individual program's web site at Clinical Programs. You are also encouraged to make an appointment with the Clinical Programs Office, Room 190, Sargent Hall, to discuss the Clinical Programs further.

 C. Litigation-Related Elective Courses

At least 3 elective courses from the following list:
 
Advanced Evidence 2 credits
Advanced Legal Research 3 credits
Advanced Torts 2 credits
American Jury 2 credits
Business Litigation 2 credits
Civil Motion Practice 2 credits
Conflict of Laws 3 credits
Equitable Remedies 3 credits
Family Law Practice Seminar 2 credits
Federal Courts - Mr. Moynihan 3 credits
Federal Courts - Professor Dodd 3 credits
Insurance Litigation 2 credits
International Litigation in U.S. Courts 2 credits
Interviewing and Counseling 2 credits
Legal Writing and Drafting 3 credits
Massachusetts Practice * 2 credits
Medical Malpractice 2 credits
New Hampshire Practice * 2 credits
New York Practice and Procedure * 2 credits
Patent Litigation Seminar 2 credits
Police Misconduct Litigation 3 credits
Practice Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 2 credits
Pretrial Federal Criminal Practice 2 credits
Products Liability 2 credits
Products Liability Seminar 2 credits
Real Estate Litigation 2 credits
Rhode Island Practice * 2 credits

Scientific Evidence

(Not offered 2008 - 2009)

3 credits
Securities Litigation and Enforcement 3 credits
State Criminal Practice 2 credits
Trial Evidence 2 credits

*Only one state practice courses may count toward fulfilling the three elective requirement.

 

 

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