2014 Summer Intersession | 2014 Summer A | 2014 Summer C | 2014 Summer B
Attendance is required at all 6 class sessions.
Are you interested in transactional practice? Do you anticipate drafting contracts, leases, or other kinds of agreements during your legal career? This Intersession course will teach students fundamental writing skills applicable to drafting normative legal documents. Our efforts will not be spent on learning the doctrinal law of any one area, but rather will be directed toward learning techniques applicable to all legal drafting. We will spend time learning how to determine a client's objectives and meet them in the resulting document. We will cover the steps of drafting, paying particular attention to the research necessary to determine the proper substance of the document, the organization of the document, drafting style and usage, definitions, legal consequences, and rules of interpretation. Finally, we will learn to draft documents with accuracy, clarity, brevity, simplicity, and proper tone. Students can expect a workshop-like, hands-on course with an intensive writing component that will require much of their attention during the intersession period.
Course is open to ASU JD candidates only.
Appellate Advocacy builds on the first year Legal Advocacy course. Students will learn basic principles of appellate practice, including standard of review, and will refine their legal research and persuasive drafting skills. Students will research and draft an appellate brief, as well as argue the brief in a simulated oral argument.
This clss is limited to JD candidates only
This course examines the legal constraints that apply to business organizations with an emphasis on how the law addresses the problem of the separation of ownership from control in publicly held corporations. Alternatives to the corporate form, including partnership and the limited liability company, will also be addressed, although primarily as a comparative tool for achieving a more in-depth understanding of the corporation. Topics will include fiduciary law, shareholder voting, derivative suits, executive compensation and control transactions. These issues will be most relevant to those students who plan on representing business entities in transactions or litigation, however, it is difficult to overstate the importance of a general knowledge of these topics regardless of the area of law in which one plans to practice. Materials to be announced. No background in business, accounting or finance is required.
The course will deal with individual rights protected by the U.S. Constitution. Specific areas will include substantive due process, freedom of expression and religion, and equal protection.
On three days, "class" consists of a group meeting between the students and the professor. On all other days, "class" consists of each student meeting individually with the professor for a half-hour conference. Conferences take place at the same time every day.
This five-credit course is designed to provide intensive training in legal research and writing. Students are expected to have a solid foundation in basic legal research and writing, and this course should further those skills. By the end of the course, students will be expected to have a working knowledge of the major library sources: reporters, digests, annotated statutes, legislative history, citators, and secondary authorities. Students will also be expected to master two basic writing formats: the office memo and the client letter. Significant time will also be spent writing motions, and students will be exposed to additional formats as well. Students will be required to rewrite all assignments, and will complete a total of approximately thirty assignments during the course. Students will receive extensive feedback in writing and during individual conferences, and all projects, including both original assignments and rewrites, will be graded. For this summer course, students are expected to spend an average of eight to ten hours per day on class assignments.
***NOTE: Once enrolled, students are not permitted to withdraw from the course without permission from the instructor. Withdrawal without approval will result in a failing grade for the course.
Class is limited to ASU JD degree candidates. Students are prohibited from working or taking any other courses during the session they are enrolled in this Intensive Legal Research and Writing course.
A lottery will be conducted in early February.
This survey course will examine the use of alternative methods to resolve disputes. Students will become familiar with collaborative law, mediation and arbitration. In addition to studying the law and ethics relating to mediation and arbitration, students will engage in exercises which will enhance their skills at problem solving outside of the court room. Additional instruction will be given on managing large group processes and the relationship between neuroscience and decision making.
There must be at least 10 students enrolled in order for the class to be taught.
This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the basic principles of contract drafting. This course will also introduce students to the role of the transactional lawyer, contract interpretation, and negotiation. Emphasis will be placed on drafting contractual agreements that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems. Students will be required to draft a series of written contracts, and may also be required to perform research relating to the drafting of those contracts.
This course is open to JD candidates only.
Evidence covers the basic rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal trial proceedings. The primary focus is on how the Federal Rules of Evidence operate in practice, with some attention to areas in which the Arizona Rules of Evidence differ from the Federal Rules. The course is primarily taught by the problem method, with a focus on the practical application of the rules in a trial setting. This is a complex and difficult subject, but one that most practicing lawyers -- including non-litigators -- need to know; and it would be an especially tough subject to try to learn from scratch from a bar review course. Students should make every effort to take Evidence before taking Trial Advocacy or clinical courses.
This course will examine the law of lawyering with significant focus on the ethical rules by which attorneys should conduct themselves in their various professional roles. The course will also examine the common and statutory law applicable to lawyers. The ultimate objective of the course is to give students both a working knowledge of the law governing lawyers and the practice of law and legal ethics and an appreciation for the difficulties and challenges the profession currently confronts.
Summer Intersession 2014
Writing for Law Practice
SLN #: 43044
Course Prefix: LAW-626
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Langenfeld
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 am - 12:15 pm. May 16 - 30. The first class will be Friday, May 16. Monday May 26 is the Memorial Day Holiday, and class will not meet that day. The last class will be held Friday, May 30.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: 2 semesters of 1st year legal writing
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes, see description
Participation Points: Probably
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Required
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer A 2014
Appellate Advocacy
SLN #: 45642
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Holst
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet from 3:45 pm - 7:00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Tuesday, June 3. The last class will meet Thursday, June 26.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Legal Method & Writing and Legal Advocacy
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: See description
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Business Organizations
SLN #: 46083
Course Prefix: LAW-654
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gubler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
NOTE: Class will meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm beginning Monday, June 2, and ending on Thursday, June 26. Six of the class meetings will meet until 9:30 pm. The final exam will be administered at 6:00 pm on Monday, June 30.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Constitutional Law II
SLN #: 40328
Course Prefix: LAW-625
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s): Matheson
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Class will meet Monday through Friday from 8:30 am - 11:10 am beginning Monday, June 2, and ending on Friday, June 27. The final exam will be administered at 8:30 am on Tuesday, July 1.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Environmental Activism and the Law
SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section:
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will be taught at the Monash University Prato Centre located near Florence, Italy from 6/2/14 - 6/26/14. Only ASU College of Law students are eligible to enroll. A special registration process is required for the course. Please contact Leslie Mamaghani (leslie.mamaghani@asu.edu) for additional information.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Intensive Legal Research and Writing
SLN #: 45641
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 5
Instructor(s): Carter
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet June 2 - 27.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 5
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Legal Method and Writing & Legal Advocacy
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes, once enrolled for the course students may only withdraw with instructor approval
Limited Enrollment Number: 6
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Additional Attendance Policy: Attendance at all sessions is mandatory
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.International Business Transactions
SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-768
Course Section:
Credit Hours: 4
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will be taught at the Monash University Prato Centre located near Florence, Italy from 6/2/14 - 6/26/14. Only ASU College of Law students are eligible to enroll. A special registration process is required for the course. Please contact Leslie Mamaghani (leslie.mamaghani@asu.edu) for additional information.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 4
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Sexuality and the Law
SLN #:
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section:
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will be taught at the Monash University Prato Centre located near Florence, Italy from 6/2/14 - 6/26/14. Only ASU College of Law students are eligible to enroll. A special registration process is required for the course. Please contact Leslie Mamaghani (leslie.mamaghani@asu.edu) for additional information.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer C 2014
Criminal Practice Clinic
SLN #: 40129
Course Prefix: LAW-774
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Zettler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Externship
SLN #: 40067
Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Independent Study
SLN #: 40244
Course Prefix: LAW-781
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-3
Instructor(s):
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
A student wishing to pursue independent study or fieldwork for credit must obtain approval of the Dean’s designee and the consent of a faculty member to supervise a proposed project. The faculty member assigns the amount of credit that the proposal justifies. In awarding credit to a student for an independent study paper, a faculty member should require a quantum of work from the student which approximates the amount of work expected from students enrolled in a regular course taken for the same number of credits. Faculty members should set minimum lengths for independent study papers based upon the complexity of the subject, the existing volume of literature on the topic, the number of redrafts required to complete the assignment, and the originality of the student's work product. Although exact guidelines cannot be formulated in awarding credit, past practices indicate that generally a paper of approximately 12,500 – 18,750 words, including footnotes, which has been redrafted one or more times after review by the faculty member, will be required for three credits. Generally, a paper of roughly 8,750 – 12,500 words, including footnotes (with one redraft) should be required for two credits, and normally a minimum of 6,250 words, including footnotes (with one redraft), should be required for one credit.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-3
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Lisa Foundation Patent Law Clinic
SLN #: 45643
Course Prefix: LAW-791
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Public Defender Clinic
SLN #: 40038
Course Prefix: LAW-772
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 6
Instructor(s): Lowrance
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Please see the Clinic Website for a complete description https://law.asu.edu/Default.aspx?alias=law.asu.edu/clinics
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 6
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes
Special Withdrawal Course: Yes. Yes
Limited Enrollment Number: Yes
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Summer B 2014
Alternative Dispute Resolution
SLN #: 46187
Course Prefix: LAW-702
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Shufeldt
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
Class will meet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm beginning Monday, July 7, and ending on Thursday, July 31. Six of the class meetings will meet until 9:30 pm. The final exam will be administered at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 5.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Contract Drafting
SLN #: 43276
Course Prefix: LAW-691
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 2
Instructor(s): Chesler
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet on Mondays and Thursdays from 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm beginning Monday, July 7, and continue through Thursday, July 31.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 2
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes
Skills Requirement: Yes
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Limited Enrollment Number: 16
Final Exam Given: No
Paper Or In-Class Presentation: Yes
Participation Points: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Evidence
SLN #: 40414
Course Prefix: LAW-605
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Baier
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This class will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 1:30 pm - 4:25 pm starting on Monday, July 7, and continuing through Monday, August 4 The final exam will be administered at 1:30pm on Thursday, August 7.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.Professional Responsibility
SLN #: 41226
Course Prefix: LAW-638
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Cohen
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course will meet Monday through Thursday, from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm beginning Monday, July 7, and ending on Thursday, July 31. The final exam will be administered at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 6th.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.