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Animal Ethics – Laura Ireland Reading Assignment (additional videos and assignments will be added)

Animal Protection Policy – Winders Syllabus

Climate Change & the Law – Rushlow Syllabus

Comparative Law – Zhang Syllabus

Constitutional Law – Johnson Reading Assignment Syllabus

CORPORATIONS & OTHER BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS – Varadi Reading Assignment Reading Assignment Syllabus

Criminal Law – Brown First Assignment Syllabus Schedule Syllabus Intro

Environmental Law – Firestone Syllabus First Assignment

European Union Law – Teachout and Ali First Assignment

Family Law – Olnek First Assignment

Fundamentals of Climate Change – Gottlieb Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 2 Smith) Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 5 Johnson) Syllabus

Legal Writing II (Section 6 Smith) Syllabus

Natural Resources Law – Winders Syllabus

OHJD Civ Pro II - Stephanie Clark Syllabus - CIVIL PROCEDURE II Syllabus - CIVIL PROCEDURE II Reading Assignments - CIVIL PROCEDURE II Reading Assignments - CIVIL PROCEDURE II

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY - Varadi Syllabus

PUB 7580 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Zhang Syllabus

REQ 7160 PROPERTY - Zhang Syllabus

Sales - Firestone Syllabus First Reading Assignment

Trial Practice - Levine Syllabus

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Advanced Environmental Legal Research - Christine Ryan Reading Assignment Syllabus

Animal Ethics - Reed Loder Reading Assignment Syllabus

Animals and the Law - Delciana Winders Reading Assignment

Appellate Advocacy - Greg Johnson Reading Assignment Syllabus

Bail to Jail - Elizabeth Kruska Reading Assignment Syllabus

Civil Procedure I (REQ7102.J2) - Stephanie Clark Reading Assignment Syllabus

Civil Procedure I (REQ7102.02) - Pamela Vesilind Reading Assignment Syllabus

Climate Change The Power of Taxes - Janet Milne Reading Assignment

Constitutional Criminal Procedure (CCP CRI.7262.01) - Jessica C. Brown Reading Assignment Schedule Syllabus

Contracts - Joe Brennan Reading Assignment

Contracts - David Firestone Reading Assignment Syllabus

Corporations & Other Business Associations First (BUS 6235.01) - Benjamin C. Varadi Reading Assignment Syllabus

Energy Policy in a Carbon Constrained World (ENV5226) - Mark James Reading Assignment Syllabus

Estates - Stephanie J. Willbanks Reading Assignment Syllabus

Federal Income Taxation - Stephanie J. Willbanks Reading Assignment Syllabus

First Amendment Law - Peter Teachout Reading Assignment

Foundations of Legal Analysis - Dayna Smith Reading Assignment

Green Finance - Marc Mihaly Reading Assignment

Immigration Law - Jill Martin Diaz Reading Assignment

Land Use Regulation - Janet Milne Reading Assignment

Legal Research and Writing (REQ7123.01) - Cynthia Lewis Reading Assignment

Legal Research and Writing (REQ7123.02) - Catherine Fregosi Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legal Research and Writing (REQ7123.04) - Greg Johnson Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legal Research and Writing (REQ7123.03) - Jennifer Sekula Reading Assignment

Legal Research and Writing (OHJD Section J3) - Grant Smith Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legal Research and Writing (OHJD Section J4 Monday) - Grant Smith Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legal Research and Writing - Jane Woldow Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legislation and Regulation - Delciana Winders Reading Assignment

Local Food & Farm Law in Practice - Benjamin C. Varadi Reading Assignment Syllabus

Oil & Gas Development & the Environment (ENV5469) - Mark James Reading Assignment Syllabus

Professional Identity Formation (POL5200.01) - Stephanie Clark Reading Assignment Syllabus

Professional Responsibility - Margaret Olnek Reading Assignment

Race and the Law Seminar - Shirley A. Jefferson Reading Assignment

State Constitutional Law Seminar (7541.01) - Benjamin Battles Reading Assignment Syllabus

Torts (REQ7150) - Guanchi Zhang Syllabus

U.S. Law and Legal Analysis - Xiaoyu Zhang Reading Assignment Syllabus

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AJD Torts - Dayna Smith Reading Assignment

Appellate Advocacy - Catherine Fregosi Reading Assignment Schedule Syllabus

Family Law - Margaret Olnek Reading Assignment

Legal Research and Writing - Greg Johnson Reading Assignment Syllabus

Legislation and Regulation - Catherine Fregosi Reading Assignment Schedule and Syllabus

Advanced Environmental Legal Research (WRI7380) – Chris Ryan Reading Assignment Syllabus

Cannabis Law (FAA5310) – Benjamin Varadi and Timothy Fair Reading Assignment Syllabus

Ecology (ENV5430) – Walter Poleman and Tom Lautzenheiser Reading Assignment Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Business Essentials (ENV5511) – James Cater Reading Assignment Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Engineering Essentials (ENG5510) – Christopher Root Syllabus

The Essentials of the Electric Grid: Legal Essentials (ENG5512) – Samantha Williams Reading Assignment Syllabus

Ocean and Coastal Law (ENV5423) – Lizzie Lewis, Michael Jasny, Sarah M. Reiter, and Caroline Park Reading Assignment Syllabus

Offshore Wind Energy (ENG5402) – Joshua Belcher Reading Assignment Syllabus

Protecting Family Land (Heirs’ Property) (ENV5901) – Mavis Gragg Reading Assignment Syllabus

Undercover Investigations of Animal Operations (ANM5902) – Meg York Reading Assignment Syllabus

Animal Welfare Law (ANI5422) - Heather Rally and Mary Hollingsworth Reading Assignment Syllabus

Environmental Appeals (ENV5247) – Sean Donahue Reading Assignment Syllabus

Environmental Justice (EJU5446) – Barry Hill Reading Assignment Syllabus

Global Energy Law & Policy (ENG5230) - Anna Marhold Reading Assignment Syllabus

Land Conservation Law (ENV5474) – Jessica Jay Reading Assignment Syllabus

Law of Ecosystem Management (ENV5472) - J.B. Ruhl and James Salzman Reading Assignment Syllabus

Balancing Perspectives in Coastal Resource Management: Maine Field Study (ENV5323) - Benjamin Leoni '11 and Lindsay Leoni Bourgoine MELP'15 Reading Assignment Syllabus

Biodiversity Protection Law (ENV5412) - David Takacs Reading Assignment Syllabus

Environmental Governance in the Developing World (ENV5223) - Robert Percival Reading Assignment Syllabus

Environmental Governance and the Private Sector (ENV5233) - Victor Flatt Reading Assignment Syllabus

The International Law of Food (INT7435) – David Wirth Reading Assignment Syllabus

Racial Equity in Land, Farms & Food Systems (EJU5901.01) - Dãnia Davy Reading Assignment Syllabus

Sustainable Social Enterprises for the Fossil-Free Economy (ENV5339) – Melissa Scanlan Reading Assignment Syllabus

Toxic Exposure and Health: Communities on the Front Lines (EJU5211) - Daniel Rosenberg Reading Assignment Syllabus

The Farm Bill - Coppess, Adamo Reading Assignment Syllabus

Clean Transportation Law and Policy - Joe Halso Reading Assignment Syllabus

Environmental Crimes - Deborah Harris Reading Assignment Syllabus

Farmworkers and the Law (FAA5350) – Emma Scott Reading Assignment Syllabus

Public Lands Management: Montana Field Study (ENV5462) – Chelsea Colwyn Reading Assignment Syllabus

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How Much Reading Is There in Law School

The amount of reading in law school is one of the first things that prospective law school students typically hear about. Law school readings are truly like night and day if you are coming straight out of undergrad.

This article will explain what law students can typically expect from a week’s worth of reading assignments, and I will also delve into some strategies for managing a high law school reading load.

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How Bad Are the Readings Really?

I hate to do it, but I am going to have to give you the quintessential lawyerly answer “it depends”. It depends on what year you are, the class, and your professor.

Overall, 1L year was significantly heavier on the readings than 2L and 3L have been for me. This is pretty much universal for any law student. Not only will 1Ls usually have more readings but it also takes significantly longer to sift through them.

Reading casebooks is different from the readings you did in undergrad. I was a Criminology major and I took my fair share of case-heavy courses, and I still struggled to keep up with readings during my Fall semester of 1L year. The good news is that law school readings become easier to complete as you progress through 1L year.

My casebook readings have varied a lot depending on the class and professor I had. Torts and Property Law my 1L year were by far the worst. I could expect to read at least thirty pages for each class and we met three times a week. On the other hand Civil Procedure and Criminal Law were relatively light, frequently requiring less than fifteen pages a class.

I am not trying to indicate that your Civil Procedure and Criminal Law courses will be a walk in the park. On the contrary, my Civil Procedure professor was known as the most easy-going professor when it came to reading assignments and my Criminal Law professor was new. I have yet to hear however from someone that said there Property readings were light, and there is so much to cover in that course, so it is pretty safe to say that your Property class will be heavy.

2L and 3L Readings

It’s not necessarily that professors assign fewer readings in higher-level courses, it’s more accurate to say that most students just don’t read as diligently. “As diligently” is probably a gross understatement. It would be more accurate to say that many of us simply don’t do the readings or skim portions of them.

I took Administrative Law my 2L year and it was by far the worst class I have taken for reading assignments. It was a three-credit course two days a week, and my professor would assign anywhere between 50-70 pages a class. It was insane and the readings were dry as a bone. No one ever did their readings, and I did not catch up until two weeks before exams.

That being said, Administrative law was exceptionally heavy on reading, and if I was not insane I would have followed in my classmates’ footsteps and never read.

How to Manage Your Readings

It’s a challenge for 1Ls to manage the immense amount of reading assignments they are given weekly. Especially when you combine them with all of the extracurriculars going on at the law school.

For the first few weeks of law school most students feel that they need to get everything down to a T out of anxiety for cold calls. Luckily this feeling quickly dissipates and does not really come back until a few weeks before your Fall semester final exams.

After the first few weeks of school you need to figure out a way to manage those pesky readings or you are going to go crazy spending all your time preparing for class. Here are some tips that I have used throughout law school and some others that I have seen people use effectively.

1) Set a time/day to complete your readings and don’t back out of it.

An acknowledged weakness of mine is that I will avoid work that I don’t enjoy doing by working on other things, making excuses or socializing with friends. I realized very quickly in law school that if I was going to perform well I was going to have to be dedicated in my readings.

I looked at my schedule and decided that Thursday/Friday would be my going out nights, and Sunday I would spend the entire day completing readings and writing case briefs . Sounds crazy right, to ram through most of my readings for the week in one 12-14 hour shift?

Yeah it was crazy but it works for me. I certainly don’t recommend it to most people, but scheduling times to study and sticking to that schedule works whether you are doing it all in a one or two day period, or if you are spending a few hours five days a week reading.

2) Stay away from writing story length case briefs.

It’s really difficult for some students to cut down on their case briefs. Writing a 5-10 page case brief, however, takes far too long and it actually works against you when it comes time for exam outlining and you have to break down your gargantuan case briefs.

Try to keep your case briefs under 2 full-length pages. For some lengthy and important cases that may be impossible, but for the vast majority of case briefs, 1-2 pages will do it.

3) Practice Your Active Reading

I hate to mention active reading because I feel like everybody does, but I have to mention a few things that help me and you can label them under “active reading”. Whether you bought the casebook or you are reading a pdf you can still write questions and comments on the side. If you are a 1L you are going to have questions as you read cases. I write questions all the time on the edges of my readings because it helps me better understand what I am reading.

Underlining/highlighting is an extremely useful practice but it is WAY OVERUSED. Highlighting is a complete waste of time if half of your case is highlighted. Instead, I use a highlighter to find a few sentences within a case that I think are the most important and represent the court’s holding the best. This practice also makes it easier for you to respond on the fly to cold calls.

Avoid the Reading Trap

The general rule is to spend an hour to two hours of reading for each hour of class time. This varies of course, sometimes professors assign considerably more than two hours’ worth of reading and sometimes they assign considerably less. However, it’s a good general rule of thumb.

If you are consistently spending significantly more than two hours of reading for every hour of class time than there’s a problem and it needs to be fixed ASAP! Are you doing anything obviously time-consuming like reading everything twice or at least reading cases twice? Don’t do that, it takes too much time. Once in a blue moon you can read a case twice if its an exceptionally complicated or old case, but do not make it a habit.

Professors frequently give optional supplementary readings from an optional casebook. Are you reading these supplements for every class? If you think that your supplements are very helpful then maybe you should continue to read one or two of them. But you should make an honest assessment and consider if the reading supplements are worth the additional time you are spending.

In my opinion, you are at no disadvantage if you choose not to read the optional supplements. Two of my professors frequently assigned these my 1L Fall semester and I never even got the supplemental casebooks, I still got As in both classes though.

Don’t Become a Quimbee Addict

Avoid spending too much time with your readings but I absolutely forbid you (if you are a 1L) from relying on Quimbee to cut down on your reading time. Actually, if you don’t care about your grades go ahead and use Quimbee, actually why read at all?

Seriously though Quimbee is a great tool for upperclassmen who are just counting down the time they have left in law school, but its extremely detrimental for 1Ls.

I hope that this article has given you a realistic idea of what the reading load is really like in law school and some useful tips on how you can manage it.

Stephen Metellus

I am a 3L law student in Washington D.C and owner of theartoflawschool.com! I started law school with a lot of hopes and expectations, and it has certainly been a wild ride from the start! My goal is writing articles that help you in navigating through law school.

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To prepare for law school students should practice more rigorous methods of note-taking, including using color-coded highlights for different types of information.

After ramming through thousands of pages of homework and hundreds of pages of writing assignments, often at the last minute – perhaps a little too often – college students and graduates may think they are at the top of their game.

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Law school, however, takes reading and writing to a whole new level. Compared with undergraduate texts, legal code and court opinions can seem written in an alien language. And many law students find legal writing to be the hardest core class they have to take in their first year.

There's no question that college makes you a better reader and writer, but the quirks of undergraduate writing can also leave you with some bad habits. To prepare for law school , improve your written communication skills by following this advice:

  • Take better notes.
  • Write succinctly.
  • Clarify your assumptions.
  • Don't show off.

Take Better Notes

The writers of the articles and textbooks you read in college often take great pains to communicate difficult concepts clearly and concisely. To prepare for class discussions and writing assignments, it is often enough to highlight key points and jot down a few notes or a brief summary.

Law school, however, is based on the case method . You learn by reading important legal cases and deducing common principles of how to interpret and apply real laws.

If you think your brain can recall all that information based on some highlighted passages, you may find yourself at a loss for words the first time a law school professor calls on you to analyze and critique a judge's opinion.

Instead, law students "brief" each case by writing down key facts and legal findings and compiling long, carefully organized outlines that integrate all those cases.

Before law school, you can get a head start on briefing by developing more consistent and rigorous methods of note-taking. Try using color-coded highlights for different types of information. Try reading an article, summarizing the argument as briefly as possible and then coming up with counterpoints.

Write Succinctly

College often rewards writing long. Written assignments are more likely to have a minimum length than a page limit, and it rarely hurts to throw in extra quotes and supporting evidence for your arguments. You may even get the impression that long-winded sentences sound weightier and more mature.

Legal writing, however, is more structured and focused. While legal papers can be quite long, every sentence must contribute to the overall argument. Law professors have little patience for bloated and meandering paragraphs.

Even if undergraduate professors don't explicitly require it, practice editing your papers to be direct and concise. Cut out redundancies and sentences that are not clearly related to your main points.

Clarify Your Assumptions

Because college is intended to cultivate independent thinking, students are often encouraged to share thoughts and reactions from their unique perspective.

In contrast, legal writing should be universal, because the law is meant to cover everyone equally. In order to develop your arguments, you need to carefully ensure that everyone can understand your reasoning from the evidence you present.

Even in college , you can start thinking about the unstated assumptions behind your arguments. Some of these assumptions may not be worth pointing out, like the meaning of common terms or agreed-upon facts.

Are there any assumptions that might not be so obvious to someone with a different background or perspective? If so, try to state those assumptions clearly, so all readers can understand how you came to your conclusions whether or not they agree with you.

Don't Show Off

College students have a reputation for pretentiousness. The word "sophomoric" is even used to describe writing that is immature, conceited and overconfident. No one can look back at his or her adolescence without cringing about some of the things he or she said or wrote.

Because law school is a professional school, students are held to higher standards. If you start bloviating, referencing ideas you don't understand or using big words just to sound smart, your law professors and fellow students will cut you down to size.

While college is a great time for taking intellectual risks, always be conscious of the limits of your knowledge. Great readers and writers focus more on what they still don't know than what they presume to understand.

Reading and writing are lifelong practices. Not only will practice help you succeed in law school, it will make you a clearer thinker.

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The First-Year Law Student's Toolkit: Essential Resources and Tips

Are you a first-year law student looking for essential resources and tips to succeed in your studies? Look no further than our comprehensive toolkit, packed with everything you need to excel in your legal education.

Posted May 12, 2023

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Congratulations on your acceptance into law school! As you embark on this new journey, it's important to equip yourself with the tools and resources you'll need to succeed. The first year of law school is notoriously challenging, but with careful planning and preparation, you can set yourself up for success. In this article, we'll walk you through essential resources and tips to help you navigate your first year of law school.

Introduction: Navigating the First Year of Law School

Before we dive into specific tips and resources, it's important to understand the unique challenges that come with being a first-year law student. You'll be exposed to a completely new way of thinking and a new way of studying. Law school requires a great deal of reading, writing, and critical thinking, and you'll be expected to learn a vast amount of material in a short amount of time. Additionally, the academic environment can be highly competitive, which can be intimidating for some students.

One of the biggest challenges of the first year of law school is adjusting to the workload. You'll likely have multiple classes, each with their own reading assignments, case briefs, and legal writing assignments. It can be overwhelming at first, but it's important to stay organized and manage your time effectively. This may mean creating a study schedule or using a planner to keep track of deadlines.

Another challenge that many first-year law students face is imposter syndrome. It's common to feel like you don't belong or that you're not smart enough to succeed in law school. Remember that everyone feels this way at some point, and it's important to reach out to your peers, professors, or a counselor if you're struggling. You're not alone, and there are resources available to help you succeed.

Setting Goals and Expectations for Your First Year as a Law Student

One of the most important things you can do to prepare for your first year of law school is to set clear goals and expectations for yourself. Determine what you hope to achieve during your time in law school, both academically and personally. Break these goals down into manageable steps and create a plan for achieving them. This will help you stay focused and motivated throughout the year, even when things get tough.

Another important aspect to consider when setting goals and expectations for your first year of law school is to be realistic. While it's great to aim high, it's also important to be honest with yourself about what you can realistically achieve. Don't set yourself up for failure by setting goals that are too lofty or unrealistic. Instead, set goals that challenge you, but are also achievable with hard work and dedication.

Additionally, it's important to remember that your goals and expectations may change throughout the year. As you learn more about the law and your own strengths and weaknesses, you may need to adjust your goals and expectations accordingly. Be open to this process and don't be afraid to seek guidance from professors, advisors, or other students if you need help along the way.

Building a Strong Support Network: Finding Mentors and Peers

Law school can be overwhelming, but you don't have to go through it alone. Building a support network of mentors and peers can help you navigate the challenges of your first year. Seek out upperclassmen or professors who can offer guidance and advice. Additionally, connect with other first-year students to form study groups and provide emotional support.

Another way to build a strong support network is to get involved in extracurricular activities. Joining a student organization or participating in moot court can help you meet other law students who share your interests and goals. These activities can also provide opportunities to network with practicing attorneys and judges.

It's important to remember that building a support network takes time and effort. Don't be afraid to reach out to others and ask for help when you need it. And remember to pay it forward by offering support and guidance to others who may be struggling.

Essential Reading Materials: Understanding the Law School Curriculum

One of the biggest challenges of law school is the heavy reading load. To stay on top of your coursework, it's essential to familiarize yourself with the key texts used in your classes. This may include casebooks, textbooks, and relevant articles. Make a point to read thoroughly and take detailed notes on each reading assignment. This will help you better understand the material and contribute to class discussions.

Additionally, it's important to understand the structure and organization of the law school curriculum. Most law schools have a set of required courses that cover foundational legal concepts, such as contracts, torts, and civil procedure. These courses are typically taken in the first year of law school. In the second and third years, students have more flexibility to choose elective courses that align with their interests and career goals. It's important to carefully consider your course selections and seek guidance from professors and advisors to ensure you're on track to meet your academic and professional objectives.

Strategies for Effective Time Management and Prioritization

Law school requires exceptional time management skills. With so much reading, writing, and studying to do, it's important to find a system that works for you. Consider using a planner or calendar to schedule your days and weeks. Prioritize your assignments based on their due dates and level of difficulty. And don't forget to schedule time for self-care and relaxation!

Another effective strategy for time management is to break down larger tasks into smaller, more manageable ones. This can help you avoid feeling overwhelmed and make it easier to stay on track. Additionally, try to eliminate distractions during study time, such as social media or phone notifications. Finally, don't be afraid to ask for help or seek out resources, such as tutoring or study groups, if you're struggling with a particular subject or assignment.

Tips for Effective Note-Taking and Briefing Cases

During class, you'll be expected to take detailed notes and brief cases. Effective note-taking can help you identify important concepts and ideas, while briefing cases can help you analyze and synthesize the information presented in class. Develop a system for taking notes and briefing cases that works for you. Consider using shorthand and abbreviations to save time.

It's also important to review and organize your notes regularly. Set aside time after each class to review your notes and fill in any gaps. Consider using color-coding or highlighting to help you quickly identify key information. Additionally, create a system for organizing your notes and case briefs, such as using a binder or digital folder. This will make it easier to study and review the material later on.

Utilizing Legal Research Tools: A Comprehensive Guide

As a law student, you'll be introduced to a variety of legal research tools, including online databases and legal dictionaries. Take the time to familiarize yourself with these tools and use them to your advantage when conducting research for your assignments. Additionally, make use of your law school's library and librarian resources.

It's important to note that legal research tools are not one-size-fits-all. Different tools may be more effective for different types of research. For example, if you're researching a specific case, you may want to use a case law database, while if you're researching a legal concept, a legal encyclopedia may be more helpful. Don't be afraid to experiment with different tools to find what works best for you.

Exam Preparation Techniques: Maximizing Your Performance

The culmination of your first year of law school will be your final exams. Effective exam preparation is key to performing well. Consider preparing a study schedule in advance, seeking out old exam questions for practice, and working with study groups to review key concepts. Additionally, make sure to take care of your physical and mental health in the days leading up to your exams.

Another important aspect of exam preparation is to stay organized. Keep track of important dates, deadlines, and exam formats. This will help you to prioritize your study time and ensure that you are adequately prepared for each exam. You may also want to consider creating study aids, such as flashcards or outlines, to help you review key concepts and information.

Finally, it is important to stay focused and avoid distractions during your study time. Find a quiet and comfortable study space, turn off your phone and other electronic devices, and limit your access to social media and other distractions. By staying focused and disciplined, you can maximize your performance on your final exams and set yourself up for success in your future legal career.

Balancing Work, Life, and School: Avoiding Burnout

Law school can be all-consuming, but it's important to maintain a healthy balance between work, life, and school. Schedule time for hobbies and activities that bring you joy outside of your coursework. And don't forget to prioritize self-care practices like getting enough sleep, eating healthy, and getting regular exercise.

It's also important to seek support from friends, family, and classmates. Law school can be a challenging and stressful experience, and having a support system can make all the difference. Consider joining a study group or reaching out to a mentor for guidance and advice. Remember, you don't have to go through law school alone.

Networking Opportunities: Building Relationships with Legal Professionals

Networking is an essential part of building a successful legal career, and it's never too early to start developing these skills. Attend networking events hosted by your law school or local legal organizations. Seek out opportunities to meet practicing attorneys and judges. And consider joining student groups related to your interests within the legal profession.

Pro Bono Opportunities and Internships: Gaining Experience in the Legal Field

Gaining practical experience in the legal field is essential to preparing for a successful career. Look for pro bono opportunities and internships that align with your interests and career goals. These experiences can help you develop valuable skills and gain exposure to different areas of law.

Preparing for Career Success: Resume Building and Interview Tips

Ultimately, the goal of law school is to prepare you for a successful career in the legal field. Take advantage of career services offered by your law school to develop your resume, cover letter, and networking skills. Additionally, prepare for job interviews by researching potential employers, practicing your interviewing skills, and developing strong talking points about why you are the best candidate for the job.

Conclusion: Mastering the First Year of Law School

With careful planning, determination, and the tips and resources outlined in this article, you can successfully navigate your first year of law school. Remember to stay focused on your goals, ask for help when you need it, and maintain a healthy balance between work, life, and school. Good luck!

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Generally speaking, you need to read (and arguably brief) the cases , and to be able to use what you read to do legal analysis. Not sure what to expect in a law school class ? Read on. We’ve also got some tips for staying organized and focused , so you can get your work done, and still have time for a little R&R.

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What to Expect in a Law School Class

  • A Student's Perspective: The First Week of Law School Classes Orientation week came and went in a flash which only means that classes are just about to begin. My schedule seems pretty typical for most 1Ls: Legal Research and Writing, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Torts, and Constitutional Law. There are some classes I am looking forward to and others that I am going to have to work hard to fully comprehend. The best I can do is prepare for class and study hard.
  • Be Prepared and Speak Up! A Different Approach to the Socratic Method Through practice anyone can overcome the anxiety, negative beliefs about ability, and fear of speaking out in class that many law students experience, and we're looking at how you can do this.
  • Corporations 101 - A Quick Look at Upperclassmen Courses Here is a quick overview of Corporations, a law school class you may be interested in taking during your upperclassmen years.
  • Ahead of the Curve: From Undergrad to Law School -- Making the Transition, Part One The learning environment in law school is very different from what you probably encountered in undergrad. Here are some things you should think about as you make this transition!
  • Ahead of the Curve: What is the Socratic Method? Are you nervous about the dreaded Socratic Method? Here, we'll demystify this law school rite of passage and help you face it with confidence.
  • What Does a Law School Class Sound Like? Are you starting law school this fall? Have you ever wondered what a law school class discussion sounds like? If so, check out this video of Alison and Lee doing a mock class discussion on Howard v. Kunto (a case you will likely read in your first year Property class).
  • Strategies for Surviving Cold Calls Are you, like many of your classmates, living in fear of the dreaded cold call? We have you covered with helpful tips and strategies to minimize your anxiety.
  • Podcast Episode 13: What Do Lawyers Argue About? In this podcast we are talking about one important facet of the law school experience -- learning to argue like a lawyer. From class to court, it's all basically the same.
  • Podcast Episode 189: Making Class Time Productive in Law School We’re talking about what to focus on in class so that you can get the most out of the experience.

Reading and Briefing Cases

  • Should You Keep Briefing Cases? Ask Yourself these 4 Questions As you proceed through law school, you may start evaluating whether the study habits and techniques you’ve been using are really worthwhile. Case briefing, where you break down each case into categories like procedural history, facts, holding, and analysis, is usually one of the study tasks that students are quick to abandon. Case briefing can be tedious, time-consuming, and the payoff isn’t always obvious or immediate. But case briefing does serve a purpose and for some students the process of summarizing a case and writing out each component of a brief is essential to learning and remembering the information. So before you decide to throw in the towel on case briefing, ask yourself the following questions.
  • How Many Times Should You Read a Case in Law School? To put it bluntly, routinely rereading cases is a total waste of time, and time is something you don’t have to waste as a 1L. Find out why here.
  • A Brief on Case Briefing We're going over what a case brief is and how to best do it.
  • Ahead of the Curve: Reading Cases: From Syllabus to Exam -- Read the Case Cases make up the bulk of your assigned law school reading, and it takes some effort to master the skill of reading and interpreting court opinions. Here is one approach you can take to attack your next assigned case.
  • The Anatomy of a Case Citation Case citations can be befuddling. Where does all of that case citation information actually come from? Hopefully this post can explain the basics of a case citation. For an example, we will dissect the following case citation – Gupta v. Thai Airways Int’l, Ltd. , 487 F.3d 759, 763 (9th Cir. 2007).
  • Ahead of the Curve: Reading Cases: From Syllabus to Exam -- Brief the Case After you read a case, you should consider briefing it. This post will help you develop a briefing strategy that will help you master your assigned cases!
  • What Parts of a Case Brief Really Matter We're talking about the best approaches to a reading through a case brief.
  • Ahead of the Curve: Time Management -- The Value of Valuable Work Throughout the Semester Preparing for class alone is not enough. You need to incorporate key tasks after each lesson, chapter, and (ultimately) semester in order to survive and ultimately thrive in law school! Here are some ways to improve your performance throughout your entire law school career.
  • How to Brief a Case in Law School If you are starting law school in the next few weeks, you will soon notice that everyone is talking about briefing cases. But many people don’t understand what effective “briefing” is. Well, the Law School Toolbox team is here to help!
  • 6 Easy Tips for Reading Cases More Effectively in Law School It's important to be efficient in class preparation. Here are some ways to improve your case comprehension and make your reading more effective.
  • Do I Really Have to Read the Cases? Now that you’re settled into law school, you’re probably wondering one thing — Do you really have to read the cases?
  • Ahead of the Curve: Reading Cases: From Syllabus to Exam -- Prepare the Case for Class You've done your reading, you've briefed your cases, you're ready for class, right? Maybe not. Here is an approach for effectively following-up on all of your reading and briefing efforts that will have you as prepared as possible for class.
  • Top 5 Mistakes Law Students Make Preparing for Class Preparing for class means something totally different in law school than it did in your previous academic life. It is a critical part of learning the law, so you want to make sure that you are preparing correctly. Here's what usually goes wrong and what you should be doing instead.
  • Three Easy Strategies to Remember What You Read Do your reading! It’s a familiar refrain from law school professors and academic support professionals. But there’s more to law school homework than just making it to the last page of a reading assignment. You don’t just need to do your reading; you also need to be able to remember what you read.
  • Podcast Episode 102: How to Read Cases and Prepare for Class in Law School Believe it or not, there actually is a "right" way to prepare for law school classes. This podcast will give you some valuable tips to make sure you're getting the most out of your study time.

Tips for Using What You've Read

  • A Formula for Rule Analysis Success Law school gives you formulas like IRAC to help you through the process of learning legal analysis and writing. In a recent post, we shared with you a formula for the “R” section of IRAC that was developed by Professor Hollee S. Temple of the West Virginia College of Law. Now, let’s take a look at Professor Temple’s formula for the “A” section of IRAC.
  • 3 Steps for Using Cases to Explain the Law Don’t you love foolproof formulas and step-by-step plans to success? The internet is full of all kinds of plans that promise to teach you how to do anything from losing weight, overcoming a fear of bicycle crashes, or making perfect pasta (that apparently takes only 5 steps). We like formulas, maps, and step-by-step directions because they help us to navigate unfamiliar territory.
  • The Art of the Case Name (and 8 You Should Know) When you start law school, you may be surprised how often case names are used not only as shorthand for their holdings, but also as terms of art that represent fundamental legal concepts. Read this post if you want to get a jump start on learning some of the most important ones.

Staying Organized

  • How to Stay Productive and Remember Everything in Law School Get our tips for staying on top of everything (even birthdays!).
  • Ahead of the Curve: What Should You Be Doing to Prepare for Class as a 1L and How Long Should It Take? Are you concerned about being adequately prepared for your first year classes? Here are some tips for making the most of your prep time and being ready for that first class!
  • Top Organizing Apps for Law Students In this post, we highlight several top applications for staying organized in law school. From note taking apps to calendar organizers, this list will get you moving in the right direction to becoming more organized.
  • Bullet Journaling for Law Students I can remember how I discovered bullet journaling—I was looking for a calendar that was small, that had less hourly blocks of time and more of a to-do list, where I could track my fitness along with my freelance and work assignments, and where I could keep track of my reading progress in books. Does such a calendar exist? Sure it does. But I had to make it myself.
  • 4 Steps to Managing Law School Material There is an abundance of law school materials out there. Here are some tips on how to manage this material effectively.
  • Creative Ways to Organize Your Study Materials Try the suggestions below for some creative ways to organize your study material and simplify your study process.

Staying Focused

  • Procrastination Rehab: Release the Responsible Law Student Inside of You We know it's in there, the responsible student inside of you. Stop being a procrastinator today and follow these tips.
  • Digital Distraction: When Media is Helpful and Harmful While You Are Studying We all know how it goes: you sit down to finally get some serious work done on that term paper when *bling*, your phone screen lights up. You think, “I’ll just check it real quick, what if it’s something important?”, and before you know it, you’ve been scrolling Twitter for an hour and haven’t written a word of that essay.
  • Five Techniques for Using Deep Work to Excel in Law School Deep Work is the ability to focus exclusively for a long period of time on one particular intellectual task without distractions. Here are five techniques that will help you implement deep work in your law school life.
  • How To Stick To Your Goals in Law School Do you need help staying on track and sticking to your goals? Use these tips to stay on track.

Struggling to get it all done? Check out our law school tutoring options for help!

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How to get through all of your readings in law school

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Find out how to get through all of your readings in law school and how new technologies can help you reach your academic goals.

Law school is one of the most challenging career paths in the U.S., especially for first-year law students. A big part of the syllabus features different reading material with intricate subject matter, such as case briefs, statutes, law review articles, and more.

All of which can make reading and comprehending legal writing time-consuming and mentally taxing. In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to get through your law school reading.

10 tips for getting through law school reading efficiently

Getting through law school will require hard work, time, and dedication. Here you’ll find 10 tips that will help you prepare for your final exams.

Time management

Law school is much more than just attending classes. You have to research projects, write assignments, and complete law reviews and legal research, and that’s just the beginning.

The key to time management is to create a schedule for every minute of the day – even the smallest things. Don’t forget to include the time you’ll use to relax and have fun with non-law-school-related activities.

Reading and briefing cases

Reading and briefing cases in law school can be daunting. Start by identifying the source of the problem. If it takes you a long time to brief a case, you may need to increase your reading speed.

While case briefing is essential, it isn’t the key factor in preparing you for final exams. If reading and briefing cases takes too much of your time as well, adjusting your case reading habits is the best course of action.

Focus on the black letter law

While the procedural history of a case might be fascinating, that’s not what law school exams focus on. Most exam questions will focus on the black letter law – the well-established legal rules.

Consequently, your time will be better spent learning about the elements of a rule instead of the history behind it. Take apart the elements of a rule by writing and typing them out. This will help you to learn how to analyze the structure of a rule during an exam.

Your professors will prepare you for the key topics that will most likely be included in the exam. For example, if your professor spends two weeks reviewing intentional torts, that’s where you should focus your energy.

Cases discussed for short periods may also be included in an exam, but you should review them as time allows. Your study schedule should focus on the key topics discussed by your professors.

Office hours

In the first semester, students may keep up with their reading assignments but struggle with legal concepts. If that’s the case, the best alternative is office hours.

Law school professors make time in their schedules to meet with students and go over challenging topics. Some students have their own learning styles and find it hard to keep up with classroom dynamics. In these one-on-one meetings, you can go over specific topics you don’t understand.

On class time

For law students who have fallen behind with exam preparation, the idea of a cold call during a class discussion causes too much anxiety. Students think the best thing to do is skip classes to avoid this awkward situation, but this couldn’t be more wrong.

Class time is when you can learn the correct answers and listen to your classmates’ legal analysis. By the end of the semester, your class notes will help dissipate any doubts.

Create a good studying atmosphere

Creating good study habits includes building the right atmosphere. Try and avoid distractions that will deviate your attention from the material you’re reading.

Find a quiet and comfortable place to study, whether listening to music or in total silence. The key is to create a distraction-free environment.

Revise your notes before class

Re-reading your class notes is better than going over the reading material multiple times. First, it will help you get in sync with where you left off in the previous class.

On the other hand, instead of reading material where you have to look for the correct answers, you’ll already have all the right answers when revising your notes.

Consider study groups

Study groups can be an excellent learning tool. Discussing topics with peers with the same academic goals will increase your chances of retaining information. Additionally, you can also get helpful studying tips from other students.

One crucial thing about study groups is to keep them professional rather than a social gathering. Otherwise, you’ll lose precious time you should use for practice exams.

Rely on assistive technology

If you struggle to keep up with your reading material in law school, embrace assistive technology to aid you with your studies. Text to speech applications, for example, can read books to you and enhance your reading comprehension skills. While you’ll still have to pay attention while listening to the material, it will help you keep up with your studies while doing other tasks, like driving, working out, or cooking.

Succeed in law school with Speechify

Speechify is a text to speech application that can help law students keep up with their studies and prepare for their exams. Based on AI technology, this software can read aloud any physical or digital text, including documents, PDFs, docs, notes, and more.

This TTS app has been designed to work with Android , iOS , Safari, and Chrome , making it easily accessible on any device. If you’re a law school student and the workload is getting too much, don’t hesitate to try this app to help you get back to speed. With customized settings, you can control the playback speed and listen to any law school study material at 4.5x the speed to help boost productivity.

Visit Speechify today and get familiar with this technology designed to help you on the road to success.

Do you do all the readings in law school?

No. To do well in law school, you must focus on the topics your professors ask you to read to pass the law exams.

How many hours of reading do you need for law school?

The average reading time for a law school student is 40 hours a week.

What year of law school is the hardest?

The first year of law school is the hardest.

What is the hardest subject in law school?

Most students find Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure the hardest subject in law school.

What are the best ways to stay on top of your readings in law school?

The best ways to stay on top of your reading are to plan a reading strategy, take useful notes, revise the material before class, practice reading, and allow text to speech tools like Speechify read the material out loud to you.

What is the best way to study for law school exams?

The best way to study for law school exams is to create a final study schedule, take notes you’ll have to revise at any given moment, and do test practices.

What is the Socratic method?

The Socratic method is an argumentative dialogue based on questions and answers, which is thought to stimulate critical thinking.

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Lanette Mayes

Modified & Updated: 04 Feb 2024

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Elektrostal is a vibrant city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia. With a rich history, stunning architecture, and a thriving community, Elektrostal is a city that has much to offer. Whether you are a history buff, nature enthusiast, or simply curious about different cultures, Elektrostal is sure to captivate you.

This article will provide you with 40 fascinating facts about Elektrostal, giving you a better understanding of why this city is worth exploring. From its origins as an industrial hub to its modern-day charm, we will delve into the various aspects that make Elektrostal a unique and must-visit destination.

So, join us as we uncover the hidden treasures of Elektrostal and discover what makes this city a true gem in the heart of Russia.

Known as the “Motor City of Russia.”

Elektrostal, a city located in the Moscow Oblast region of Russia, earned the nickname “Motor City” due to its significant involvement in the automotive industry.

Home to the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Elektrostal is renowned for its metallurgical plant, which has been producing high-quality steel and alloys since its establishment in 1916.

Boasts a rich industrial heritage.

Elektrostal has a long history of industrial development, contributing to the growth and progress of the region.

Founded in 1916.

The city of Elektrostal was founded in 1916 as a result of the construction of the Elektrostal Metallurgical Plant.

Located approximately 50 kilometers east of Moscow.

Elektrostal is situated in close proximity to the Russian capital, making it easily accessible for both residents and visitors.

Known for its vibrant cultural scene.

Elektrostal is home to several cultural institutions, including museums, theaters, and art galleries that showcase the city’s rich artistic heritage.

A popular destination for nature lovers.

Surrounded by picturesque landscapes and forests, Elektrostal offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, and birdwatching.

Hosts the annual Elektrostal City Day celebrations.

Every year, Elektrostal organizes festive events and activities to celebrate its founding, bringing together residents and visitors in a spirit of unity and joy.

Has a population of approximately 160,000 people.

Elektrostal is home to a diverse and vibrant community of around 160,000 residents, contributing to its dynamic atmosphere.

Boasts excellent education facilities.

The city is known for its well-established educational institutions, providing quality education to students of all ages.

A center for scientific research and innovation.

Elektrostal serves as an important hub for scientific research, particularly in the fields of metallurgy, materials science, and engineering.

Surrounded by picturesque lakes.

The city is blessed with numerous beautiful lakes, offering scenic views and recreational opportunities for locals and visitors alike.

Well-connected transportation system.

Elektrostal benefits from an efficient transportation network, including highways, railways, and public transportation options, ensuring convenient travel within and beyond the city.

Famous for its traditional Russian cuisine.

Food enthusiasts can indulge in authentic Russian dishes at numerous restaurants and cafes scattered throughout Elektrostal.

Home to notable architectural landmarks.

Elektrostal boasts impressive architecture, including the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord and the Elektrostal Palace of Culture.

Offers a wide range of recreational facilities.

Residents and visitors can enjoy various recreational activities, such as sports complexes, swimming pools, and fitness centers, enhancing the overall quality of life.

Provides a high standard of healthcare.

Elektrostal is equipped with modern medical facilities, ensuring residents have access to quality healthcare services.

Home to the Elektrostal History Museum.

The Elektrostal History Museum showcases the city’s fascinating past through exhibitions and displays.

A hub for sports enthusiasts.

Elektrostal is passionate about sports, with numerous stadiums, arenas, and sports clubs offering opportunities for athletes and spectators.

Celebrates diverse cultural festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal hosts a variety of cultural festivals, celebrating different ethnicities, traditions, and art forms.

Electric power played a significant role in its early development.

Elektrostal owes its name and initial growth to the establishment of electric power stations and the utilization of electricity in the industrial sector.

Boasts a thriving economy.

The city’s strong industrial base, coupled with its strategic location near Moscow, has contributed to Elektrostal’s prosperous economic status.

Houses the Elektrostal Drama Theater.

The Elektrostal Drama Theater is a cultural centerpiece, attracting theater enthusiasts from far and wide.

Popular destination for winter sports.

Elektrostal’s proximity to ski resorts and winter sport facilities makes it a favorite destination for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Promotes environmental sustainability.

Elektrostal prioritizes environmental protection and sustainability, implementing initiatives to reduce pollution and preserve natural resources.

Home to renowned educational institutions.

Elektrostal is known for its prestigious schools and universities, offering a wide range of academic programs to students.

Committed to cultural preservation.

The city values its cultural heritage and takes active steps to preserve and promote traditional customs, crafts, and arts.

Hosts an annual International Film Festival.

The Elektrostal International Film Festival attracts filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts from around the world, showcasing a diverse range of films.

Encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Elektrostal supports aspiring entrepreneurs and fosters a culture of innovation, providing opportunities for startups and business development.

Offers a range of housing options.

Elektrostal provides diverse housing options, including apartments, houses, and residential complexes, catering to different lifestyles and budgets.

Home to notable sports teams.

Elektrostal is proud of its sports legacy, with several successful sports teams competing at regional and national levels.

Boasts a vibrant nightlife scene.

Residents and visitors can enjoy a lively nightlife in Elektrostal, with numerous bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.

Promotes cultural exchange and international relations.

Elektrostal actively engages in international partnerships, cultural exchanges, and diplomatic collaborations to foster global connections.

Surrounded by beautiful nature reserves.

Nearby nature reserves, such as the Barybino Forest and Luchinskoye Lake, offer opportunities for nature enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the region’s biodiversity.

Commemorates historical events.

The city pays tribute to significant historical events through memorials, monuments, and exhibitions, ensuring the preservation of collective memory.

Promotes sports and youth development.

Elektrostal invests in sports infrastructure and programs to encourage youth participation, health, and physical fitness.

Hosts annual cultural and artistic festivals.

Throughout the year, Elektrostal celebrates its cultural diversity through festivals dedicated to music, dance, art, and theater.

Provides a picturesque landscape for photography enthusiasts.

The city’s scenic beauty, architectural landmarks, and natural surroundings make it a paradise for photographers.

Connects to Moscow via a direct train line.

The convenient train connection between Elektrostal and Moscow makes commuting between the two cities effortless.

A city with a bright future.

Elektrostal continues to grow and develop, aiming to become a model city in terms of infrastructure, sustainability, and quality of life for its residents.

In conclusion, Elektrostal is a fascinating city with a rich history and a vibrant present. From its origins as a center of steel production to its modern-day status as a hub for education and industry, Elektrostal has plenty to offer both residents and visitors. With its beautiful parks, cultural attractions, and proximity to Moscow, there is no shortage of things to see and do in this dynamic city. Whether you’re interested in exploring its historical landmarks, enjoying outdoor activities, or immersing yourself in the local culture, Elektrostal has something for everyone. So, next time you find yourself in the Moscow region, don’t miss the opportunity to discover the hidden gems of Elektrostal.

Q: What is the population of Elektrostal?

A: As of the latest data, the population of Elektrostal is approximately XXXX.

Q: How far is Elektrostal from Moscow?

A: Elektrostal is located approximately XX kilometers away from Moscow.

Q: Are there any famous landmarks in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to several notable landmarks, including XXXX and XXXX.

Q: What industries are prominent in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal is known for its steel production industry and is also a center for engineering and manufacturing.

Q: Are there any universities or educational institutions in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal is home to XXXX University and several other educational institutions.

Q: What are some popular outdoor activities in Elektrostal?

A: Elektrostal offers several outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, and picnicking in its beautiful parks.

Q: Is Elektrostal well-connected in terms of transportation?

A: Yes, Elektrostal has good transportation links, including trains and buses, making it easily accessible from nearby cities.

Q: Are there any annual events or festivals in Elektrostal?

A: Yes, Elektrostal hosts various events and festivals throughout the year, including XXXX and XXXX.

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Admiralty Law

Professor Frevola

ADMIRALTY LAW ‒ CRN #23534 Professor Michael J. Frevola ‒ Spring 2020

First Assignment

CLASS #1, January 8

Chapter I The Basics: Admiralty Jurisdiction, Conceptual Structure, and Practice , 3 A. Historical Background, 3 DeLovio v. Boit , 5 Notes, 7 In re Complaint of Branson Duck Vehicles, LLC (Order) (Supplied by Instructor) The Thomas Jefferson , 8 Notes, 9 The Genesee Chief v. Fitzhugh , 10 Notes, 13 The Eagle , 13 Notes, 15 B. The "Navigable Waters "Issue, 15 LeBlanc v. Cleveland , 16 Notes, 19 C. The "Vessel" Issue, 20 Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co. , 20 Notes, 24 Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach , 25 Notes, 28 D. Admiralty Jurisdiction in Tort Cases, 30 Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. , 30 Notes, 38

  • Advanced Legal Research — Professor Spar

Advanced Legal Research

Professor Spar

First class will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2020.

Syllabus will be distributed at that time and is available on Lexis Classroom.

Before our first class, please do the following:

  • Register for the Course web site on Lexis Classroom. See instructions below.
  • Please make sure you can sign into Bloomberg Law, Lexis and Westlaw.  If you need help registering for any of these, go to the Library Reference desk or stop by my office – 102A in the Library.
  • Please bring your laptop to the first class.

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If you have any difficulties, please do not hesitate to ask.  You can email me at [email protected] .

  • Bankruptcy Law — Professor Scarcella

Bankruptcy Law

Professor Scarcella

Bankruptcy Law 3794-A Professor Scarcella – Spring 2020 Reading Assignment for Classes 1 and 2

Professor Scarcella’s contact information : Email: [email protected] Telephone: 631-712-6278 Faculty Assistant: Ms. Jennifer Calautti – Office 223

Class time and location : Tuesdays, 4:10 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Room 206

Course Materials

  • Epstein, Markell, Nickles & Ponoroff, Bankruptcy: Dealing with Financial Failure for Individuals and Businesses (4th ed.) (West 2015)
  • Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Official Forms, 2019 Law School Edition, Charles J. Tabb (West Academic)

Reading Assignments Please read the Bankruptcy Code sections discussed in the reading materials and as set forth below in the reading assignments. The Bankruptcy Code sections are in Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Official Forms .

The reading assignments are intended as background for the concepts that we will be discussing in class. Please do not feel obligated to outline the cases in the textbook. For the most part, we will spend a lot of our class time doing what lawyers do--working through problems to see how various rules apply to realistic fact scenarios.  I strongly encourage you to spend some time working through the problems in advance. We will work through a number of these problems in class, although we will not have time to address every problem in the assigned reading.

Reading Assignment for Class 1 (January 14, 2020)

  • Pages 1-8 (up to Fraudulent Transfers; omit problems 1-1 and 1-2)
  • Pages 12-14 (omit problem 1-6)
  • Pages 18-30, 35-36, 87-89 (up to problem 4-1) 
  • Bankruptcy Code §§ 101(13), 109, 301, 302. 303
  • Official Form No. 1
  • Official Form 6F
  • Pages 58-60, 131-34 (through problem 5-22); Bankruptcy Code §§ 101(5), 501, 502(a), 502(b)(1), (2), (6), 1111(a)
  • Pages 136-39 (omit problem 5-27); Bankruptcy Code §§ 507(a)(1), (2), (4), (5), 503(b)(1), (2), (9), 707(a)(3)
  • Official Form 6D
  • Pages 73-78 (through problem 3-18); Bankruptcy Code § 506(a)(1), (2)
  • Class Discussion: Effect of bankruptcy on secured claims

Reading Assignment for Class 2 (January 21, 2020)

  • Basic Bankruptcy Concept:  Secured Claims (continued)
  • Pages 51-52
  • Official Forms 6A and 6B
  • Pages 52-57 (up to problem 3-12)
  • Bankruptcy Code §§ 541(a)(1), (3), (5), (6), 1115, 1306
  • Pages 107-110, 118-122 (up to problem 5-13) (omit problems 5-10, 5-11 and 5-12)
  • Bankruptcy Code §§ 362(a)(1)-(7), (b)(2), (c)(1), (2)
  • Serial bankruptcy filings – Bankruptcy Code §§ 362(c)(3), (c)(4)
  • Relief from the Stay Bankruptcy Code §§ 362(d)(1), (2)
  • Business Drafting Seminar — Professor Goldberg

Business Drafting Seminar

Professor Goldberg

The text used for the course will be The Elements of Contract Drafting: Fourth Edition , by George W. Kuney.  You may use earlier editions of this book if you can find them.

Reading for this session is Chapter 1. 

  • Conflict of Laws — Professor McElroy

Conflict of Laws

Professor McElroy

INITIAL ASSIGNMENTS FOR CONFLICT OF LAWS – SPRING 2020

Required Text :  Brilmayer, Goldsmith, O’Hara O’Connor , Conflict of Laws, Cases and Materials (7th edition)

  • Date: Thu. 1/9
  • READING ASSIGNMENT: Chapter 1 – Conflict of Laws: An Overview
  • Date: 1/14 & 1/16
  • Chapter 5 – The Jurisdiction of Courts Over Persons and Property
  • Chapter 6 – Conflict of Laws in the Federal System
  • PRIMARY STUDENTS: Bayas, Marlon; Bellini, Laura; Blaszczyk, Barbara; Bodo, Jarret; Bramwell, Cadine; and Chubinidzhe, Mariam
  • Date: 1/21 & 1/23
  • READING ASSIGNMENT: Continue Chapter 6 – Conflict of Laws in the Federal System
  • Consumer Transactions — Professor Silber

Consumer Transactions

Professor Silber

First Course Assignment CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS Prof. Norman Silber Spring 2020

Welcome to the class in Consumer Transactions

1. Please go to the Lexis Classroom blackboard site, course CRN2918-A, Nonprofit Corporations, located under Maurice A. Deane School of Law at the Lexis-Nexis course website ( lawschool.lexis.com ). This is very important-- mail a test message to yourself using the communications button to make sure you are enrolled. Configure your options to receive notifications and subscribe to posts.

2.  Read the course information posted on the site.

3. It is required that you purchase a copy of the text for the course, which is Pridgen, Sovern, and Peterson eds., CONSUMER LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS (5th ed., 2020), and, also the statutory supplement which accompanies it, SELECTED CONSUMER STATUTES.   You may find some used copies of the statute book at the bookstore or online and save money but be certain that you have the precisely correct edition of the main text. (The price of the Consumer Law book is higher than it should be considering the nature of the subject matter!)

4. The first reading is attached above as a .pdf file, because the textbook is being published this week.  This is Part A, “The Common Law Approach,” in Chapter 1, REGULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE, pp. 15-54.   Joyce Cox, in room 216, will have hard copies of these pages available before the first class if you stop by her office.

5. Please be ready to volunteer answers to problem 1-1 in the readings if your last name ends in A-G; problem 1-2 if your last name ends in H-O and 1-3  if your last name ends in P-Z.

In coming weeks, I will assign you to a group so that you will know which problems you will be responsible for posting about throughout the semester.

If you are taking the class for writing credit, take a look at the material pertaining to it located on the "research paper information" page. 

I look forward to meeting with all of you and hope that you will find that consumer transactions law is an interesting and useful field of law.

Best wishes, Professor Silber

  • Copyright — Professor Friedman

Professor Friedman

Copyright Professor Leon Friedman Spring 2020

The case book for the course is Copyright: Cases and Materials , 9th edition, by Robert A. Gorman, Jane C. Ginsburg, and R. Anthony Reese with 2019 statutory supplement.

  • Read pages 1-56.    Burrow-Giles v. Sarony (photograph case),
  • Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing (circus poster) general outline of copyright law
  • Criminal Procedure I — Professor Fissell

Criminal Procedure I

Professor Fissell

Casebook pp. 38-63

  • Criminal Procedure II — Professor Klein

Criminal Procedure II

Professor Klein

Criminal Procedure II   First Assignment

Please feel free to email me at [email protected] with any questions or comments. I look forward to working with you.

Introduction - For the 1st class , please read the following:

  • The course syllabus.
  • The 6th Amendment: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense."
  • Introduction and The Decision to Charge Pages 10-16 (steps 5-18), 869-76 (< Josh Bowers), 880-81 (< Wright), 883-84 (victim’s role), 884-85 (think about hypos), 889 (note 3), 891-96 (Armstrong), 911 (note 5) – 915 (end note 6).

Criminal Procedure II Syllabus

Spring 2020 Semester Thursday 10:10 AM- 12:00 PM Room 242

Professor Fred Klein [email protected] Office in room 236 – office phone 516-463-7193

TEXT: Kamisar, Lafave, Israel, King, Kerr and Primus Advanced Criminal Procedure 15th edition (West Publishing 2019) (or Modern Criminal Procedure 15th edition, if you have it already)

OBJECTIVES :

This course will focus primarily on the constitutional and statutory issues that confront the criminal law practitioner from arrest and the decision to prosecute through the possible sentence. Specifically, possible topics we will cover include prosecutorial discretion, right to counsel, bail, grand jury, accusatory instruments, double jeopardy, joinder of charges and defendants, motions and hearings, discovery, timeliness, jurisdiction and venue, guilty pleas, trial issues  and sentencing. Although not a trial advocacy class, we will discuss trial issues. Criminal Procedure I is NOT a prerequisite to this course.

Courtroom criminal procedure is defined by some constitutional protections but more heavily deals with statutory requirements. Accordingly, we will be discussing overarching constitutional rules governing the prosecution and defense of a criminal case as well as specific laws controlling the various phases of criminal litigation. Our statutory focus will be on both New York State’s Criminal Procedure Law as well as the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure on selected issues.

The student will learn substantive and procedural law concerning the issues that arise during the prosecution and defense of a criminal case. Through briefing a court’s written opinion and discuss/debate in class the legal principles involved and their applicability to different facts, students will improve their legal analysis and reasoning and oral communication in the legal context. Finally, you will be exposed to the practical applications and problems that confront the criminal practitioner in the real world, learn entry level lawyering skills and how to exercise professional and ethical responsibilities.

TEXT :     

The assigned text will be Advanced Criminal Procedure, Kamisar, Lafave, Israel, King, Kerr and Primus, 15th edition (softcover), West Academic Publishing, which is the latest edition.

For those of you who have previously taken Criminal Procedure I with me and have the 15th edition of Modern Criminal Procedure by the same authors (hardcover), it will be perfectly acceptable to use it for this course.

METHODOLOGY

Reading assignments from the text will be given for discrete areas of the law. These will be supplemented by the assignment of statutory sections and individual cases (usually from New York) to be read on line or in the library. Please use the TWEN cite for this course to view assignments. The number of the assignment will loosely correspond to the class number. Students will be expected to brief the assigned material, orally discuss the cases in class (including the facts, issues and holding) and respond to and pose questions concerning the material.

The American Bar Association requires that you spend at least four hours per week, on average, outside of clas s  studying for this 2-credit course. This is in addition to the two hours a week we spend in class. This is a good guide to determine if you are spending enough time preparing for class.

The Law School has adopted a “Credit Hour Policy.”  A “credit hour” is an amount of work that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction (calculated as 50 minutes of classroom time) and two hours (120 minutes) of out-of-class student work per week for 14 weeks  or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Reading- All assignments in the text as well as outside cases/statutes are required to be read prior to class . You will be kept informed of specific reading assignments for upcoming classes. Reading cases/statutes is more demanding than reading narrative. This is because each sentence may be important. If you skim a case, you could miss the key sentence. You will be expected to know and discuss the facts, legal rules, application of the rules and policy arguments contained in each case. You should read concurrences and dissents equally because today’s minority could be tomorrow’s majority.
  • Attendance- The law school must certify to the Board of Law Examiners that a student was in “good and regular attendance.” You must attend 80% of all scheduled classes to sit for the final exam . Attendance will be taken at all classes by passing around a sign in sheet. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that their name is signed by them. If you believe you must be absent from more than the permitted number of classes, you should contact the Office of Student Affairs as soon as possible. Accommodations may be made for students who must be absent for religious reasons and in cases of truly compelling hardship. Any request for an exception must be made to the Office of Student Affairs and must be accompanied by appropriate documentation. Lateness must be avoided at all costs. It is wasteful and distracting to those students who are punctual. I make every effort to start class precisely at 10:10 AM. Please plan accordingly and be in your seat ahead of time. All classes will be podcast !!
  • Participation- It is essential that you are prepared for class and participate in class discussions when called upon. Do not expect to sit in class and absorb information by listening and taking notes alone. Learning the law is not a spectator sport and involves more than memorizing rules. You need to be able to apply those rules to varying situations and to express yourself clearly and persuasively whether summing up to a jury, negotiating a business transaction or interviewing a client. When asked to discuss a case, do not read from the text or a commercial outline. You may use your own notes. Try to only discuss the pertinent facts, not every conceivable detail. Your preparedness and class participation will count toward your final grade.

There will be absolutely no cell phone conversations (phones to be placed on vibrate), text messaging, e-mailing or surfing the internet while class is in session.

There will be assigned seats and a seating chart so that I can learn your names and converse with you personally. The seats will be assigned based on where you sit for the first class . Therefore, if seat location is important to you, I urge you to attend the first class and be there early to get the location you feel most comfortable in.

THERE WILL BE NO USE OF LAPTOPS OR OTHER DIGITAL DEVICES IN CLASS. YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE NOTES IN CLASS BY HAND WRITING THEM. RECENT STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT STUDENTS LEARN BETTER WHEN TAKING HAND WRITTEN NOTES AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO TRANSCRIBE WHAT IS TAKING PLACE VIA KEYBOARD. ALSO, STUDENTS WHO MISUSE LAPTOPS ARE DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING TO OTHER STUDENTS. FINALLY, STUDENTS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY LISTEN BETTER AND PARTICIPATE MORE IF NOT WEDDED TO A LAPTOP.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR A HAT IN CLASS. I TRY TO MAINTAIN A FORMAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO A THOUGHTFUL AND SERIOUS LEGAL DISCUSSION.AND I FIND THAT HATS TEND TO DETRACT FROM THAT ATMOSPHERE. HOWEVER, IF YOU NEED TO WEAR A HAT FOR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS REASONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME. THERE IS NO OTHER DRESS CODE FOR THE COURSE.

EVALUATION 

There will be no written tests or papers assigned. Your grade will substantially depend on your performance on a closed book written examination given at the conclusion of the semester. This test will consist of multiple choice questions possibly together with narrative issue spotting and analysis essays. The test will be based on your readings as well as information discussed in class which may not overlap. You will be responsible for material in the assignments even if not discussed in class and material discussed in class even if not included in your reading assignments. Your score will be based upon your knowledge of the legal principles covered in the readings and discussed in class and your ability to apply those principles and express yourself in understandable written answers. Your demonstrated level of preparedness and the quality of your class participation will be factored into your final grade.

I can be reached after class, normally in my office (or other times by appointment) or by email. I will try to direct you to the correct answer without answering it for you. One of the skills attorneys must learn is how to answer questions themselves. I am eager to receive questions but answering them will be part of the learning process for you. Communication with me outside of the classroom (either during breaks, in my office or via email) is not counted for your grade so don’t worry about hurting yourself by asking. The only way you get hurt is by not asking and not learning.

It is important that you keep up with the reading assignments. There is too much material covered for you to catch up/cram later and you will better understand the material covered in class if you have already done the reading. If you have questions about the assigned material or issues discussed in class, please discuss it with me before we move onto something else which may build upon the previous material. Before discussing it with me, however, I urge you to try to obtain the answer for yourself. You can do this by re-reading the case, reading the entire case (rather than the edited version in the casebook), listening to the podcast of the class and consulting secondary material.

At this stage of the semester, you are undoubtedly eager to learn the material in this course and hopeful that the practice of law, no matter what field you choose, will be interesting and rewarding. If at the end of the semester you have the same enthusiasm and goals, and a solid foundation in courtroom criminal procedure, I will consider that a success. I look forward to learning with and from all of you.

  • Disability Law — Professor Gundlach

Disability Law

Professor Gundlach

Disability Law, Spring 2020 First Class Assignment:

  • Register for my TWEN course page
  • Excerpt (pp. 3-10) from Joseph P. Shapiro, No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement (Three Rivers Press, 1994) (Available on TWEN)
  • Casebook, Chapter 1: pp. 1-6, 8-28
  • Domestic Violence — Professor Barron

Domestic Violence

Professor Barron

Text: Lemon,  Domestic Violence Law  (latest ed.)  Additional materials may be assigned throughout the course of the semester.

You will receive a copy of the syllabus for the semester in class.  Please read and be prepared to discuss chapters 1 and 2 in the Lemon text.

  • Drafting and Negotiating Contracts, Statutes, and Other Governing Provisions — Professor Neumann

Drafting and Negotiating Contracts, Statutes, and Other Governing Provisions

Professor Neumann

The First Three Weeks of Class

Material you will or have already received by email:

  • the syllabus
  • A PDF titled “25th Amendment Exercise”
  • A Word file titled “DNCS – classes 1 & 2”
  • Another Word file:  “DNCS – classes 3 & 4"

The Word files are for exercises that require you to rewrite badly drafted provisions.  See syllabus page 5. (If you have not received all the above by email, contact me at [email protected] .)

Textbooks:   See the syllabus, page 2.  Drafting Book Part 1 will be available in the copy room beginning on Friday, Jan. 3.

Amount of Reading During the Semester:   You’ll do more reading at the beginning to prepare you to draft  documents — and less reading later while you’re drafting.

Assignments

For Wednesday, January 8 —

  • Read the syllabus.
  • Read Chs. 1 & 2 (pp. 3–28)
  • Note: Appendices normally appear at the end of a book.  But because you’ll read Appendices A and B with Chapter 3, they are printed at the end of Drafting Book Part 1 rather than Part 2.  In Part 1, the page after p. 208 is p. 515.  The omitted pages are in Part 2.  Don’t worry about that.  (See the syllabus, page 2.)
  • Read Ch. 5 (pp. 57–67)
  • Do the U.S. Constitution Exercise — use the PDF with that title.
  • Do Excs. 5-A and 5-B (pp. 67–70).  For Exc. 5-B, use the Word file titled “DNCS – classes 1 & 2”

For Monday, January 13 —

  • Read Ch. 6 (pp. 71–79)
  • Do Exc. 6-A (pp. 79–80) (but not the 2d item on p. 80) — use the Word file “DNCS – classes 1 & 2"
  • Read Ch. 7 (pp. 81–100)
  • Do Excs. 7-A, 7-B, 7-C, and 7-D (pp. 100–101) — use the Word file “DNCS – classes 1 & 2"

For Wednesday, January 15 —

  • Read Ch. 8 (pp. 103–115)
  • Do Exc. 8-A (p. 115) — use the Word file “DNCS – classes 3 & 4"

For Wednesday, January 22 —

  • Read Ch. 9 (119–125)
  • Do Excs. 9-A, 9-B, and 9-C (pp. 125–127) — use the Word file “DNCS – classes 3 & 4"
  • Employment Discrimination — Professor Damiano

Employment Discrimination

Professor Damiano

Employment Discrimination SPRING 2020 Professor Charis Damiano

Required Course Materials:

The required text is Employment Discrimination, Procedure, Principles and Practice by Joseph Seiner (2nd Ed 2019). Published by Wolters Kluwer.

Administrative Details: Class meetings: Mondays and Wednesdays: 8:40 -10.00am. Email: [email protected] Office hours: By appointment Assistant: Jennifer Calautti, Room 223 Course webpage: TWEN (please refer to TWEN for further details of the course)

First Assignment: The first class will be on Wednesday January 8 2020. Please read pages 1-12 and 79 to top of 87 before that class meeting.

Points for discussion:

  • What are the major statutes that form the backbone of employment discrimination laws in the US? What does “at will employment” mean?
  • What kind of constitutional anti-discrimination claims can federal workers bring?
  • Consider the difference between federal anti-discrimination laws and state anti-discrimination laws.
  • What is the difference between direct and circumstantial evidence of discrimination?
  • What are the prongs of the McDonnell Douglas prima facie test?
  • Environmental Dispute Resolution — Professor Siegel

Environmental Dispute Resolution

Professor Siegel

First Assignment for January 9, 6:10-8 p.m.

Introduction to the Course; Overview of Environmental Dispute Resolution

Reading Before First Class:

  • Text ( Dispute Resolution: Beyond the Adversarial Model , Menkel-Meadow, Love, et al, 2nd ed.), pp. 13-17, 30-36, and 93-95
  • Go  to the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution website and read the “Basic Principles for Agency Engagement in Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution” . Then read the “FAQs about ECR” . How are ECR processes different from and/or similar to the range of ADR processes you read about in the text on pp. 30-36?
  • Environmental Law — Professor Esterman

Environmental Law

Professor Esterman

First Assignment ENVIRONMENTAL LAW – 3812-A  (Spring 2020) Professor Esterman

Our first class will be held on Wednesday, January 9. Please read pages 3-49 in Salzman & Thompson, Environmental Law and Policy , in preparation for the class. Please also look at the follow case: Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference v. Federal Power Commission

  • Ethics in Criminal Advocacy — Professor Yaroshefsky

Ethics in Criminal Advocacy

Professor Yaroshefsky

The course materials are: Monroe H. Freedman & Abbe Smith,  Understanding Lawyers’ Ethics , 5 th  Edition

Posted links for: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct ABA Criminal Justice Standards Additional Readings

Here are the readings for our first class on the History and Overview of the Regulation of the Legal Profession

  • ABA Model Rules of Professional Responsibility – Preface, Preamble and Scope
  • ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Defense Function – 4-1.1
  • ABA Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution Function – 3-1.1
  • Freedman and Smith, Preface, Foreward, and Chapter 1 pp. 1-43
  • Alex Karakatsanis, Usual Cruelty, pp. 13-37 (posted)

The full syllabus will be posted. 

  • Evidence — Professor Krieger

Professor Krieger

Spring 2020 Assignment for First Class (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)

For our first class, please register for the course on TWEN and review the syllabus.  Also, please prepare Problems 1-3, 1-6, 1-7, and 1-9 in Problems in Evidence and read the assigned text and rules at the end of each of the problems.  As stated in the syllabus, for this class, I will not call on students to argue these problems, but we will discuss them in class.

  • Evidence — Professor Shapiro

Professor Shapiro

EVIDENCE CRN 23509/LAW 4761-A Spring 2020 Professor Matthew A. Shapiro

Assignment for Thursday, January 9, 2020

For our first class, please read the following (“CB” refers to the required casebook, George Fisher, Evidence (3d ed. 2013), while “FRE” refers to the Federal Rules of Evidence, which can be found in the optional supplement, George Fisher, Federal Rules of Evidence 2018-2019 Statutory and Case Supplement ( 2018), as well as in other sources):

  • FRE 606(b) (including Advisory Committee Notes)
  • Tanner v. United States , CB pp. 8-16
  • FRE 401 and 402 (including Advisory Committee Notes)
  • CB pp. 22-25
  • Prepare Problems 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3, CB pp. 25-27
  • United States v. James , CB pp. 29-32
  • Prepare Problems 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6, CB pp. 27-28, 34

Please note that I will “cold call” students off a randomly generated list every class, including the first class .

Please also note that I do not permit the use of laptops, smartphones, or other similar devices in class.

I will post a syllabus, with course policies and a list of assignments for the first half of the semester, on TWEN by Wednesday, January 8. You should register for this course’s TWEN page as soon as possible.

  • Expert Witness: Homicide — Professor Barron

Expert Witness: Homicide

Text: Saferstein,  Criminalistics  (latest ed.) Additional materials will be assigned throughout the course of the semester.

I will be emailing you a series of cases on 2 January 2020.  Please be sure to check your email.  Please read those cases.  They will be a focus of our discussions for our first classes in Jnuary.  In addition, there will be an overview of the course and a lecture/discussion on forensic experts, their areas of expertise, and the role forensics play in both the prosecution and defense theories of a modern homicide case. All students will receive the case file in the simulation as well as a copy of the syllabus. The file will contain crime scene information, lists of evidence and witness statements.  Discussion of circumstantial evidence as set forth in assigned New York homicide cases. 

Review FRE 701 - 705; Chapters 2,3  Criminalistics  text .

  • Expert Witness in Civil Cases — Professor Freedman

Expert Witness in Civil Cases

Professor Freedman

Expert Witness in Civil Cases Spring 2020 Professor Eric M. Freedman

For assistance with administrative matters, please contact Joyce Amore Cox, ext. 36339, [email protected] , who sits at the back of Room 216. 

1st Assignment A.  Register for this class on TWEN.  This is where you will find the Syllabus.

B.  Download the Syllabus. 

C.  Read the entire Syllabus with care.

D.  Prepare the reading assignments for the first week of class as indicated in the Syllabus.

  • Family Law — Professor Schepard

Professor Schepard

First Assignment Family Law Spring 2020 Professor Andrew Schepard

Welcome to Family Law for Sping 2020 .

Please register for the  Course TWEN site and download the full course syllabus.  

Note: our case book is ROBERT E. OLIPHANT & NANCY VER STEEGH, WORK OF THE FAMILY LAWYER (5th edition 2020) (hereinafter OV) The fifth edition is a new edition and has just been published. This is the first semester for which the fifth edition is available. All assignments are in the fifth edition. While there is great overlap between the previous edition and the fifth. I think you will get confused if you use a previous edition.

Here is the assignment for our first class

Date Wednesday, January 8th

Topic Course Overview; Family Law: Past, Present and Future.

Assignment and Comments OV 3-24 TWEN:

  • Course Syllabus
  • Brooke S.B. v. Elizabeth A. C.C., 28 N.Y.3d 1, 61 N.E.3d 628 (2016)
  • Answer Opening Day Questions -bring answers to first class

I look forward to our semester together.

  • Family Law Policy Seminar — Professor Schepard and Professor Stolzenberg

Family Law Policy Seminar

Professor Schepard and Professor Stolzenberg

Law-2844-A (Spring 2020) Family Law Policy Seminar Professors Schepard and Stolzenberg

Wednesdays from 10:10 am – 12:00 pm Koppelman 0038N

The goal of this seminar is to help develop an educational program for children of divorcing or separating parents, to be implemented in Nassau County. We will discuss this project further during our first class meeting on Wednesday, January 8.

In preparation for our first class meeting, please read the following, posted on TWEN:

  • JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, The Promotion of Wellness in Children and Families: Challenges and Opportunities, Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association (Aug. 2001).  
  • Rachel A. Haine et al., Changing the Legacy of Divorce: Evidence From Prevention Programs and Future Directions , 52 Fam. Rel. 397 (2003) ( only the section titled “Developing a Public Health Strategy to Change the Legacy of Divorce,” pages 402-404 ).

Please also sign up for the course’s TWEN site, which we will use to circulate materials and to communicate with you.

  • Federal Income Taxation of Corporations — Professor Galler

Federal Income Taxation of Corporations

Professor Galler

The casebook for the course is Schwarz & Lathrope, Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation (Tenth Edition 2019).

In addition, we will be using Lathrope, Selected Federal Taxation Statutes. This should be the same statutory supplement that you used in Federal Income Taxation of Individuals.

For our first session (Wednesday, January 8, 2020), please read pages 3-12 in the casebook.

  • Federal Tax Clinic Practicum — Professor Galler and Professor Mandel

Federal Tax Clinic Practicum

Professor Galler and Professor Mandel

For our first session on Thursday, January 9, 2020, please:

  • Read Chapter 2, pages 7-8 (paras. 2.3.1 and 2.3.3 only) and pages 8-13.
  • Find and review Form 2848 and Instructions on the IRS website.  Bring a hard copy of Form 2848 to class.
  • Find and review NYS DTF POA-1 and Instructions on the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website. Bring a hard copy of Form POA-1 to class.
  • Federal Tax Procedure — Professor Koch

Federal Tax Procedure

Professor Koch

First Assignment:

View “An Introduction to the Tax Court” video at USTAXCOURT.gov

  • Date: 1/14/2020
  • Topic: Introduction to Federal Tax Controversies & IRS Rulemaking
  • Assignment: Text*-Chapters 1&2**

* Lederman & Mazza, Tax Controversies: Practice & Procedure (4th ed. 2017). ** Please be familiar with the problems at the end of each chapter which will be incorporated into the class discussion.

  • Global Compliance in the Digital Age — Professor Caffarone

Global Compliance in the Digital Age

Professor Caffarone

Global Compliance in the Digital Age Spring 2020 Professor Caffarone

First Day Assignment Welcome to Global Compliance in the Digital Age! Our first class meets on Monday, January 13, from 10:10 – 12:00 in room 0014.  Prior to our class, please do the following:

  • Register for this class on TWEN – please register with an email address that you check regularly as this is how I will communicate with the class.
  • Purchase/rent Miller, The Law of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (3d edition 2020).
  • Read Miller pages 1-8, 121-153; 683-688.

You will notice that I have posted “additional Enron materials” on TWEN.  You are not required to read these materials, but may find them interesting.  Also, please note that on Tuesday, January 14, from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. I will be holding an optional class in which I will be showing the Enron documentary, “The Smartest Guys in the Room.”  You are not required to attend, but again, you may find the documentary interesting.

  • Health Law — Professor Mazzagatti

Professor Mazzagatti

Wednesday January 8, 2020 – Cost, Quality, Access and Choice Illness: Casebook pp. 1-9; 9-13 (incl. notes); 14-32 Incl. notes 1,2 and 4, excluding Problem Katskee v. BC/BS of Nebraska

  • International Law — Professor Sthoeger

International Law

Professor Sthoeger

Assignment for First Class

  • History & Nature of Damrosch & Murphy, International Law: Cases and Materials (7th ed. 2019), pp. xix-xxx, 1-11, 16-20, 30-35, 39-50
  • International Law (IL) (historical intro at  pp. xix-xxx recommended but not required)
  • Law and Psychiatry — Professor Reinach Wolf and Professor Rosen

Law and Psychiatry

Professor Reinach Wolf and Professor Rosen

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LAW & PSYCHIATRY SYLLABUS

Course: Law & Psychiatry - Spring 2020

Professors: Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq. [email protected] (516) 592-5857

Jamie A. Rosen, Esq. [email protected] (516) 592-5857                                                 Grading: 20% Attendance/Class Participation 35% Paper #1 – DUE March 5, 2020 (Topic Due: February 6, 2020)   45% Paper #2 - DUE April 16, 2020 (Topic Due: March 26, 2020)

Paper topics should be emailed to [email protected] by the deadlines referenced above.  We are available by appointment to discuss topics or exchange suggested topics or ideas.  Each paper should be 10 pages in length (double-spaced) plus endnotes . Do not use footnotes. All citations must be properly cited in accordance with Bluebook rules. Plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the paper.

Attendance: This is a two-credit class that meets one day a week on Thursdays. Attendance is mandatory. If you miss more than four hours of class this semester, your file will be forwarded to the Office of Student Affairs and this may result in either a lower grade or loss of credit, per the law school policy.  Accommodations may be made for students who must be absent for religious reasons, serious illness, and in cases of truly compelling hardship.

Readings: Students are expected to have read all assigned readings and be prepared for participation in class. The required readings for this class will primarily consist of cases, articles, and selected statutes. Cases and statutes can be downloaded from Westlaw or LexisNexis. Most articles can be found online. Other articles and handouts will be uploaded to TWEN. Please make sure that you have registered for the TWEN website for this course.

We look forward to a productive and informative semester.

LAW AND PSYCHIATRY THURSDAYS 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM SPRING 2020 WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

WEEK 1 — JANUARY 9, 2020

  • John Leland, A Guide in the Darkness , NY Times, (Feb. 8, 2013)
  • Ken Schachter, Long Island Law Practices Embrace Specialization , (May 29, 2015)
  • Mental Hygiene Law Article 9
  • Mental Hygiene Law: Legal Status – Inpatient Hospital Setting Required Reading:
  • NY Mental Hygiene Law, Article 9 - §§ 9.13, 9.27, 9.31, 9.33, 9.37, 9.39.
  • NAMI, Mental Health Conditions
  • NAMI, Types of Mental Health Professionals
  • NY Mental Hygiene Law § 47.01, 47.03.
  • MHLS Mission Statement , Appellate Division, 2nd Department (PDF)
  • Excerpts from the DSM-V.
  • NAMI, Dual Diagnosis
  • American Psychiatric Association, What are Personality Disorders? (2018)
  • Law Gender and Sexuality — Professor Lesh

Law Gender and Sexuality

Professor Lesh

Our first class will be held on Wednesday, January 8th. The class syllabus for the course will be distributed at that time.

Please review the preface to 3rd Edition of Casebook (pages xvii-xxii) to get a sense of the organization and scope of the casebook, Leonard & Cain, Sexuality Law.

We will begin our first class with a discussion of sex-discrimination laws and whether they outlaw sexual orientation discrimination and gender identity discrimination. Please be prepared to discuss the cases below ( R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ; Altitude Express Inc. v. Zarda .) These two cases are not in the casebook, so you will need to access on Westlaw.

Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'n v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. , 884 F.3d 560

Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. , 883 F.3d 100

  • Law of International Trade — Professor Ku

Law of International Trade

Professor Ku

Law of International Trade Professor Ku Spring 2020

The readings for this course will be based on the following text:

  • Daniel C.K. Chow and Thomas J.Schoenbaum, International Trade Law: Problems, Cases, and Materials (2015). (“CB”) 

I may also supplement the readings with handouts from time to time.

For our first class meeting on Thursday, January 9, please fill out the information sheet at this link by Wednesday, January 8, 2020. View the Google Form

Then, read the following and consider two questions: What are the arguments for or against freer trade? How do laws and legal institutions matter, if at all, in determining or shaping trade policy?

  • Background - CB: 1-62;
  • Milton and Rose Friedman, The Case for Free Trade (Oct. 30, 1997)
  • Donald Trump’s Speech on Trade (June 28, 2016)
  • The Daily (podcast, please listen)   (October 18, 2017)
  • Senator Elizabeth Warren, “Trade – On Our Terms” (July 29, 2019)
  • Lawyers' Ethics — Professor Fissell

Lawyers' Ethics

Casebook pp. 18-49 ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1, 1.6

  • Lawyers' Ethics — Professor Yaroshefsky

Required Books

  • Gillers, Regulation of Lawyers, 11th ed., Wolters Kluwer (2018)
  • You may use the new edition or any edition from 2013 onward .

Jan 8 Introduction, Preface Defining the Attorney Client Relationship Gillers , 17-22  Rules 1.1,1.6

Jan 13 Defining the Attorney Client Relationship (cont’d) Gillers , pp. 22-32 Rule 1.6

Jan 15 Defining the Attorney Client Relationship –Entity Clients   Gillers pp . 32-43 Rules 1.6, 1.13

  • Legal Interviewing Counseling and Negotiation — Professor Sethi

Legal Interviewing Counseling and Negotiation

Professor Sethi

NAVIGATING THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP THROUGH LITIGATION MILESTONES: INTERVIEWING, COUNSELING, AND SETTLEMENT

Professor Rita Sethi [email protected] Fridays 9:10 – 12 PM Room 227

Reading for January 10, 2020

Stephen Ellmann et al., Lawyers and Clients: Critical Issues in Interviewing and Counseling (2009) , Chapter 8, “Talking to Clients About the Law.”

  • Medicare and Medicaid Law — Professor Weintraub

Medicare and Medicaid Law

Professor Weintraub

FIRST DAY ASSIGNMENT MEDICARE AND MEDICAID LAW PROFESSOR JOEL WEINTRAUB FIRST CLASS: TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2020

Dear Students,

Please read and be prepared to discuss in class pages 479-489 of our required textbook:  HEALTH LAW CASES, MATERIALS, AND PROBLEMS,  Abridged Eighth  Edition,  Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Jost, and Schwartz, et. al. 2018, West Academic.  ISBN:  978-1-68328-911-1.  

Especially this semester our course is very timely as Medicare and Medicaid have been altered by recent legislation and further changes are likely during the time this course will be in session.

Now or any time during this course please feel free to email me or call me at 516-241-0831 if you have any questions or concerns.

I am looking forward to meeting you.

  • Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System — Professor Horowitz

Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System

Professor Horowitz

To the incoming class of Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System for Spring 2020:

I look forward to the spring semester. While I realize that the semester will not begin until January, I wanted to provide you with some information about the books we will be reading. There is no single "textbook" for our class. Our required books have been ordered through the bookstore.

Below is a list of the required books:

  • An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison (**Please read this book over the break before the beginning of the semester)
  • Crazy by Pete Earley

Recommended readings are:

  • No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak of Mental Health in America by Ron Powers
  • Insane Consequences by D.J. Jaffe
  • The Innocent Man by John Grisham
  • Attorney for the Damned by Denis Woychuk (no longer in print, but used copies are available at Amazon) ***be careful not to order the book of the same name about Clarence Darrow***
  • The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

PLEASE READ An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison OVER THE BREAK BEFORE OUR CLASS BEGINS IN JANUARY!!

I will be posting the syllabus on the TWEN Board before the start of the semester. If you have any questions or concerns you can reach me at [email protected] . Best wishes for an enjoyable winter break.

Regards, Richard Horowitz

  • Nonprofit Corporations — Professor Silber

Nonprofit Corporations

NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS FIRST CLASS ASSIGNMENT SPRING 2020

Welcome to the class—

Please go to the Lexis Classroom blackboard site, course CRN2918-A, Nonprofit Corporations, located under Maurice A. Deane School of Law at the Lexis-Nexis course website ( lawschool.lexis.com ).

Enroll on the website. Test your enrollment by mailing yourself a message via the website's mail utility; adjust the notification settings as you like them, and then take a look at the outline of the online textbook (titled "Chap. 00"); and read the file titled "Chapters 1 and 2" for our first class.

Nongraded posting assignment: If your last name ends in the letters A-L please post a short (1 paragraph) answer to PRACTICE PROBLEM 1-1 to the website discussion board; if it ends in M-Z, post an answer to PRACTICE PROBLEM 2-1 to the CLASS DISCUSSION BOARD on the site.

The copy center is duplicating the textbook, which should be available around Monday. Joyce in room 216 will have a hard copy of the first assignment if you want to come by and pick it up.

I look forward to meeting you and hearing about your own experience with nonprofit organizations.

Best Wishes, Professor Silber

  • Pretrial Skills — Professor Cozzens

Pretrial Skills

Professor Cozzens

  • Obtain a copy of the class handbook – New York Pre-Trial Practice Guide.   
  • Read pages 1 – 12 .
  • Secured Transactions — Professor Hamroff

Secured Transactions

Professor Hamroff

SECURED TRANSACTIONS Spring 2020 - Wednesday 8:10 - 10:00 am Hofstra Law School • Kushner Hall 243 Adjunct Professor Marc L. Hamroff

Contact info: Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP 400 Garden City Plaza Garden City, NY  11530 Website: www.moritthock.com [email protected] Tel:  (516) 873-2000 Fax:  (516) 873-2010

  • Coursebook:  Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions, 4th Ed. Rusch & Sepinuck (West Press)
  • Selected Commercial Statutes For Secured Transactions 2019
  • Agreement Binder (To be supplied at first class)

Syllabus as of January, 2020 Updates will be posted on the Website

Goal of the Problem-Solving Method

The course will address a wide variety of commercial transactions essential to a student contemplating a career in commercial law including creditors rights, bankruptcy, securities, commercial and real estate lending, finance and business litigation.  A primary focus of the course will be UCC Article 9 but will also include the interplay between Article 9 and the bankruptcy laws, other state and federal created liens (both statutory and judicial) and other types of financing structures.  The nature of these topics will expose students to real life commercial transactions including problem solving and strategy decision practitioners must make in litigating and structuring these business arrangements. 

This course is designed for you to learn a statutory scheme that regulates security interests in personal property (Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)).  The legal rules are not a mystery, they are printed right in the statute book.  The critical learning is to understand how the statutory provisions apply to particular factual scenarios, the alternative arguments that can be made about how they apply, and the consequences of the various arguments.  We do this through evaluation of the problems in the course book and related hypothetical scenarios that will be developed as a result of class discussion.

In addition, because the UCC is part of a comprehensive scheme of rules regarding particular transactions, it is important to understand how the provisions of the UCC work together.  In that respect, the course is a building block course.  What we learn each day will be relevant to what we learn in every other day. 

This problem-solving method replicates in significant part the work of practicing lawyers.  Lawyers are confronted with factual scenarios and must identify and investigate the legal rules relevant to those scenarios. Lawyers then consider how the relevant legal rules may be applied to that factual scenario.  In doing so, lawyers must be able to deal with a great deal of uncertainty and creativity, that is, a lawyer must have the ability to imagine new arguments regarding how to apply legal principles to typical scenarios and innovative applications of settled law to new types of scenarios.

The following requirements for class preparation and attendance are designed to help achieve the goals related to this style of learning.

Class Preparation

I expect students to be prepared for class.  Adequate preparation requires reading and analyzing all relevant statutory sections and comments as well as the material in the textbook.  We will focus on the problems during class discussion.   

To use the textbook most effectively: (i) read the textual material; (ii) read the cited statutory sections and the official comments, and (iii) analyze the problems.  You will find that as you analyze the problems, you will have to go back through the textual material, cases, statutes, and official comments repeatedly in order to identify the relevant issues and construct your analysis.

Final Examination

The final examination for this course will be given during the exam period at the end of the semester and will be open book .  You will be allowed to bring into the examination the casebook, the statute book, and your own notes/outlines.  You will be allowed to use the approved software for typing your examination answers if available at Hofstra.  Other than as allowed by the approved software for typing your examination answers, you will not be allowed access to any other electronic device.

Subject to rules imposed for blind grading and/or curves, the final examination will be worth 80% of the final grade for the course.  Class participation will be worth 20%. 

The following is the tentative schedule of assignments for the class; page numbers refer to the textbook.  We may move faster or slower than these specific assignments.

Credit Hour Policy

“The Law School has adopted a “Credit Hour Policy.”  A “credit hour” is an amount of work that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction (calculated as 50 minutes of classroom time) and two hours (120 minutes) of out-of-class student work per week for fifteen weeks (including one week for final exams), or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. These requirements apply equally to all courses taught in the Law School, including distance education courses.”

Read any referenced statutes and commentary from the Selected Commercial Statutes book as necessary to provide a thorough analysis of the assigned problems .

  • Date: WED. 01/08
  • Class No.: 1
  • Topics/Issues: Overview:  (1) the context in which debtor-creditor relationships arise, (2) the difference between secured and unsecured creditors, (3) the reality that some creditors are not timely paid what they are owed, (4) the basic creditor collection remedy which is known as "execution" and the rights of "statutory liens", (5) the difficulties facing creditors when debtors do not voluntarily pay their debts, (6) fraudulent transfers, and (7) pre-judgment remedies.
  • Required Reading Material Pages/ Problems: Pgs. 1-43;  Problem 1-3
  • Statutes: NY Lien Law §§80, 151, 160, 180, 184; CPLR §§5201, 5202, 5203, Articles 62-65, 270 et. seq. and Bky Cod 548.
  • Selected Problems in New York Civil Practice — Professor Knobel

Selected Problems in New York Civil Practice

Professor Knobel

Subject matter jurisdiction of the New York State court system Textbook : Chase and Barker pgs viii – x, 122-154; problem A; CPLR 325

  • The Policy and Business of Cryptocurrencies — Professor Shipkevich

The Policy and Business of Cryptocurrencies

Professor Shipkevich

Welcome to The Policy and Business of Cryptocurrencies course for the Spring of 2020.

Our first class will be on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 6:10 pm.

  • Reading Assignment31 U.S.C.A. § 5103
  • Claire Priest, Currency Policies and Legal Development in Colonial New England
  • Robert Natelson, Paper Money and the Original Understanding of the Coinage Clause

I look forward to meeting all of you in class soon.

Regards, Prof. Shipkevich

  • Wills, Trusts, and Estates — Professor Folami

Wills, Trusts, and Estates

Professor Folami

First Reading Assignment

Week of 1/6:

Hours 1 & 2 (No Administrative Class 1/6)

Hours 3 & 4

WEALTH TRANSFER UPON DEATH: THE FUNDAMENTALS

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  • Wescot t v. Robbins , 40 S.E.2d 461 (N.C. 1946). (You may download the case off of TWEN from the “Other Course Materials” link).
  • Dead Hand. Pgs. 1-15.
  • Economics of inheritance. Pgs. 16-28.
  • Transfer of Decedent’s Estate. Pgs. 40-51.

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