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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

LAW 2650

This course explores how cognitive, social & clinical psychology are used in law. Law makes many assumptions about human psychology, and lawyers and judges regularly rely on psychological research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2650PSYCH 2650

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17476 LAW 2650   LEC 001

LAW 3281

This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3281GOVT 3281

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17472 LAW 3281   LEC 001

LAW 4021

This course will examine issues that arise when a country attempts to implement and maintain a "competition policy" as a way of promoting economic growth and efficiency. The basic reading material will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3805

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17479 LAW 4021   LEC 001

LAW 5001

An introduction to civil litigation, from commencement of an action through disposition on appeal, studied in the context of the federal procedural system. Also, a detailed consideration of federalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17780 LAW 5001   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17781 LAW 5001   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17782 LAW 5001   LEC 003

LAW 5021

A study of basic American constitutional law, including structural aspects of the Constitution and certain of its rights provisions. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17783 LAW 5021   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17784 LAW 5021   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17785 LAW 5021   LEC 004

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17786 LAW 5021   LEC 005

LAW 5041

An introduction to the nature, functions, and processes of exchange, contract, and contract law. The course focuses on the predominant rules and principles governing contract and related obligation, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17787 LAW 5041   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17788 LAW 5041   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17789 LAW 5041   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17790 LAW 5041   LEC 004

LAW 5061

An introductory study of the criminal law, including theories of punishment, analysis of the elements of criminal liability and available defenses, and consideration of specific crimes as defined by statute ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17794 LAW 5061   LEC 001

  • 17795 LAW 5061   LEC 002

LAW 5081

Lawyering is a full-year course designed to introduce first-year students to lawyering skills, with primary emphasis on legal writing, analysis, research, and oral presentations. Assignments are usually ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17796 LAW 5081   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17797 LAW 5081   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17798 LAW 5081   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17799 LAW 5081   LEC 004

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17800 LAW 5081   LEC 005

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17801 LAW 5081   LEC 006

LAW 5090

This course builds on the material of NBA 5060 and focuses on more advanced financial statement topics and specialized industries. We cover investment research, accounting analysis, credit analysis, banking, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15629 LAW 5090   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15630 LAW 5090   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: NBA 5090

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15631 LAW 5090   LEC 003

LAW 5121

This is a course in basic property law. It covers acquisitions of rights in property, estates in land, concurrent ownership, landlord/tenant relations, and regulation of land use. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17803 LAW 5121   LEC 001

LAW 6000

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18702 LAW 6000   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Staff

LAW 6005

This 1-credit course is designed to prepare students who have no business background for (1) legal practice in areas involving business transactions, business regulation, and/or business litigation, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18210 LAW 6005   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Sep 21, 2016
    • Stout, L

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This is an online class.

LAW 6007

An introduction to the nature, functions, and processes of exchange, contract, and contract law. The course focuses on the predominant rules and principles governing contract and related obligation, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17808 LAW 6007   LEC 001

LAW 6011

An introduction to the constitutional and other legal issues posed by the modern administrative state. Topics include: procedural due process, separation of powers, procedural modes of administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17804 LAW 6011   LEC 001

LAW 6012

This course will focus on practical aspects of administrative law, learning to maneuver through the federal rulemaking process and locating agency adjudications. Students will participate in electronic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 17999 LAW 6012   DIS 201

LAW 6024

Deals with managing and resolving workplace conflicts and examines dispute resolution and conflict management in both union and nonunion settings. The course covers two related topics: (1) third-party ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4012ILRLR 6012

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16802 LAW 6024   LEC 001

LAW 6051

Business issues, particularly those relating to corporations, are a given in most areas of practice. This course will introduce students to online resources providing company information and will enable ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18000 LAW 6051   LEC 001

LAW 6060

The purpose of this course is to give students a broad understanding of financial statement analysis issues. The emphasis is on building a conceptual foundation for use in practical applications. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15491 LAW 6060   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15492 LAW 6060   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: NBA 5060

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 15493 LAW 6060   LEC 003

LAW 6067

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and fundamentals of the compliance function within a company or organization. It will focus on (1) the drivers behind the development ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18002 LAW 6067   LEC 001

LAW 6080

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of mediation as well as the techniques employed by effective mediators. In the first segment of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6023

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16850 LAW 6080   SEM 101

LAW 6085

This course introduces and investigates the use of current technologies in law firm practice. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18001 LAW 6085   LEC 001

    • M Myron Taylor Hall 184
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Blackaby, D

      Cadmus, F

      Williams, M

LAW 6087

The course will offer a sustained analysis of tort law and remedies. The course will conduct in-depth examinations of certain key torts and torts' doctrines and will then consider whether the doctrine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18003 LAW 6087   LEC 001

LAW 6101

The antitrust laws of the U.S. protect competitive markets and limit the exercise of monopoly power. Topics include: price fixing, boycotts, and market allocation agreements among competitors; agreements ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18005 LAW 6101   LEC 001

LAW 6111

The field of alternative dispute resolution has virtually transformed the practice of law. Today, every lawyer has a professional responsibility to his or her clients to consider the most appropriate process ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18006 LAW 6111   LEC 001

LAW 6131

An introduction to the legal rules and principles, as well as some of the economic factors, that underlay the conduct of business enterprise in the United States. A principal focus will be upon the large, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17805 LAW 6131   LEC 001

LAW 6161

This course introduces students to the institutional and conceptual organization of "civil law" legal systems (which govern almost all of Western and Eastern Europe and Latin America, as well as significant ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18007 LAW 6161   LEC 001

LAW 6201

This course will survey interpretations of the First Amendment, including both court doctrines and theoretical understandings. Treatment of the Speech Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, and the Establishment ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18010 LAW 6201   LEC 001

LAW 6204

Students in the Practicum will co-teach a law-related course at either Auburn or Cayuga correctional facilities, as part of the Cornell Prison Education Program (CPEP), which offers college courses to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18697 LAW 6204   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Scott, R

LAW 6215

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18280 LAW 6215   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Johnson, S

  • Instruction Mode:

LAW 6264

Criminal Procedure: Investigations examines the constitutional law that governs police attempts to solve crime and bring perpetrators to justice. The course considers the role of the Fourth Amendment ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18023 LAW 6264   LEC 001

LAW 6298

This course will examine the private equity industry by exploring the many roles that lawyers and business professionals can play in the private equity marketplace. The course will focus on private equity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6970

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18024 LAW 6298   LEC 001

LAW 6301

An examination of a topic through readings selected by arrangement between the instructor and an individual student or group of students (not exceeding eight). view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18698 LAW 6301   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18699 LAW 6301   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Staff

LAW 6331

Survey of major statutory schemes, constitutional principles, and common law doctrines that affect the employer-employee relationship in the public and private sectors, other than laws regulating union ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18026 LAW 6331   LEC 001

LAW 6335

The start-up high technology enterprise, privately financed largely with funds provided by angel investors and venture capital firms, is a successful source of important new and technologically innovative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6960

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18027 LAW 6335   LEC 001

LAW 6361

The course surveys the major environmental laws, with a primary focus on federal statutes. Emphasis will be placed on the various sources of liability to both individuals and corporations from common law, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18029 LAW 6361   LEC 001

LAW 6422

Students will assist indigent clients in obtaining uncontested divorces and initial support orders. Skills learned include client interviewing and drafting pleadings, judgments, and other state-mandated ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18166 LAW 6422   CLN 301

LAW 6430

This course presents an overview of the structure and function of the financial markets. The course attempts to provide a general working knowledge of the financial system by examining not only how various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5430

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18107 LAW 6430   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5430

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18120 LAW 6430   LEC 002

LAW 6432

The course will focus on federal criminal proceedings from a practice based perspective and will introduce students to the different stages of a federal criminal prosecution. Topics covered will include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18030 LAW 6432   LEC 001

LAW 6441

A basic course designed to develop understanding of tax concepts and ability to work effectively with the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, cases, and other tax materials. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17807 LAW 6441   LEC 001

LAW 6461

An introduction to the regulatory structures, as well as some of the economic, technological and other factors, that pattern the conduct of financial intermediation in the U.S. The principal focus will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18102 LAW 6461   LEC 001

LAW 6465

This course will be offered on an accelerated basis, taught from September 21-25.  It will provide a guidance on M&A practices in various jurisdictions, including the US, Europe, Japan and other emerging ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18034 LAW 6465   LEC 001

LAW 6470

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, high-growth (principally start-up) corporate transactions. It will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18213 LAW 6470   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

LAW 6471

This course will consider legal aspects of the organization, financing, and distribution of health care in the United States. It will emphasize issues of access, costs, and quality, and address the use ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18033 LAW 6471   LEC 001

LAW 6472

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, high-growth (principally start-up) corporate transactions. It will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18457 LAW 6472   LEC 001

  • Taught in NYC and is streamed to the Ithaca campus.

LAW 6501

Insurance is an increasingly important tool for the management of risk by both private and public enterprises. This course provides a working knowledge of basic insurance law governing insurance contract ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18035 LAW 6501   LEC 001

LAW 6511

A survey of legal mechanisms for protecting intellectual property including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and related state law doctrines. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18036 LAW 6511   LEC 001

LAW 6512

This is a survey course in intellectual property (IP) law. It covers the what, when, who, how, and why of IP: what kinds of information can be protected, when these rights arise, who owns them, how they ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18211 LAW 6512   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

LAW 6531

A study of arbitration as increasingly the dispute resolution method of choice for international trade and transactional disputes (where the parties are from different countries). The course introduces ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18037 LAW 6531   LEC 001

LAW 6561

The course is comprised of two segments: (a) international organizations and (b) International Human Rights. In the international organization segment, the course aims at providing a comprehensive legal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18038 LAW 6561   LEC 001

LAW 6564

This course examines the principles underlying the U.S. taxation of U.S. persons who earn income abroad and the U.S. taxation of foreign persons who earn income in the United States. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18039 LAW 6564   LEC 001

LAW 6569

Depositions are a critical component of pretrial discovery. Indeed, many cases are lost, won, or settled because of information gleaned at a deposition. Attorneys also often modify trial strategies because ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18040 LAW 6569   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18041 LAW 6569   LEC 002

LAW 6572

The conventional law school curriculum implicitly emphasizes appellate litigation, teaching students to read, argue and distinguish cases, and to predict what a judge will do. A transactional practice ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18042 LAW 6572   LEC 001

LAW 6592

This course will focus on the federal laws regulating the organization of private-sector workers and unions and the process of collective bargaining in addition to addressing protected concerted activity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18043 LAW 6592   LEC 001

LAW 6614

One or more students will be paired with a lawyer and/or law firm with substantial experience in technology and high-growth corporate transactions. Students will work under the supervision of the lawyer ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-1.5 Credits S/U NoAud

  • 18214 LAW 6614   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

LAW 6640

The course will explore (1) the impact of neuropsychiatric disorders on emotion, cognition and behavior, (2) the admissibility and use of neuroscientific evidence in legal proceedings, and (3) the role ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18044 LAW 6640   LEC 001

LAW 6730

The goal of this course is to promote an understanding of the challenges encountered in the work environment as a result of cultural differences. Students are required to complete a ten-page paper by September ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18432 LAW 6730   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Aug 23 - Sep 15, 2016
    • DeRosa, J

LAW 6739

Take your research skills beyond the basics of Lawyering. This course provides an overview of the resources, methods, and strategies necessary to conduct efficient and effective online legal research for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18578 LAW 6739   LEC 001

LAW 6752

This course examines effective ways to organize, summarize, and present information orally. With particular attention to the concepts of clarity, brevity, and audience, students will make - and critique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18045 LAW 6752   LEC 001

LAW 6761

This course provides foreign-trained lawyers with an introduction to the American legal system and essential principles of legal writing, analysis and legal research skills in the United States. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18046 LAW 6761   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18047 LAW 6761   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18048 LAW 6761   LEC 003

LAW 6871

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18231 LAW 6871   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18232 LAW 6871   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18233 LAW 6871   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6881

Lawyering Program Honors Fellows serve for the full academic year as teaching assistants in the Lawyering course. With training and guidance from the Lawyering faculty, Honors Fellows work on ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18234 LAW 6881   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 6882

This course explores the social, legal, and ethical facets of surveillance in modern life. New information technologies facilitate data collection at unprecedented scales, and reaching across multiple ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18431 LAW 6882   LEC 001

LAW 6891

This course examines the federal income taxation of corporate transactions, including incorporations, dividends, redemptions, liquidations, and reorganizations. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18049 LAW 6891   LEC 001

LAW 6892

Increasingly, systematic and collaborative techniques are being used both to address conflict and to reach decision in diverse settings, including the workplace, communities, and government. This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6892

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18050 LAW 6892   LEC 001

LAW 6893

This course is designed to familiarize students with common issues that arise in, and how they are addressed by attorneys who structure, technology transactions. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6894

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18212 LAW 6893   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to: Cornell Tech students.

LAW 6894

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6893

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18458 LAW 6894   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning - WWW
    This course is live streamed to the Ithaca campus from the NYC Tech campus.

LAW 6921

The course is devoted to the study and weekly performance of the full range of trial techniques. Fundamental skills are taught in the context of challenging procedural and substantive law problems. Each ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18052 LAW 6921   LEC 001

LAW 6941

The course surveys the law of succession to property, including wills and intestate succession, as well as the law of trusts. The course covers the basic aspects of the federal gift and estate taxes, but ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18053 LAW 6941   LEC 001

LAW 6952

Women are fast emerging as drivers of the global economy. This course will focus on where the law serves as an enabler or an obstacle to women's economic participation and will provide a comparative look ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18054 LAW 6952   LEC 001

LAW 6956

The course may include lectures by Professor Roberts on the following topics: habeas corpus, oral argument, statutory interpretation, prosecutions under the Violence Against Women Act, federal civil rights ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18055 LAW 6956   LEC 001

LAW 6981

The law of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including international trade theory, the WTO dispute settlement process, and the basic WTO rules and nondiscrimination principles limiting national trade ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6980

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18056 LAW 6981   LEC 001

LAW 6991

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 9-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18261 LAW 6991   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 7052

Students will master the art of persuasive writing and oral advocacy. Lecture topics include: knowing your audience; writing a Statement of Facts that appears objective but subjectively persuades; what ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18113 LAW 7052   SEM 101

LAW 7060

Examines the experience of black Americans from the start of the Great Migration just before World War I. Topics include the effects of migration on work experiences and unionization patterns, the impact ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16818 LAW 7060   LEC 001

LAW 7147

This course examines how different jurisdictions address a selected number of corporate governance problems in a comparative and functional perspective. Classes consider the law, the structure of the market ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18114 LAW 7147   SEM 101

LAW 7156

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18111 LAW 7156   SEM 101

LAW 7159

This seminar explores how bank loans are used by businesses to finance acquisitions, growth and working capital needs.  A significant amount of time will be spent learning how to analyze and draft credit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18115 LAW 7159   SEM 101

LAW 7162

This course evaluates claims about the benefits and drawbacks of the contemporary American jury. Drawing on the work of legal scholars and social scientists, we will explore a range of topics relating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18116 LAW 7162   SEM 101

LAW 7166

This seminar examines selected legal issues and documents in connection with capital raising transactions by companies and investment banks in the United States securities markets. Initial public offerings ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18119 LAW 7166   SEM 101

LAW 7169

Students will learn to prepare customary commercial real estate transactional agreements, such as purchase and sale contracts, management, development and joint venture agreements, space and ground leases, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18123 LAW 7169   SEM 101

LAW 7232

This seminar explores the role of government lawyers and defense counsel in complex investigations and prosecutions, including white collar criminal cases and matters involving terrorism. We will examine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18124 LAW 7232   SEM 101

LAW 7250

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18236 LAW 7250   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Peck, E

      Wendel, B

LAW 7251

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18240 LAW 7251   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Clopton, Z

LAW 7252

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18239 LAW 7252   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Anker, E

LAW 7260

This seminar will explore federal appellate practice in the Supreme Court of the United States and the federal courts of appeal from the perspective of a litigator with insights from the bench. The focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18136 LAW 7260   SEM 101

LAW 7261

This seminar examines the role of law, and, more generally, the role of the state, in perpetuating and remedying inequities against women. After studying the historical emergence of sexual equality law ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18137 LAW 7261   SEM 101

LAW 7283

What has it meant in the past and what does it mean today to be an American? What are the benefits and responsibilities entailed by membership in the polity, and to what extent have these benefits presupposed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18148 LAW 7283   SEM 101

LAW 7285

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18149 LAW 7285   SEM 101

LAW 7311

This course explores the evolving relationship between U.S. immigration policy and our national purposes. Immigration plays a central role in contemporary American life, significantly affecting our foreign ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18150 LAW 7311   SEM 101

LAW 7360

This is a unique seminar, offered by the former deputy CEO, General Counsel and member of the Executive Board of the Swiss financial markets regulator, FINMA. It provides an introduction to the international ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18155 LAW 7360   SEM 101

LAW 7403

Law constitutes money and finance, while money and finance drive the macroeconomic dynamics that bring us growth, employment, and long term wealth accumulation. Opinions have long varied, however, over ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18315 LAW 7403   SEM 101

LAW 7440

This seminar is designed for students interested in a comparative study of law in Africa. The seminar will include an introduction to multiple African legal systems, as well as African customary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Graded

  • 18157 LAW 7440   SEM 101

LAW 7572

This course focuses on drafting documents typically encountered during the pretrial phase of civil litigation. As drafters, lawyers must think strategically about, and understand the conventions unique ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18156 LAW 7572   SEM 101

LAW 7584

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18159 LAW 7584   SEM 101

LAW 7631

This seminar studies the strategies of complex commercial litigation, focusing on case development in the pretrial period. It will address strategies and approaches to pleadings, jurisdiction, motions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18160 LAW 7631   SEM 101

LAW 7653

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18162 LAW 7653   SEM 101

LAW 7747

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18169 LAW 7747   SEM 101

LAW 7756

The purpose of this seminar is to examine in detail the main theories of statutory and constitutional interpretation employed by the US Federal courts, and to shed light on the nature of the debates and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18170 LAW 7756   SEM 101

LAW 7785

Beginning in November 1945, in an unprecedented attempt to bring war criminals to justice, more than 20 senior government officials and military leaders of Hitlerʼs Third Reich were indicted and tried, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18172 LAW 7785   SEM 101

LAW 7832

The Externship - Full Time course allows students (24 in fall, 16 in spring) to earn 12 credit hours as externs working full time at approved placement sites at virtually any location (most sites are non-profit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18237 LAW 7832   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Finn, C

LAW 7834

The Externship - Part Time, Other Local course allows students to earn 4 or more credit hours as externs working at least 8 hours per week at approved placement sites in the Ithaca area while continuing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-8 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18238 LAW 7834   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Finn, C

LAW 7855

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Limited enrollment.In this clinical course, students will work on projects that will expose them to diverse forms of human rights advocacy.  The clinic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18171 LAW 7855   CLN 301

LAW 7857

Permission of instructor required. Students who wish to apply to the clinic should submit a resume, transcript, and short statement of interest (no more than two pages) to Prof. Lyon. For more information ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18174 LAW 7857   CLN 301

LAW 7859

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18243 LAW 7859   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7861

The Externship - Part Time, Judicial course allows students to earn 4 or more credit hours as externs working at least 8 hours per week as a law clerk in the chambers of a New York or Federal judge in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18244 LAW 7861   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Finn, C

LAW 7881

Students are placed at the local Attorneys for Children office, where they assist the attorneys in the representation of children in custody, abuse and neglect cases, juvenile delinquency proceedings, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18245 LAW 7881   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Mooney, A

LAW 7885

Approximately 15 hours of work per week. Selection of students for enrollment into the clinic is at the instructor's discretion.   The Legal Research Clinic provides students with the opportunity to hone ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18175 LAW 7885   CLN 301

LAW 7905

The LGBT clinic is dedicated to advancing the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The clinic represents diverse members of the LGBT community in a variety of legal matters ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18258 LAW 7905   CLN 301

LAW 7911

The Externship - Part Time, Neighborhood Legal Services course allows 1 or 2 students to earn 5 or more credit hours as externs working at least 17 hours per week at the local legal services office in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18246 LAW 7911   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Finn, C

LAW 7914

This Clinic explores how human rights law can be used to advance gender justice locally and globally. Through a critical seminar and practical case and project work, students will examine and engage in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18176 LAW 7914   CLN 301

LAW 7915

This course offers students who have completed the International Human Rights Clinic or Global Gender Justice Clinic the opportunity to pursue one or more projects in conjunction with the Global Gender ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18247 LAW 7915   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Brundige, E

LAW 7921

This course gives students the opportunity to prosecute non-felony non-jury trials in Ithaca City Court. The course has both a classroom component and a courtroom component. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18173 LAW 7921   CLN 301

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016

LAW 7925

The New York State Attorney General offers a clinic in which law students work 12-15 hours per week in his office in Syracuse, New York and attend a weekly class at Cornell. Each student is assigned to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 6 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18177 LAW 7925   CLN 301

LAW 7951

The United States Attorney's Office Clinic is a program in which law students work 12-15 hours per week for the United States Attorney's Office in Syracuse, New York. Each student is assigned to work for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18252 LAW 7951   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 7953

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18178 LAW 7953   CLN 301

LAW 7954

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18248 LAW 7954   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Jacobson, W

LAW 7955

The course will focus on fundamental investigatory and advocacy skills applicable to representation of public investors in disputes subject to arbitration at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18251 LAW 7955   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Jacobson, W

LAW 7991

This seminar is a course in advanced academic research methodology. The Colloquium is designed to prepare the students to engage in doctoral-level research, analysis and writing, especially in comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18058 LAW 7991   SEM 101

LAW 8000

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 0 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18262 LAW 8000   FLD 801

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 8991

Arrangements for a master's thesis are made by the student directly with a faculty member. A faculty member may require the student to submit a detailed outline of the proposed thesis, as well as a summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 5 Credits Graded

  • 18263 LAW 8991   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff

LAW 9901

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Graded

  • 18264 LAW 9901   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 24 - Dec 2, 2016
    • Staff