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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3805

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16574 LAW 4021   LEC 001

LAW 4051

The death penalty has gotten increased media attention due to high profile death row exonerations, and has long been under siege for other reasons, such as racial disparities in its imposition and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4051

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16697 LAW 4051   LEC 001

LAW 4131

A general-education course to acquaint students with how our legal system pursues the goals of society. The course introduces students to various perspectives on the nature of law, what functions it ought ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3131GOVT 3131

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16701 LAW 4131   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

  • 16706 LAW 5001   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16707 LAW 5001   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16708 LAW 5001   LEC 003

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

  • 16728 LAW 5061   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16729 LAW 5061   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16730 LAW 5061   LEC 003

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

  • 16828 LAW 5081   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16829 LAW 5081   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16830 LAW 5081   LEC 003

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16831 LAW 5081   LEC 004

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16832 LAW 5081   LEC 005

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16833 LAW 5081   LEC 006

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 16834 LAW 5081   LEC 007

LAW 5151

An introduction to the principles of civil liability in the tort field: intentional wrongs, negligence, and strict liability. Attention is also given to the processes by which tort disputes are handled ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16824 LAW 5151   LEC 001

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16825 LAW 5151   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16826 LAW 5151   LEC 003

LAW 6000

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18655 LAW 6000   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Thompson, T

LAW 6001

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and fundamentals of financial accounting. It will focus on (1) accrual accounting concepts, principles and conventions, (2) the presentation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16844 LAW 6001   LEC 001

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

  • 18654 LAW 6005   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Magalhaes, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  • 17026 LAW 6011   LEC 001

LAW 6019

This course has the purpose of linking classroom discussion and analysis of arbitration,  and related dispute resolution techniques with opportunities for students to participate and observe arbitration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 6019

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17957 LAW 6019   LEC 001

LAW 6027

This course is offered to students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to mediate interpersonal disputes. In the first segment of the course, students will be introduced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRLR 4027ILRLR 6027

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17263 LAW 6027   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 111
    • Nobles, K

      Scanza, R

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

  • 17027 LAW 6051   LEC 001

LAW 6055

This course will cover the day-to-day function of in-house counsel as well as the role played by in-house counsel in extraordinary situations such as financings, significant litigation, government ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6055

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17983 LAW 6055   LEC 002

    • M Hughes Hall G29
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Eisen, L

      Kappos, D

  • Class will be streamed from Cornell Tech.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6055

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17982 LAW 6055   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 6060

The purpose of this course is to give students a broad understanding of financial statement analysis and valuation issues. The emphasis is on helping students understand the basic equity research process ... view course details

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14419 LAW 6060   LEC 001

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14420 LAW 6060   LEC 002

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14421 LAW 6060   LEC 003

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

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16226 LAW 6060   LEC 004

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

  • 18412 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 4823ILRLR 6023

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17294 LAW 6080   SEM 101

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17021 LAW 6101   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 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17030 LAW 6131   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17031 LAW 6131   LEC 002

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17681 LAW 6131   LEC 003

LAW 6158

Clients come to lawyers seeking problem-solving advice. This course follows a "client-centered" approach to counseling that will examine techniques lawyers can use to help clients make good decisions. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17187 LAW 6158   LEC 001

LAW 6191

This course explores one of the most fascinating and complex areas of the law: what do you do when legal problems transcend jurisdictional boundaries? How do courts choose which law should be applied to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17202 LAW 6191   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

  • 18595 LAW 6204   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

LAW 6235

This course develops the framework for evaluating the gains, costs, and risks of managing firms' assets and liabilities in financial distress, including periods of formal bankruptcy and restructuring. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 6880

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14651 LAW 6235   LEC 001

    • W
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • Campello, M

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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17192 LAW 6264   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

  • 18635 LAW 6301   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18636 LAW 6301   DIS 202

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

LAW 6311

This course focuses on selected legal issues that arise in the public and private education context, with emphasis on the elementary and secondary school setting. Topics considered include the legal and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17193 LAW 6311   LEC 001

LAW 6321

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17565 LAW 6321   LEC 001

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 17963 LAW 6331   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC. Available to LLM-Tech students only.

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

  • 17194 LAW 6361   LEC 001

LAW 6401

The rules of evidence in civil and criminal cases with emphasis on relevance, hearsay, authentication, witnesses, experts, and confrontation. The course focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence, with some ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17203 LAW 6401   LEC 001

LAW 6431

This course examines the various constitutional, statutory, and judge-made doctrines that control access to the federal courts to vindicate federal rights. It is particularly valuable for those planning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17206 LAW 6431   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

  • 17204 LAW 6441   LEC 001

LAW 6465

It will provide a guidance on M&A practices in various jurisdictions, including the US, Europe, Japan and other emerging countries.  The course will address global M&A trends, various transaction ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17212 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

  • 17937 LAW 6470   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 6514

The practice of law continues to become ever more dependent upon a clear understanding of the global context in which it occurs. This course provides an overview of sources, methods, and strategies for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17214 LAW 6514   LEC 001

LAW 6547

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 17217 LAW 6547   LEC 001

LAW 6560

This course is relevant to a general business career, but is particularly relevant to careers that involve the use of financial statements.  My objective is to enable you to become more knowledgeable, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5000

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18019 LAW 6560   LEC 001

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NBA 5000

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18020 LAW 6560   LEC 002

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

  • 17218 LAW 6564   LEC 001

LAW 6566

This course will  provide an intensive insight into practitioners' goals in taking depositions and in representing deponents and will provide a study into methods for achieving those goals.  It will include ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18408 LAW 6566   LEC 001

    • F Hughes Hall L28
    • Apr 5 - Apr 12, 2019
    • Grossman, T

    • S Hughes Hall L28
    • Apr 6 - Apr 13, 2019
    • Grossman, T

  • Friday, April 5 – 3:00 – 6:00, Saturday, April 6 – 10:00 – 1:00, Friday, April 12 – 3:00 – 6:00, Saturday, April 13 – 10:00 – 1:00.

LAW 6568

This is a survey course in Internet law, with particular emphasis on privacy and security.  It is designed to teach lawyers what they need to know to work effectively with computer technologists, and vice ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6568

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17971 LAW 6568   LEC 002

    • MW Hughes Hall G28R
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Grimmelmann, J

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Class will be streamed from NYTech.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6568

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17970 LAW 6568   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

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

  • 17209 LAW 6569   LEC 001

LAW 6601

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17267 LAW 6601   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

  • 17972 LAW 6614   LEC 031

    • TBA Cornell Tech
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • D'Amore, M

  • Taught in NYC. Available to LLM-Tech students only.

LAW 6643

Robots, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems have long been the realm of science fiction, but they are increasingly a part of contemporary life as well. Autonomous vehicles, robots and artificial ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6643

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17979 LAW 6643   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Class will be streamed from Cornell Tech.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6643

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17978 LAW 6643   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 6661

This course introduces students to the law and institutions of the European Union. It examines the composition, organization, functions and powers of the Union's governing bodies; analyzes the Union's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17304 LAW 6661   LEC 001

LAW 6673

This class introduces the principal legal issues involved in starting, managing and operating a technology-oriented business by entrepreneurs. It is intended to provide non-law students with an understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Opt NoAud

  • 17942 LAW 6673   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 6681

This course studies legal aspects of direct foreign investments. It seeks to identify legal problems that are likely to affect a commercial investment in a foreign country. Inter alia, it deals with the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17305 LAW 6681   LEC 001

LAW 6701

Much of the "law" that lawyers work with is statutory. This course will examine both how legislatures go about doing their work (that is, legislative process) and how courts and others utilize legislative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17307 LAW 6701   LEC 001

LAW 6710

What can lawyers and judges learn from the study of literature? This course explores the relevance of imaginative literature (novels, drama, poetry, and film) to questions of law and social justice from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3762ENGL 6710GOVT 6045

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16306 LAW 6710   LEC 001

LAW 6734

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17869 LAW 6734   LEC 001

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

  • 17318 LAW 6739   LEC 001

LAW 6742

This course will focus on U.S. patent law giving comprehensive coverage of doctrinal elements and touching on key policy issues. No technical background is required. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17319 LAW 6742   LEC 001

LAW 6743

This course will consider important assumptions that underlie much current day patent law and practice but are seldom articulated or critically analyzed. Students will consider the legal effect(s) of "public ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17320 LAW 6743   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

  • 17321 LAW 6752   LEC 001

  • This course is not open to non-law student enrollment.

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

  • 17322 LAW 6761   LEC 001

LAW 6766

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17324 LAW 6766   LEC 001

LAW 6776

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18553 LAW 6776   LEC 001

    • MTWRF Myron Taylor Hall 182
    • Jan 7 - Jan 18, 2019
    • Blassberg, F

      Hurwitz, J

      Wendel, W

      Weyble, K

LAW 6781

Applications of products-liability doctrine and theory to a variety of problems drawn from or closely approximating actual litigation. An overview of the relevant case law, statutes, and administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17311 LAW 6781   LEC 001

LAW 6783

This course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the law governing lawyers in a variety of practice settings, including transactional, counseling, and civil and criminal litigation. The course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17312 LAW 6783   LEC 001

LAW 6801

This course examines the remedial consequences of lawsuits and the remedial choices open to litigants: essential strategic information for students considering a litigation-oriented practice. It covers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17313 LAW 6801   LEC 001

LAW 6821

This course analyzes key issues under the U.S. federal securities laws, principally the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with respect to the domestic and international offer ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17314 LAW 6821   LEC 001

LAW 6822

This course examines the relationship of social science to law, focusing on the growing use of social science in the legal system. Over the past several decades, increasing numbers of social scientists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17853 LAW 6822   LEC 001

LAW 6871

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18630 LAW 6871   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18631 LAW 6871   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-3 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18632 LAW 6871   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • 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

  • 18634 LAW 6881   TA 651

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17943 LAW 6893   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 6898

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17894 LAW 6898   LEC 001

LAW 6923

Each major segment of a trial will be explored  opening statement, direct examination, cross examination, objections, impeachment, use of exhibits and visuals, and closing argument  culminating in a trial. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17994 LAW 6923   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Jan 13 - Jan 20, 2019
    • Heiden, T

LAW 6945

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6945

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18110 LAW 6945   LEC 002

    • W Hughes Hall L28
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Graev, L

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Class will be streamed from NYC Tech.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6945

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 18109 LAW 6945   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

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 Sat/Unsat

  • 18221 LAW 6952   LEC 001

LAW 6953

This course will address the nature, protection, and defense of trade secrets, from their common law origins to their role in several recent high-profile cases.  We will do a deep dive into the different ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6953

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17981 LAW 6953   LEC 001

  • Class will be streamed from Cornell Tech.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6953

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17980 LAW 6953   LEC 031

  • Taught in NYC.

LAW 7022

This seminar will explore what the idea of property means, and its usefulness in resolving issues of intense social conflict.  Seminar sessions will encourage student participation, with the instructor ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17348 LAW 7022   SEM 101

LAW 7072

This cutting-edge and constantly evolving field of law will explore the statutory and case law in which the legal, social, or biological nature of nonhuman animals is an important factor. The course encompasses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3972

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17328 LAW 7072   SEM 101

LAW 7157

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17586 LAW 7157   SEM 101

LAW 7164

Business and nonprofit corporations are well-recognized to be "legal persons" that can hold and exercise rights in their own names and, in some cases, operate in perpetuity.  However, trusts, foundations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17365 LAW 7164   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

  • 17368 LAW 7166   SEM 101

    • M Hughes Hall G29
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Junewicz, J

LAW 7174

Some sessions of this seminar will be conducted by video conference. This seminar will examine the regulation and planning of secured transactions under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and related ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18174 LAW 7174   SEM 101

LAW 7175

This course is intended to familiarize students interested in a transactional practice with key provisions of significant contracts they may encounter. Its focus will be on clauses that are found in a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17336 LAW 7175   SEM 101

LAW 7176

This course will explore the regulatory and transactional side of funds/investment vehicles, including venture capital, hedge and private equity funds and public mutual funds.  The course will explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17337 LAW 7176   SEM 101

LAW 7179

This seminar focuses on the societal perspectives on digital technology. Speakers will come from a range of disciplines including computer science, data science, engineering, OR, humanities, social sciences, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 7060

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 18212 LAW 7179   SEM 101

  • Taught in NYC. Enrollment limited to Cornell Tech Students.

LAW 7187

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17342 LAW 7187   SEM 101

LAW 7246

This in-home seminar will consider dramatic works that shed light on big questions central to the law.  Works considered will include Aeschylus's Oresteia, leading into a discussion on the origin and nature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17343 LAW 7246   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Chafetz, J

LAW 7265

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18672 LAW 7265   SEM 101

LAW 7285

I'm conducting this seminar to solicit feedback and criticism on work I've done over the past few years.  My plan is to collect this work into a book tentatively entitled "Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds."  The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17344 LAW 7285   SEM 101

LAW 7295

The legal framework governing the employment relationship in most of the world is dramatically different from that of the US, reflecting differences between the civil law and common law systems as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17347 LAW 7295   SEM 101

LAW 7312

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18184 LAW 7312   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: Prior completion of, or concurrent undertaking of Intellectual Property or Patent Law

LAW 7321

The seminar examines the questions surrounding international criminal law as a separate discipline and the sources of and basic principles underlying the subject. Particular attention will be paid to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17349 LAW 7321   SEM 101

LAW 7371

This course is designed to introduce law students to the terminology, principles, and concepts of classical Islamic law. After discussing the origins and evolution of Islamic law, we will turn first to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17351 LAW 7371   SEM 101

LAW 7411

Higher education is a complex, idiosyncratic institution. Universities and colleges have a unique mission -- teaching, research, and public service -- and a uniquely challenging task of accommodating the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17376 LAW 7411   SEM 101

LAW 7580

This seminar is devoted to the foundations of choice, agency, and welfare -- matters that lie at the core of normative legal and economic theory. Readings, guest speakers, and class discussion will focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17383 LAW 7580   SEM 101

LAW 7589

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17569 LAW 7589   SEM 101

LAW 7590

This course analyzes the structure of mortgage- and other asset-backed securities, as well as the participants in their creation, distribution, trading and regulation. The financial and legal characteristics ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17353 LAW 7590   SEM 101

LAW 7598

Introduces students to the theory and practice of Negotiation and Facilitation in both legal and non-legal contexts. Theories of negotiation, conflict style, adversarial negotiation, and problem-solving ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 17885 LAW 7598   SEM 101

  • Attendance at all sessions each day, is mandatory.

LAW 7671

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17886 LAW 7671   SEM 101

LAW 7695

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17877 LAW 7695   SEM 101

LAW 7766

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17369 LAW 7766   SEM 101

LAW 7775

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17373 LAW 7775   SEM 101

LAW 7783

Sizable disagreement and controversy surround many areas of intellectual property. This seminar explores these disputes. By surveying the academic literature the seminar aims to introduce, understand, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18107 LAW 7783   SEM 101

LAW 7801

Students will write appellate briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals on behalf of clients who have petitioned to remain in the United States because they fear persecution or torture in their home countries. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17375 LAW 7801   CLN 301

    • W Hughes Hall G28R
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • McKee, E

      Yale-Loehr, S

LAW 7804

TBD. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18172 LAW 7804   CLN 301

    • W Hughes Hall G28R
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • McKee, E

      Yale-Loehr, S

LAW 7811

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. This course is taught as a clinic. Two or possibly three capital cases are worked on by students. Case selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17379 LAW 7811   CLN 301

LAW 7812

Students will participate in the representation of children who are the subject of family court proceedings. Cases are likely to involve children who are the subjects of petitions such as: abuse or neglect, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17372 LAW 7812   CLN 301

LAW 7813

Students in Clinic II will:1) work directly on law guardian cases, taking greater responsibility and working more independently than they are able to in the Child Advocacy Clinic I; 2) develop a more in-depth ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18675 LAW 7813   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Mooney, A

LAW 7815

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. This course is taught as a clinic. Two or possibly three capital cases are worked on by students. Case selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  • 17374 LAW 7815   CLN 301

LAW 7816

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18359 LAW 7816   CLN 301

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

  • 18724 LAW 7832   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Mooney, A

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

  • 18726 LAW 7834   CLN 307

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Mooney, A

LAW 7839

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  • 17389 LAW 7839   CLN 301

LAW 7840

The newest addition to Cornell Law School's Clinical Programs, the Estate Planning Clinic aims to provide students with the unique opportunity of enriching and furthering their legal awareness and experience ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17393 LAW 7840   CLN 301

    • M Myron Taylor Hall 387
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Miller, J

      O'Connor, M

      Stamelman, A

LAW 7845

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18411 LAW 7845   CLN 301

LAW 7847

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-5 Credits Graded

  • 17391 LAW 7847   CLN 301

LAW 7850

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 7850

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17385 LAW 7850   SEM 101

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. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17394 LAW 7857   CLN 301

LAW 7858

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17395 LAW 7858   CLN 301

LAW 7859

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17396 LAW 7859   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Lyon, B

LAW 7860

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17399 LAW 7860   CLN 301

LAW 7862

The Externship - Pro Bono Scholars Program course allows third year students in their last semester to take the NY Bar Examination in February and then earn their last 12 credits hours working full time ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 18678 LAW 7862   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Mooney, A

LAW 7864

Students collaborate with farmworkers, farmworker families, and partner organizations to use the law in service of their clients' goals. Students who have completed the first semester of any clinical course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18677 LAW 7864   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Staff

LAW 7867

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17896 LAW 7867   CLN 301

    • R Hughes Hall G29
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Jackson, M

      Kenney, C

LAW 7869

Death penalty litigation: investigation and the preparation of petitions, memoranda, and briefs. Case selection and student assignments depend on both pedagogical factors and litigation needs of clinic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17400 LAW 7869   CLN 301

LAW 7875

Working with College of Business faculty, the law school has established this new practicum course to bring accounting and law students together in a law school clinic to provide inter-professional services ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18061 LAW 7875   CLN 301

    • F Myron Taylor Hall 279
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Kreitmeier, E

      Lyon, B

      Valdovinos, L

LAW 7876

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18062 LAW 7876   CLN 301

    • F Myron Taylor Hall 279
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Kreitmeier, E

      Lyon, B

      Valdovinos, L

LAW 7877

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18178 LAW 7877   CLN 301

    • F Myron Taylor Hall 279
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Kreitmeier, E

      Lyon, B

      Valdovinos, L

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. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  • 17401 LAW 7885   CLN 301

LAW 7886

The Legal Research Clinic accepts referrals from local nonprofits and legal aid offices to provide students with a wide variety of legal and investigative research problems.  Our clients range from individuals ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Graded

  • 18409 LAW 7886   CLN 301

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

  • 17403 LAW 7914   CLN 301

    • M Hughes Hall L39
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Brundige, E

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. 

  • 1-6 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18679 LAW 7915   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Brundige, E

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

  • 17404 LAW 7925   CLN 301

LAW 7946

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18410 LAW 7946   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 27, 2019
    • Torres, G

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. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17388 LAW 7953   CLN 301

    • M Hughes Hall L28
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Jacobson, W

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. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18681 LAW 7954   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • 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. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18682 LAW 7955   CLN 301

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Jacobson, W

LAW 7967

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17889 LAW 7967   CLN 301

    • F Hughes Hall G29
    • Jan 22 - Apr 29, 2019
    • Bashi, A