Advanced Issues in Bankruptcy
LEX 8005 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7051 Bankruptcy
This seminar focuses on more specialized areas of the Bankruptcy Code than those covered in any depth in the basic bankruptcy course. Among those topics that may be covered are the means testing provisions, sovereign immunity, Chapter 9 on municipality bankruptcy, Chapter 12 on bankruptcies for family farmers or fishermen, Chapter 15 on cross-border proceedings, provisions dealing with stockbrokers, provisions dealing with labor agreements, mass tort claims, environmental claims, aircraft banckruptcies, partnership bankruptcies and bankruptcy tax provisions. Students will be expected to write a substantial research paper.
Advanced Topics in Corporate Governance
LEX 8000 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7156 Corporations or consent of instructor.
This seminar will address various timely topics in corporate governance. Students will develop an analytical framework for exploring the economic logic of corporate law with respect to its various constituencies. Fiduciary duty obligations of directors and senior officers toward various corporate constitutencies such as shareholders, debt holders, creditors and other stakeholders undeer changing circumstances will be a major focus of the seminar. Some issues we may explore include proxy access, board function executive pay and corporate takeovers.
Ancient Greek and Roman Law
LEX 8010 Cr. 3
This seminar is an introduction to the legal systems of ancient Greece and Rome. For Greece, the focus is on the law of Athens during its classical period in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. For Rome, we will look at the law as it developed over the centuries during the Republican period and the Empire, as transmitted through the compilations of Justinian in the sixth century C.E. Students will be required to write a paper on a subject relating to the course material. Completion of the paper will satisfy the law school writing requirement.
Antitrust and Trade Regulation: Current Issues
LEX 8001 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7026 Antitrust or consent of instructor.
Current antitrust and trade regulation issues, such as distribution, exemptions, horizontal restraints, legislative reform, merger policy, pricing and transnational enforcement. Coverage of the Clayton, Sherman and Federal Trade Commission Acts, and possibly state and foreign statutes and procedures.
Capital Markets
LEX 8030 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.: LEX7156 Corporations
In this seminar we will consider current academic thinking about capital markets. Topics will vary over time. Samples of topics include the regulatory structure of the U.S. capital markets, explanations for variance in capital markets regimes around the world, arguments for and against mandatory disclosure schemes, current thinking on jurisdictional competition in producing securities regulation, the global competition for listings, the global trend towards harmonization of securities regulation, the role of institutional investors and venture capital,the macro- and micro- risks and benefits of hedge funds, the market of corporate control, arguments for and against shareholder primacy in the corporation, and the role of short-selling and derivatives in our capital markets.
Constitutional Theory
LEX 8035 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 6700 Constitutional Law I or consent of
instructor.
This seminar will engage various theoretical issues relating
to the existence, interpretation, enforcement, and amendment
of the United States Constitution. The specific topics
covered, readings assigned, and format followed will vary
from year to year at the instructor's discretion.
Typically, students will be required to read fairly
extensive materials, to participate regularly in classroom
discussion, and to complete one or more significant writing
assignments. Students also may be required to give
classroom presentations.
Contemporary Legal Theory Seminar
LEX 8036 Cr. 3
Prereq: LEX 7426 or consent of instructor.
Recent contributions to jurisprudence and philosophy of law concerning issues such as: nature of law and legal systems; relationship between law and morality; civil disobedience and our obligation to obey the law.
Consumerism and Democracy
LEX 8037 Cr. 3
Role of consumerism in democratic self-governance, both pre-American Revolution and today. Two short and one long research-based papers required.
Contract Drafting Seminar
LEX 8039 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.: LEX 6200 A&B
This seminar will explore and develop the knowledge and skills which are necessary for sound drafting of agreements. Each seminar meeting will mix substantive issues of Contract Law with a discussion of important drafting issues that can arise. Students will draft several contracts, increasing in complexity over the term, and their drafts will be critiques and reviewed both by facultyand other students, The final grade will be deterimed by both the student's performance on the drafting and editing tasks and also the student's participation during the seminar meetings.
Criminal Law: Advanced Topics
LEX 8043 Cr. 3
This seminar will require students to write papers and give presentations on current topics of criminal law.
Current Issues in Intellectual Property
LEX 8047 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.: None but it will be helpful for students to have taken at least one course in the area of Intellectual Property or Cyberlaw.
This seminar explores current controversies related to intellectual property. It focuses on issues and policy questions rather than doctrine; the class presumes some, limited familiarity with patent, trademark and copyright law, and will offer supplemental readings for for students who need additional background materials. The seminar examines topics such as expanding access to knowledge through licensing, the free culture movement, public versus private information, software security research and divisions over the proper role for IP rights in international law. Students will write a paper on a topic of their choosing and will participate in a series of on-line discussions for credit.
Current Problems in International Law
LEX 8048 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7408 International Law or permission of the instructor.
This seminar provides an intensive focus on new and controversial issues of international law. The focus will change with each course offering in order to reflect recent developments. The readings, class discussion and paper requirement will provide an opportunity to understand how international institutions function, the justification for the norms they seek to enforce and the coherence of those norms with theories of international society.
Dispute Resolution in Labor & Employment Law Seminar
LEX 8055 Cr. 3
Prereq: EX7501 Labor Law or LEX 7221 Employment Law or prior consent of the instructor
This seminar will provide a sophisticated and in-depth examination of dispute resolution procedures under collective bargaining agreements and individual employment contracts. Students will discuss the pertinent case law, ADR practice and procedure and individual employment contracts. Students will discuss the pertinent case law, ADR practice and procedure, and emerging legal issues. In addition to two team assignments, a "mini" mock negotiation and a mock arbitration hearing based on the negotiated language, students will be required to submit either a post-hearing brief to the arbitrator or a research paper on a topic of their choosing within those covered by the seminar.
Environmental Law - Advanced Topics
LEX 8071 Cr. 3
This seminar will offer students an in-depth look at a particular field within the larger realm of Environmental Law. Topics will vary over time. Samples of topics are Environmental Justice; Toxic Torts and Cleanups of Contaminated Parcels; Problems of Air Quality and Climate Change; Intersection of Water Quality and Water Quantity Law; Preserving Biodiversity; Federalism, Sovereignty and Natural Resources; Free Market Environmentalism; and Managing Environmental Risk. Students will be expected to do individual research and make presentations to the class along with keeping abreast of reading and participating in discussions. The seminar may include additional student projects, including negotiation or drafting exercises.
Ethics of the Lawyering Experience
LEX 8075 Cr. 3
This seminar will explore the psychological and ethical dimensions of law and legal practice by engaging principally with works of fiction and selected legal scholarship. Students will write weekly reaction papers. The seminar does not satisfy the upperclass writing requirement.
Evidence Law: Advanced Topics
LEX 8081 Cr. 3
Prereq: LEX7266 Evidence or Consent of the Instructor
This seminar will require students to write papers and give presentations on current topics of evidence law.
Family Violence
LEX 8101 Cr. 3
Analysis of the utilization of the legal system to address issues of abuse within the family. Topics include: the response of the criminal justice system to various forms of family violence, such as marital rape, spouse abuse and child abuse; use of tort and injunctive remedies; examination of new and proposed legislation.
Health Law: Advanced Topics Seminar
LEX8171 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.:
This seminar will examine the current legal issues related to health. Topics will vary over time. Samples of topics include recent applications of the law to impact health within and outside of the health care system; contemporary debates on the role of government and the private sector in health; innovative proposals to use law, ethics, and policy to improve health; and the role of law during public health emergencies. The readings for the seminar will be drawn from a variety of disciplines including law, ethics, medicine, and other sciences. A substancial research paper and a significant in-class presentation are required.
International and Comparative Business Law: Doing Business in China Seminar
LEX 8161 Cr. 3
Students will prepare papers and give presentations on the various aspects of business in China.
International Environmental Law Seminar
LEX 8141 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.: LEX7231 Environmental Law or LEX7408 International Law or consent of instructor
This seminar will provide a sophisticated and in-depth examination of international environmental law. Students will explore the use of bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international mechanisms for dealing with international environmental problems, with a particular emphasis on U.S.- Canadian international environmental law. In addition to in-class presentations, students will be required to complete a paper on a topic of their choosing within those covered by the seminar.
International Trade
LEX 8185 Cr. 3
This seminar studies the jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization and discusses current legal and policy issues of international trade.
Labor Law Seminar
LEX 8241 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7501 Labor Law.
Theoretical issues of labor relations, with special emphasis on critiques of the current regime, comparative perspectives and labor history.
Law and Behavioral Science Seminar
LEX 8245 Cr. 3
This course will examine how legal issues impact the various areas of behavioral sciences. Students will write a paper and give a presentation.
Law and Economics Seminar
LEX 8246 Cr. 3
No specific background in economics required. Not open to students who have taken LEX 7515 Law and Economics.
Recent developments in the application of economic analysis to legal doctrine.
Law and Literature Seminar
LEX 8248 Cr. 3
This seminar will examine the connections between law and literature, with a focus on stories of adoption. Topics will include: the role of narrative in legal arguments and in legal decision making; the role of narrative and law, respectively, in constructing identity and literary criticisms of the law and of the legal profession. By examiningthese topics through the lens of stories of adoption, we will also consider several questions specfic to the theme of adoption, such as: shifting definitions of parenthood; the debate over nature vs. nurture; and the ways in which stories of adoptions also raise issues of class, race, gender and national identity. We will address these questions by analyzing novels, short stories, films, memoirs and legal cases from both the 19th century and the modern day. Authors will include Charles Dickens, George Eliot, P.D. James and Louise Erdrich. In addition to in-class presentations, students will be required to write a paper on a topice related to the subject atter of the course.
Law in Cyberspace
LEX 8256 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7136 Copyright Law.
The seminar will examine the application of current laws to the Internet and a variety of proposals for new or revised laws to regulate the developing Global Information Infrastructure. Topics will include recent applications of defamation, copyright, wire fraud and criminal threat laws to Internet activities; current proposals from both government and private sources for new legal regulation or revision of current intellectual property; communications; criminal laws; the problems that flow from asserting national laws in a medium with no national borders. The assigned texts will include conventional documents and research material available on-line. Students do not need their own computers to take the seminar, since it will be possible to complete all assignments using the Law Library's computer resources. A substantial research paper and a significant in-class presentation are required.
Medical and Psychiatric Malpractice Seminar
LEX 8268 Cr. 3
This seminar will examine current issues in the field of medical malpractice and psychiatric malpractice.
National Labor Relations Act: Current Problems
LEX 8271 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7501 Labor Law.
The seminar will focus on legal issues pending before the Board and in the courts. The students will stand in the place of the National Labor Relations Board and render opinions on critical labor law issues. Students will read the actual briefs in pending cases, discuss the cases, vote on disposition and draft majority and dissenting opinions. Each student will be expected to write one majority and one concurring or dissenting opinion. Class discussions will concentrate on the NLRB's decision making process and judicial review of Board decisions. After the Wayne State University Law School Board panels have rendered their opinions, class discussion will focus on the draft opinions. The grade for the course will depend on class participation as well as written work. Students may elect to write papers based on the legal issues discussed by the class.
Psychiatry and the Law
LEX 8286 Cr. 3
Insights of psychiatry relevant to the law and the practicing lawyer. Dynamics of behavior; theory and technique of interviewing; forensic psychiatry issues; mental hospitalization; personal injury; contractual and testamentary capacity; criminal law; family law. Patients are presented and discussed.
Race and the Law - Advanced Topics
LEX 8300 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7686 Race and the Law or Consent of the Instructor.
This seminar will provide a sophisticated and in-depth examination of particular issues within Race and the Law. Topics may include discussions on emerging issues in broad fields such as education, voting rights, and criminal justice, while expanding into new issues not covered in an introductory Race and the Law course, such as the intersection of race and sports law or race and the media. Readings may also focus on how these issues relate to Michigan and the Detroit Metro area. In addition to in-class presentations, students will be required to complete a paper on a topic of their choosing within those covered by the course. Completion of the paper will satisfy the law school writing requirement.
Sports and Inequality
LEX 8351 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.:
This seminar will examine the legal and social implications of various forms of discrimination in both the professional and amateur sports contexts. Coverage will include a discussion of legal efforts to address discrimination in sports based on race, gender, disability, and sexual orientation. Topics include racial inequalities on the playing fields and in the front offices of amateur and professional sports; the impact of NCAA eligibility criteria; the effects and future of TitleIX; gender segregation and exclusion in professional sports and sexual violence; sexual orientation discrimination in sports; and sports opportunities for people with disabilities. Completion of the written final paper for this seminar would satisfy the law school's upperclass writing requirement.
Tax Policy: Current Issues
LEX 8361 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7816 Taxation.
This seminar explores some of the fundamental tax policy issues that policy makers must confront in designing a personal tax system (either income- or consumption-based), with emphasis on current tax reform proposals. Topics include flat-tax plans, broad-based income tax reform and more. Other issues addressed may include the tax aspects of health care reform and environmental protection. Some topics will be selected by seminar participants from a list prepared by the instructor. Corporate tax planning and estate tax issues will not be addressed.
The History and Culture of Race and Law
LEX 8369 Cr. 3
Prereq. or Coreq.: Constitutional Law I or permission of the instructor
This seminar will explore in depth the history and culture of race in American society and how the American legal system has responded to issues of race. The seminar will cover the following areas: Race and the State; The Civil War and Reconstruction; Jim Crow, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Rise of Colorblindness; and Modern Developments in Law and Science.
The Impact of Religion on Law
LEX 8372 Cr. 3
This seminar examines world religions to see to what extent for good or ill those religions have had an impact on secular law. The seminar DOES NOT deal with the First Amendment or Church-State issues. Student's papers should take one area of law and explain and evaluate the extent religion has impacted that area.
Tribal Justice Systems
LEX 8380 Cr. 3
This seminar will provide a theoretical and applied overview of tribal and indigenous justice systems, focusing on those of American Indian tribes. Topics covered include the histories, structures, and practices of tribal justice systems, efforts to balance tribal legal heritage and Anglo-American law, tribal alternative dispute systems and peacemaker courts, and constraints faced by tribes in developing their legal systems. We will consider the effects of colonialism on tribal legal systems, concerns about integrity and fairness, and broader themes relevant to any changing legal system. Students will consult with individuals, involved in developing tribal and indigenous law, will write a substantial research paper, and may complete other short assignments.
United States Constitutional and Legal History
LEX 8386 Cr. 3
(HIS 8050)
Graduate reading and research seminar in the history of American Law. During the first half of the course, participants will read extensively both in theoretical and substantive literatures. During the final half, the group will pursue individual research topics in constant collaboration with other participants. Students will be asked to produce a major research paper focused mainly on primary materials and to present at least a précis to the group.
Urban Housing and Community Development
LEX 8401 Cr. 3
Legal, social and economic aspects of urban housing and community development, including local, state and national programs and policies.
Clinical Programs & Internships
Advanced Environmental Law Clinic
LEX 8610 Cr. 2
Prereq.: LEX 8611 Environmental Law Clinic must have been completed
Limitations: Student must be in good academic standing.
The Advanced Environmental Law Clinic has no classroom component, although students may have the opportunity to present their work and experiences to the Environmental Law Clinic during the semester. Students will continue their work with the Environmental Law Clinic, gaining increased experience in different settings and issues. In all clinical work, the students will work with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, and on some selected matters may be involved in formally representing other community organizations and public interest groups.
Civil Law Internship
LEX 8501 Cr. 1-3
Prereq.: Consent of Director of Clinical Education; certain placements may have substantive law prerequisites; second- or third-year student.
Students assist staff attorneys in the legal department of a governmental agency -- city, county, state, or federal -- a nonprofit organization or a legal services agency. Government agency placements include the Attorney Grievance Commission, City of Detroit Law Department, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Internal Revenue Service District Counsel, Michigan Attorney General's Office, National Labor Relations Board, Port Huron City Attorney, U.S. Customs Service, and Wayne County Corporation Counsel. Nonprofit organization placements include the American Civil Liberties Union, Archdiocese of Detroit Office of Immigration Legal Services, Detroit Medical Center, Legal Aid and Defender Association -- Civil Division, Michigan Legal Services, Salvation Army-Booth Clinic, Southeastern Michigan Legal Services, Sugar Law Center, the University of Michigan Health Systems General Counsel, and Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services. Students perform extensive research and writing and participate in administrative and court proceedings. Students work in the placement 8-15 hours per week during the fall or winter terms or 16-30 hours per week during the summer term and attend a contemporaneous class in the area of their placement. Credits determined by Director of Clinical Education. One-credit internships are available for the summer term only.
Criminal Justice Internship
LEX 8504 Cr. 1-3
Prereq.: Consent of Director of Clinical Education; second- or third-year student.
Each student is assigned to an attorney on the staff of a state or federal prosecutor or public defender organization. Public defender placements include the Federal Defender's Office, the State Appellate Defender's Office, and the Washtenaw County Public Defender. Prosecutor placements include the Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne, and Washtenaw County Prosecuting Attorney's offices; the criminal division of the Michigan Attorney General; the U.S. Attorney's office; and the criminal division of the City of Detroit's Law Department. Students perform extensive research and writing and participate in actual cases. Students work in the placement 8-15 hours per week during the fall or winter terms or 16-30 hours per week during the summer term and attend a contemporaneous class in the criminal justice process. Credits determined by Director of Clinical Education. One-credit internships are available for the summer term only.
Child Advocacy Clinic
LEX 8600 Cr. 2 (4 req.)
Prereq.: LEX7070 Child Abuse and Neglect, LEX 7075 Child, Family & State or LEX 8028 Child Family & State Seminar is a pre- or co-requisite for the first semester of the Clinic. LEX 7435 Juvenile Delinquency is a pre- or co-requisite for the second semseter.
Limitations: Enrollment is limited to twelve students per academic year, who must have passed all of the required first-year courses and be in good academic standing.
Law students, represent children in abuse, neglect, foster care review, termination of parental rights, adoption and and delinquency proceedings. Students learn about child protection, child welfare, juvenile justice systems, and the roles and responsibilities of lawyers and other actors in those systems. Students conduct client interviews and home visits, prepare for hearings and trials, advocate for necessary services, perform research, draft motions and attend juvenile court and foster care review board hearings. This is a two semester, four credit course, graded on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass , No Credit basis. No credit will be awarded if both semesters are not satisfactorily completed. Students are required to attend and participate in the classroom component of the Clinic and to spend eight additional hours per week on field work for the Clinic. Approval from the Director of Clinical Education or Instructor is required to register.
Criminal Appellate Practice
LEX 8601 Cr. 3
Prereq.: LEX 7161 Criminal Procedure I, LEX 7166 Criminal Procedure II or LEX 7266 Evidence recommended.
This class is open to students who have completed all first year course work and have a cummulative grade point average of 2.5.
Clinical legal writing experience. Students prepare briefs and other pleadings for indigent clients with pending felony appeals in cooperation with the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office. Students meet with the instructor in individual sessions and class sessions to discuss writing, research and the appellate and correctional processes. Students have client contact and participate in simulated court argument.
Disability Law Clinic
LEX 8641 Cr. 6.
Prereq.: Consent of Assistant Director of Clinical Education; Student must be in good academic standing and have successfully completed all first-year required courses; Prereq. or coreq.: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility. May not be taken for credit by those who have taken LEX 8621 Free Legal Aid Clinic.
A cooperative venture with Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, the Clinic gives students an intensive hands-on educational experience while helping individuals with disabilities and their families obtain the services and supports they need to avoid costly out-of-home placement at public expense. Students perform an average of 15 to 20 hours of fieldwork per week. Each student is responsible for 3 to 5 cases, from investigating the facts, researching the law, and counseling the client, to representing the client in administrative or judicial proceedings, drafting and arguing appeals, and engaging in settlement negotiations. Students participate in all aspects of the Clinic's operations, from intake, case acceptance, and individual client representation, to community education and law reform efforts. The Clinic includes a two-hour weekly seminar. The Clinic is one semester and is graded on an honors/pass/low pass/no credit basis. Credits earned in the Clinic count toward the 14-credit maximum students can earn in applied and skills courses.
Environmental Law Clinic
LEX 8611 Cr. 4
Prereq.: Students must have completed or concurrently be taking LEX 7006 Administrative Law and LEX 7231 Environmental Law or obtain advance consent of the instructor prior to enrollment. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses.
Limitations: Student must be in good academic standing.
The classroom component of this clinic will teach students the skills and strategies needed to affect environmental policy in all three branches of state and federal government. During classroom sessions, students will learn about current environmental policy challenges and opportunities and explore these issues from multiple perspectives. Guest speakers from government, public interest, and regulated industries will provide diverse views on environmental law and policy. In the clinical component, students will participate in the lawmaking process by preparing policy papers and formal legislative testimony, commenting on rulemaking and permit decisions, and engaging in judicial review and enforcement litigation. In all clinical work, the students will work with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, and on some selected matters may be involved in formally representing other community organizations and public interest groups.
Free Legal Aid Clinic
LEX 8621 Cr. 3 (6 req.)
Prereq.: Consent of Director of Clinical Education.
Students, working under the supervision of attorneys employed by the Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit, develop their lawyering skills and professional judgment by providing representation to low-income individuals with a variety of legal problems. Students handle all phases of real cases, from interviewing the client, investigating the facts, and drafting pleadings to negotiating with opposing counsel, appearing in court, and entering the final judgment. Instruction in lawyering skills, ethics, and pertinent substantive and procedural law is provided through a combination of lectures, simulations, and discussion of issues arising in the students' cases. Students must complete two semesters with the Clinic to receive credit, and may receive a maximum of six credits for participating in the Clinic.
Government Agency Internship
LEX 8625 Cr. 1-3
Limitations: Grading will be Honors/No credit like LEX 6400
This course helps students learn about the practice of law, develop professional skills and judgment, and increase their knowledge in specialized areas of law through the supervised performance of legal work for government agencies.
In-House Counsel Internship
LEX 8627 Cr. 1-3
Limitations: Grading scale is Honors/No credit like in LEX 6400
This course helps students learn about the practice of law, develop professional skills and judgment, and increase their knowledge in specialized areas of law through the supervised performance of legal work for in-house counsel of non-profit organizations.
Judicial Internship
LEX 8502 Cr. 1-3
Prereq.: Consent of Director of Clinical Education; second- or third-year student.
Each student is assigned to a participating judge assisting in closely supervised research and writing and acquiring familiarity with the operation of the court. Students work in the placement 8-15 hours per week during the fall or winter terms or 16-30 hours per week during the summer term and attend a contemporaneous class in the judicial process. Credits determined by Director of Clinical Education. One-credit internships are available for the summer term only.
Public Interest Internship
LEX 8602 Cr. 1-3
Limitations: Grading scale is Honors/No credit like in LEX 6400
This course helps students learn about the practice of law, develop professional skills and judgment, and increase their knowledge in specialized areas of law through supervised performance of legal work for non-profit public interest law offices.
Small Business Enterprises and Nonprofit Corporations
LEX8631 Cr. 4
Prereq.: Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Student must be in good standing or have a cumulative "C" (2.0) average. LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession and LEX 7156 Corporations are recommended.
The course component of this class will cover the basic provisions of nonprofit corporate law, tax law and legal ethics that affect community economic development groups. In the clinical component of the class, students assist a community group that is at or near the stage of incorporating itself and/or applying for tax-exempt status in services such as drafting and filing articles of incorporation, by laws and IRS forms. Grading will be on a credit/ no credit basis.
Student Academic Programs/Co-Curriculars
Law Review
LEX 8701 Cr. 1 (2 req.)
Prereq.: Open only to Law Review members.
Moot Court
LEX 8711 Cr. 1 (2 req.)
Prereq.: Open only to Moot Court members.
Members conduct the program which focuses on the preparation of briefs and hearings on oral arguments.
Student Trial Advocacy Program
LEX 8721 Cr. 1 (2 req.)
Prereq.: Open only to members.
Members participate in skills training and intra school, regional and national trial advocacy competitions.
The Journal of Law in Society
LEX 8731 Cr. 1 (2 req.)
Members contribute to the publication of this law journal and the annual symposium.