GUIDE TO THE CURRICULUM AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW. FOR Master of Laws (LL.M.) STUDENTS

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1 GUIDE TO THE CURRICULUM AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW FOR Master of Laws (LL.M.) STUDENTS Revised: April 28, 2017

2 Table of Contents Table of Contents... 2 Preface... 4 SECTION I: GUIDELINES FOR COURSE SELECTION... 5 A. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Total Credit Hours Required Course Requirements for Graduation Prerequisites and Permissions... 5 B. COURSE REGISTRATION PROCESS Begin with the end in mind With these thoughts in mind, begin your exploration Check the times and days Plot your choices on the worksheet Course Enrollment Limits, Waiting Lists, and Credits per Semester Maximum Take a break and circle back Prepare your curriculum summary statement (CSS) SECTION II: COURSE AREAS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENT REGULATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CIVIL RIGHTS (INCLUDING GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION) CLINICS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER LAW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CORPORATE LAW CRIMINAL LAW EDUCATION LAW AND POLICY ELECTION LAW EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ENERGY FAMILY RELATIONS AND WILLS AND TRUSTS HEALTH LAW AND POLICY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY LAW AND LEADERSHIP..30 LAW AND OTHER DISCIPLINES LEGAL PROFESSION AND ETHICS LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH LEGISLATION AND THE LAW OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS LITIGATION AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS PUBLIC INTEREST LAW REAL ESTATE SPORTS LAW TAXATION BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS SECTION III: WORKSHEETS & TEMPLATES COURSE PLANNING WORKSHEET/Fall Semester SAMPLE COMPLETED WORKSHEET/Fall Semester COURSE PLANNING WORKSHEET/Spring Semester... 64

3 SAMPLE COMPLETED WORKSHEET/Spring Semester NOTES:... 68

4 Preface Welcome to the LL.M. Program! This guide is intended to help you research and compose a tentative course schedule for your time at Moritz. We recognize that the many choices in courses, while exciting, can be overwhelming. Will you need classes to prepare for taking a bar exam? Will your chosen classes help you in your current job? Or will your chosen courses provide a boost to your resume as you look for a job? We hope this curriculum guide will help you make decisions about your coursework, while you consider your needs for the future. The LL.M. Guide to the Curriculum is divided into three sections. Section I offers general information governing the curriculum, including graduation requirements and the course selection process. Section II materials identify possible areas of intellectual and practice interest in the law and offers advice on how a student with interest in an area might arrange his or her coursework. Section III provides a blank worksheet to use in planning your schedule, and a sample completed worksheet. The sample is not meant to encourage or discourage you from taking a particular class; rather it is meant to show you what a completed worksheet will look like. Your worksheet and accompanying CSS document (see below) will form the basis for your discussion with a member of the International and Graduate Affairs staff in early summer. You will receive feedback and coaching, relative to your future goals. After the meeting, we will register you for your classes. Welcome to one of the most exciting times of your life! We are glad you have chosen Moritz to be your homeaway-from-home for the next year.

5 SECTION I: GUIDELINES FOR COURSE SELECTION A. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS 1. Total Credit Hours Required LL.M. students must take a minimum of 24 credit hours to obtain their degree. The average class has three credit hours. This means that class will meet for approximately three hours per week. Twelve credit hours per semester will roughly translate to four classes each semester. Students may take additional credit hours with the permission of the Assistant Dean. 2. Course Requirements for Graduation Only two courses are required for the LL.M. program. Both are offered only in the fall semester: US Legal System and Legal Traditions (3 credits) LL.M. Legal Writing (2 credits) All law students are required by the ABA to have legal writing; some states bar exams also have a legal writing requirement. The required LL.M. Legal Writing course fulfills both of these. The remaining 19 credits can be made up of courses of the student s own choosing, with guidance and approval from the Assistant Dean for International and Graduate Affairs. 3. Prerequisites and Permissions Some advanced courses will have a prerequisite listed, meaning that you will need to take a basic course first. Some professors will allow LL.M. students to use courses taken in their home country or use years of practical experience to substitute for a stated prerequisite. LL.M. students may also be allowed to take the prerequisite course concurrently with a chosen course, since they are limited to only one year of study. The Assistant Dean will work with the student and the professor in question to determine if the advanced course can be taken. B. COURSE REGISTRATION PROCESS 1. Begin with the end in mind. Are you interested in a bar exam? If so which one? Our Office drafted summaries of the requirements for jurisdictions that tend to be popular with our student body. Links to the summary pages are included below. Remember, these requirements can change without notice. It is your responsibility to know the official requirements for applying to a particular state s bar exam. Therefore, be sure to also check the state s website (official links available on the respective summary page) to see if you are on the right track. New York Ohio Washington DC California Another resource is the ABA s Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admissions Requirements. Since the New York bar exam is the most popular, we specifically included the subject eligibility requirements here: The New York bar requires you to take at least six credits of subjects tested in the bar exam. The general subject areas that may be tested are as follows:

6 1. Administrative law; 2. business relationships, including, business corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships; 3. civil practice and procedure; 4. conflict of laws; 5. contracts and contract remedies; 6. criminal law and procedure; 7. evidence; 8. matrimonial and family law; 9. professional responsibility; 10. real property; 11. torts and tort damages; and 12. trusts, wills and estates. You must also take at least two credit hours of a course in Professional Responsibility. The New York State Board of Law Examiners adopted the Uniform Bar Examination and will now administer a separate online-based course and examination for state-specific testing. For details, read here (BOLE s UBE Information Page) and here (NY Law Course and NY Law Examination Materials). The Assistant Dean will provide additional guidance and support as you work through the state-specific material. If you have a question about which Moritz courses will fulfill a particular bar exam s subject requirements, you should consult the Assistant Dean for clarification. If you have ANY intention of taking a bar exam, whether soon after graduation or in the distant future, you should add Professional Responsibility to your list of courses. It is required by nearly all states. Are you interested in a concentration? A concentration is a valuable addition to your resume. We will provide a certificate at graduation. Fulfillment of the requirement means you will take 12 credits in the concentration subject. To determine if a course is appropriate to use in earning your concentration, please visit the Course Explorer, and browse by category using the drop-down menu. Which subjects would help the most in your current job? Most students will opt to concentrate their courses in a specific subject area, such as business or dispute resolution, perhaps based on their firm s specialty or on their current clientele. Be aware that you will have the freedom to take a mix of classes. You might want to utilize this time to explore areas that you have not considered before. You can find examples in Section II, under the Related Courses section in each subject area. 2. With these thoughts in mind, begin your exploration. Course information for the academic year is posted on the Registrar s section of the College website. You will find the most complete and updated course listings as well as detailed course descriptions (including a listing of any prerequisites) for each course offered on the Moritz website.

7 Upper-Level Courses, or those generally taken in the second and third year of the JD program: First-Year Courses: Here is an annotated screenshot of one course: Catalog Number & Course Name Prerequisites (if any) The primary source for course descriptions should be the full length versions available only on the Registrar s section of the Moritz website. Students are strongly encouraged to consult, review, and rely on the full course descriptions online, NOT the short versions included in Section II Part B of this guide. 3. Check the times and days. On the Moritz Registrar s website, you will also find links for the following documents (or you can click at the links below): Fall 2017 Course Listing Spreadsheet Spring 2017 Course Listing Spreadsheet

8 Notes about these pages: These spreadsheets are updated by the Registrar more than once prior to the start of each semester. Therefore, you need to use the most up to date links that are posted to the Registrar s website. These documents contain the list of courses and course numbers, and also the days/times, number of credits, and the professor who is teaching. This will be important, as you begin to ascertain which courses interest you. You will need to see how they fit into your schedule. We suggest that you print fall and spring semester lists. The catalog number is the number you will use to cross-reference with the descriptions from the websites listed above. As you make your notes, please indicate BOTH the catalog number and the class number. They will be important later. 4. Plot your choices on the worksheet. Please print the form (perhaps a few copies) at the end of this document. This is your worksheet. You may wish to have two or even three copies going as you make notes. 5. Course Enrollment Limits, Waiting Lists, and Credits per Semester Maximum Course enrollment limits. Each course offered has an enrollment limit. Enrollment limits are set based on the class characteristics. All courses have a set number of seats reserved for LL.M. students. Waiting lists. When being registered by LL.M. program staff, students can be placed on a waiting list for those classes that are oversubscribed. If an opening in the class occurs, either during the registration process or, more typically, as the semester is about to begin, students are automatically enrolled in the course in the order in which their names appear on the list. Students are therefore advised to monitor their waitlisted classes and their schedules via Buckeye Link. (You will receive instructions for using Buckeye Link during orientation.) Credit per semester maximum. Most students will register for 12 credits each semester. Some students (especially those intending to take the Ohio or Washington DC bar exams) will need to register for 15 credits per semester. Fifteen credits per semester is the maximum for LL.M. students. 6. Take a break and circle back. After you have 1-3 drafts of your schedule for the fall and spring semester, put them aside. Looking at them from another angle would be beneficial. The professor teaching the class might be another factor in your decision-making. You may be familiar with a particular professor and would like to be sure that you can take a course or two from him/her. Now is the time to check your courses via the course listing to see if you have chosen this professor. You can browse their biographies by subject area here. If you find someone whose expertise piques your interest, you can then use the Course Explorer to search for classes by professor name. Remember to always check the online course listings to ensure a particular course is offered this year. Make changes to your worksheets accordingly. 7. Prepare your curriculum summary statement (CSS). After you have a worksheet (or two) full of courses that will support your future career needs, it is time to prepare for your meeting with the Assistant Dean. Please draft a one- to two-page statement of your rationale in choosing your draft schedule. The Assistant Dean will be able to read the CSS and your worksheet in advance of your Skype meeting, and be well-prepared to advise you per your interests and intentions, within the limits of your schedule and any other requirements (bar exam, prerequisite classes, etc.).

9 your materials to Assistant Dean Fernandez Your subsequent advising session will be coordinated in the same manner as your admissions interview via , by Brittany Eiland, and they will take place through Skype (or in person for local matriculants, if preferred).

10 SECTION II: COURSE AREAS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENT REGULATION Government regulations and administrative law the law that governs the decision making procedures of administrative agencies, their place in the constitutional order, and judicial review of administrative decisionmaking reach virtually every aspect of modern life. Legislative bodies and the agencies they create at the federal, state, and local levels shape public policy and regulate a vast range of our economic, social, and political activity. Students interested in practicing law in highly regulated areas, including civil rights, consumer finance, election law, health care, education, environmental protection, immigration, privacy, securities law, tax, and telecommunications, for example, all will benefit from course work in administrative and regulatory law, as well as advanced study in the legislative process. Through these courses, students learn to develop, advocate for, and implement policy solutions and government interventions of potentially enormous impact. Administrative Law Banking Law Election Law Energy Law* Environmental Law Sem: Federal Death Penalty/Habeas* Sem: Food and Drug Law* Health Law Immigration Law Core Courses Insurance Law Law and the Presidency* National Security Law and Process Public Interest and Government Externship Sem: Public Utilities* Securities Regulation State and Local Government Law* Tax Policy* Related American Legal History* Antitrust Law Disability Discrimination* Employment Law Environmental Law Practicum* Federal Courts Federal Income Taxation Labor Law Legislation Clinic Sem: Money and Politics* Nonprofit Organizations* Oil and Gas Law* Real Estate Development Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Regulatory Compliance

11 FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Cinnamon Carlarne Ruth Colker Edward B. Foley Stephanie Hoffer Dakota Rudesill Peter Shane Christopher Walker

12 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION Increasingly, courts are moving beyond traditional trials and appeals to help clients find satisfactory resolutions to their agreements. Negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and other processes are helping parties reach a satisfying outcome. Courses in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) benefit students interested in litigation, transactional, and government practice as well as those interested in management and leadership. Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Workplace* Comparative Dispute Resolution* Dispute Resolution in Employment* Dispute Resolution Processes Dispute System Design Workshop International Business Arbitration* International Dispute Resolution* Issues in Arbitration* Core Courses Labor Law, Labor Arbitration and Collective Bargaining Negotiation* Legal Negotiation Litigation and ADR Legal Research Mediation Clinic Multi-Party Mediation Clinic Negotiation and Mediation* Resolving Community Civil Rights Disputes Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Related Disability Discrimination* Employment Discrimination Law Employment Law Federal Courts Labor Law Law and Social Science Lawyers as Leaders Sem: Middle East Conflict* Remedies* Special Education Advocacy FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Amy J. Cohen Sarah R. Cole Ellen Deason Katrina Lee John Quigley Nancy Rogers Joseph Stulberg

13 CIVIL RIGHTS (INCLUDING GENDER, RACE, AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION) Some of the most well-known legal battles in American history have involved questions of civil rights school desegregation, voting rights, gender discrimination in hiring, and more. But, this broad field is constantly evolving and today includes discrimination against racial minorities, immigrants, women, LGBT individuals, the disabled, and others. The field of civil rights law involves both statutory and constitutional laws that protect individual and political rights, and the Moritz curriculum reflects a deep commitment to studying civil rights, inequality, and the role of law. Core Courses Related Black Lives Matter: Law & Culture* Sem: Civil Rights Critical Race Narratives* Sem: Critical Race Theory Sem: Critical Theory/Critical Lawyering* Disability Discrimination* Education Law* Employment Discrimination Law Sem: Fourteenth Amendment* Gender and the Law* Law and Religion* Sem: Law, Lawyers & Social Movements* Sem: Prisons, Police, and Borders* Sem: Race and Crime* Resolving Community Civil Rights Disputes Sem: Section 1983: Police Misconduct and Prison Violations* Sex, Sexuality & the Law* Sem: Sexual Harassment* Sem: Workplace Bias* Civil Law Clinic Civil Procedure II Constitutional Litigation* Employment Law Federal Courts Human Rights* The Lawyer in the Community* Remedies* Sem: Sexual Violence* Immigration Law Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Amna Akbar Martha Chamallas Ruth Colker L. Camille Hebert Marc Spindelman Daniel Tokaji Vincene Verdun

14 CLINICS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Experiential learning allows students to practice critical lawyering skills and to apply the substantive law learned in the classroom in complicated, real-world settings. Moritz offers an array of live-client clinics, simulation-based skills courses, and courses that combine classroom teaching with field-placement projects. In legal clinics, students research, investigate, write, counsel, negotiate, and litigate their way to a resolution on behalf of their clients. Civil Law Clinic Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Prosecution Clinic Clinics Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic Justice for Children Clinic Legislation Clinic Mediation Clinic Multi-Party Mediation Clinic Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Field Experience Disability Discrimination* Dispute System Design Workshop Judicial Externship The Lawyer in the Community* Public Interest and Government Externship Special Education Advocacy* Simulations Advanced Legal Writing ERISA and ESOP Litigation* National Security Law and Process Appellate Advocacy China Connection Commercial Leasing Governance in Action: Advising a Board in Time of Stress Sem: Health Care Agreements and Transactions* Patient Client Care Pretrial Litigation Real Estate Development Depositions* Disaster Problem Dispute Resolution Processes Hospital Problem* International Business Arbitration* Issues in Arbitration* Resolving Community Civil Rights Disputes The Rule of Law in the Age of Legal Change* Drafting Business Contracts Jury Instructions* Sentencing Law and Policy* Employment Litigation Problem* Environmental Law Practicum* Labor Law, Labor Arbitration and Collective Bargaining Negotiation* Legal Negotiation Transactional Practice Trial Practice Related Evidence

15 Note that while all of these courses have an experiential or simulation component, not all courses satisfy the experiential/simulated course requirement under Faculty Rule For a complete list of courses satisfying that requirement, see pages 7-8 of this guide. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Amna Akbar Amy Cohen Sarah Cole Ruth Colker Olwyn Conway Elizabeth Cooke Ellen Deason Terri Enns Steve Huefner Kimberly Jordan Katrina Lee Deborah Merritt Anne Ralph Nancy Rogers Dakota Rudesill Joseph Stulberg Lee Thomason

16 COMMERCIAL AND CONSUMER LAW Commercial law governs the broad areas of commerce, banking, bankruptcy, and consumer transactions. In other words, commercial law makes the economy go around. Every product, ingredient, or service purchased by you or a company by cash, credit, or exchange is governed by commercial and consumer law. American Legal History* Banking Law Core Courses Contracts II Debtor and Creditor Law Related Business Associations Sem: Doing Business in China* Sem: Boilerplate and Standard-Form Agreements* Business Bankruptcy Commercial Paper Consumer Credit* Drafting Business Contracts Issues in Arbitration* Sales Secured Transactions Small Business Finance* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. International Business Arbitration* Law and Economics* Legal Negotiation FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Daniel Chow Ellen Deason Larry Garvin Mohamed Helal Stephanie Hoffer Creola Johnson Guy Rub David Stebenne Vincene Verdun Doug Whaley

17 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW The study of constitutional law examines the ways in which the United States Constitution distributes power in the American political system and limits the exercise of those powers. Constitutional law issues arise in most areas of law. Accordingly, courses within this area of study may be relevant to a wide range of student interests. Administrative Law Advanced Constitutional Law* Sem: Civil Rights Core Courses Sem: Fourteenth Amendment* Law and the Presidency* Law and Religion* Related American Legal History* European Union Constitutional Law Foreign Relations Law* Constitutional Litigation* Criminal Procedure: Investigation Sem: Progressive Era & Its Contemporary Relevance State and Local Government Law* Federal Courts Sem: State Constitutional Law Sem: Federal Death Penalty/ Habeas* Sem: U.S. Supreme Court Decision-making First Amendment Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Sem: Money and Politics* National Security Law and Process Sem: Prisons, Police, and Borders* Sem: Section 1983: Police Misconduct and Prison Violations* Sex, Sexuality & the Law* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Gregory Caldeira Ruth Colker Joshua Dressler Ned Foley Margot Kaminski Stanley Laughlin Jr. Peter Shane Marc Spindelman Daniel Tokaji

18 CORPORATE LAW Business lawyers handle a wide range of legal issues for corporations, including transactional, governance, litigation, and regulatory work. Nearly all of our students choose to take the Business Associations course to develop a basic understanding of the legal system under which corporations operate. The course offerings in this area explore legal and organizational issues from both theoretical and practical perspectives, in domestic and international settings, and in contexts ranging from large, global enterprises to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Accounting for Lawyers Antitrust Law Banking Law Business Associations Core Courses Sem: Hot Money Insurance Law International Business Arbitration* International Business Transactions Related Sem: Boilerplate and Standard-Form Agreements* Business of Law* Business Torts and Unfair Competition Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Business Bankruptcy Business Basics for Lawyers Business and Tax Legal Research Corporate Finance* Corporate Governance Law Disaster Problem Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic Federal Income Taxation Governance in Action: Advising a Board in Times of Stress International Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Management Law* Lawyers as Leaders Mergers and Acquisitions Nonprofit Organizations* Securities Regulation Small Business Finance* Transactional Practice China Connection Drafting Business Contracts Employment Discrimination Law Employment Law Sem: Health Care Agreements and Transactions* Hospital Problem* International Trade* Labor Law Law and Economics* Real Estate Development Regulatory Compliance Taxation of Business Enterprises White Collar Crime

19 FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Larry Garvin Creola Johnson Dale Oesterle Paul Rose Todd Starker Lee Thomason Vincene Verdun

20 CRIMINAL LAW Ohio State boasts one of the nation s preeminent criminal law programs. Accordingly, Moritz students considering a criminal practice have numerous opportunities to learn about every aspect of the criminal justice system. Students can choose from an upper level criminal law course offering that ranks among the most comprehensive in the United States. In addition, they'll learn from some of the leading experts in criminal justice from around the country. Sem: Computer Crime and Surveillance* Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Law Defenses* Core Courses Sem: International Criminal Law* Sem: Marijuana Law, Policy and Reform* Sem: Prisons, Police, and Borders* Related Children and the Law Justice for Children Clinic Sem: Section 1983: Police Misconduct and Prison Violations* Criminal Procedure: Adjudication Criminal Procedure: Investigation Criminal Prosecution Clinic Evidence Sem: Race and Crime* Sentencing Law and Policy* Sem: Sexual Violence* Sem: Transitional Justice* Trial Practice Sem: Federal Death Penalty/ Sem: War Crimes Law* Habeas* White Collar Crime Forensic Mental Health Law* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Olwyn Conway Joshua Dressler Katherine Federle John Quigley Deborah Merritt Alan Michaels Ric Simmons

21 EDUCATION LAW AND POLICY Education offers individuals the necessary skills and training to succeed in life and society. At Ohio State, law students have ample opportunities to study a range of legal and policy problems in American elementary and secondary education, including equal educational opportunity, the No Child Left behind Act, school disciplinary processes, school finance, segregation and desegregation, special education, and governance of private educational institutions. Disability Discrimination* Education Law* Employment Law Core Courses Nonprofit Organizations* Regulatory Compliance Special Education Advocacy Related Administrative Law Justice for Children Clinic The Lawyer in the Community* Labor Law Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Mediation Clinic FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Ruth Colker Charlie Wilson

22 ELECTION LAW Ohio State is nationally recognized as a leader in the study of election law, including issues like the right to vote, political representation, election administration, political parties, ballot initiatives, and campaign finance. Sem: Disputed Elections* Election Law Sem: Money and Politics* Core Courses Related Administrative Law Advanced Constitutional Law* American Legal History* First Amendment Sem: Fourteenth Amendment* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Sem: Progressive Era & Its Contemporary Relevance FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Terri Enns Edward Foley Steven Huefner Daniel Tokaji

23 EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW For most individuals engaged in the workforce, labor and employment law contributes greatly to the nature of the employer-employee relationship. Beginning with child labor statutes and running through age discrimination and pension laws, the law has something to say on nearly every issue confronting employees during their working years wages, hours, fringe benefits, safety and health, job security, discrimination, and employee privacy. Core Courses Alternative Dispute Resolution in ERISA and ESOP Litigation* the Workplace* Issues in Arbitration* Disability Discrimination* Labor Law Dispute Resolution in Employment* Labor Law, Labor Arbitration and Employee Benefits* Collective Bargaining Negotiation* Related Civil Law Clinic Sem: Health Care Agreements and Transactions* Legal Negotiation Mediation Clinic Employment Discrimination Law Employment Law Sem: Sexual Harassment* Sem: Workplace Bias* Sex, Sexuality & the Law* Employment Litigation Problem* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Martha Chamallas Sarah Cole Ruth Colker L. Camille Hébert Charlie Wilson

24 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ENERGY Environmental law and climate change are rapidly changing areas of law that will continue to grow in importance over coming decades. Practitioners in this area draw upon property law, constitutional law, legislation, torts, administrative/regulatory law, criminal law, and corporate law. And, increasingly, environmental law is affected by and is affecting international law. Climate Change* Sem: Disaster Law* Energy Law* Core Courses Environmental Law Practicum* International Environmental Law* Oil and Gas Law* Related Administrative Law Federal Courts Legal Negotiation Environmental Law Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Regulatory Compliance FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Cinnamon Carlarne Dennis Hirsch

25 FAMILY RELATIONS AND WILLS AND TRUSTS Family law considers the various aspects of familial and intimate relations. The law of "the family" includes consideration of state efforts and authority to regulate its creation, maintenance, and dissolution. Issues that often arise include marriage (and its contested boundaries), privacy, marital obligations, annulment, dissolution, divorce, child custody, and spousal and child support. Modern family law has actively considered issues raised by same-sex and opposite-sex cohabiting couples and families. Recently, a considerable effort has been made to "constitutionalize" family law, leading to various public policy considerations. Adoption Law* Sem: Advanced Family Law* Children and the Law Family Law Core Courses Estate Planning* Justice for Children Clinic Sex, Sexuality & the Law* Wills, Trusts, Estates Related Debtor and Creditor Law ERISA and ESOP Litigation* Federal Income Taxation Immigration Law Legal Negotiation Mediation Clinic Multi-Party Mediation Clinic Sem: Sexual Violence* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Special Education Advocacy* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Ruth Colker Katherine Federle Bruce Johnson Marc Spindelman

26 HEALTH LAW AND POLICY Health care is one of the most regulated industries in the world, leading to a host of legal and bioethical questions. With the recent passage of comprehensive health care reform, it is also one of the fastest-growing areas of law. Health care practitioners need a strong foundation in business law, administrative law, and torts. Core Courses Biotechnology Law and Policy* Hospital Problem* Related Administrative Law Disability Discrimination* Sem: Food and Drug Law* Forensic Mental Health Law* Insurance Law Law and Genetics* Public Health Law* Drafting Business Contracts Nonprofit Organizations* Patent Law Sem: Health Care Agreements and Transactions* Health Law Regulatory Compliance Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Patient Client Care Privacy* Products Liability* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Micah Berman Efthimios Parasidis Marc Spindelman

27 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY LAW Due to recent scientific and technological advances, lawyering in the digital age has become increasingly important and complex. Students interested in intellectual property may study the principal forms of protection: copyright, trademark, and patent law. Moritz also offers multiple advanced intellectual property courses focused on issues related to the Internet and technology and protecting both copyright and ownership of material as well as privacy. Core Courses Sem: Big Data Law and Policy* Law of Cyberspace* Related Antitrust Law Biotechnology Law and Policy* Sem: Computer Crime and Surveillance* Copyright Law Sem: International Intellectual Property Law* Introduction to Intellectual Property Law* Patent Law Patent Prosecution Privacy* Trademark Sem: Boilerplate and Standard-Form Agreements* E-Discovery Law and Practice Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic International Trade* Law and Economics* Law and Genetics* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Bryan Choi Daniel Chow Dennis Hirsch Margot Kaminski Guy Rub Dakota Rudesill

28 INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW International law consists of two distinct parts. First, public international law includes the rules that govern the relations among nation-states to create order, prevent war, and facilitate cooperation. It also includes the study of several organizations that help govern the international community (e.g. the United Nations). The second focus of the area is on international business law, which concerns the rights and obligations associated with international exchanges of goods, services, and capital. It, too, includes the study of several organizations that help govern international business and trade (e.g. the World Trade Organization). China Connection Core Courses International Legal Research* Related Conflict of Laws* Comparative Dispute Resolution* International Mergers and Acquisitions Sem: Doing Business in China* International Tax Law* European Union Constitutional Law International Trade* European Union Law Law and Development* Foreign Relations Law* Sem: Law of Africa* Human Rights* Law of War* International Business Arbitration* Sem: Middle East Conflict* International Business Transactions National Security Law and Process Sem: International Criminal Law* Sem: Transitional Justice* International Dispute Resolution* Sem: War Crimes Law* International Environmental Law* Sem: What s International Law For? International Intellectual Property* Purposes and Values of the International Legal Order* International Law Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Sem: Disaster Law* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Cinnamon Carlarne Daniel Chow Amy Cohen Ellen Deason Laura Fernandez Mohamed Helal John Quigley Dakota Rudesill

29 JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY The study of jurisprudence seeks to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law, legal reasoning, legal systems, and legal institutions. Early jurisprudential studies focused on the first principles of the natural law, civil law, and the law of nations. Today, general jurisprudence addresses fundamental questions structuring our legal system, including: how do we know what the law is? What are the proper sources and purposes of law? What is the relationship between law and justice? What is the source of one's duty to obey the law? A familiarity with jurisprudence provides students with an ability to analyze, explain, classify, and criticize schools of thought in law. Conflict of Laws* Core Courses Sem: Law, History, and Philosophy Related American Legal History* Sem: Critical Race Theory Sem: Critical Theory/Critical Lawyering* Sem: Progressive Era & Its Contemporary Relevance The Rule of Law in the Age of Legal Change* Gender and the Law* Sem: What s International Law For? Jurisprudence* Purpose and Values of the International Legal Order* Law and Economics* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Sanford N. Caust-Ellenbogen Martha Chamallas Steven Huefner David Stebenne Joseph Stulberg Vincene Verdun

30 LAW AND LEADERSHIP Lawyers frequently emerge as leaders in government, business, law firms, and the nonprofit sector. Ohio State has led law schools nationally in the creation of the Program on Law and Leadership, designed to prepare students during law school to be effective in a variety of leadership roles, as well as to acquaint them with the dynamics faced by leaders whom they will represent. In addition to the courses listed below, the noncredit-bearing offerings are rich, including workshops on leadership skills, informal discussions with lawyerleaders, and panel discussions on current leadership issues. To learn about non-credit opportunities, sign up for the Program on Law and Leadership notifications at Leadership courses are also offered elsewhere in the University. Under Faculty Rule 9.46(B), students can petition (requiring a Moritz faculty member s support and the Associate Dean s approval) for credit toward their J.D. for up to five credits of graduate courses from other Ohio State colleges. To learn about available leadership courses outside Moritz, PLL Coordinator Mary Rose Sullivan, sullivan.1009@osu.edu. Core Courses Lawyers as Leaders Dispute Resolution Processes Related Mediation Clinic Dispute System Design Workshop Legal Negotiations National Security Law and Process Washington, D.C. Summer Program Legislation Clinic Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Katrina Lee Nancy Rogers

31 LAW AND OTHER DISCIPLINES The study of law through an interdisciplinary prism provides a deeper appreciation of the connections between formal legal institutions and social and cultural forces; the uses of the humanities in understanding legal theory and practice; and the role of law in economic, social, and political development. Through interdisciplinary study, students can become familiar with core principles and foundations of another discipline, develop new insights into the nature of law, and learn new tools to apply to legal questions. American Legal History* Anthropology and the Law* Core Courses Law and Economics* Law and Genetics* Related Black Lives Matter: Law & Culture Critical Race Narratives* Forensic Mental Health Law* Law and Psychology* Law and Social Science Sem: Law, History and Philosophy Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Ellen Deason Deborah Merritt Guy Rub David Stebenne Vincene Verdun

32 LEGAL PROFESSION AND ETHICS Lawyers are bound by a code of professional responsibility. Every lawyer in the country must take a written exam on professional responsibility, in addition to the bar exam, before he or she can be admitted to the bar, but ethical lawyering about more than just the code. Ohio State offers an outstanding place to study the law and principles of the practice of law. In many of these courses, students explore issues such as conflicts of interest, duties of confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, attorney-client privilege, work product immunity, and fraud. As part of the requirements for a J.D., students must pass a professional responsibility course. Core Courses Business of Law* Legal Profession/Professional Responsibility E-Discovery Law and Practice Patient Client Care Ethical Issues Tax Ethics* Ethics of Washington Lawyering Lawyers as Leaders Related Civil Law Clinic Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Prosecution Clinic Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic Justice for Children Clinic Sem: Law, Lawyers & Social Movements* Legal Negotiation Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Mediation Clinic FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Arthur Greenbaum Stanley Laughlin, Jr. Katrina Lee Deborah Merritt

33 LEGAL WRITING AND RESEARCH Regardless of the legal specialty, location, or practice size, there is one truism that rings throughout the legal community: Lawyers write. Through legal writing courses, Moritz students perfect the basics in formulating, writing, and defending a legal argument research, jurisdiction, use of authority, standards of review, and effective methods for completing written legal analysis. These courses are essential for students to become effective advocates. Appellate Advocacy Advanced Legal Writing Core Courses International Legal Research* Jury Instructions* Related Appellate Practice IV Business and Tax Legal Research Drafting Business Contracts Litigation and ADR Legal Research Ohio Legal Research Electronic Legal Research Transactional Practice Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Doug Berman Terri Enns Bruce Johnson Katherine Kelly Katrina Lee Anne Ralph Elizabeth Sherowski Monte Smith Joseph Stulberg Todd Starker

34 LEGISLATION AND THE LAW OF THE POLITICAL PROCESS A large part of the work done by lawyers involves drafting, enforcing, implementing, interpreting, and litigating about statutes. In addition, many lawyers deal regularly with legislative bodies. A knowledge and appreciation of the legislative law-making process is not only a prerequisite to working with legislative bodies but an important aid in working with statutes, ordinances, and regulations. Moreover, a lawyer's knowledge of legal remedies must include that which might be called the legislative remedy. Legislation, as a subject of study in law school, does not present itself as a coherent body of law, information, or processes. Rather, it generally combines a mix of knowledge and ideas, such as constitutional law, legislative rules and procedures, political philosophies and traditions, statutes as a source of public policy, statutory drafting, and statutory interpretation. Administrative Law Election Law Legislation Clinic Sem: Money and Politics* Core Courses Related American Legal History* Disability Discrimination* Federal Income Taxation Health Law Sem: Progressive Era & Its Contemporary Relevance The Rule of Law in the Age of Legal Change* State and Local Government Law* Washington, D.C. Summer Program Sem: What s International Law For? Purpose and Values of the International Legal Order* Immigration Law Labor Law Public Interest and Government Externship Regulatory Compliance Securities Regulation Sem: State Constitutional Law Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Sem: Transitional Justice* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Doug Berman Ruth Colker Terri Enns Steve Huefner Dakota Rudesill Daniel Tokaji Christopher Walker

35 LITIGATION AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS For those who wish to head to the courtroom after graduation, a mastery of procedures and advocacy skills is essential. Of course, civil and criminal litigation also involve substantial pretrial work: investigation, drafting a complaint or motions, discovery, briefing and arguing pre-trial motions. Moritz offers a wide variety of courses to deepen the understanding of the rules and processes, explore theoretical frameworks, practice writing for litigation, and sharpen planning, case management, and trial skills. Appellate Advocacy Business Torts and Unfair Competition Civil Law Clinic Civil Procedure II Conflict of Laws* Constitutional Litigation* Criminal Defense Clinic Criminal Prosecution Clinic Depositions* Evidence Core Courses Sem: Evidence in Trial Practice Federal Courts Judicial Externship Jury Instructions* Justice for Children Clinic Pretrial Litigation Products Liability* Remedies* Sem: The U.S. Supreme Court* Sem: U.S. Supreme Court Decision-making Related E-Discovery Law and Practice Employment Litigation Problem* ERISA and ESOP Litigation* International Business Arbitration* Sem: Law, Lawyers & Social Movements* Lawyers and the Media* Legal Negotiation Public Interest and Government Externship Trial Practice Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Amna Akbar Sanford N. Caust-Ellenbogen Elizabeth Cooke Arthur Greenbaum Kimberly Jordan Deborah Merritt Anne Ralph Ric Simmons Daniel Tokaji Christopher Walker

36 PUBLIC INTEREST LAW Law has long been associated with creating and sustaining a just society. Public interest practice may involve providing free or low-cost legal representation because of poverty, age, youth, or similar reason and/or using the law to advance a particular social cause. Public interest law is not a substantive area of law. Rather, public interest lawyers work in many different practice areas and for a broad range of employers. They may litigate, handle transactional work, or conduct advocacy. Children and the Law Sem: Civil Rights Constitutional Litigation* Consumer Law* Criminal Defense Clinic Sem: Critical Theory/Critical Lawyering* Disability Discrimination* Election Law Core Courses Sem: Law, Lawyers & Social Movements* The Lawyer in the Community* Lawyers as Leaders Nonprofit Organizations* Sem: Prisons, Police, and Borders* Public Interest and Government Externship The Rule of Law in the Age of Legal Change* Related Administrative Law Civil Law Clinic Sem: Disaster Law* Immigration Law Legislation Clinic Sem: War Crimes Law* Employment Discrimination Law Sem: Section 1983: Police Misconduct and Prison Violations* Environmental Law Sex, Sexuality & the Law* Federal Courts Sem: Sexual Violence* Gender and the Law* Special Education Advocacy Justice for Children Clinic Trial Practice Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Amna Akbar Cinnamon Carlarne Martha Chamallas Ruth Colker Katherine Federle Arthur Greenbaum Creola Johnson Marc Spindelman

37 REAL ESTATE Real estate law and development is a dynamic, growing, and complicated area. Building on the foundational first-year course on property, students may study the financing and development of commercial and residential real estate transactions and investments in our upper-level curriculum. Real Estate Development* Real Estate Finance Core Courses Related Business Associations Drafting Business Contracts Federal Income Taxation Legal Negotiation Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Secured Transactions

38 SPORTS LAW Sports law attorneys often manage complex labor, employment, contract, and copyright issues for sports teams and professional athletes. There is no defined area of law called sports law. rather, a sports attorney, simply represents clients in matters involving one or more legal areas that are in the context of the sports industry. Ohio State offers a number of courses, however, to prepare students for positions in this field. Drafting Business Contracts Employment Law Issues in Arbitration* Labor Law Core Courses Regulatory Compliance Sports Law Trademark Related Accounting for Lawyers Copyright Law Dispute Resolution Processes Federal Income Taxation Labor Law, Labor Arbitration and Collective Bargaining Negotiation* Insurance Law Legal Negotiation Nonprofit Organizations* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. Wills, Trusts, and Estates FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Alan Michaels

39 TAXATION As the saying goes, death and taxes are the only things you can count on. Tax laws affect companies and individuals on a variety of levels. Many business transactions and lawsuits also have complicated and important tax components. Students studying tax law must understand the regulations, policies, and ethical dilemmas involved in the practice. Federal Income Taxation International Tax Law* Nonprofit Organizations* Core Courses Tax Ethics* Tax Policy* Taxation of Business Enterprises Related Accounting for Lawyers Business Associations Business and Tax Legal Research State and Local Tax* Course usually offered in alternate years or on an occasional basis. ERISA and ESOP Litigation* FACULTY RESOURCE LIST: Ari Glogower Stephanie Hoffer

40 BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Please note that the summary descriptions below are for advisory purposes only. For complete, indepth, and up-to-date course descriptions for the current academic year visit the Moritz Registrar s website. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Accounting for Lawyers: The course is an invaluable, sophisticated introduction to accounting, which is the universal language of business. It assumes no background in accounting and business and will be helpful in the practice of law, as well as in mastering basic tax and business courses in law school. Students will learn to read financial reports, a vitally important skill for lawyers in almost any type of practice, and will become more sophisticated in their understanding of financial issues. Administrative Law: A study of the administrative law process, concentrating upon the functions and procedures of federal administrative agencies and judicial review of agency actions. Administrative law provides a framework to understand the basic administrative process and its control by the three branches of government. Adoption Law: This seminar explores the public and private law issues that arise during the adoption process. We will explore the substantive legal issues surrounding the adoption process, including issues related to voluntary relinquishment of parental rights, involuntary termination of parental rights, cultural and religious issues surrounding adoption, legal and statutory requirements for a valid adoption, federal regulations, and the different types of adoption. Advanced Constitutional Law: Constitutional theory, with emphasis on competing views of judicial review and the judicial function; the methodologies and processes of constitutional decision making; and criteria for judicial justification. Sem: Advanced Family Law: This seminar provides students with an opportunity to explore the complexities and future of Family Law. What is the field of Family Law about, and where did it come from? What are Family Law s boundaries as field of law and legal studies? What other academic and professional disciplines does Family Law intersect with? After exploring these various features of Family Law, the Family Law canon will be reconsidered in a fresh light, with an eye toward future directions of the field. Advanced Legal Writing: In this course, students write and revise a variety of legal documents, as well as complete a short project and presentation. Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Workplace: This course will focus on the use of alternative methods of dispute resolution in the context of the workplace, including arbitration and mediation. Issues involving both labor arbitration and arbitration of individual employee disputes will be addressed, as will issues relevant to the mediation of employment disputes. American Legal History: The history of American law from its colonial antecedents until the twentieth century, emphasizing the relationship between law and the changing social, political, and economic conditions. Anthropology and the Law: Law is often viewed (and taught) as an autonomous system of abstract concepts and precepts with its own logic, which can originate from other parts of a society. Anthropologists Top