LAW COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

LAW-2225 Interviewing and Counseling/Negotiation Prof. Dwight Golann, 4 credits day; 4 credits evening. Students who have completed Negotiation and or Interviewing and Counseling are not eligible to take this course: Course is graded on Honors/Pass/Low Pass/Fail system. Students using this course to fulfill the experiential learning requirement may not also use this same course to meet the legal writing requirement. This course teaches core skills which lawyers require to be successful in practice, whether in a law firm, organization or government position. Students will deal with realistic practice scenarios, learning how to perform effective client interviews and counseling in transactional and litigation situations. The course relies heavily on roleplaying, class discussion and review of video; as a result enrollment is limited. Students will write periodic journal entries reflecting on what they have learned through the exercises or addressing assigned topics. There will be no paper or examination; grading will be based on students’ journals and class participation.

Enrollment is limited: 18

Elective Course

Meets Skills Menu Requirement

Meets Civil Litigation Concentration Requirements

Meets Experiential Learning Requirement

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