First Year Courses

Civil Procedure

(3 credits) CIVL-100 (Fall) CIVL-105 (Spring)

Pleading under the rules of civil procedure for U.S. District Courts and under state rules. Discovery and other pretrial mechanisms; jurisdiction and venue; summary judgment; parties and the dimensions of a dispute; aspects of trial practice.

Contracts

(3 credits) CONT-100 (Fall) CONT-105 (Spring)

Enforceable agreements, including requirements for the formation of a contract; problems of interpretation; consideration and its equivalents; damages for breach; the statue of frauds; illegality; rights and liabilities of third parties; delegation of contractual duties.

Criminal Law

(4 credits) CRIM-100 (Summer or Fall only)

Substantive criminal law and elements of criminal responsibility. Topics include law of homicide and other crimes; determination of guilt; principles of justification, including the insanity defense.

Legal Writing I

(2 credits-fall) WRIT-100 (2 credits-spring) WRIT-105

Intensive, small-group instruction in the basics of legal research, reading, analysis, and writing. To locate and read statutes and cases construct factual and policy arguments, analyze and synthesize cases, and write effective legal memos and client letters.

Property

(3 credits) PROP-100 (Fall) PROP-105 (Spring)

Law of real and personal property, emphasizing real estate. Creation and transfer of property interest; relationship between landlord and tenant; public and private controls of land use; common law estates and future interests.

Torts

(2 credits-fall) TORT-105 (3 credits-spring) or TORT-100 (5 credits-summer)

Nature, historical development, social and economic elements, and consequences of the body of law defining noncontractual civil obligations by which the legal system shifts the economic burden of various injuries. Study of liability for physical harm, defamation, and other relational harm.