Course Description
Essential lawyering skills in a professional, interactive, live- client environment. Services provided by students will relate to such matters as entity formation, corporate governance, employment, and contracts.
Athena Title
Busi Law Pract Clinic Hours
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 4217
Non-Traditional Format
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the projects(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 50-75% of overall instructional time.
Prerequisite
JURI 4210/6210 or JURI 4000/6000 or JURI 4212/6212 or JURI 4851 or JURI 5850/7850 or JURI 4300/6300
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to introduce students to essential lawyering skills in a professional, interactive, live- client environment. Services provided by students will relate to such matters as entity formation, corporate governance, employment, and contracts.
Topical Outline
1. interview clients 2. counsel clients 3. draft and negotiate 4. develop problem-solving, analytical, and editorial skills