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Administrative Law Module

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Ohnesorge, John

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Fall 2022
Spring 2022
Spring 2021

Advanced Legal Research

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Shucha, Bonnie, Turner, Kristopher

In this simulation course, students will gain substantial, hands-on experience conducting legal research, combining traditional methods with AI-enhanced techniques. Students will learn how to approach, conduct, track, and present their research using facts and circumstances drawn from legal practice.

This course will explore how to analyze a legal issue and develop an effective research plan. Students will examine primary law (federal, state, and tribal) and secondary legal sources, critically assessing their credibility, relevance, and inherent biases. Students will also use advanced tools for litigation, transactional, and business & public records law research.

Throughout the course, we will discuss the practical and economic realities of legal research in practice. Students will gain experience with Clio law practice management software and other legal technologies lawyers use to improve efficiency and protect client confidentiality. Guest speakers will provide an in-depth look at legal processes and sources and offer a real-world view of the research experience.

Weekly instruction combines classroom lecture and discussion, hands-on research, and self-evaluation and engagement with sources followed by timely instructor feedback. Two major assignments include an oral presentation of research results and a database certification project.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Analyze facts and develop a research plan that maximizes search accuracy and efficiency
• Locate and critically assess sources of legal information, discerning their credibility, relevance, limitations, and inherent biases
• Conduct cost-efficient research using a blend of traditional methods and AI-enhanced techniques
• Convey research findings clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Recognize the practical realities and economic impacts of conducting research in legal practice
• Navigate advanced features of MS Word, Adobe Acrobat, and Clio with an understanding of metadata and confidentiality implications

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Spring 2023 ZPO
Spring 2022

Arbitration

Course Page for Fall 2021 - Carne, Danielle

Arbitration is a process that involves a third-party neutral, who is granted jurisdiction to issue “final and binding” (usually) decisions through a privately- (or sometimes legislatively-) established adjudicatory process. Although still referred to under the umbrella of “alternative” approaches to dispute resolution, arbitration has become a mainstream method for resolving conflicts. Used in the mid-twentieth century primarily for application in the collective bargaining environment, the use of arbitration has expanded into nearly every conceivable category of dispute: employment, commercial, construction, securities, domestic, and sports, among others.

This course will explore the process and practice of arbitration. Through an examination of episodes of the first season of the popular 1980s television show “Love Boat”, the course will engage students in a semester-long mock arbitration case from evidence-gathering through the hearing phase. In the process of preparing for and presenting the case, students will be introduced to readings, guest speakers (time permitting), and analytical discussions focused on fundamental arbitration concepts that will be applicable in many future settings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Become familiar with the nuts and bolts of the arbitration process.

2. Understand the legal and philosophical foundations of the arbitration process.

3. Through a simulated case, practice applying the theories and techniques of arbitration as an opportunity for reflection and evaluation.

Business Organizations I Module

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Ohnesorge, John

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Business Organizations Module

Course Page for Fall 2021 - Ohnesorge, John

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Fall 2021
Spring 2021

Business, Tax & Compliance Colloquium

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Tahk, Susannah

Description: This is a course that will meet several times throughout the semester to hear guest speakers present new research on topics relating to business law, tax law, and compliance. Students will meet with business and tax faculty before each session to talk about the research and about new developments in these areas.

No prerequisite; pass/fail only grading; grade based on short response papers (does not meet upper-level writing req.).

Complex Litigation

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Leffel, Michael , Everts, Gregory

Complex Litigation is a course in advanced civil procedure that focuses on civil litigation involving multiple claims and parties, as well as multi-jurisdictional disputes. The course will have an emphasis, as a teaching device, on class actions, but will explore a variety of subjects and policy discussions related to Article III standing requirements, joinder, preclusion, discovery, settlement, and ethical issues in the context of multi-party litigation. The course will consider both practical and theoretical problems relating to complex litigation.

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Fall 2022
Fall 2021

Empirical Analysis and the Law

Course Page for Spring 2022 - Didwania, Stephanie

In many areas of law and law-making, attorneys are increasingly called upon to evaluate and present empirical evidence to support their claims. Fortunately, most empirical research today uses only a handful of research methods. In this seminar, you will learn about these methods and the types of legal questions that they can address. The goal of this seminar is not to equip students to become producers of empirical research, but rather, to help students become better consumers of empirical research and in so doing, build an important set of skills for legal practice. No special preparation or background in empirical methods is necessary for this course and this course will not require you to produce your own empirical research. For example, we will not cover methods of collecting data or coding. Rather, class time and assignments will be primarily devoted to: (1) understanding the intuitions behind the most widely-used empirical methods in law, and (2) giving you the tools you need to be able to read empirical work with a critical eye, including basic literacy in statistics.

European Union Law

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Giessen Faculty,

Course Description:

The subject of this six-week, one-credit course taught by Professors from Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, will be an "Introduction to the Law of the European Union." This will be a general introduction to the legal system of the European Union covering both its constitutional and institutional architecture and focusing on a selection of issues including (1) the EU institutional setting, (2) sources of EU law (treaties, secondary legislation, law-making procedures, direct effect, supremacy), (3) remedies in EU law (enforcement proceedings, preliminary references, direct actions, liability), (4) general principles of EU law (human rights, citizenship, rule of law, discrimination, proportionality), (5) the internal market (free movement of goods, persons, services and capital), and (6) a brief overview of other policies of the EU. The focus will be on understanding the underlying principles of European legal integration and becoming familiar with European Union legal sources.

Note: The course will meet starting on September 15th and meet each Friday thereafter until October 20th; the final exam will be a take-home exam on Saturday, October 21st.

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Fall 2022
Fall 2022

Federal Appellate Litigation & Practice

Course Page for Fall 2021 - Wright, Steven

Recent Offerings of this course by this instructor

Fall 2021
Summer 2021 13-Week Session

Federal Appellate Litigation & Practice (BJJ session)

Course Page for Summer 2022 13-Week Session - Wright, Steven

Internal Competition (GFE Session)

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Law Practice Technologies

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Turner, Kristopher

This course is designed to introduce students to a wide range of technologies they will use as they begin their legal careers and deepen their understanding of commonly used office technologies. The class also examines how a lawyer’s technological competency interacts with marketing, online presence, ethics, client privacy and more.

Weekly instruction will involve short lectures on how legal technology is developing and used in offices, hands-on learning about existing technologies, and guest lectures from legal tech experts.

Students will be expected to complete a series of learning modules outside of class via the NSLT Legal Technology Certification program on common legal technologies topics such as e-discovery, case management and trial practice tools, among others. Students will prepare two presentations for the class on emerging technologies and creating a law firm technology budget.

This class is 3 credits and is a mandatory pass/fail course. The course is open for up to 30 2L or 3L students.

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Fall 2022
Spring 2021

Lawyering Skills Course

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Poe-Gavlinski, Ryan

Topic reflects current issues related to law practice and to lawyers’ skills.

Recent Offerings of this course by this instructor

Spring 2023 ZPO
Spring 2022
Spring 2021

Marriage & Divorce module

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Brito, Tonya

This 1-credit module is available for students enrolled in Prof. Brito's Family Law: Marriage & Divorce in same semester. The module entails completing two short (5-page) writing exercises.

Mock Trial (general coaches & scrimmage coaches)

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Peterson, Kim

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Mock Trial (mock trial scrimmage)

Course Page for Fall 2021 - Peterson, Kim

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Mock Trial Executive Board

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Mock Trial Scrimmage (GFE Session)

Course Page for Spring 2022 - Peterson, Kim

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National Transactional LawMeet

Course Page for Spring 2022 - Nili, Yaron

The National Transactional LawMeet is the premier “moot court” experience for students interested in a transactional practice. The Transactional LawMeet is designed to give law students a hands-on experience in developing and honing transactional lawyering skills, providing each participant a meaningful and engaging simulation of transactional practice. The Transactional LawMeet involves three distinct phases:
1. Students work in teams and prepare a proposed draft agreement based on a fact scenario provided by the Transactional LawMeet.
2. Each team writes mark-ups to draft agreements prepared by the opposing teams they will encounter during the Regional Rounds.
3. Opposing teams negotiate the contours of the deal. Each team will represent one of the two parties to the transaction.

Recent Offerings of this course by this instructor

Spring 2022
Spring 2021

National Transactional LawMeets

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Nili, Yaron

Post-conviction Motion and Brief Writing

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Wright, Steven

Race, Class & Democratic Legitimacy module

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Coleman, Franciska

Rental Housing Law (AFF Session)

Course Page for Fall 2022 - Mitch,

Rental housing law was primarily viewed as a type of property law involving the transfer of an interest in land. However, as recognized in the seminal Wisconsin cases Pines v. Perssion and Pagelsdorf v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America, rental housing law is now more of a regulated, contractual relationship involving numerous and often conflicting private, and public interests. As rental housing law evolved over the past 60 years, courts built upon common property, contract, and negligence principles, to create complex standards such as the implied warranty of habitability, and many strict administrative regulations were developed. In addition to covering this historical evolution, this course will discuss the issues that contribute to a lack of affordable and safe rental housing and the existence of discrimination in rental housing. The class will cover how Wisconsin regulated, and more recently deregulated rental housing practices. Finally, the course will discuss policies and practical efforts to address the eviction crisis including eviction moratoria during the pandemic and various efforts to establish a right to counsel for renters in eviction cases. This is a 1-credit, mandatory pass/fail, limited enrollment course. Evaluation of students will be based on class participation, regular class attendance, and a final paper that may meet the upper-level writing requirement.

Scrimmage (GFE Session)

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Spanish for Lawyers

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - Rubio Terrones, Perla

Description: Spanish for Lawyers is intended to aid fluent or highly proficient Spanish speakers develop vocabularies to facilitate more effective attorney communications with Spanish-speaking clients who possess limited English proficiency. This course is not intended for law students with beginning or intermediate Spanish language skills. The course is appropriate for law students whose Spanish proficiency is high (can speak and understand at an advanced level, even if not fluent). The course will introduce Spanish legal terminology in such areas as immigration law, criminal law, employment law, family law, and housing. The emphasis will be on speaking and listening comprehension. Students will also be given coursework assignments, including but not limited to grammar exercises, to assist students with Spanish mastery. Class instruction will be primarily in the Spanish language and will be conducted remotely. Finally, the 2-credit course will be graded on a mandatory pass-fail basis.

Instructor: Perla J. Rubio Terrones is a UW Law alumni currently practicing immigration law as a staff attorney with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) in El Paso, Texas. Prior to her role with KIND, she was a Clinical Instructor at the Immigrant Justice Clinic of the University of Wisconsin Law School and previously taught the Spanish for Lawyers course during the Spring semester of 2021. Throughout her legal experience, Perla has used her Spanish skills to represent clients, collaborate with community leaders, and work together with federal representatives and stakeholders. Her experience has taught her the importance of utilizing her language skills for the benefit of those with limited language access. She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with future attorneys that will use their legal profession to serve Spanish-speaking communities.

Recent Offerings of this course by this instructor

Spring 2023 ZPO
Spring 2022

USPTO Competition

Course Page for Spring 2023 ZPO - von Simson, Charles

Recent Offerings of this course by this instructor

Spring 2023 ZPO

WI Constitution module

Course Page for Spring 2022 - Monette, Richard