Clinic (Law) (CLGL) < Fordham University

CLGL 0003. Externship Fieldwork. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0092. Externship: New York City Law Department - Environmental Law. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0099. New York City Law Department - Environmental Law. (1 Credit)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. Students in the New York City Law Department Environmental Law Externship will explore the responsibilities of municipal attorneys with a focus on issues and matters that have arisen in the City's environmental law practice including work to: protect drinking water; develop and defend progressive environmental programs and policies; repair and replace aging infrastructure; address the legacy of industrial pollution; and confront the challenges of climate change. Students will perform fieldwork within a division of the Law Department, or the General Counsel's office of a City agency, and develop skills in client communication, litigation, counseling, negotiation, and advocacy. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0105. Advanced Seminar in Legislative and Policy Advocacy. (1 Credit)

This seminar will employ two formats: Discussions of readings (selected by the professor and the students) and Rounds. We will use the experience gained in students' first semester in the clinic to more deeply explore the legal, strategic, ethical, political, and social justice ramifications of engaging in legislative and policy advocacy as attorneys.

Attributes: JD, LLM.

CLGL 0106. Externship: NYC OIP Seminar. (1 Credit)

CLGL 0107. Externship: City Bar Justice Center - Fed Pro Se Project Seminar. (2 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. Previously Under supervision, students interning with the City Bar Justice Center’s Federal Legal Clinic in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York are assigned their own cases and assume full responsibility for assisting civil litigants who are representing themselves, or planning to represent themselves, in civil lawsuits in the Court. Students will handle a variety of cases and become intimately familiar with every stage of the civil process prior to trial at the pleading, discovery, settlement negotiation, and summary judgment stages. Students have handled wrongful death, law enforcement misconduct, employment discrimination, intellectual property, and securities cases, among others, including the Mueller investigation. The program's team-based, holistic approach will also give students the opportunity to work collaboratively with social work master’s students, volunteer attorneys from law firms, and retired attorneys with extensive experience in the public interest and the private sector. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0120. Externship: Seminar (SPC). (1 Credit)

CLGL 0123. Rule of Law Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0129. Pro Bono Scholar Seminar. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0132. International Cooperation and Justice Clinic Fieldwork . (3 Credits)

For the fieldwork component, students will be assigned to work in teams to research and work on a concrete project.

Attributes: EXP, PIS.

CLGL 0199. Investor-State Arbitration Practice. (2 or 3 Credits)

This course will provide an overview of investment arbitration, a practice area that comprises principles of international law, dispute resolution, treaty law and public policy. Special distinguishing features of investor-state arbitration disputes will be highlighted and explored, including the importance of nationality, consent to jurisdiction, defenses and damages. Among the arbitration procedures examined will be those arising from bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral investment treaties (MITs), such as the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as well as public contracts. The course will also consider issues related to investment disputes under ICSID, UNCITRAL and ICC rules.

Attributes: ICE, JD, LAWB, LAWI, LDE, LIDR.

CLGL 0204. Access to Justice Seminar. (2 to 3 Credits)

This seminar will focus on lawyers’ roles in not-for-profit organizations when pursuing justice system policy change on behalf of individuals, communities, and institutions. Students will study recent and ongoing policy change initiatives that employ the diverse tools of policy advocacy, and hear from practitioners carrying out these initiatives, including efforts to rein in court-imposed fines and fee and to end cash bail in the criminal process; to secure access to civil justice for people seeking to protect their homes, income, and families; and to accommodate the millions of litigants who navigate the courts without legal representation. Additionally, students will write a series of short papers identifying and analyzing a justice problem and envisioning a policy advocacy campaign to bring about a viable solution. Classes will be divided between conversations with guest speakers and discussions of readings and students’ writings. A more detailed course description is available from the professors. Bruce Green (room 7-168) is the Stein Chair and Director of the Stein Center for Law and Ethics. David Udell (room 7-165) is the Executive Director of the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ).

Attribute: PMMA.

CLGL 0211. Clinic Sem: Pres. Succession. (2 Credits)

For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: JD, LAW, LLM, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0212.

CLGL 0212. Clinic Cswk: Pres Succession. (2 to 3 Credits)

For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: JD, LAW, LLM.

Corequisite: CLGL 0211.

CLGL 0213. Prospectives on the Trial Process. (2 Credits)

This is a seminar course for those law students whose passion is to try lawsuits. This not a course in the ABC’s of Trial Practice or a checklist of do’s and don’ts. This course will be about what works in the courtroom, the why and the how. It will be interactive and taught not just from books but from many years of real trial experience out of the mouths of some of the Nation’s very best jurists and trial lawyers. Final Examination. There will be a take home assignment or exercise in a format to be determined. Classroom Participation. In-class participation is a vital part of this class. To be fully prepared it is critical that you read the assigned materials which I believe you will find both enlightening and enjoyable. I intend this seminar class to be highly interactive and your questions will be as important as your answers to my questions. There are no perfect answers in this material because there is no right way to try a case. I expect each of you to attend all or most of the class sessions because this material really cannot be absorbed just from reading a book. Course Material: Winning At Trial: Insights From The Bench And Leading Litigators Law Journal Press 2014 The Trial Lawyer: What It Takes To Win by David Berg American Bar Association 2003 .

CLGL 0215. Clinic Seminar: Corporate and Social Responsibility. (2 Credits)

Efforts to promote corporate social responsibility are vital to the promotion of human rights and environmental sustainability. From the use of energy and natural resources for general operations to source material extraction and the processing, shipping, selling and, ultimately, disposing of products, to the terms of employment throughout these networks and effects on neighboring communities and global consumers alike, human rights and the environment are impacted by most every aspect of corporate activity. With these myriad touch points, corporations have a key role to play in the development and evolution of these important areas of law. With their wide reach, businesses have the potential to improve environmental and human rights conditions worldwide: They possess the technological and research capacities to innovate new methods of sourcing, production and disposal to promote greater health and safety for people and the planet alike. Indeed, corporate social responsibility cannot be achieved without the creativity, innovation and cooperation of the business community. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) clinic, directed by Professor Paolo Galizzi is designed to introduce students to the law and practice of corporate social responsibility, and expose them to the challenges and prospects for maximizing social and environmental outcomes alongside profits. Opportunities to promote sustainable development in global industry abound. Focusing on the intersection of industry, society and environmental sustainability, clinic participants will work on real-world projects to identify promising openings for early adopters and first-to-market innovators of sustainable policies, technologies, and business models. The seminar portion of the clinic will introduce students to the theory and practice of corporate social responsibility law. With guest lecturers who are experts in the field, students will learn about the history and modern development of CSR in the countries in which they will be working, as well as practical skills such as project research and design, stakeholder consultation, interview techniques, and proposal drafting and development. For the fieldwork component, participants will research and design a concrete CSR project in cooperation with national and international partners.

Attributes: CORC, EXP, ICS, INLJ, JD, LAWB, LAWI, PIS.

CLGL 0219. Clinic Casework: Corporate and Social Responsibility. (3 Credits)

Efforts to promote corporate social responsibility are vital to the promotion of human rights and environmental sustainability. From the use of energy and natural resources for general operations to source material extraction and the processing, shipping, selling and, ultimately, disposing of products, to the terms of employment throughout these networks and effects on neighboring communities and global consumers alike, human rights and the environment are impacted by most every aspect of corporate activity. With these myriad touch points, corporations have a key role to play in the development and evolution of these important areas of law. With their wide reach, businesses have the potential to improve environmental and human rights conditions worldwide: They possess the technological and research capacities to innovate new methods of sourcing, production and disposal to promote greater health and safety for people and the planet alike. Indeed, corporate social responsibility cannot be achieved without the creativity, innovation and cooperation of the business community. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) clinic, directed by Professor Paolo Galizzi is designed to introduce students to the law and practice of corporate social responsibility, and expose them to the challenges and prospects for maximizing social and environmental outcomes alongside profits. Opportunities to promote sustainable development in global industry abound. Focusing on the intersection of industry, society and environmental sustainability, clinic participants will work on real-world projects to identify promising openings for early adopters and first-to-market innovators of sustainable policies, technologies, and business models. The seminar portion of the clinic will introduce students to the theory and practice of corporate social responsibility law. With guest lecturers who are experts in the field, students will learn about the history and modern development of CSR in the countries in which they will be working, as well as practical skills such as project research and design, stakeholder consultation, interview techniques, and proposal drafting and development. For the fieldwork component, participants will research and design a concrete CSR project in cooperation with national and international partners.

Attributes: EXP, ICS, INLJ, JD, LAW, LLM, PIS.

CLGL 0222. Ireland Summer Ext Seminar. (1 Credit)

CLGL 0223. Rule of Law Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0224. Clinical Externship: Housing Litigation. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0229. Externship: Voting Rights Fieldwork. (2 Credits)

Students in this externship will learn about the multi-faceted approach to protecting core rights of political participation. In conjunction with the course instructor, students will work on vote suppression or vote dilution matters. At a minimum, students can expect to draft pre-litigation memoranda providing the results of their investigation and addressing potential claims, defenses, and making a recommendation that considers potential legislative solutions, including political strategic considerations; and public education activities that may help overcome the diagnosed barriers. Students will perform a variety of lawyering skills, including fact investigation; assessment of the need for expert testimony; legal research and writing, case evaluation; and ethical, social justice, and political considerations. To enroll in this course, you must apply through the focused externship application form on LawNet.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0232. International Cooperative & Justice Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

In an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, international cooperation is essential to address many of the challenges international communities and nations face in the 21st century. To promote social, cultural, and economic development, justice, and peace, and to address challenges caused by such things as migration, climate change and global pandemics, the international community has developed legal institutions, rules, and activities to ensure these challenges are addressed effectively. Cooperation is critically important to take advantage of the many opportunities offered by an interdependent world. From trade to travel, from investments to educational opportunities, more and more States and people cooperate to advance social and economic progress worldwide. Lawyers, whether working in government, private practice, corporations, non-profit organizations, or civil society organizations, inevitably deal with institutions and rules that cut across nations. The International Cooperation and Justice Clinic (ICJC) aims to prepare students to work as lawyers in a globalized world, where legal services are becoming more and more “internationalized.” Working on hands-on projects in partnership with governmental institutions, NGOs, advocacy organizations students, and students from partner law schools, the ICJC is designed to expose students to the realities and challenges of international cooperation. It is expected that the projects will focus on challenges faced primarily in selected Caribbean and African countries. Projects might include the following: ● Monitoring and advancing the work of the United Nations and regional bodies and its agencies (in particular the UNHCR and possibly the UNFPA) ● Giving specialized advice to international institutions, governments, and human rights organizations on best practices to identify and address challenges, including immigration, cooperation in economic and social matters, access to justice and electoral management and reforms. ● Assessing laws, policies, regulations, and activities that address issues identified with partner institutions to promote global cooperation in striving for social, cultural, and economic development and peace. The seminar portion of the clinic will introduce students to the law and theory of international cooperation as well as such practical skills as project research and design, proposal drafting, and interview techniques to support the fieldwork students will engage in.

Attributes: EXP, PIE.

CLGL 0239. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Comparative Perspectives. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0241. Access to Justice Seminar. (3 Credits)

Our justice system—including our criminal and civil legal systems—should offer everyone an equal opportunity to secure the protection of fair and just laws. It does not live up to that ideal. This seminar will consider its deficiencies, analyze policy advocacy campaigns that bring about its change, and explore the tools that advocates rely on to achieve their intended goals. Students will study recent and ongoing policy change initiatives that employ the diverse tools of policy advocacy, and hear from practitioners carrying out these initiatives, including efforts to rein in court-imposed fines and fees and to end cash bail in the criminal process; to secure access to civil justice for people seeking to protect their homes, income, and families; and to strengthen the rights of the millions of litigants who navigate the courts without legal representation. In this course students will choose an access to justice problem in New York State or New York City as the focus of a proposed policy advocacy campaign that they will develop during the semester and describe in all its parts. Students will also simulate some of the elements of an advocacy campaign, including power-mapping, writing an op-ed, writing policy testimony, and creating other tools to make change. Classes will be divided between conversations with guest speakers and discussions of readings and students’ writings. A more detailed course description is available from the professors.

Attribute: PIE.

CLGL 0244. Clinical Externship: Housing Litigation Seminar. (1 Credit)

In the Housing Litigation Externship, students will perform fieldwork at either Bronx Legal Services or Housing Conservation Coordinators, Inc., representing low income tenants who are facing eviction. The externship will include direct client contact and court appearances in New York City Housing Courts, providing tenant defense under the supervision of experienced housing attorneys. The seminar portion of the Externship will complement the fieldwork. Students will explore, among other topics, the history of rent regulation in New York City and the historic new legislation providing the right to counsel for low income tenants facing eviction in New York City’s Housing Courts. The basic principles of landlord-tenant law will also be covered in the seminar.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0224 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0279. Externship: Sanctuary for Families: Economic and Civil Justice Seminar. (2 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. This program is designed to give students an opportunity to learn about the dynamics of family violence and the real life challenges Sanctuary clients face during and after divorce/separation. It will provide lawyering skills including client interviewing, drafting of court papers, and oral argument. Students will be handling actual civil matters in either Family Court or the matrimonial parts in Supreme Court, though some clients may have previously had cases in the criminal justice system. Course discussion will explore the intersection of race, class, gender, education, and immigration status that exist in these very difficult cases as well as the issue of justice reform vs abolition. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

CLGL 0291. Externship: Voting Rights Seminar. (1 Credit)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. Students will work on the New York Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project where they will be exposed to a multi-faceted approach to protecting core rights of political participation. Fieldwork will focus primarily on the investigation and pre-litigation of potential infringements on the right to vote. Students will have the opportunity to perform a variety of lawyering skills, including: fact investigation; assessment of the need for expert testimony; legal research and writing, case evaluation; and ethical, social justice, and political consideration. At a minimum, students can expect to draft pre-litigation memoranda providing the results of their investigation and addressing potential claims, defenses, and making a recommendation that considers potential legislative solutions, including political strategic considerations and public education activities that may help overcome the diagnosed barriers. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0292. Clinic Seminar: Consumer Litigation. (1 to 2 Credits)

Interested in litigation or wondering if you might be? Want experience with drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs, and appearing in court? Looking to join the community of public interest and private lawyers who are enforcing the rights of low-income consumers against unscrupulous merchants, lenders, assignees, and credit reporting agencies? In the CONSUMER LITIGATION CLINIC, students represent consumers in federal, state and local courts against lenders, debt collectors, and merchants. Our clients are often victims of identity theft, sued on debt they do not owe, or have judgments rendered against them in procedurally defective collection suits. Our clinic advocates for these consumers by raising available defenses and sometimes in affirmative litigation against debt collectors or merchants who have violated their rights under common law, the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the FTC Holder Rule, and other federal and state consumer protection statutes. Working under the close direct supervision of a full-time attorney professor, students are expected to take primary responsibility for all aspects of their cases -- drafting pleadings, motions and briefs, appearing in court for oral argument and hearings, interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating with opposing counsel, and researching the law to evaluate the merits of claims and defenses. You will also join volunteer lawyers from throughout New York City (including many Fordham Law alums) to provide to unrepresented consumer defendants both limited representation through the Volunteer Lawyer of the Day program, and advice and assistance at CLARO (Consumer Legal Assistance and Referral Office), both located in the NYC Civil Court.

Attributes: BFS, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0293. Clinic Casework: Consumer Litigation. (1 to 3 Credits)

Interested in litigation or wondering if you might be? Want experience with drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs, and appearing in court? Looking to join the community of public interest and private lawyers who are enforcing the rights of low-income consumers against unscrupulous merchants, lenders, assignees, and credit reporting agencies? In the CONSUMER LITIGATION CLINIC, students represent consumers in federal, state and local courts against lenders, debt collectors, and merchants. Our clients are often victims of identity theft, sued on debt they do not owe, or have judgments rendered against them in procedurally defective collection suits. Our clinic advocates for these consumers by raising available defenses and sometimes in affirmative litigation against debt collectors or merchants who have violated their rights under common law, the federal Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the FTC Holder Rule, and other federal and state consumer protection statutes. Working under the close direct supervision of a full-time attorney professor, students are expected to take primary responsibility for all aspects of their cases -- drafting pleadings, motions and briefs, appearing in court for oral argument and hearings, interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating with opposing counsel, and researching the law to evaluate the merits of claims and defenses. You will also join volunteer lawyers from throughout New York City (including many Fordham Law alums) to provide to unrepresented consumer defendants both limited representation through the Volunteer Lawyer of the Day program, and advice and assistance at CLARO (Consumer Legal Assistance and Referral Office), both located in the NYC Civil Court.

Attributes: BFS, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, PIS.

CLGL 0298. Immigration Policy and Advocacy Clinic Casework. (2 or 3 Credits)

Provides students with an opportunity to provide direct legal representation to individuals in a range of immigration matters. In doing so, students are able to respond to a vital need for quality representation for indigent non-citizens who are facing deportation and/or seeking legal status in the United States. Students in the IRC generally work with a student partner over the course of the semester. The team will assume direct responsibility for all aspects of their cases and engage in a full range of lawyering skills. This may include client and witness interviewing, legal research and writing, fact investigation and development, counseling, affidavit drafting, motion practice, advocacy, production of evidence, witness preparation and trial work. You may also have an opportunity to work on litigation and advocacy projects in collaboration with community organizations The classroom instructional component of the course will employ a Rounds-based pedagogy frequently used in clinical legal education. We will meet for Rounds on a regular basis - to be scheduled at a later time. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics" target="_blank">https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics</a>

Attributes: EXP, ICS, INLJ, JD, LAW, LAWI, LDF, LDS, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0299.

CLGL 0299. Immigration Policy and Advocacy Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

provides students with an opportunity to provide direct legal representation to individuals in a range of immigration matters. In doing so, students are able to respond to a vital need for quality representation for indigent non-citizens who are facing deportation and/or seeking legal status in the United States. Students in the IRC generally work with a student partner over the course of the semester. The team will assume direct responsibility for all aspects of their cases and engage in a full range of lawyering skills. This may include client and witness interviewing, legal research and writing, fact investigation and development, counseling, affidavit drafting, motion practice, advocacy, production of evidence, witness preparation and trial work. You may also have an opportunity to work on litigation and advocacy projects in collaboration with community organizations For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: EXP, ICS, INLJ, JD, LAWI, LDF, LDS, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350.

Corequisite: CLGL 0298.

CLGL 0301. Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Research and Writing. (1 Credit)

Students will examine legal, ethical and policy issues associated with mediation and ADR processes in both court-connected and private programs. They will produce writings that will be helpful to stakeholders (judges, parties, lawyers, mediators and arbitrators). In addition to law review and journal articles, students may produce writings that include "best practices" standards, practice manuals for mediators, guidelines for pro se parties etc. Permission of the instructor is required for admission to the course. Preference will be given to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in an ADR course or the Mediation Clinic or who have a strong interest in the field of dispute resolution.

CLGL 0303. Externship: Fieldwork. (2 or 3 Credits)

Students in the Externship Program are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student is enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD.

Prerequisite: CLGL 1303 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0305. Externship: Criminal Justice Fieldwork. (2 or 3 Credits)

Students in the Externship Program are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student is enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDS, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 1305.

CLGL 0307. Externship: Judicial Fieldwork. (2 or 3 Credits)

Students in the Externship Program are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student is enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDS.

Corequisite: CLGL 1307.

CLGL 0309. Externdhip: Center for Family Representation Seminar. (2 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. Previously offered as the Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic, students in this program will work together with Prof. Leah Hill and Center for Family Representation (“CFR”) to provide direct representation of parents in family court and fight for systemic change and racial equality through policy reform and advocacy with the City and State. CFR is a holistic, multi-disciplinary legal services organization whose mission is to keep families together through legal representation and social work support to prevent children from entering the foster care system or minimize their time away from home. Law and social work students in the program will collaborate to engage in litigation and reform efforts on behalf of families and communities facing increased surveillance, policing, and disruption by the family regulation system. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

CLGL 0311. Externship Stein Scholars Out-Of-Town Fieldwork. (2 or 3 Credits)

Stein Scholars with civil fieldwork placements located in NYC or the NYC metropolitan area may apply to register for this course. See the Externship Program web page at http://law.fordham.edu/externship.htm for the Course Registration Application. Class meetings: There are no class meetings for this course but students are required to also be registered for the Stein Scholars Civil Externship Seminar (Course ID CLGL1311).

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0312. Externship: Out-Of-Town Fieldwork . (2 Credits)

Students with qualifying fieldwork placements located outside of the NYC metropolitan area may apply to register for this course. Applications are due no later than April 7, 2009. See the Externship Program web page at http://law.fordham.edu/externship.htm for the Course Registration Application. Class meetings: There are no class meetings for this course but students are required to also be registered for an Out of Town Externship Seminar (Course ID CLGL1312).

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0313. Externship: First Fieldwork. (1 or 3 Credits)

Students in the Externship Program are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student is enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, IPIS, JD.

CLGL 0321. Mergers and Acquisitions Agreement. (2 Credits)

This is an agreement - centered mergers & acquisitions course. It covers mergers & acquisitions law through a study of the provisions of acquisition agreements and customary ancillary documents. This course is intended to build skills for those intending to practice, or simply to understand, mergers & acquisitions transactions. The course will emphasize private company M&A, although public M&A will be discussed. The course is aimed at LLM students and accordingly will cover cross-border transactions. Both group projects and individual assignments are used. The course culminates in a mock acquisition exercise, including in-class negotiations. There will be no final exam. Readings will cover practical drafting issues and M&A issues, will include fewer cases than most courses and will include business school cases as well. There are no prerequisites, as all necessary financial analysis, accounting. fiduciary duty and contracts principles will be covered in the course.

Attributes: LAWB, LAWI, LLM.

CLGL 0322. Arbitration: Domestic and International Perspectives. (2 Credits)

This course presents a review of domestic and international commercial arbitration from both a theoretical and practical perspective. As well as examining the statutory underpinnings of arbitration and related case law, the course focuses on the practical aspects of serving as counsel in business arbitrations, based on Professor Moxley’s over 35 years as an arbitrator in hundreds of cases with the American Arbitration Association and a trainer of counsel and arbitrators for the New York State Bar Association. The course will include as guest lecturers partners from major law firms specializing in international arbitration. Students should emerge from the course confident in their ability to advise clients as to whether to choose litigation or arbitration and able to pick up an arbitration file and know best how to represent their client in the case. The course should also be helpful to students competing in arbitration moot court competitions. Students may choose between a (1) take-home open book exam and (2) a 25-page paper, which can be used to satisfy the writing requirement.

Attributes: ICE, JD, LDE, LIDR, LLM, LWR.

CLGL 0335. Clinic Sem: Mediation. (2 or 3 Credits)

In the fieldwork portion of the course, students mediate cases in Small Claims Court under faculty supervision. The types of disputes which students typically mediate include those between landlords and tenants and employers and employees, as well as claims of defective goods and services. In the seminar, students explore the legal, policy and professional responsibility issues of mediation practice. Primary emphasis is placed on the non-adversarial role of the lawyer-mediator. Students also consider the role of the attorney advocate in mediation. The course requirements include submission of weekly case journals, an oral class presentation and the option of either a take-home final exam or a research paper. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR.

CLGL 0336. Mediation Clinic Casework: Bronx, Manhattan, or Queens. (1 to 2 Credits)

In the fieldwork portion of the course, students mediate cases assigned from Small Claims Court. Mediations are conducted via zoom under faculty supervision. The types of disputes which students typically mediate include those between landlords and tenants and employers and employees, as well as claims of defective goods and services. In the seminar, students explore the legal, policy and professional responsibility issues of mediation practice. Primary emphasis is placed on the non-adversarial role of the lawyer-mediator. Students also consider the role of the attorney advocate in mediation. The course requirements include submission of case journals, an oral class teaching presentation, theory presentation, and the option of either a take-home final exam or a paper. Students are required to attend additional skills training on Thursday evening during the month of September.

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDF, LDS, LIDR, LLM.

CLGL 0339. Alternative Dispute Resolution. (2 or 3 Credits)

Traditionally, law students are invited to consider adjudication as the most significant and acceptable, if not the sole means of resolving disputes. Yet, we know that the resulting picture distorts the social reality and the role of the lawyer in contemporary America. Other processes are available, and are increasingly turned to for resolving disputes. Moreover, even in ordinary litigation, most cases are never finally adjudicated but are settled after negotiation between the parties or with the helping nudge from the judge. This course will give the student both a survey and a chance to work through simulations of the variety of dispute resolving processes that are currently employed by lawyers and others in America today. Notes/Miscellaneous: Take-home exam.

Attributes: JD, LDE, LIDR, LLM.

CLGL 0344. Introduction to the Deal. (3 Credits)

This practice-oriented course introduces students to business and legal issues common to commercial transactions, whether a multi-million dollar M&A deal, a license agreement, or a public offering. Among the topics covered are (i) how to draft a term sheet, (ii) how to translate a term sheet into contract provisions, (iii) how to use due diligence to identify business and legal issues, (iv) how to understand and draft provisions with financial language, (v) how to negotiate a business deal, (vi) how to understand and draft opinion letters and (vii) closings. The course is conducted partly through lectures and partly through in-class exercises and in-class role plays that are designed to help students develop some of the skills required to represent clients in commercial transactions effectively. This course can be used to satisfy the skills requirement.

Attributes: BFS, JD.

CLGL 0350. Fundamental Lawyering Skills. (3 Credits)

In the Fundamental Lawyering Skills course, students learn fact analysis, interviewing, counseling, negotiation, case theory and planning. Teaching methodologies include lecture, demonstrations, student role plays and critiques. Students are required to submit written materials in connection with the role plays. This course and Trial Advocacy provide students with a basic understanding of lawyering skills. Fundamental Lawyering Skills is a pre-requisite or co-requisite for all of the live client clinics. Notes/Miscellaneous: Pre-requisite: Civil Procedure .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDS.

Prerequisite: CVGL 0101.

CLGL 0357. Fed Lit Cln Administration. (0 Credits)

CLGL 0358. Clinic Sem: Fed Litigation. (2 or 3 Credits)

Three-credit fieldwork in federal criminal defense of those accused of felonies, as well as in federal civil actions involving civil rights and intellectual property. Two-credit seminar covering topics related to fieldwork is a co-requisite. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0359.

CLGL 0359. Clinic Cswk: Fed Litigation. (3 Credits)

Three-credit fieldwork in federal criminal defense, federal civil defense and intellectual property. Students deal with high stakes matters and are involved in strategy, discovery, brief drafting, deposition taking, oral argument and other court appearances as well as a myriad of other critical lawyering tasks. Two+ credit seminar covering topics related to fieldwork is a co-requisite. Fundamental Lawyering Skills is a co-requisite. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics" target="_blank">https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and TXGL 0348 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0358.

CLGL 0365. Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

The Family Defense Clinic is a partnership between Fordham’s clinical program and the Center for Family Representation (“CFR”) https://cfrny.org/ CFR is a holistic, multi-disciplinary legal services organization whose mission is to keep families together through legal representation and social work support to prevent children from entering the foster care system or minimize their time away from home. Law and social work students enrolled in the clinic will collaborate to engage in litigation and reform efforts on behalf of families and communities facing increased surveillance, policing, and disruption by the family regulation system. Students in this clinic work together with CFR advocacy teams to provide direct representation of parents in family court and fight for systemic change and racial equality through policy reform and advocacy with the City and State.

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0366.

CLGL 0366. Family Defense and Advocacy Clinic Casework. (2 to 4 Credits)

The Family Defense Clinic is a partnership between Fordham’s clinical program and the Center for Family Representation (“CFR”) https://cfrny.org/ CFR is a holistic, multi-disciplinary legal services organization whose mission is to keep families together through legal representation and social work support to prevent children from entering the foster care system or minimize their time away from home. Law and social work students enrolled in the clinic will collaborate to engage in litigation and reform efforts on behalf of families and communities facing increased surveillance, policing, and disruption by the family regulation system. Students in this clinic work together with CFR advocacy teams to provide direct representation of parents in family court and fight for systemic change and racial equality through policy reform and advocacy with the City and State.

Attributes: EXP, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0365.

CLGL 0370. Arbitration Practice. (2 to 3 Credits)

"I have expanded the number of credits for this course in order to provide students with more skills development with respect to the drafting of arbitration agreements, distinguishing arbitration from other ADR processes, and conducting arbitration hearings, including the pre-hearing stage. Grades will be based on class participation and a final paper and/or take home examination. The Paper may satisfy the school's writing requirment. I expect to be assisted in the course by Adjunct Professor Joel Davidson and several outside speakers, including the present and former general counsel of the American Arbitration Association.” .

Attributes: JD, LAWB, LAWI, LDE, LLM.

CLGL 0372. Clinic Sem: Criminal Defense. (2 Credits)

IN THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC (CDC), students are out front representing clients in Manhattan Criminal Court. From the outset, CDC students take complete responsibility for the representation of their clients. Under the supervision of faculty members with extensive experience in criminal practice, students interview and counsel clients and investigate their cases - including visiting alleged crime scenes, interviewing witnesses and drafting subpoenas. Students gain experience drafting motions and other legal documents, as well as arguing those motions in court. They develop case theory and strategy and negotiate with Assistant District Attorneys. The CDC also pursues reform-orientated litigation and projects such as civil and administrative proceedings that grow out of the many civil consequences that arise out of the criminal charges our clients face. Another component of our work encompasses the representation of clients convicted of serious offenses seeking parole, affirmative civil rights litigation and habeas litigation on behalf of clients indefinitely imprisoned by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Further, CDC students benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration with a graduate fellow in Forensic Psychology supervised by Dr. Barry Rosenfeld and Social Work graduate students supervised by Kathy Ho, LMSW, LCSW. This partnership permits students to understand and address the social and psychological issues that are so often part of their clients' cases. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: EXP, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0373.

CLGL 0373. Clinical Casework: Criminal Defense. (1 to 3 Credits)

IN THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE CLINIC (CDC), students are out front representing clients in Manhattan Criminal Court. From the outset, CDC students take complete responsibility for the representation of their clients. Under the supervision of faculty members with extensive experience in criminal practice, students interview and counsel clients and investigate their cases - including visiting alleged crime scenes, interviewing witnesses and drafting subpoenas. Students gain experience drafting motions and other legal documents, as well as arguing those motions in court. They develop case theory and strategy and negotiate with Assistant District Attorneys. The CDC also pursues reform-orientated litigation and projects such as civil and administrative proceedings that grow out of the many civil consequences that arise out of the criminal charges our clients face. Another component of our work encompasses the representation of clients convicted of serious offenses seeking parole, affirmative civil rights litigation and habeas litigation on behalf of clients indefinitely imprisoned by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Further, CDC students benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration with a graduate fellow in Forensic Psychology supervised by Dr. Barry Rosenfeld and Social Work graduate students supervised by Kathy Ho, LMSW, LCSW. This partnership permits students to understand and address the social and psychological issues that are so often part of their clients' cases. Notes/Miscellaneous: Coregister for Criminal Defense Clinic Sem. Prerequisite: Fundamental Lawyering Skills. Recommended: Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Trial Advocacy and/or Evidence. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0372.

CLGL 0378. Advanced Client Counseling. (3 Credits)

This three-credit offering offers in-depth exploration of client counseling. Building upon Fundamental Lawyering Skills, students probe the complexities of the decision-making process in client representations. Demonstrations and in-class role plays afford students the opportunity to assess challenges that confront the lawyer as counselor. Drawing upon cutting-edge legal scholarship, this course will elucidate the advantages and limitations of the conventional traditionalist/paternalist and client-centered/client-autonomous counseling modes and will champion the emerging school of “engaged client-centeredness,” a model which represents a reasoned compromise between extremes on the continuum.Through adherence to the experiential learning approach, the class will realistically replicate the practice setting. All course simulations find their roots in actual representations that have been minimally modified to safeguard continuing attorney-client privilege and/or work product doctrine obligations. Upon completion of this seminar, students will possess a more robust understanding of, and appreciation for, an all-too-often underdeveloped skill of transactional and litigation/courtroom practice. Prerequisite: Fundamental Lawyering Skills. This course may be used to satisfy the skills requirement.

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 or SKGL 0299.

CLGL 0381. Clinic Seminar: Securities Litigation and Arbitration. (2 Credits)

This clinic allows students to represent clients in securities arbitrations at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA was created in July 2007 through the consolidation of National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Students are given the opportunity to advocate for clients at arbitrations, negotiate with opposing counsel, participate in mediations, prepare witnesses to testify, including expert witnesses, interview prospective clients, analyze stockholder and investment documents, counsel clients, draft legal documents and develop their advocacy skills while deepening their substantive knowledge of securities laws and becoming acquainted with the functioning of the securities industry. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: BFS, EXP, JD, LAWB, LAWI, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0382.

CLGL 0382. Clinic Casework: Securities Litigation and Arbitration. (1 to 3 Credits)

This clinic allows students to represent clients in securities arbitrations at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA was created in July 2007 through the consolidation of National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Students are given the opportunity to advocate for clients at arbitrations, negotiate with opposing counsel, participate in mediations, prepare witnesses to testify, including expert witnesses, interview prospective clients, analyze stockholder and investment documents, counsel clients, draft legal documents and develop their advocacy skills while deepening their substantive knowledge of securities laws and becoming acquainted with the functioning of the securities industry. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: BFS, JD, LAW, LAWB, LAWI, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0381.

CLGL 0390. Externship: NYC Council Fieldwork. (2 Credits)

Through an externship with the New York City Council, you'll have the opportunity to work directly with the lawyers who serve the City's legislative body. You'll gain valuable experience in government and improve your legal skills, particularly in the areas of research and drafting. Working at the Council, you'll not only conduct legal research, draft legal memoranda and legislation, but also attend Council meetings and hearings, and prepare sections of Committee briefing papers. Most importantly, you'll participate in the legislative and policy decision-making process with Council staff. In the New York City Council Externship Seminar, you'll learn about the City's legislative process, including the roles played by the City Council and the Mayor's Office. You will study the relevant portions of the City Charter and Administrative Code and analyze state and federal preemption doctrines and case law relating to the powers of the Council. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to draft a piece of legislation and raise questions relating to fieldwork conducted on behalf of the Council. Contact the Externship Program to apply.

Attributes: EXP, LPI.

Corequisite: CLGL 1390.

CLGL 0391. Community Economic Development Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

FORDHAM'S COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLINIC REPRESENTS GROUPS FIGHTING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND LOW-WAGE WORKFORCES. As general counsel, the Clinic helps to sustain effective organizations and build institutions -- childcare centers, health clinics, workers centers, co-ops-- that empower participants while providing desperately needed services and opportunities. It supports local efforts to shape development, limit gentrification and win community benefits agreements. It helps small grassroots groups to incorporate, write bylaws and obtain tax exemption. You will learn basic skills of transactional business lawyering in a nonprofit social justice setting. You take charge of work for non-profit start-ups and join teams with faculty and outside counsel on more complex projects. You meet with clients and present to their members. You interview, counsel, negotiate, advocate, mediate, facilitate, and organize. You write legal documents, policy papers and community legal educational materials. You learn to collaborate with each other and with clients, community activists, and other lawyers. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0392.

CLGL 0392. Clinic Cswk: Comm Econ Dev. (2 to 3 Credits)

In the Community Economic Development (CED) Clinic, you will learn transactional lawyering skills as you provide legal services to grassroots and community-based non-profit organizations, worker-owned cooperative businesses, and other groups seeking to build a more equitable, sustainable, and democratic economic system. Under close faculty supervision, you will interview and counsel clients; plan and strategize on matters; research relevant questions of law; draft correspondence, memos and legal documents; and manage client relationships. Students take primary responsibility for work with multiple clients on a variety of matters such as entity formation, governance, contracts, intellectual property, employment law, and regulatory compliance. Clients range from start-ups to more mature entities. Clients generally come from or benefit marginalized communities, and all are unable to afford market rates for legal services. Pre or Co-requisite: Fundamental Lawyering Skills For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0391.

CLGL 0402. Clinical Externship: Government, Civil Litigation Seminar. (1 or 2 Credits)

The Government Civil Litigation Externship is conducted in conjunction with the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Students will have the opportunity to experience firsthand civil litigation and learn about the pros and cons of public service. The sheer diversity of the Office’s work will provide exposure to many of the legally and socially significant issues of our time. Students also will be exposed to the various aspects of litigation, including depositions, settlement negotiations, witness interviews, arbitrations, trials, and appeals. Every semester, some students have the opportunity to argue a motion in court. The seminar is designed to expose students to the day-to-day practical aspects of civil litigation. Students will discuss, among other topics, issues arising in their cases and the strategic and tactical, legal, and ethical considerations that confront government attorneys in their daily practices. In addition, students will develop their lawyering skills through simulations and will draft a complaint, an answer, deposition outlines, and an opening statement. The seminar is separate from, but complementary to, the EDNY fieldwork. Students selected for the program will be required to pass a security background check.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0422 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0413. Global Antiracism Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0414. Global Antiracism Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0417. Externship: CED/Transactional Seminar. (1 to 2 Credits)

CLGL 0419. Trial and Arbitration Advocacy. (3 Credits)

Sections of this course are taught by trial lawyers. The course deals with techniques and strategies in civil and criminal litigation. Students face typical problems from all phases of trial practice with an emphasis on methods of developing facts, including direct examination, cross examination, exhibit introduction, impeachment, opening statements and closing arguments. Video lectures and demonstrations of the above skills are shared with all students enrolled in Trial & Arbitration Advocacy. Students meet once a week with their individual instructor practicing skills and receiving critique, using professional actors as witnesses and performance coaches. The class culminates in a full trial in a real courthouse before a real jury. Evidence is a PRE-requisite for all Trial & Arbitration Advocacy sections. If a student wants to take Evidence as a CO-requisite in the same semester as Trial & Arb. Advocacy, the student must get express permission from Moore Advocacy Center Director Adam Shlahet. For FALL 2024, SECTION CRN: 51165: This course is taught by two trial lawyers, who are both former Assistant United States Attorneys in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. This course is for students who want hands-on and practical experience on how to try cases, including learning to deliver opening statements and closing arguments, examine witnesses, introduce exhibits into evidence, and make and respond to evidentiary objections. This will be a highly interactive class and questions will always be welcomed. The work required in advance of class will consist of reading and absorbing the case study, preparing witnesses (professional actors) outside the classroom, and preparing for jury addresses and other exercises. The work during class will involve role-playing while conducting witness examinations and jury addresses, as well as incorporating feedback from the professors and classmates. The more focus and effort that is put into preparing for this class, the more everyone will get out of the exercises. Throughout the semester, we will help each student improve their skills of organization, strategy, communication, public speaking and thinking on their feet. Our hope is that, by the end of the semester, each student will feel comfortable and prepared to be an effective oral advocate for their clients.

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDF.

Prerequisite: EDGL 0202.

CLGL 0420. Externship: NYC Special Federal Litigation Fieldwork. (2 to 4 Credits)

Under the supervision of counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division, students represent the City of New York in connection with federal civil rights lawsuits against members of the NYPD. The students will be assigned a case in teams of two and have primary responsibility for all aspects of their case, including preparing pleadings, conducting discovery, including taking and defending depositions, negotiating settlements, and drafting motions. Students will also appear and speak on the record at in-person and telephone conferences in federal court.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0421. Externship: NYC Special Federal Litigation Seminar. (1 to 2 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. Under the supervision of counsel in the Special Federal Litigation Division, students represent the City of New York in connection with federal civil rights lawsuits against members of the NYPD. The students will be assigned a case in teams of two and have primary responsibility for all aspects of their case, including preparing pleadings, conducting discovery, including taking and defending depositions, negotiating settlements, and drafting motions. Students will also appear and speak on the record at in-person and telephone conferences in federal court. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0422. Clinical Externship: Government, Civil Litigation Fieldwork. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0423. Advanced Trial Advocacy Competition Teams. (2 or 3 Credits)

*exact meetings during the posted times to be announced.

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDS.

CLGL 0424. Corporate Practice: Financial and Strategic Tools. (2 Credits)

Corporate Practice: Financial and Strategic Tools aims to offer students the practical multi-disciplinary financial and strategic tools that corporate lawyers need to master in order to be effective problem solvers for their clients. Starting from the premise that the primary mission of corporate counsel is to assist firms in taking the calculated risks that are necessary to achieve their commercial objectives, this course will seek to develop a practical understanding of the financial and strategic concepts that underpin the main corporate practices: capital markets, finance, project finance, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate advisory work. The course will explore through case studies the key challenges that lawyers in transactional practices face. The course begins with an exercise in developing a nuanced understanding of the legal and commercial risks of an hypothetical firm with a view to gain a granular appreciation of the multifaceted role that business lawyers play in different contexts, including as negotiators of commercial contracts, crafters of equity and debt financings and deal makers in acquisitions and divestitures. Based on that general perspective, we will then move on to study what corporate lawyers do on a day-to-day basis to support their clients.

Attributes: LAWB, LAWI.

CLGL 0425. Adv Trial and Arb Advocacy. (2 or 3 Credits)

Students learn advanced techniques (in comparison with the introduction in Trial & Arbitration Advocacy) in direct and cross-examination, argument to the Court and jury, submission of effective trial memoranda, and other skills of the litigator. The emphasis is on student performances in class by the student-advocate’s handling of relatively complex evidentiary and tactical problems during trial. This course satisfies the professional skills requirement. Prerequisite: Trial & Arbitration Advocacy .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDF.

Prerequisite: EDGL 0202 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0426. Advanced Appelate Advocacy. (2 or 3 Credits)

The Advanced Appellate Advocacy class is designed to refine students' overall mastery of the art of appellate advocacy. This course supports and supplements the activities of the Moot Court Board in covering all aspects of appellate work, with a particular focus on developing oral advocacy. The substance of the course will be presented through three types of class days. First, at the beginning of every semester, a research librarian from the Fordham Law Library will present a tutorial targeted to address the unique issues arising in different legal areas. This will include identifying and accessing authorities such as rare treatises, as well as helping students to locate and review decisions from courts with specialized experience. This will give the students a foundation for both the written and oral arguments that they will be making. At this first class, the students must also sign up to judge selected rounds of oral arguments, or to present oral arguments later in the semester if they are competitors. The second type of class will encompass the practice of oral arguments using the Mulligan or Wormser problems. The professor will discuss how researching and writing briefs is the foundation for the later oral presentation. Competitors will give their oral arguments with their fellow classmates acting as judges. This will be followed by the professor and the students giving their comments and suggestions on the material. The end of the class will be reserved for the students to work together either as a whole or in groups on particular oral argument skills, such as introductions, conclusions, answering questions directly, roadmapping, or developing policy arguments. The third type of class will require the competition teams to present their oral arguments as practice for the actual competitions. The judges will be those students who signed up at the first class. This will be followed by comments from the professor and the students. Finally, the class will, either as a whole or in breaking up into groups, workshop the competitors' arguments. Registration is with the permission of the professor and is limited to the Editorial Board, competitors, and competition editors.

Attributes: JD, LAW.

CLGL 0430. Clinic Cswk: Intl Human Rights. (2 or 3 Credits)

The Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic aims to train a new generation of human rights lawyers and to inspire results-oriented, practical human rights work throughout the world. The clinic works in partnership with grassroots justice organizations on international human rights projects, including mobile legal aid clinics, legal and policy analysis, public interest lawsuits, submissions before human rights bodies, fact-finding and report writing, and human rights trainings. Students enrolled in the clinic participate in casework and a companion weekly seminar course that provides training in human rights advocacy skills and encourages critical reflection regarding the theory and practice of human rights. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: ICS, INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0431.

CLGL 0431. International Human Rights Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

THROUGH REAL-WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYERING EXPERIENCES, the Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic trains Fordham Law School students to be strategic, reflective, and creative social justice advocates. The Clinic works in partnership with grassroots justice organizations on human rights projects focused on the sexual health and rights of marginalized populations and access to justice. The Clinic employs a range of advocacy methods including legal and policy analysis, human rights trainings, public interest lawsuits, submissions before human rights bodies, and direct legal assistance. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: CORC, EXP, ICS, INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0430.

CLGL 0436. Moot Court Editorial Board. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0449. Mediation and Negotiation Practicum. (2 Credits)

This seminar is designed to provide an overview of negotiation and mediation theory and a forum in which to hone negotiation and mediation skills. The focus of the course will be on learning, practicing, and sharpening negotiation and mediation skills through simulated exercises. Registration is with the permission of the Professors and is limited to members of the Dispute Resolution Society. This seminar supports and supplements the activities of the Dispute Resolution Society in preparing the Vis International Arbitration Moot team in brief writing and oral argument preparation. The fall semester we will start with an overview of international commercial law and arbitration theory and practice, and discuss the representation of clients in this respective process. The seminar focuses on learning, practicing, and sharpening arbitration knowledge and skills through the Vis competition problem. Eight hours of class time in the fall semester will be conducted on an interactive online learning platform, with free access to the platform provided by the professor.

Attributes: EXP, JD, LAW, LDE.

CLGL 0459. Advanced Mediation and Negotiation Practicum. (1 or 2 Credits)

CLGL 0510. Clinic Seminar: Policy and Legislation. (1 or 2 Credits)

Students represent and work with community-based organizations as policy advocates. We assess and recommend changes in law, regulations and public policy based on the needs of our clients and our analysis of the law. Our projects are subject to change, but we currently are working with organizations that work on issues concerning environmental justice and child & family rights. Through our seminar and our fieldwork, students will have the opportunity to develop a range of lawyering skills, which may include: interviewing and counseling clients; conducting legal research and analysis; drafting proposed legislation, state and local regulations, legislative memos, and community-oriented educational materials; developing a ¿case theory¿ (i.e., a plan of action) based on the identified community needs; and advocating before and meeting with state and local elected officials, members of appropriate executive departments, community leaders, bar leaders, and others who may have an impact on our clients¿ desired goals. Notes/Miscellaneous: Must coregister for Urban Policy Clinic Fieldwork. Pre- or co-requisite: Civil Procedure; Fundamental Lawyering Skills. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and CVGL 0101 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0520.

CLGL 0512. Ckinic Caework: Legislative and Policy Advocacy. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0513. Intellectual Property Cln Sem. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0514. Intellectual Property Cln Cwk. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0515. Immigration Policy and Advocacy Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0516. Immigration Policy and Advocacy Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

CLGL 0520. Clinic Casework: Policy and Legislative. (2 or 3 Credits)

Students represent and work with community-based organizations as policy advocates. We assess and recommend changes in law, regulations and public policy based on the needs of our clients and our analysis of the law. Our projects are subject to change, but we currently are working with organizations that work on issues concerning environmental justice and child & family rights. Through our seminar and our fieldwork, students will have the opportunity to develop a range of lawyering skills, which may include: interviewing and counseling clients; conducting legal research and analysis; drafting proposed legislation, state and local regulations, legislative memos, and community-oriented educational materials; developing a ¿case theory¿ (i.e., a plan of action) based on the identified community needs; and advocating before and meeting with state and local elected officials, members of appropriate executive departments, community leaders, bar leaders, and others who may have an impact on our clients¿ desired goals. Notes/Miscellaneous: Must co-register for Legislative and Policy Advocacy Clinic Seminar. Pre or co-requisite: Civil Procedure Fundamental Lawyering Skills. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics" target="_blank">https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics</a>

Attributes: INLJ, JD, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and CVGL 0101 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0510.

CLGL 0523. Externship: Immigration Law Seminar. (1 to 2 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. This externship with The Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Law Unit will involve an immersion into emergent immigration issues for indigent non-citizen New Yorkers. Externs will work under the close direction of an experienced immigration attorney and gain invaluable hands-on experience interviewing clients, working with interpreters, assessing for immigration relief eligibility, and filing immigration applications. Those fluent in Spanish and/or French are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0559. Arbitration Practicum. (2 Credits)

The Arbitration Practicum is only open to DRS students and it prepares them for competing in the International VIS arbitration competition in Hong Kong and Vienna. In addition to covering the basics of international arbitration, the course covers the CISG, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. This will include domestic arbitration but the course is only opened to DRS students as it was created specifically to help the competitors.

Attribute: ICS.

CLGL 060. ADVANCED ARBITRATION PRACTICUM. (1 or 2 Credits)

CLGL 0629. Law and Technology Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

The seminar focuses on lawyering as it relates to the practice of Intellectual Property and Information Law. Topics include challenges in representing individual and corporate clients, trademark applications, patent applications, litigation strategies, and negotiating IP agreements. There is a simulation component to the seminar that goes through common issues IPIL attorneys may face and has four writing assignments. The seminar also devotes time to allow students to share information about their matters and get the perspective of their fellow students on how a problem the student is facing may be solved. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics" target="_blank">https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics</a>

Attributes: IPIE, JD, LAWT, LDF, LDS, LLM.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 and IPGL 0135 or IPGL 0130 or IPGL 0304 or IPGL 0131.

Corequisite: CLGL 0639.

CLGL 0639. Law and Technology Clinic Casework. (2 to 3 Credits)

The Clinic has a wide range of clients seeking assistance, including entrepreneurs, small business owners, authors, artists, musicians, actors, playwrights, designers, inventors, and non-profit organizations. The Clinic assists these clients in a variety of matters that fall into one of five categories: Litigation, Deals, Risk Counseling, and Patent applications and Trademark registrations. • Litigation. Clinic students may represent people in court, usually on the defendant side, but it is possible that we will represent plaintiffs. Students may also represent non-parties in a litigation, most commonly as amicus curiae. The majority of the Clinic’s cases are in federal court but the Clinic may also appear in state court to protect a client’s privacy. • Deals. Clinic students assist clients in negotiating and drafting agreements that have an IP component such as trademark licenses, copyright assignments, ghostwriting contracts, software developer agreements, and non-disclosure agreements. • Patent applications and Trademark registrations. Students assist clients in all aspects of obtaining federal trademark and patent protection, including counseling on the availability of a mark or patentability of an invention, filing an application, and responding to inquires or refusals made by the USPTO. • Risk Counseling. In addition to counseling clients as part of the above matters, Clinic matters include advising clients on how to avoid or mitigate risk. Most commonly, this takes the form of counseling clients on the steps to take to protect IP rights through trade secrets laws, what privacy rights clients may have, whether clients are infringing someone else’s IP rights, and how fair use may be used to avoid infringing another person’s rights. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics" target="_blank">https://www.fordham.edu/info/23685/clinics</a>

Attributes: IPIS, JD, LAWT, LDF, LDS, LLM.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and IPGL 0135 (may be taken concurrently) or IPGL 0130 (may be taken concurrently) or IPGL 0304 (may be taken concurrently) or IPGL 0131 (may be taken concurrently).

Corequisite: CLGL 0629.

CLGL 0671. Advanced Clinical Mediation Practicum. (2 Credits)

Students mediate cases from Small Claims Court on zoom and mentor beginning mediators from the Mediation Clinic. Students attend a 2 hour seminar consisting of case rounds and discussion of outstanding ethical and practical issues. Prerequisite: Students must have completed the Mediation Clinic. Registration by permission of Professor only.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisite: CLGL 0335.

CLGL 0694. Leadership for Lawyers. (1 Credit)

This is a one credit course and will meet approximately eight or nine times during the semester. Lawyers often assume leadership roles, sometimes relatively early in their careers. We will explore the responsibilities and challenges lawyers face in leadership roles across various practice settings including public interest organizations, law firms, government offices and businesses. The course will help students think about, analyze and develop key aspects of effective leadership. Topics will include styles and characteristics of leadership; methods of effective leadership; forms of influence; management of conflicts; elements of effective communication; articulation of vision and leadership of teams. Students will assess their own leadership abilities and style and will engage in exercises, readings, discussions, and reflections to develop their own strengths and build their skills. Students will also interact with lawyers who currently serve in leadership roles. There are no pre-requisites for this seminar nor do you have to have had a leadership role in the past.

Attribute: LLM.

CLGL 0699. Domestic Arbitration Practicum. (2 Credits)

This seminar is designed to provide an overview of arbitration theory, practice and ethics, and a forum in which to hone arbitration skills. The focus of the course will be on learning, practicing, and sharpening arbitration skills through simulated exercises in preparation for arbitration competitions. Registration is limited to members of the Dispute Resolution Society.

CLGL 0712. Clinic Seminar: Democracy and The Constitution. (2 Credits)

The Clinic on Democracy and the Constitution studies and promotes nonpartisan reforms to strengthen democratic institutions in the United States. In the clinic's fieldwork, students collaboratively (1) engage in legal research, analysis and writing, (2) conduct fact finding through interviews with experts, such as current and former government officials and scholars, and (3) undertake initiatives to promote the clinic's work to the public, journalists and government officials. The seminar focuses on developing the lawyering skills that are essential the clinic's work, such as collaboration, interviewing, and advocacy. It also provides a platform for discussing the clinic's projects and furthering understanding of the substantive issues implicated in the clinic's work.

Corequisite: CLGL 0722.

CLGL 0722. Clinic Casework: Democracy and The Constitution Casework. (3 Credits)

The Clinic on Democracy and the Constitution studies and promotes nonpartisan reforms to strengthen democratic institutions in the United States. In the clinic's fieldwork, students collaboratively (1) engage in legal research, analysis and writing, (2) conduct fact finding through interviews with experts, such as current and former government officials and scholars, and (3) undertake initiatives to promote the clinic's work to the public, journalists and government officials. The seminar focuses on developing the lawyering skills that are essential the clinic's work, such as collaboration, interviewing, and advocacy. It also provides a platform for discussing the clinic's projects and furthering understanding of the substantive issues implicated in the clinic's work.

CLGL 0730. Poverty, Tax, and Justice Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

Students in this experiential offering will have the opportunity to engage with legislators and their staff, legal and policy experts, and others, to craft legislative solutions to provisions found in the NYS Tax Code that disproportionately affect low-income New Yorkers. The classroom instructional component of the clinic will be scheduled at a later date and will employ a Rounds-based pedagogy frequently used in clinical legal education.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisites: (CVGL 0101 and CLGL 0350).

CLGL 0750. Clinic Seminar: Entrepreneurial Law. (2 Credits)

New for Fall 2017, students will help in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic’s formation--representing clients, participating in community outreach, and providing services to entrepreneurs via pop up clinics. The clinic assists early stage traditional start-ups and social enterprises with a range of legal issues, including entity formation, structuring internal compensation structure for founders, negotiating investment or loan agreements, as well as drafting shareholder, operating, vendor and/or service agreements. Faculty The course will be taught by Professor Bernice Grant, who is the Senior Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Program and the LSLS, Inc. Supervising Attorney of this clinic.

Attributes: BFS, EXP, LAW, LAWB, LLM.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and BUGL 0201 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0752. Clinic Casework: Entrepreneurial Law. (2 to 3 Credits)

New for Fall 2017, students will help in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic’s formation--representing clients, participating in community outreach, and providing services to entrepreneurs via pop up clinics. The clinic assists early stage traditional start-ups and social enterprises with a range of legal issues, including entity formation, structuring internal compensation structure for founders, negotiating investment or loan agreements, as well as drafting shareholder, operating, vendor and/or service agreements. Faculty The course will be taught by Professor Bernice Grant, who is the Senior Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Program and the LSLS, Inc. Supervising Attorney of this clinic.

Attributes: BFS, EXP, LAW, LAWB, LLM.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and BUGL 0201 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0807. Lawyers as Facilitators. (3 Credits)

This course is designed to help students develop skills and an understanding of the practice of facilitation, mediation and arbitration in the legal , business and community contexts . Lawyers work on matters that require groups of people to work together in order to solve problems, reach decisions and resolve conflicts . The course will focus on opportunities for students to develop the skills necessary for acting as a facilitator , whether as a facilitator of meetings, people in conflict or with problem solving. Through simulations, exercises , readings and discussions in a range of contexts from facilitations in religious institution reorganizations, to mediations for breaches of contract and employment agreements to sports arbitration, students will practice and explore some of the challenges inherent in these different methods of resolving disputes. Students will be graded based on simulations, group exercises and brief written assignments.Professor Feerick is the founder of the Law School's Center for Social Justice, a member of the faculty for many years, and former Dean of the Law School. He has enjoyed a wide experience in domestic and international conflict resolution and former partner at Skadden Arps. Professor Lindal Gerstel is a general commercial litigator with Anderson Kill. As a member of various mediation court panels, and member of the Commericial panel of the American Arbitration Association, Professor Gerstel's focus of practice is in the field of ADR .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDE, LIDR, LLM.

CLGL 0870. Externship: Queens District Attorney Seminar. (1 to 4 Credits)

This seminar is offered as part of a Focused Externship program and requires enrollment in a program fieldwork course. Interested students must apply through the JD Externship Program. In the Queens DA Externship, students will learn how to ethically and professionally pursue justice while remaining sensitive to the trust, bestowed uniquely upon the prosecutor, to speak in the name of the People, and to persuade the court to deprive a person of that most fundamental of human rights -- the right to liberty. The externship will immerse students in the resolution of criminal cases from inception through sentence. Students will work with prosecutors in making crucial determinations about whether to charge a person with a crime, and if so, what charges to bring. Students will interview police officers, witnesses and crime survivors, comply with discovery obligations and prepare for and conduct hearings to determine whether constitutional rights of the accused have been violated in the gathering of evidence. Along with the faculty and the office's supervisory staff, students will pursue the District Attorney's innovative, problem solving approach to case resolution, including diversion from traditional prosecution and treatment based alternatives to incarceration. For those cases that are trial bound, students will develop case theory, craft arguments, help to prepare witnesses for trial and assist trial prosecutors at counsel table. For more information and to apply visit: https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR, PIS.

CLGL 0873. Externship: Queens District Attorney Fieldwork. (2 to 4 Credits)

In the Queens DA Externship, students will learn how to ethically and professionally pursue justice while remaining sensitive to the trust, bestowed uniquely upon the prosecutor, to speak in the name of the People, and to persuade the court to deprive a person of that most fundamental of human rights: the right to liberty. The externship will immerse students in the resolution of criminal cases from inception through sentence. Students will work with prosecutors in making crucial determinations about whether to charge a person with a crime, and if so, what charges to bring. Students will interview police officers, witnesses and crime survivors, comply with discovery obligations and prepare for and conduct hearings to determine whether constitutional rights of the accused have been violated in the gathering of evidence. Along with the faculty and the office's supervisory staff, students will pursue the District Attorney's innovative, problem solving approach to case resolution, including diversion from traditional prosecution and treatment based alternatives to incarceration. For those cases that are trial bound, students will develop case theory, craft arguments, help to prepare witnesses for trial and assist trial prosecutors at counsel table.

Attributes: EXP, INLJ, JD, LDF, LDS, LIDR, LLM, PIS.

CLGL 0921. Federal Tax Clinic Seminar. (2 or 3 Credits)

Although students are under the supervision of attorney-professors, you are expected to take primary responsibility for all aspects of their cases. This may include interviewing and counseling clients; gathering and analyzing facts and evidence; conducting legal research; drafting memoranda; preparing pleadings, motions and other court papers, and meeting with the IRS to negotiate a settlement. If settlement efforts fail, the student may have the opportunity to take the case to trial. Students do not need to have extensive experience with tax law to enroll and succeed in this Clinic. Through the seminar and supervision, you will be given the tools necessary to advocate on behalf of your clients. This Clinic provides legal representation only. We do not prepare tax returns, provide bookkeeping or other accounting services. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: BFS, JD, LAWB, LAWI, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and TXGL 0348 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0923. Federal Tax Clinic Casework. (2 to 4 Credits)

Although students are under the supervision of attorney-professors, you are expected to take primary responsibility for all aspects of their cases. This may include interviewing and counseling clients; gathering and analyzing facts and evidence; conducting legal research; drafting memoranda; preparing pleadings, motions and other court papers, and meeting with the IRS to negotiate a settlement. If settlement efforts fail, the student may have the opportunity to take the case to trial. Students do not need to have extensive experience with tax law to enroll and succeed in this Clinic. Through the seminar and supervision, you will be given the tools necessary to advocate on behalf of your clients. This Clinic provides legal representation only. We do not prepare tax returns, provide bookkeeping or other accounting services. For more details, select desired clinic of interest at <a href="http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory" target="_blank">http://www.fordham.edu/info/23920/clinics_directory</a>

Attributes: BFS, EXP, JD, LAW, LAWB, LDF, LDS, LLM, PIS.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and TXGL 0348 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0926. Housing and Environmental Litigation Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

The Right to Housing Litigation Clinic seminar and coursework explore issues of housing law that sit at the intersection of race, gender, disability, poverty and access to justice from a critical perspective. The seminar is designed to prepare you as a student attorney with the substantive and theoretical underpinnings to represent clients facing persistent issues of housing inequality. These issues include lack of affordable housing in the city, segregation and historical redlining practices, and other forms of discrimination, including on the basis of source of income and disability, and the criminalization of poverty. Student attorneys in the clinic hone the lawyering skills developed in their Fundamentals of Lawyering class while working on matters facing tenants and individual homeowners from marginalized groups. Often that work will include litigating cases, which means preparing them to be heard in a court.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisites: (CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently) and CLGL 0927 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0927. Housing and Environmental Litigation Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

The Right to Housing Litigation Clinic seminar and coursework explore issues of housing law that sit at the intersection of race, gender, disability, poverty and access to justice from a critical perspective. The seminar is designed to prepare you as a student attorney with the substantive and theoretical underpinnings to represent clients facing persistent issues of housing inequality. These issues include lack of affordable housing in the city, segregation and historical redlining practices, and other forms of discrimination, including on the basis of source of income and disability, and the criminalization of poverty. Student attorneys in the clinic hone the lawyering skills developed in their Fundamentals of Lawyering class while working on matters facing tenants and individual homeowners from marginalized groups. Often that work will include litigating cases, which means preparing them to be heard in a court.

Attribute: EXP.

Prerequisites: CLGL 0926 (may be taken concurrently) and (CLGL 0350 (may be taken concurrently).

CLGL 0936. KOREA SUMMER EXTERNSHIP FIELDWORK. (1 to 3 Credits)

CLGL 0937. Ireland Summer Externship Fld. (2 or 3 Credits)

Externship placements in Dublin (other than courts) through the Ireland Summer Program.

Attributes: EXP, JD.

CLGL 0938. Ghana Summer Internship. (0 to 3 Credits)

Following the academic course session, students may stay on for internships under the auspices of the Program's internship program. Internships are a minimum of 5 weeks and provide law students with the opportunity to learn and work in the Ghanaian legal system. Internships begin Monday, June 5 and continue through Friday, July 8, at a minimum. Depending on the host organization, it may be possible to arrange for a longer internship than the minimum 5-weeks required. Students MUST participate in the academic portion of the program in order to qualify for an internship. Participants have the option of either a non-credit internship upon payment of a $500 internship placement fee OR a for-credit internship for three ungraded credits at an additional cost of $2250. Placements are limited and highly competitive, so interested applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible. While the program has been able to place every student who has applied for an internship to date, the earlier you apply, the greater your chances of receiving your first choice. For-Credit Internships For-credit placements are available with the Judicial Service of Ghana and require a minimum of 5 weeks (200 hours) and participation in weekly seminar. These placements begin on Monday, June 5 and end Friday, July 7 at the earliest. For-credit placements are available throughout the Ghanaian court system: Interns are assigned to individual justices and judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Court of Appeal, and the High Court of Justice (which includes several specialized divisions, such as Human Rights, Land, Tax, and Commercial Court). Intern responsibilities are similar to those one would have as a judicial clerk in the United States and generally include conducting legal research, observing court proceedings, and drafting addresses and opinions; however, please keep in mind that there may be substantial differences in the work and culture in Ghana. Non-Credit Internships Placements are also available for students who do not want to take an internship for credit. Non-credit interns may apply for the same Judicial Service placements as are available under the for-credit program, although for-credit students receive priority. Non-credit internships may also be arranged outside of the judicial service, with leading law firms, government commissions, and non-governmental organizations. As with the for-credit placements, it may be possible to arrange for a longer internship than the minimum 5-weeks required. Students interested in non-JSG placements should contact the Faculty Director as soon as possible to discuss possible options.

CLGL 0939. Clinical Fiedwork: Corporate Social Responsibility. (3 Credits)

CLGL 0991. Global Anti-Racism Clinic Seminar. (2 Credits)

Through the seminar and clinic projects, students will be immersed in the theory and practice of international law, they will also work with existing and developing anti-racism international and regional mechanisms. Students will employ the full range of lawyering skills, including interviewing, legal research, writing, and analysis, strategic advocacy, and legal assistance. In particular, Clinic students will support the work of UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expert member and co-director of the Global Antiracism Clinic, Gay McDougall, currently a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Fordham Law School’s Leitner Center and Center on Race, Law and Justice.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 0992. Global Ant-Racism Clinic Casework. (3 Credits)

Through the seminar and clinic projects, students will be immersed in the theory and practice of international law, they will also work with existing and developing anti-racism international and regional mechanisms. Students will employ the full range of lawyering skills, including interviewing, legal research, writing, and analysis, strategic advocacy, and legal assistance. In particular, Clinic students will support the work of UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) expert member and co-director of the Global Antiracism Clinic, Gay McDougall, currently a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Fordham Law School’s Leitner Center and Center on Race, Law and Justice.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 10001. Advanced Practicum Condensed. (1 Credit)

Course meetings: 1/4 10:30am - 11:30am 1/9 10:00am - 1:00pm 1/12 10:00am - 1:00pm 1/13 5:00pm - 8:00pm 1/17 10:00am - 1:00pm 1/18 9:00am - 12:00pm This course is designed to support and supplement the Dispute Resolution Society in preparing the ABA Arbitration Competition team for the finals in January 2021. The course will focus on arbitration theory and practice in the ABA Arbitration Competition context. In conjunction with the learning of this theory, students will participate in exercises and moots to help solidify the theory and skills learned. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Learn, practice, and sharpen arbitration advocacy skills in preparation for the NYSBA Competition. 2. Understand and apply domestic arbitration law and the AAA rules and procedures 3. Develop the ability to critique your own performance.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 1129. Pro Bono Scholar Fieldwork. (10 Credits)

CLGL 1130. Pro Bono Scholar Casework. (10 Credits)

CLGL 1205. Pro Bono Scholars Fieldwork: Lit.. (10 Credits)

CLGL 1215. Corporate Social Responsibility. (2 Credits)

The Corporate Social Responsibility Law and Policy Seminar is designed to introduce students to the law and practice of corporate social responsibility, and expose them to the challenges and prospects for maximizing social and environmental outcomes alongside profits. The seminar will introduce students to the theory and practice of corporate social responsibility law as well as explore the intersection of industry, society, human rights. labor rights and environmental sustainability. Guest lecturers will share their experience and expertise working in this field at the international and domestic law levels.

Attributes: LAWB, LLM.

CLGL 1303. Externship:Seminar. (1 Credit)

Students in the General Externship Program secure their own field placement, approved by the Externship Program, and are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student opts to be enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Externship seminars will focus on guided self-reflection on issues including ethics, the development of one's professional identify, and practical skills. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD.

Corequisite: CLGL 0303.

CLGL 1305. Externship: Intro Seminar. (1 Credit)

Students in the General Externship Program secure their own field placement, approved by the Externship Program, and are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student opts to be enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Externship seminars will focus on guided self-reflection on issues including ethics, the development of one's professional identify, and practical skills. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDS, PIS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0305.

CLGL 1307. Externship: Judicial Seminar. (1 Credit)

Students in the General Externship Program secure their own field placement, approved by the Externship Program, and are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student opts to be enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Externship seminars will focus on guided self-reflection on issues including ethics, the development of one's professional identify, and practical skills. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, JD, LDS.

Corequisite: CLGL 0307.

CLGL 1311. Externship: Stein Scholar Seminar. (1 Credit)

In this seminar, Stein Scholars who are participating in criminal justice externship fieldwork placements will explore issues such as: ethical issues in practice; biases in the legal profession; alternatives to litigation in resolving disputes; tools for effective research and writing; and balancing the demands of personal and professional life. Students also must be registered for Clinical Externship: Stein Scholars Criminal Justice Externship Fieldwork (Course ID CLGL0311). Class meetings: Four class meetings, dates TBA.

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 1312. Externship Stein Scholars Out-Of-Town Seminar . (1 Credit)

Students with qualifying fieldwork placements located outside of the NYC metropolitan area may apply to register for this course. Applications are due no later than April 7, 2009. See the Externship Program web page at http://law.fordham.edu/externship.htm for the Course Registration Application. Class meetings: There are no class meetings for this course but students are required to also be registered for an Out of Town Externship Seminar (Course ID CLGL1312).

Attribute: EXP.

CLGL 1313. Externship: Seminar. (1 Credit)

Students in the General Externship Program secure their own field placement, approved by the Externship Program, and are required to complete a minimum number of fieldwork hours each week for 13 weeks during the semester (8 weeks in the summer). The minimum number of hours required depends on the number of fieldwork credits the student opts to be enrolled in. Students in the program must also be enrolled in an externship seminar course appropriate to their placement. Externship seminars will focus on guided self-reflection on issues including ethics, the development of one's professional identify, and practical skills. Students may not register themselves for the Externship Program courses, and must apply through the program to be approved to enroll. For more information and to apply visit https://law.fordham.edu/applyexternships .

Attributes: EXP, IPIS, JD.

CLGL 1321. Clinical Externship: Intellectual Property Seminar. (1 Credit)

Under the supervision of a mentor field attorney, students observe and assist in the lawyering process. Students must secure their own field placements, approved in advance by the Externship Program. Depending on the field placement, experiences may include research, writing, drafting, and observation. Externs must complete 10 hours of fieldwork a week for 13 weeks during (20 hours a week for 8 weeks during the summer) over their semester. Students must also be enrolled in the seminar appropriate to their placement. The seminar will focus on guided self-reflection on issues including ethics, copyright and trademark law, the development of one’s professional identify, and practical skills such as legal research and drafting. Students must sign up through the Externship Program and be approved to enroll.

Attribute: IPIS.

CLGL 1339. Dispute Resolution in the U.S.. (2 Credits)

CLGL 1390. Externship: NYC Council Seminar. (1 Credit)

Through an externship with the New York City Council, you'll have the opportunity to work directly with the lawyers who serve the City's legislative body. You'll gain valuable experience in government and improve your legal skills, particularly in the areas of research and drafting. Working at the Council, you'll not only conduct legal research, draft legal memoranda and legislation, but also attend Council meetings and hearings, and prepare sections of Committee briefing papers. Most importantly, you'll participate in the legislative and policy decision-making process with Council staff. In the New York City Council Externship Seminar, you'll learn about the City's legislative process, including the roles played by the City Council and the Mayor's Office. You will study the relevant portions of the City Charter and Administrative Code and analyze state and federal preemption doctrines and case law relating to the powers of the Council. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to draft a piece of legislation and raise questions relating to fieldwork conducted on behalf of the Council. Contact the Externship Program to apply.

Attributes: EXP, LPI.

Corequisite: CLGL 0390.

CLGL 1936. KOREA SUMMER EXTERNSHIP SEMINAR. (1 Credit)

CLGL 1937. No Ireland Belfast Externship. (1 or 2 Credits)

Externship placements in Belfast through the Ireland Summer Program.

CLGL 9999. Clinic Casework Room Reservation. (0 Credits)