Advice to Students Selecting Elective Courses

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Advice to Students Selecting Elective Courses

The faculty recommends that you consider enrolling in elective courses that cover subjects tested on the bar exam(s) you intend to take. Some bar subjects are more heavily tested than others on particular bar exams, so be sure to consult relevant state bar websites and Brittany Raposa, Associate Director of Bar Support, for futher details. For student convenience, elective subjects tested on the Uniform Bar Exams are noted on the course registration materials with a U. The Uniform Bar Exam is used in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Those subjects are also

commonly tested on other states’ bar exams.

The faculty recommends that you consider taking Administrative Law and Business Organizations because these courses are important to a general legal education and have broad applicability across a variety of practice areas.

To choose classes that will give you a strong foundation in a practice field you may wish to enter, please review the Curricular Tracks posted on the law school website.

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No. Course Reg # Sec. Cr. Instructor Days Times Room

LAW.601.A Civil Procedure II 73027 A0, A1, A2, A3, A4 3 Teitz MW 10:30-11:45 283

LAW.601.B Civil Procedure II 73028 B0, B1, B2 3 Murphy TTh 10:45-12:00 Online

LAW.601.C Civil Procedure II 73030 A5, B3, B4, B5 3 Murphy T 4:30-5:45 Online

Th 3:00-4:15 Online

LAW.601.O Civil Procedure II 73031 O 3 Kuckes TTh 10:30-11:45 Online

LAW.605.O Contracts II 73032 O 3 Monestier MW 10:30-11:45 Online

LAW.604.A Contracts I 73033 AO, A1, A2, A3, A4 3 Monestier TTh 1:00-2:15 Online

LAW.604.B Contracts I 73034 B, A5 3 Chung MW 10:30-11:45 Online

LAW.622.A Property 73035 A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 5 Gutoff TTh 10:00-11:30 283

LAW.622.B Property 73036 B0, B2, B3, B4, B5 5 Gutoff MW 2:00-3:30 283

LAW.622.O Property 72928 A0, B1, O 5 Tu MW 2:00-3:30 Online

LAW.617.A Torts II 73043 A, B0 2 Bogus T 2:30-4:10 Online

LAW.617.O Torts II 73045 O 2 Bogus Th 2:00-3:40 Online

LAW.617.B Torts II 73046 B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 2 Yelnosky T 1:00-2:40 283

* In Person Students Only

LAW.611.A1 Legal Practice II 73047 A0, A1 2.5 Hashway W 9:15-10:15 285

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LAW.611.A2 Legal Practice II 73048 A2 2.5 Gott W 9:15-10:15 286

LAW.611.A3 Legal Practice II 73049 A3 2.5 Colt M 9:15-10:15 285

LAW.611.A4 Legal Practice II 73050 A4, A5 2.5 Gott M 1:30-2:30 286

LAW.611.B1 Legal Practice II 73051 B0, B1 2.5 Colt Th 2:00-3:00 33

LAW.611.B2 Legal Practice II 73052 B2 2.5 Brown Th 2:00-3:00 286

LAW.611.B3 Legal Practice II 73053 B3 2.5 Colt T 11:15-12:15 285

LAW.611.B4 Legal Practice II 73054 B4, B5 2.5 Hashway T 11:15-12:15 286

LAW.611.C2 Legal Practice II 73055 O1 2.5 Milonas T 2:00-3:00 Online

LAW.611.C3 Legal Practice II 73056 O2 2.5 Milonas Th 12:00-1:00 Online

LAW.611.C4 Legal Practice II 73057 O3 2.5 Milonas M 12:30-1:30 Online

LAW.611.C5 Legal Practice II 73058 O4 2.5 Brown T 2:00-3:00 Online

LAW.100.A 1L Enrichment 73059 A F 12:30-1:45 Online

LAW.100.B 1L Enrichment 73060 B F 12:30-1:45 Online

LAW.100.O 1L Enrichment 73061 O F 12:30-1:45 Online

1L Assessments A F 10:30-11:45 Online

B F 10:30-11:45 Online

O F 10:30-11:45 Online

First Year Required Courses

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LAW.760.A Constitutional Law II 71908 A 3 Goldstein M 2:00-3:15 262

LAW.760.B Constitutional Law II 71911 B 3 Hassel T 2:00-3:15 262

LAW.760.C Constitutional Law II 72940 C 3 Goldstein W 2:00-3:15 262

LAW.760.D Constitutional Law II 72946 D 3 Hassel Th 2:00-3:15 262

LAW.760.O Constitutional Law II 72949 O 3 Goldstein F 2:00-3:15 Online

LAW.627.A Criminal Procedure 71912 A 3 Allen MTh 12:30-1:45 262

LAW.627.O Criminal Procedure 71942 O 3 Sack TTh 10:30-11:45 Online

LAW.655.A Professional Responsibility 71945 A 2 Margulies T 12:00-1:40 Online

LAW.646.A Legal Practice III 71946 A 2 Hashway M 10:30-11:30 285

LAW.646.B Legal Practice III 71947 B 2 Gott Th 12:00-1:00 Online

LAW.646.O Legal Practice III 71950 O 2 Brown W 10:30-11:30 Online

* Remote Students Only

LAW.646.D Legal Practice III 71948 D 2 Bromage W 5:30-6:30 33

Note: Legal Practice III is required for all 2Ls unless they have received notice otherwise.

LAW.889.A Applied Legal Reasoning 71951 A 3 Raposa T Th 2:30-3:45 Online

LAW.889.B Applied Legal Reasoning 71952 B 3 Raposa W 6:00-8:30 Online

Students are required to take ALR in their final semester unless they have received permission of the Associate Dean to take it in a prior semester.

SECOND YEAR REQUIRED COURSES Spring 2021

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LAW.680.A Appellate Advocacy: Criminal Law 71953 A 3 Hurst/Maguire Th 6:00-8:00 Prov. 432

Papers in this course can satisfy the graduation writing requirement.

LAW.700.A Trial Practice and Competition 73069 2 Allen M 5:30-8:30 262

Trial Advocacy and Evidence are prerequisites or must be taken concurrently. Priority given to Trial Team members

LAW.702.A Advanced Trial Advocacy 71956 A 2 McAdams W 5:30-7:10 276

* In Person Students Only Trial Advocacy is a prerequisite

LAW.754.A Estate Planning & Administration 71957 A 2 Minicucci Th 5:30-7:10 Prov 429

Wills and Trusts is a prequisite

LSM.860.A Advanced Legal Research 70368 A 2 Ortiz Th 4:00-6:00 Online

LAW.733.A Mediation 71958 A 3 Della Porta T 10:30-1:30 Online

LAW.733.B Mediation 71959 B 3 Quinlan F 9:00-11:30 Online

LAW.816 Sea Grant Law Fellow Program† A 1-2 Porter

Instructor's permission is required.

LAW.717.A Technology and Law Practice 71960 A 2 Appleman Th 6:00-7:40 286

LAW.641.A Trial Advocacy 71961 A 2 Alves Th 5:30-8:30 285

* In Person Students Only Evidence is a prerequisite**

LAW.641.B Trial Advocacy 71962 B 2 McElroy M 5:00-8:00 Online

Evidence is a prerequisite**

LAW.641.C Trial Advocacy 71963 C 2 Minicucci M 5:00-8:00 276

* In Person Students Only Evidence is a prerequisite**

LAW.756.A Transactional Lawyering and Contract Drafting 71964 A 3 Kolb W 10:00-12:30 Prov. 434

LAW.756.B Transactional Lawyering and Contract Drafting 73012 B 3 Blackadar TTh 10:00-11:15 Online

** Students may take Trial Advocacy and Evidence concurrently with the permission of the Trial Advocacy Instructor † Some projects undertaken for the Sea Grant Law Fellowship may qualify to satisfy the graduation writing requirement.

ELECTIVE EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION COURSES* Spring 2021

* Students must complete at least six credits of experiential education courses, which can include clinics, externships, Legal Practice III, and other courses listed on this page.

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This section of Transactional Lawyering and Contract Drafting may satisfy the graduation writing requirement.

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LAW.869*** Business Startup Clinic 72058 A 8 Ahern MW 9:40-11:20 Online

Business Organizations is a prerequisite

LAW.860*** Criminal Defense Clinic 72059 A 8 Horwitz TTh 3:30-5:10 Prov 432

* In Person Students Only Trial Advocacy is a prerequisite

LAW.870*** Immigration Clinic 72060 A 8 Gonzalez MW 2:00-3:40 Prov 432

LAW.797*** Corporate Counsel Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take Corporate Counsel Seminar

LSM.827 & Corporate Counsel Seminar 72063 A 2 Humber T 6:00-7:40 Online

LAW.880*** District of Columbia Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take DC Seminar

LSM.880 & Seminar 72065 A 2 Zlotnick T 6:15-7:55 Online

LAW.806*** Environmental/Land Use Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take Environmental/Land Use Seminar

LSM.802 & Environmental/Land Use Seminar 72067 A 2 Wyman Th 6:00-7:40 Online

LAW.818*** Eviction Defense Externship A 4-6

LSM.818

& Housing Stabilization and Pandemic

Lawyering Seminar 73062 A 2 Harrington-Steppen T 6:00-7:40 Online

LAW.796*** Judicial Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take Judicial Process Seminar

LSM.826 & Judicial Process Seminar 72069 A 2 Smith/Flaherty W 5:00-6:40 Online

LAW.821*** NY Pro Bono Scholars Program 72070 A 12 Must take NY Pro Bono Scholars Seminar

LSM.821 & Seminar 72071 A 2 Vorenberg T 5:30-7:30 Online

LAW.801*** Prosecution & Government Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take Prosecution & Government Seminar

LAW.798*** Public Interest Clinical Externship A 4-12 Must take Social Justice Lawyering Seminar

LSM.850 & Social Justice Lawyering Seminar 72076 A 2 L. Barron W 6:00-7:40 Online

***Satisfies the experiential education requirement.

Must take Housing Stabilization Seminar CLINICS AND EXTERNSHIPS

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LSM.856.AH1 U.S. Supreme Court Cases 71979 AH1 1 Goldstein M 10:00-12:00 33

This course will meet every other week beginning

LSM.856.AH2 Torture: Rights, Wrongs, and Remedies 73013 AH2 1 Margulies T 4:00-6:00 Online

This course meets for six weeks beginning March 2

LSM.856.AH3

Complex Lit. - Practical and Ethical

Lessons from the Station Nightclub Fire 73014 AH3 1 Barylick W 10:30-12:00 285

This course meets for eight weeks beginning February 24

LSM.856.A1 Law Office Management 73015 A1 1 Leone T 6:00-8:00 Online

This course meets for six weeks beginning Jan. 26

LSM.856.A2 Senior Abuse, Neglect, and Injury 73016 A2 1 Leone T 6:00-8:00 Online

This course meets for six weeks beginning Mar. 16

LSM.856.A3 The Color of Law 73017 A3 1 Lalli/Harriel M 6:00-8:00 Online

This course meets six times from Feb 1 to March 15 (no class Feb 8)

LSM.856.A4

Crimmigration: The Intersection of

Criminal Law and Immigration Law 73018 A4 1 Molina Flynn W 6:00-8:00 Prov 434

This course meets for six weeks beginning January 27

LSM.856.A5 Superheroes and the Law 73019 A5 1 Gerlica T 4:00-6:00 Online

This course meets for six weeks beginning March 2

No. Course Sec. Cr. Instructor Days Times Room

LAW.871/872 Moot Court 1 or 2 Colt

LAW.881/882 Law Review 1 or 2 Hashway

LAW.891/892 Directed Research 1 or 2 Individual Faculty

LAW.873 Trial Team 1 or 2 Coombs

LAW.635.A Business Organizations U 71972 A 3 Spacone MW 9:00-10:15 Online

LAW.722.A Family Law U 72965 A 3 Lepore/Giarrusso W 4:00-6:30 Online

LAW.738.A Remedies U 71974 A 3 Murphy TTh 9:00-10:15 Online

LAW.652.A Sales U 71975 A 3 Heyman MW 10:30-11:45 Online

LAW.653.A Secured Transactions U 71976 A 3 Chung T 12:00-1:15 Online

Th 12:30-1:45 Online

LAW.749.A Wills & Trusts U 71978 A 3 Heffner TTh 6:30-7:45 Online

BAR TESTED ELECTIVE COURSES Spring 2021

Spring 2021

OPEN ENROLLMENT PERSPECTIVES COURSES Enrollment Open to All Students

Spring 2021

NON-CLASSROOM ELECTIVE OFFERINGS Spring 2021

HONORS PERSPECTIVES COURSES Enrollment Limited to Honors Program Students

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No. Course Bar Reg # Sec. Cr. Instructor Days Times Room

LAW.780.A Admiralty Law 71980 A 3 Collins MW 6:00-7:15 285

LAW.781.A Antitrust 73002 A 2 Bogus T 10:00-12:00 Online

LAW.682.A Criminal Procedure: Adjudication 71983 A 3 Shah M 5:30-8:00 Prov 434

LAW.890.A Domestic Violence 71894 A 3 Sack TTh 2:00-3:15 Online

LAW.698.A Sports and Entertainment Law 73000 A 2 Milstein Th 7:00-9:00 Online

LAW.672.A Environmental Law 71985 A 3 Callam TTh 2:00-3:15 285

LAW.770.A International Law 71988 A 3 Margulies MW 3:30-4:45 Online

LAW.792.A International Business Transactions 71989 A 3 Teitz MW 2:00-3:15 285

LAW.743.A Land Use Planning 71990 A 3 Rocha T 5:30-8:00 Online

LAW.820.A Employment Law 73003 A 3 Yelnosky MW 10:30-11:45 286

LMA.788.A Salvage 73004 A 2 Falvey Th 6:00-7:40 262

LAW.809.A Mergers & Acquisitions 71993 A 3 Spacone TTh 9:00-10:15 Online

Business Organizations is a prerequisite

LAW.711.A Mental Health Law: A Multidisciplinary Approach 71994 A 2 Erickson W 3:30-5:30 Online

LAW.831.A Regulatory Compliance 71995 A 3 Ross T 9:00-11:30 Prov 432

LAW.825.A Race and the Foundations of American Law 73005 A 3 W 2:30-5:00 286

LAW.837.A Tribal Courts, Tribal Law, and Tribal Governments 73006 A 3 Diamond W 9:00-11:30 Online

LAW.703.A Workers Compensation Law 72054 A 3 Cardoza M 6:00-8:30 286

U - Tested on the Uniform Bar Examination in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. !The faculty recommends that you consider taking Administrative Law and Business Organizations because these courses are important to a general legal education and have broad applicability across a variety of practice areas.

OTHER ELECTIVE COURSES Spring 2021

Dyszlewski, Hassel, and Humber

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LSM.888.A Climate Change 72055 A 2 Wyman M 12:00-2:00 Online

LSM.744.A Patent Law 72057 A 2 Cohen M 9:00-11:00 276

LSM.870.A White Collar Crime 73007 A 2 Heyman M 12:30-2:30 Online

SEMINARS

Opportunity to complete graduate writing requirement Spring 2021

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LAW. 891/892 Directed Research 1 or 2 Individual Faculty

Directed Research: Tara Allen

Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Evidence, Federal Courts

Directed Research: Carl T. Bogus

Administrative Law or Regulation+, Antitrust#, Evidence#, Gun Control Policy, Ideology and the Law, Jurisprudence, Law-and-Economics, Products Liability+, Second Amendment, Torts#

Directed Research: John Chung

Business, Commercial, International

Directed Research: Jared Goldstein

Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources

Directed Research: Jonathan Gutoff

Admiralty and Maritime Law, Federal Civil Procedure, Federal Jurisdiction, Law of the Sea, Marine Pollution, Maritime Criminal Law, Piracy

Directed Research: Diana Hassel

Constitutional Law, Civil Rights

Directed Research: Andrew Horwitz

Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure+

Directed Research: Niki Kuckes

Directed Research: David Logan

Directed Research: Peter Margulies

Human Rights, Immigration Law, National Security Law

Directed Research: Tanya Monestier

Class Actions#_{, Conflicts of Law}#_{, Contracts, International Litigation}#_{, Sales}#

Directed Research: Colleen Murphy

Civil Procedure, Remedies, Family Law

Directed Research: C.J. Ryan

Property, Wills & Trusts, Intellectual Property, Law & Economics, Business Law

Directed Research: Emily Sack

Directed Research: Louise Ellen Teitz

International Family Law, Civ Pro, Conflicts, International Litigation, Private Int'l Law, Int'l Commercial Law, Professional Responsibility, International Dispute Resolution

Directed Research: Julia Wyman

Marine Affairs, Ocean & Coastal, Climate Change

Directed Research: Michael Yelnosky

Civil Procedure, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Arbitration Act, Judicial Process, Judicial Selection, Labor Law

# Foundational course must be either completed before embarking on the directed research or taken in the same semester as the directed research. Civil Procedure, Copyright#, Federal Courts, Legal Malpractice#, Professional Responsibility#, Trademarks#

DIRECTED RESEARCH

Spring 2021

Opportunity to fulfill the graduation writing requirement by researching and writing in area of interest to the student Availability may be limited and students must obtain faculty member permission before registering. Individual faculty members may be able to supervise in areas other that those listed.

Torts (including Products Liability and Professional Liability), Professional Responsibility, Mass Media Law

Child Custody and Divorce, Constitutional Rights of Children, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Death Penalty Law, Domestic Violence Law, Juvenile Justice