JUNE TERM

American Legal History - Professor Robert Whitman

This seminar explores selected topics in the history of American law, including the role of law in American society, patterns of litigation, the forms of action and their demise, and the development of contract. As the course is taught, it presents students with the opportunity to review fascinating materials and practice team oral presentations. 3 credits. There is no final exam for this course, a paper is required.  Course meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:00-10:30am.  Chase Hall Room 110.

Clinic: Tax - Professor Diana Leyden

This is a clinic in which students and clinic faculty represent low-income taxpayers at various stages of tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS).  Students handle all phases of client representation, including: interviewing and counseling, fact investigation, advocating before IRS and DRS auditors, negotiating with the appeals and collections divisions of those agencies, and conducting trials before the United States Tax Court.  Classroom seminars use actual clinic cases and other materials to explore the tactical, ethical, and substantive and procedural law problems faced by legal practitioners.  Students also participate, in addition to seminar meetings, in regular tutorial meetings to discuss casework.   Casework requires a significant time commitment.  Open to second and third year students.  6 credits.  There is a pre-requisite of Federal Income Law (UCONN Law 7661).  Course meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9:00am-12:00pm.  STUDENTS MUST ENROLL FOR BOTH THE JUNE AND JULY TERM.  Enrollment is limited to 6 students, and will be conducted by lottery based on all enrollment requests received by March 2, 2012.  Library Room 422.

Contract Drafting   -  Professor Jessica Rubin

This course introduces students to the principles, processes and techniques for drafting contracts. This course covers both what goes into a contact and how it is expressed and organized. Students will learn how to draft contract provisions with precision and clarity. Among the topics covered will be: the structure of a contract, representations, covenants, conditions, allocation of risk, incentives, remedies and enforceability. Students will develop skills in reading and interpreting contracts and will thereby better understand the function of provisions. Various agreements will be studied such as purchase and sale agreements, employment contracts, leases, and confidentiality agreements. We will also explore negotiation and practical impacts on drafting contracts, as well as ethical issues that arise during the negotiating and drafting process. The goals of this course are: (1) to teach students how to draft clear and effective contracts; and (2) to introduce students to common substantive contract provisions and structure. This will be an entirely online class and there will be no scheduled class meetings aside from an introductory session at the beginning of the term. Instead of a final exam or live class meetings, students will complete written assignments (drafting or revising contracts) and, through the use of TWEN's discussion forum, engage in discussion, peer review and negotiation of contract terms.  3 credits.  Enrollment is limited to 12 students, and will be conducted by lottery based on all enrollment requests received by March 2, 2012.  PLEASE NOTE:  This course is not open to 1LE students.

Family Law -  Professor Marcia Canavan

This course is a study of the family as a legal institution-its organization, functioning and disorganization. Topics include marriage, annulment, divorce, separation, husband and wife, parent and child, and a brief study of problems of adoption and of neglected and delinquent children.  There is a pass/fail grading option for this course This course meets: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 10:00am-12:30pm. A Proctored exam will be given June 25, 2012.  3 credits.  Library Room 518.

Legal Profession - Professor Giovanna Shay

This course is an examination of: the status and function of the legal profession and of the importance of professional responsibility to the legal profession, to the administration of justice, and to society; the problems faced by the practicing lawyer and the standards he or she should apply in their solution; and the duties of the attorney to her or her client, to other lawyers and to the court, as functions of the adversary system. 3 credits.  A Proctored exam will be given June 25, 2012.  This course meets: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 6:00pm – 8:45pm.  THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE REQUIRED COURSE ON LEGAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.  Chase Hall Room 210.

Negotiation  - Professor Roger Reynolds

This course is about the process, skills, theory and ethics of negotiation. The ability to negotiate effectively is central to the work of lawyers. The great majority of matters handled by attorneys on behalf of clients involve the negotiation process in some way. Students in this course will learn a variety of negotiation approaches, and will have multiple opportunities to practice and analyze the constituent skills of negotiation, through in-class simulations, out-of-class role playing exercises, demonstrations and class discussions. Students will be required to maintain a reflective journal, critically analyzing their negotiation preparation, performance and improvement over the course of the semester.  3 credits.  This course meets Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6:30-9:15pm in Library, Room 422. Enrollment is limited to 12 students and will be conducted by lottery based on all enrollment requests received by March 2, 2012.

Refugee Law - Professor Miriam Marton

Millions of people worldwide are forced to flee their homes as a result of persecution, war, or other factors.  This course will focus on legal responses to the problem of refugees, on both the international level and in United States law.  The course will examine the development of international norms concerning the protection of refugees under the U.N Refugee Convention and Protocol and the Convention Against Torture, and consider in depth the laws and institutions that address claims for asylum and related forms of protection in the United States.  The course will examine issues such as the legal standards for qualifying for refugee status, the challenges of assessing applicants’ credibility, and the complex and controversial issues raised by the increasing numbers of refugees fleeing from gender-based harms (such as domestic violence, forced marriage, and female genital cutting) and gang violence. students will be graded on completion and presentation to the class of a case study.  Enrollment Limit: 30 Students. Class meeting Tuesday and Thursday 1:00-5:00pm.   3 credits.  Chase Hall Room 110.