Courses

Explores cutting edge questions around the practice of law as an employee of a business. Demonstrates how the combination of law and business can be valuable to businesses and also innovative, challenging and rewarding to legal professionals. Legal services to corporate America is changing dramatically with more entities relying on in-house counsel, compared to private practitioners, to obtain legal advice and counsel. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law (LAWS) students only.
Deepens students' understanding of the economic, psychological, cultural, and critical literatures related to legal negotiation and bargaining, provides students an advanced set of negotiations, experiences and simulations that introduce new dynamics and problems not dealt wit in the core course, and deepens students' self-understanding and ability to learn from experience. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of LAWS 7409 (minimum grade D-).

Discusses the nature of arbitration, tactical considerations in whether to use this form or another form of dispute resolution, the drafting of effective contracts to arbitrate the enforceability of thesecontracts, and the enforcement of arbitration awards. Covers the preclusive effect of arbitration proceedings, multiparty arbitration, and choiceof law. Students conduct simulated arbitrations.

Features technology law advocacy before administrative and legislative bodies. The mission of TLPC is: 1) to train and produce students equipped to conduct thoughtful analysis, and 2) provide unbiased assistance in the public interest concerning technology issues to regulatory entities, courts, legislatures and standard setting bodies. Recommended prereqs., LAWS 6301, 6318 or 7241. LAWS 7809 and TLEN 5250 are the same course.

Extern credit may be earned for uncompensated work for a sponsor, which may be any lawyer, judge, or organization that employs lawyers or judges and is approved by the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. Work is done under the direction of a field instructor (a lawyer or judge as the sponsor) and a member of the law faculty. Requires a substantial writing component and 50 hours of working time per credit hour. a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 7 credit hours may be earned. Classified as practice credit. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law (LAWS) students only.
Engages in litigation and advocacy aimed at protecting the natural resources of the Rocky Mountain region. Students will represent clients in matters involving public lands, wildlife, and other resources. The seminar component will focus on practical aspects of environmental litigation, including administrative practice and decision-making, client representation, citizen suits, and ethnical issues. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law (LAWS) students only.
Explores the fundamentals of effective negotiation techniques and policies for lawyers. Students engage in mock negotiations of several legal disputes. Credit is not given for LAWS 741 and this course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Law (LAWS) students only.

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