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124 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOLties in different branches of government and in public affairs, both historically and currently;ethical issues; identification of public interest clients and the potential for conflictsof interest among them; organizational settings; and the politics of public interestlawyering. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 6668 in a public interestplacement, as determined by the assistant dean for field placement. Students notconcurrently enrolled in Law 6668 may take this course only with the permission of theinstructor. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Writingassignments)6671 Government Lawyering (2) Axelrad, Braunstein, Ferko,Gardner, Gavoor, Hirt, LoRe,Mahini, Stroud, Surgalla, WallbaumThe role of the lawyer in federal government agencies. Agency adjudication and rulemaking;judicial review; enforcement; regulatory reform; the role of the office of generalcounsel; alternative dispute resolution; the Freedom of Information Act; and congressionalrelations. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 6668 in agovernment agency placement, as determined by the assistant dean for field placement.Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 may take this course only with thepermission of the assistant dean for field placement. Enrollment is limited. This courseis graded on a letter-grade basis. (Research paper)6672 The Art of Lawyering (International) (2)Issues concerning the nature of the legal profession, its institutions, and its members inthe international context. Topics include the diverse organizations in which law is practiced,ethical dilemmas, workplace culture, supervision, and career expectations. Thiscourse is corequisite for students enrolled in 6668, as determined by the assistant deanfor field placement. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 may take thiscourse only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited. (Writing assignments)6673 Field Placement Tutorial (1)This course is corequisite to Law 6668, Field Placement, for students whose classroomcomponent is fulfilled by a course designated by the assistant dean for field placementother than Law 6469, 6669, 6670, 6671, 6672 or 6674. Requirements of this course includewriting a 10-page research paper under the supervision of the instructor of the approvedcourse and meeting with the instructor at least twice during the semester to discussthe paper and the externship experience. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis.Registration is permissible only with the prior express approval of the assistant dean forfield placement. (Writing Assignments)6674 Domestic Violence Project (2) MeierSocial change lawyering in the battered women’s movement. The role of lawyers in thedevelopment of the movement, and, major legal reforms of the past three decades, domesticviolence lawyering skills, the challenges of work in this field, and students' professionaldevelopment. This course is corequisite to Law 6668 for students enrolled in aplacement consisting of trial work with a local legal service provider on domestic violencecases, policy or legislative work on domestic violence issues with a national organization,or appellate work with attorneys in law firms conducting pro bono domesticviolence appeals. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 must have the instructor’spermission to register for this course. (Writing assignments) (Skills)Graduate Courses in Litigation and Dispute Resolution6675 Advanced Trial Advocacy (3) Winston, WrightConduct of a simulated civil, criminal, or administrative trial before a jury or judge. Stu-
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 125dents learn to present persuasive opening statements and closing arguments and to conductforceful direct and cross-examination of fact witnesses and experts. Ethical, evidentiary,procedural, and substantive aspects of litigation. Practical solutions to typical problemslitigators encounter in the presentation of a case. At the conclusion of the course,students undertake the trial of a simulated case from opening statement through jury deliberationbefore a judge or very experienced litigator. Enrollment is limited. Open only toLL.M. students. (Simulation)6676 Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (3) SellersAn introduction to alternative dispute resolution, with a focus on the many ways in whichADR can be used effectively by the advocate. Issues include determining whether ADR isappropriate in a given case, the timing of an ADR process, and the type of process thatshould be used. The role of the advocate during a mediation or other dispute resolutionprocess, e.g., the selection of the neutral, preparing for a mediation, and the advocate’sparticipation in the mediation itself. Emphasis on the mediation of civil cases, with a brieferdiscussion of the use of ADR in the criminal justice context. Enrollment is limited.Open only to LL.M. students. (Simulation)6677 Pre-Trial Practice in Civil Cases (3) A. Robinson, Z. Rainey, RhoadStudents are divided into simulated law firms and assigned roles that correspond to thepre-trial tasks lawyers routinely are called upon to perform in civil cases. The exercisesbegin with discovery, and students attend a Fed.R.Civ.P.26(f) meeting, dealing withrequired disclosures and other preliminary discovery matters. Students prepare discoverymotions and responses, take and defend depositions, file dispositive motions, attend apretrial conference, and prepare a joint pretrial memorandum. By the end of the course,each student will have simulated moving a case from the filing of a complaint to the eveof trial. Enrollment is limited. Open only to LL.M. students. (Simulation)6678 Ethics in Adjudication and Settlement (3) Borchini, SchallerEthical issues that come into play once disputes have arisen and litigation has eithercommenced or been threatened. The ethical rules that govern threats to sue and responsesto such threats, and the rules that are important once litigation has commenced.Each class focuses on a hypothetical problem involving an ethical issue or setof issues. In each hypothetical, the lawyer’s duty to the client and to the court throughrole playing. Enrollment is limited. Open only to LL.M. students. (Simulation)6679 Advanced Evidence (3) GilliganHow the rules of evidence can be used to build and present a case more effectively.Theory and philosophy of the rules of evidence; scope of attorney–client privilege incorporate and government litigation; joint defense agreements; vicarious admissions incivil and criminal litigation; hearsay; expert evidence; character evidence rules; motionsin limine; impeaching witnesses; laying foundations; exhibits and charts; and the evidentiarydifference between bench and jury trials. Enrollment is limited. Open only toLL.M. students. (Simulation)6680 The American Jury (3) Mott, UrbinaFocus on a variety of issues that arise in civil and criminal jury trials in federal and statecourts. Topics include separating judicial from jury functions; the jury pool; the grandjury; jury voir dire; challenges for cause and peremptory challenges; scientific jury selection:jury instructions; verdict forms; presentation of evidence; jury nullification; improvingjuror participation; impeaching verdicts; and high-publicity trials. Enrollment islimited. Open only to LL.M. students. (Simulation)6681 Negotiation and Conflict Management Systems Design (3) HornAnalysis of negotiation techniques, verbal and nonverbal communication, and other factorsthat influence interpersonal communication in a typical negotiation. Introductionto the theories, principles, and practices of organizational development and dispute sys-
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