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Program OfferingsJuris Doctor ProgramCoursesUnitsFIRST YEARContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARCivil Procedure 6Constitutional Law 6Criminal Procedure 4Real Property 8THIRD YEARCorporations 4Evidence 6Legal Analysis and Writing 4Legal Research 2Professional Responsibility 4Elective 2-4FOURTH YEARCommunity Property 4Remedies/Advanced Legal Analysis 6Wills and Trusts 6Electives (choose 6-8 units)*Health Law 4Federal Taxation 4Intellectual Property 4Cyberlaw 4Externship 4Advocacy —Theories, Tactics, 3& TechniquesAdvanced Advocacy 3Social Security Law 3* For additional Health Law electives, see Executive J.D. SM Health Law Track.Tuition and FeesCoursesExecutive J.D. SM ProgramFIRST YEARUnitsContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARCivil Procedure 6Constitutional Law 6Electives 12THIRD YEAREvidence 6Legal Analysis and Writing 2Legal Research 2Ethics 2Electives 12ElectivesThe total number of units required for the Juris Doctor degree is 92completed over four years with tuition paid annually. The currentannual tuition for the Juris Doctor program is $7,000. (The annualtuition is subject to change.) The entire tuition for the Executive J.D. SMdegree is $21,000 (three years at $7,000 per year) with tuition due at thecommencement of the program. The yearly tuition includes a $100non refundable registration fee. In addition to the tuition, there is anon refundable student services fee for the Juris Doctor program that ischarged each academic year. The current student services fee forstudents starting their academic year in September 2002 or continuingtheir enrollment through September 2002 is $175. For subsequent classstarts or continuing enrollment, students must pay the student servicesfee effective at that time. Any units taken above 24 units annually arecharged at the rate of $275 per unit.Corporations 4Health Law 4Criminal Procedure 4Federal Taxation 4Community Property 4Wills and Trusts 6Intellectual Property 4Cyberlaw 4Real Property 8Executive J.D. SM Health Law TrackCoursesUnitsFIRST YEARContracts 8Torts 8Criminal Law 6Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills 2SECOND YEARConstitutional Law 6Legal Analysis and Writing 2Legal Research 2Health Law 4Electives 10THIRD YEAREthics (may be taken second or third year) 2Electives 22Electives (At least 12 units must come from thecourses below for which the required HealthLaw course is a prerequisite; the remaining 10units may come from other Executive J.D. SMelectives or required courses.)Bioethics 4Health Care Policy 4Health Care Organizations and Finance 4Risk Management in Health Care 2Administrative Law for theHealth Care Practioner2Externship 2E-Health and Telemedicine 2Products Liability (Health) 2Medical Malpractice/Professional Liability2The tuition fee does not include the student’s own costs, whichinclude: textbooks ($300-500 per year); MS Word TM (market rate) orWordPerfect TM (student rate $70); computer equipment ($1,000);Personal Verisign Digital Certificate ($14.95 per year); and an InternetService Provider to access the curriculum ($23.90 per month).Additional optional charges: A Concord Student Identification Cardis $10; a Concord transcript is $5.Two forms of financing are available: Concord Tuition Financing,which offers convenient monthly payments after a down payment; andSallie Mae Financing (through SLM Corporation), which allowsstudents to finance the entire tuition.1To view the Concord catalog, including a description of courses and schoolpolicies, please refer to the Concord Law School website atwww.concordlawschool.com
Course DescriptionsFirst Year Courses:Contracts (8 Units)Required: All programsThis course examines the legal theories and principles relating to partiesand agreements and their resultant obligations or benefits. Coveredtopics include: Formation, Conditions, and Remedies of Contracts;Bargained for Consideration; Third-Party Contracts (includingAssignments and Delegations); Statute of Frauds; Parole Evidence;Impossibility of Performance; and Frustration of Purpose.Criminal Law (6 Units)Required: All programsThis course examines the state’s ability to punish individuals for wrongscommitted. Homicide, Theft (including Robbery and Burglary), Assault,Rape, Kidnapping, and Arson as well as Attempts, Conspiracies, andSolicitation are covered in depth. The state of mind required to commita crime, including Justifications and Excuses, is thoroughly covered.Legal Writing and Test-Taking Skills (2 Units)Required: All programsThis course is designed to teach the ability to spot legal issues in factualsituations and form legal arguments and theories. Additionally,students demonstrate factual analysis and reasoning to buttress theirarguments and conclusions.Torts (8 Units)Required: All programsThis course explores the study of civil liability relating to intentionalacts and violation of duties imposed by law. Additionally, legalwrongs committed by a private person upon the person or property ofanother independent of a contractual relationship are covered indetail in this course. Topics include: Intentional Torts, Negligence,Strict Liability, Product Liability, Nuisance, Defamation, Invasion ofPrivacy, and Misrepresentation.Upper Division Courses:Administrative Law for theHealth Care Practitioner (2 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course reviews administrative law, particularly where related tohealth care administrative agencies. It compares federal and statelicensing, permits, and appeals processes, as well as the adoption,modification, and judicial review of agency rules and decisions.Students analyze the process of adjudication of benefits and penaltiesand evaluate strategies to prepare for inspections and subpoenas fromfederal and state administrative agencies.Advanced Advocacy (3 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor, Prerequisite: Advocacy—Theories,Tactics,and TechniquesOffered at the William Mitchell College of Law (WMCL) Summer SkillsProgram in St. Paul, Minnesota, this is an eight (8) day, in-person course.The course is an intense, learning-by-doing trial skills course. Studentscontinually perform and are critiqued live and on videotape byexperienced trial lawyers. Topics include: Case Analysis; OpeningStatements; Direct and Cross Examinations; Examination of Layand Expert Witnesses; Impeachment, Rehabilitation, and RefreshingRecollection; Introduction of Evidence and DemonstrativeExhibits; Closing Arguments; Jury Selection; and Ethics andProfessional Responsibility.Please Note: Students register directly with and pay tuition (at the WMCL J.D.rate) directly to the William Mitchell College of Law. The course is gradedon a pass/fail basis by WMCL. The units are fully transferable to Concord.Advocacy—Theories, Tactics,and Techniques (3 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor, Prerequisite to Advanced AdvocacyOffered online in partnership with the William Mitchell College of Law,this course introduces students to the fundamentals of the courtroomand oral advocacy. Interactive modules allow students to study thefoundation of effective advocacy and to learn by doing. Students areexposed to trial tactics and techniques including: opening statements;direct and cross examinations; introduction of evidence; and closingarguments. Students are assessed and receive feedback on theirperformances via videotape presentations.Please Note: In addition to Concord tuition per unit, students will berequired to pay a $500 program fee. Students must have access or arrangeaccess to videotaping equipment (VHS) to tape their own performances.Students are also responsible for shipment of videotape performances toWMCL faculty.Bioethics (4 Units)Elective: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM Health, Prerequisite: Health LawThis course examines the legal, ethical, and political implications ofbiological and technological advances in the following areas: humanreproduction, fetal-maternal decision making, surrogacy, humangenetics, death and dying of children and adults, physician-assisteddeath, human subjects research, and distributive justice in health care.These issues are addressed from the standpoint of the stakeholders –—patients, health care providers, and government policy makers.Civil Procedure (6 Units)Required: Juris Doctor; Executive J.D. SM , Elective: Executive J.D. SM HealthAccess to the U.S. court system is the focus of this course. ProperJurisdiction and Venue (including Long Arm Statutes and MinimumContacts) are covered in detail. Other topics include: Pleadings, Joinder ofParties and Claims, Class Actions, Discovery, Summary Judgment,Directed Verdict, Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, and the Appeal Process.Community Property (4 Units)Required: Juris Doctor, Elective: Executive J.D. SM / Executive J.D. SM HealthThis course covers the law of Community Property and Division ofMarital Assets in California. Specific topics include: theCharacterization of Property as Separate or Community, Creditors’Rights, Third-Party Transfers, and the Resolving of Disputes upon theTermination of a Relationship or the Death of a Party.2
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