DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW CONCENTRATION PROGRAM Revised March 27, 2017

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1 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW CONCENTRATION PROGRAM Revised March 27, 2017 The School of Law s Concentration Program recognizes students who successfully complete multiple elective courses that are relevant to one or more of the following practice areas: Business Law, General Practice, Government Practice, and Litigation. By providing students with an opportunity to focus on various areas of practice, the Program plays a role in achieving the School of Law s learning outcomes, which focus on developing student knowledge, skills, and professional identity. The Concentration Program s framework also organizes the majority of the School of Law s course offerings in way that makes the curriculum accessible to students. Students who enrolled at the School of Law prior to August 2016 may choose to comply with the previous Concentration Program or the revised Concentration Program. The revised Concentration Program is the sole option available for students who enrolled at the School of Law in August 2016 or later. Each Concentration has multiple tracks, as follows: Business Law Corporate Governance and Transactions Energy and Environment Health Law Intellectual Property General Practice Basic Track Estate Planning and Tax Family Law Real Property Government Basic Track Energy and Environment Health Law Mission and Moral Life Public Service and Community Engagement Litigation Civil Litigation Criminal Litigation 1

2 Procedures: Students are not required to complete a Concentration in order to graduate. Students who are interested in pursuing a Concentration have the option of completing a Concentration Track, or a General Concentration, by following the procedures set forth below. I. A student who desires to complete one or more Concentration Track(s) must comply with the following requirements for each Track: 1. The student must complete a Concentration Intent Form, which is available on the Law School Registrar s website, and return it to the Registrar s office no later than the end of the semester preceding the semester in which a student graduates. In most cases, this will be the Fall semester of a student s final year of study. 2. To have a Concentration Track verified, a student must complete the following steps: a. Submit a Concentration Intent Form to the Registrar in a timely manner; b. Complete no less than four elective courses included in a Concentration Track, including any course(s) that are required for the Track; c. Receive a grade of C or better in each of the four courses; and d. Submit a completed Concentration Verification Form for review and approval to the faculty advisor for the Concentration Track. After approving the Concentration Verification Form, the faculty advisor will forward it to the Registrar. Upon receipt of a completed Concentration Verification Form, the Registrar will make a notation of the Concentration Track on the student s transcript. II. A student who is not able to complete a Concentration Track due to scheduling conflicts, or for other reasons, may complete a General Concentration in any of the four Concentration areas. A student who desires to complete a General Concentration must comply with the following requirements: 1. The student must complete a Concentration Intent Form, which is available on the Law School Registrar s website, and return it to the Registrar s office no later than the end of the semester preceding the semester in which a student graduates. In most cases, this will be the Fall semester of a student s final year of study. 2. To have a General Concentration verified, a student must complete the following steps: a. Submit a Concentration Intent Form to the Registrar in a timely manner; b. Complete no less than four elective courses included in one of the School of Law s four Concentrations (Business, General Practice, Government, or Litigation). At least one of the four courses must be listed as a required course in one of the Concentration s Tracks; c. Receive a grade of C or better in each of the four courses; and d. Submit a completed Concentration Verification Form to the faculty advisor for the Concentration Track in which the student s required course is listed. After approving the Concentration Verification Form, the faculty advisor will forward it to the Registrar. Upon receipt of a completed Concentration Verification Form, the Registrar will make a notation of the General Concentration on the student s transcript, including the area of concentration. 2

3 III. A student may count an unlisted course toward a Concentration Track if the student obtains the written approval of the faculty advisor for the Concentration Track. The student should maintain a copy of the approval, and attach it to the Concentration Verification Form before submitting it to the faculty advisor. 3

4 BUSINESS LAW CONCENTRATION Corporate Governance and Transactions Track In addition to completing Contracts I, Contracts II, and the required courses in Corporations 1, students wishing to fulfill the Business Law Concentration Transactional Track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course(s) Choose one CR. Choose three additional courses from columns A and/or B CR. Corporate Governance Secured Transactions Securities Regulation Clinics and Externships Government Externship * High-Credit Externship* Non-Profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* Urban Development Practicum* Bankruptcy Business Law Journal Directed Research* Simulation Course: Contract Drafting Accounting for Lawyers 2 Administrative Law 3 Banking Law (Inactive) 2 Basic Federal Income Taxation 3 Business Planning 2 Construction Law 2 Corporate Reorganizations in Bankruptcy 2 Employee Benefits 2 Employment Discrimination 3 Employment Law 3 Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders 3 International Business Transactions 3 International Law 3 Partnership and LLC Taxation 2 Tax Exempt Organizations 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with the faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper BUSINESS LAW CONCENTRATION 1 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 4

5 Energy and Environmental Law Track In addition to completing Contracts I, Contracts II, and the required courses in Corporations, 2 students wishing to fulfill the Business Law Concentration Energy and Environmental Law track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses Energy Law Environmental Law CR. Choose any two additional courses from this column CR. 2 3 Clinics and Externships Government Externship* High-Credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Directed Research* Environmental Justice Seminar 2 Administrative Law 3 Climate Change Law 2 Environmental and Toxic Torts 2 Environmental Considerations in Business and Real Estate 2 Transactions Environmental Enforcement, Litigation, and Negotiation Skills 2 Land Use Planning 2 Local Government Law 2 Mineral & Gas Law: Leases & Conveyances 2 Mining Law, History and Practice 2 Oil and Gas Law 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with the faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 2 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 5

6 BUSINESS LAW CONCENTRATION Health Care Law Track In addition to completing Contracts I, Contracts II, and the required courses in Corporations, 3 students wishing to fulfill the Business Law Concentration Health Care Law track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course(s) Take two CR. Choose two additional courses from columns A and/or B CR. Health Care Law Health Care Organizations and Finance Health Care Regulation Law & Medical Ethics Simulation Courses Expert Evidence Simulation 3 Clinics and Externships Government Externship* High-Credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* Directed Research* Expert Evidence Simulation Law and Neuroscience 3 2 Accounting for Lawyers 2 Administrative Law 3 Antitrust Law 3 Corporate Governance 3 Food Law and Policy 2 Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2 Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders 3 In-House Counsel of Modern Corporations 2 Law & Psychology 2 Legal Medicine and Forensic Science 2 Public Health Law and Policy 2 Tax Exempt Organizations 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with the faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 3 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 6

7 BUSINESS LAW CONCENTRATION Intellectual Property Law Track In addition to completing Contracts I, Contracts II, and the required courses in Corporations, 4 students wishing to fulfill the Business Law Concentration Intellectual Property Law track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course CR. CR. Fundamentals of Intellectual Property 3 Choose any three additional courses from this column Clinics and Externships Government Externship* High-Credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-Profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* Directed Research* Commercial Use of Intellectual Property 2 Patent Drafting 3 Patent Law 3 Patent Litigation 2 Social Media and the Law 1 Technology Innovation Law 3 Trade Secret Law 2 Trademark & Unfair Competition Law 3 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with the faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 4 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 7

8 GENERAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION Basic Track In addition to completing required first-year courses, and the required courses in Corporations, 5 Evidence, and Professional Responsibility, students wishing to fulfill the basic General Practice Concentration must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses CR. CR. Choose at least two Choose two additional courses from columns A and/or two from column B Employment Law 3 Simulation Courses Estates and Trusts 3 Advanced Legal Writing: Law Firm Simulation 3 Family Law 3 PA Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation 3 Trial Advocacy 3 Trial Advocacy I- Trial Team 3 Clinics and Externships Government Externship* High-credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-profit Externship* Advanced Legal Writing: Drafting 2 Advanced Legal Writing: Law Firm Simulation 3 Bankruptcy 3 Directed Research* PA Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation 3 Simulation Course: Contract Drafting 3 Accounting for Lawyers 2 Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 Appellate Practice and Procedure 2 Basic Federal Income Taxation 3 Business Planning 2 E-Discovery Simulation 3 Estates and Trusts Skills 2 Federal Civil Procedure 3 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property 3 Negotiation Skills 2 Oil and Gas Law 2 Pennsylvania Civil Procedure 3 Pleading & Discovery Skills 2 Remedies in Law and Equity 2 Research for Law Practice 1 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper. 5 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 8

9 GENERAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION Estate Planning and Tax Track In addition to completing required first-year courses, the required courses in Corporations, 6 Evidence, and Professional Responsibility, students wishing to fulfill the General Practice Concentration Estate Planning Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses CR. Choose two additional courses from this column CR. Basic Federal Income Taxation 3 Estates and Trusts 3 Clinics and Externships High-Credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-Profit Externship * Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Directed Research* Accounting for Lawyers 2 Estates and Trusts Skills 2 Income Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders 3 Partnership and LLC Taxation 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper. 6 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 9

10 GENERAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION Family Law Track In addition to completing required first-year courses, the required courses in Corporations, 7 Evidence, and Professional Responsibility, students wishing to fulfill the General Practice Concentration Family Law Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses CR. Choose two additional courses from this column CR. Family Law 3 Clinics and Externships Choose one Education Law Clinic 6 Basic Federal Income Taxation 3 Family Law Clinic 6 Children and the Law 3 Government Externship* High-Credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Non-Profit Externship * Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Upper-Level Writing Requirement Courses Directed Research* Accounting for Lawyers 2 Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 Employee Benefits 2 Estates and Trusts Skills Course 2 Law and Medical Ethics 2 Negotiation Skills 2 Social Media and the Law 1 Trial Advocacy 3 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper. 7 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 10

11 GENERAL PRACTICE CONCENTRATION Real Property Track In addition to completing required first-year courses, the required courses in Corporations, 8 Evidence, and Professional Responsibility, students wishing to fulfill the General Practice Concentration Property Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses CR. Choose two additional courses from columns A and/or B CR. Land Use Planning 2 Clinics and Externships Choose one Government Externship* Real Estate Planning 2 High-Credit Externship* Real Estate Skills 2 Non-Profit Externship * Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Urban Development Practicum 6 Upper-Level Writing Requirement Courses Directed Research* Accounting for Lawyers 2 Basic Federal Income Taxation 3 Mineral & Gas Law: Leases & Conveyances 2 Oil and Gas Law 2 Partnership and LLC Taxation 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper. 8 Corporations I and II; or Corporate and Partnership Law, and Advanced Corporate Law and Business Entities 11

12 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST CONCENTRATION Basic Government Track In addition to completing Constitution Law I and II, students wishing to fulfill the Government and Public Interest Concentration Government Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course CR. Choose three additional courses from column A and/or B CR. Administrative Law 3 Simulation Courses Pennsylvania Legislative Process Simulation 3 Clinics and Externships Advanced Externship* Civil Rights Clinic* 6 Criminal Prosecution Externship Program 6 Federal Litigation Clinic 6 Government Externship High-credit Externship* Judicial Externship Juvenile Defender Clinic 6 Non-profit Externship* Pennsylvania Innocence Project 6 Public Defender Adult Program 6 Public Defender Juvenile Program 6 Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Unemployment Compensation Clinic 3 Urban Development Practicum* 6 Veterans Clinic 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting* 2 Companion Animal Law and Policy 3 Directed Research* Election Law 2 Environmental Justice Seminar 2 National Security Litigation 2 Pennsylvania State Constitutional Law 3 Animal Law 2 Children and the Law 3 Civil Rights Litigation* 2 Climate Change Law 2 Corporate Governance in the For-Profit and Non-Profit 1 Spheres Corporate Governance 3 Employment Discrimination 3 Energy Law 2 Environmental Enforcement, Litigation and Negotiation Skills 2 Environmental Law 3 Federal Courts and the Federal System 3 12

13 Federal Legislative Process: Theory, Politics & Procedure 2 Food Law and Policy 2 Gender and the Law 2 Health Care Law 2 Health Care Regulation 2 Immigration Law 2 International Law 3 Labor Law 3 Law and Higher Education 2 Law, Public Service and the Executive Branch 2 Local Government Law 2 Military Law 2 Pennsylvania Civil Procedure 3 Practice Before the Minor Judiciary 2 Public Health Law and Policy 2 Sanctions, Sentencing and Corrections 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 13

14 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST CONCENTRATION Energy and Environment Track In addition to completing Constitution Law I and II, students wishing to fulfill the Government and Public Interest Concentration Environment and Energy Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses CR. Choose three additional courses from this column CR. Administrative Law 3 Clinics and Externships Advanced Externship* Civil Rights Clinic* 6 Education Law Clinic* 6 High-credit Externship* Non-profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Urban Development Practicum* 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting* 2 Directed Research* Environmental Justice Seminar 2 Pennsylvania State Constitutional Law 3 Climate Change Law 2 Energy Law 2 Environmental Considerations in Business and Real 2 Estate Transactions Environmental Enforcement, Litigation and Negotiation 2 Skills Environmental Law 3 Food Law & Policy 2 Oil and Gas Law 2 Oil and Gas Litigation 2 * Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 14

15 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST CONCENTRATION Health Law Track In addition to completing Constitution Law I and II, students wishing to fulfill the Government and Public Interest Concentration Health Law Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses Administrative Law 3 CR. Choose three additional courses from this column CR. Clinics and Externships Advanced Externship* Civil Rights Clinic* 6 Education Law Clinic* 6 High-credit Externship* Non-profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Unemployment Compensation Clinic 3 Urban Development Practicum* 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting* 2 Companion Animal Law and Policy 3 Directed Research* Environmental Justice Seminar 2 Pennsylvania State Constitutional Law 3 Children and the Law 3 Climate Change Law 2 Environmental Law 3 Food Law and Policy 2 Health Care Law 2 Health Care Organizations & Finance 2 Health Care Regulation 2 Law & Medical Ethics 2 Legal Medicine & Forensic Science 2 Public Health Law & Policy 2 *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 15

16 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST CONCENTRATION Mission and Moral Life Track In addition to completing Constitution Law I and II, students wishing to fulfill the Government and Public Interest Concentration Mission and Moral Life Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Courses Choose one CR. Choose three additional courses from columns A and/or B CR. Canon Law 2 Catholic Social Thought and the Law 2 Clinics and Externships Philosophy of Law 3 Advanced Externship* Civil Rights Clinic* 6 Criminal Prosecution Externship Program* 6 Education Law Clinic* 6 High-credit Externship* Non-profit Externship* Pennsylvania Innocence Project* 6 Public Defender Adult Program* 6 Public Defender Juvenile Program* 6 Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Unemployment Compensation Clinic 3 Urban Development Practicum* 6 Veterans Clinic 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting* 2 Companion Animal Law & Policy 3 Directed Research* Environmental Justice Seminar 2 Pennsylvania State Constitutional Law 3 Philosophy of Law 3 Wrongful Convictions 2 Administrative Law 3 Alternative Dispute Resolution* 2 Animal Law 2 Art of Mediation 2 Capstone Course: Lawyering Skills 2 Children and the Law 3 Civil Rights Litigation * 2 Climate Change Law 2 Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail 3 Election Law 2 Food Law & Policy 2 Gender & the Law 2 In-House Counsel and Modern Corporations 2 Introduction to Jewish Law 2 Judgement and Decision Making for Lawyers 2 Law and Medical Ethics 2 16

17 Law and Psychology 2 Law and Religion 2 Law, Public Service and the Executive Branch 2 Public Health Law and Policy 2 Sanctions, Sentencing and Corrections 2 Secularism, Religion and the Public Square 2 Work-Life Law 2 * Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 17

18 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST CONCENTRATION Public Service and Community Engagement Track In addition to completing Constitution Law I and II, students wishing to fulfill the Government and Public Interest Concentration Public Service and Community Engagement Track must complete four additional courses in the upper level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course CR. Choose three additional courses from this column CR. Administrative Law 3 Simulation Courses Pennsylvania Legislative Process Simulation 3 Clinics and Externships Advanced Externship* 0 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting * 2 Family Law Clinic 6 Federal Litigation Clinic* 6 Government Externship High-credit Externship* Juvenile Defender Clinic 6 Non-profit Externship* Pennsylvania Innocence Project 6 Public Defender Adult Program 6 Public Defender Juvenile Program 6 Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Urban Development Practicum* 6 Veterans Clinic 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting 2 Directed Research* Election Law 2 Environmental Justice Seminar 2 Pennsylvania State Constitutional Law 3 Animal Law 2 Children and the Law 3 Civil Rights Litigation* 2 Employment Discrimination 3 Family Law 3 Food Law & Policy 2 * Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 18

19 LITIGATION CONCENTRATION Civil Litigation Track In addition to completing all required courses, students wishing to fulfill the Litigation Concentration Civil Litigation Track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course CR. Choose two additional courses from column A and/or B, including at least one simulation course and at least one clinic or externship CR. Remedies at Law and in Equity 2 Simulation Courses Advanced Legal Writing: Law Firm Simulation 3 Expert Evidence Simulation 3 Choose one PA Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation 3 Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation 3 Art of Mediation 2 Negotiation Skills 2 Clinics and Externships Civil Rights Clinic 6 Education Law Clinic 6 Family Law Clinic 6 Federal Litigation Clinic 6 Government Externship* High-credit Externship* Judicial Externship Non-profit Externship* Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Unemployment Compensation Clinic 3 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting 2 Advanced Legal Writing: Law Firm Simulation 3 Directed Research* Expert Evidence Simulation 3 PA Pretrial Civil Litigation Simulation 3 Accounting for Lawyers 2 Administrative Law 3 Appellate Moot Court I (classroom) 1 Appellate Moot Court (competition) varies Appellate Practice and Procedure 2 Capstone Course: Lawyering Skills 2 Civil Rights Litigation 2 Complex Litigation, Class Actions, & the Adversary 2 System Conflict of Laws 2 Deposition Skills 2 E-Discovery Simulation 3 Employment Discrimination 3 Fact Investigation 2 19

20 Family Law 3 Federal Courts and the Federal System 3 Fundamentals if Intellectual Property 3 Judgment and Decision Making for Lawyers 2 Litigation Technology 2 Medical Malpractice Litigation Skills 2 Patent Litigation 2 Pennsylvania Civil Procedure 3 Pleading and Discovery Skills 2 Research for Law Practice* 1 Trade Secret Law 2 Trial Advocacy 3 Trial Advocacy I- Trial Team 3 Trial Team varies *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper 20

21 LITIGATION CONCENTRATION Criminal Litigation Track In addition to completing all required courses, students wishing to fulfill the Litigation Concentration Civil Litigation Track must complete four (4) additional courses in the upper-level curriculum, as follows: Column A Required Course One of the following CR. Choose three additional courses from column A CR. and/or B, including at least one simulation course and at least one clinic or externship Alternative Dispute Resolution 2 Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail 3 Simulation Courses Expert Evidence Simulation 3 Expert Evidence Simulation 3 Negotiation Skills 2 Clinics and Externships Criminal Prosecution Program 6 Federal Litigation Clinic 6 High-credit Externship* Judicial Externship* Juvenile Defender Clinic 6 Pennsylvania Innocence Project 6 Public Defender Adult Program 6 Public Defender Juvenile Program 6 Summer Intensive General Externship* 1-6 Veterans Clinic 6 Advanced Legal Writing: Legal Drafting* 2 Directed Research* Expert Evidence Simulation 3 Wrongful Convictions 2 Accounting for Lawyers 2 Adjudication: The Judicial Process 2 Advanced Constitutional Law: Current Issues 2 Appellate Moot Court I (classroom) 1 Appellate Moot Court (competition) varies Appellate Practice and Procedure 2 Civil Rights Litigation 2 Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail 3 Federal Courts and the Federal System 3 International Criminal Law 3 Judgment and Decision Making for Lawyers 2 Law, Public Service and the Executive Branch 2 Legal Medicine and Forensic Science 2 Litigation Technology 2 Military Law 2 Research for Law Practice 1 Sanctions, Sentencing and Corrections 2 Trial Advocacy 3 Trial Advocacy I- Trial Team 3 21

22 Trial Team *Requires approval of Concentration Advisor after consultation with faculty member supervising the clinic/externship/paper varies 22