COURSE DESCRIPTION 2012 2013

Transactional Law and Practice

Mr. Todd Krieger,

2 credits day; 2 credits evening.

This course is available to two groups of students: (1) Those students who are registered, during the Spring 2011 semester, in a legal internship placement focusing on transactional practice, and (2) Those students, not enrolled in such a legal internship placement during the Spring 2011 semester, but interested in studying transactional law and practice. (This is a limited enrollment course. Priority is available to those students who will be registered contemporaneously in the previously-described legal internship placement.) (See detailed information below.) - This course is a focused section of the two-credit, contemporaneous course requirement for students registered in a legal internship placement in the Spring, 2011 semester. The two credits granted for this course are in addition to and independent of any credits awarded for field placement experience. This specialized section of the internship classroom requirement will focus on transactional law practice subjects including contract analysis and drafting; entity formation; intellectual property; client counseling; business planning, and other related topics. Guest lecturers, including practitioners from major local law firms, will lend their experienced insight and examples to further enhance the students‘ learning experience. This course is graded on an High Pass, Pass, Low Pass/Fail (no credit) basis and a student‘s grade will be based on his or her journal entries, class participation, individual presentations, research and drafting assignments, and other assigned projects. Students placed at corporate in-house legal departments, selected local law firms with a transactional practice, and other in-house counsel and IP firms will be eligible for participation in this section. Any student interested in registering in the legal internship placement must see Prof. Bernadette Feeley for approval before registering for the classroom component. - This course will focus on transactional law practice subjects including contract analysis and drafting; entity formation; intellectual property; client counseling; business planning, and other related topics. Guest lecturers, including practitioners from major local law firms, will lend their experienced insight and examples to further enhance the students‘ learning experience. This course is graded on a on an High Pass/Pass/Low Pass/Fail (no credit) basis and a student‘s grades will be based on class participation, individual presentations, research and drafting assignments, and other assigned projects. Graded on an High Pass, Pass, Low Pass, Fail basis.

Elective Course

Meets Skills Menu Requirement

Meets Financial Services Concentration Requirements

Meets Intellectual Property Concentration Requirements