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Mr. Dennis Campbell, Mr. Christian Campbell,
2 credits day; 2 credits evening. The live classes in Boston utilize a mix of lecture and problem
analysis and discussion. Because the class usually includes international students and students
who have completed internships abroad, an attempt is made to share insights and experiences in
examining issues that typically face cross border practitioners. The online portion of the course
emphasizes a variant of the "tutorial method", with small groups learning through reading,
research, writing and small group discussions. The final examination is a take-home exercise,
and class participation is a factor in the final evaluation. Because the instructors are experienced
in cross border litigation and arbitration, there is a particular emphasis on dispute resolution.
International Legal Practice (2 credits) will be co-taught by Dennis Campbell and Christian
Campbell as an intensive six-week course during the Spring 2013 semester. This course is a
requirement for any student who enrolls in an international legal internship for credit, unless
otherwise approved by an Associate Dean. The course may be taken before or after the
internship. The course is not limited only to internship students and is open to any student
interested in enrolling. It should be noted that the completion of the course does not guarantee a
placement in an international legal internship. The course is a combination of live in-class
instruction and on-line instruction over the Internet. The course will be divided into three
segments as follows: three weeks of on-line instruction; three weeks of live instruction at the
Law School; one week of on-line instruction. There will be a take-home examination to be
administered at the conclusion of the course in March. The course will be graded on a pass/fail
basis. During the Spring 2013 semester, we will offer one section of International Legal Practice.
The course will be divided into the following segments. Part I -The on-line portion of the class
will begin on January 25, 2013 and continue through February 1 and will resume on March 1
after the live sessions. There will be a total of 2 hours of on-line instruction for a period of 4
weeks, some of it expected to be live discussion. Students will be expected to have access to the
Internet at scheduled times. The on-line portion of the course will be taught by Christian
Campbell. Part II- The live sessions will be taught at the Law School by Dennis Campbell on
three successive weeks from Friday, February 8 through Saturday, February 23, 2013. These
classes will meet as follows: Fridays, February 8, February 15 and February 22, 2013, 5:00 -
8:30PM Saturdays, February 9, February 16, February 23, 2013 9:00AM - 1:00PM Part III - The
on-line portion will resume on March 1. (no classes week of March 11, 2013) International Legal
Practice will cover the basics of practicing law in an international context, i.e., the practicing
lawyer's response to ever more frequent confrontation with foreign law issues. In the on-line
segment, students will study the practical relevance of international, comparative and foreign
law, basic structures of some foreign legal systems, the different roles of lawyers, including
ethical and practical considerations and constraints when "foreign" counsel gives or receives
instruction. The fourth, fifth, and sixth weeks (in-class instruction) will focus on dispute
resolution in a transnational context. The resolution of international litigation issues in U.S.
courts, such as problems of jurisdiction, service, discovery, and enforcement of judgments, will
be compared with the approaches and responses of non-U.S. judicial systems. Consideration will
be given to the alternative of international commercial arbitration, and approaches of different
legal systems toward forum selection and choice of law. During the seventh (the second on-line
segment), students will become familiar with some aspects of international business transactions
and dispute resolution through a combination of problems and discussions associated with