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Note: The curriculum has been grouped into different subject areas. Keep in mind, as you look through the groupings that many courses relate to more than one area. For more information about course selection and academic planning, please consult the Upperclass Curriculum Guide.

Business Organizations Law
Civil Practice & Litigation
Clinics
Commercial Transactions Law
Constitutional Law & Theory
Criminal Law
Family Law
Health Law
International & Comparative Law
International Business Law
IP, Media and Information Law
Labor & Employment Law
Legal Theory & Jurisprudence
Legal Writing & Research
Property, Real Estate & Environmental Law
Public Interest Law
Regulatory Law and Policy
Taxation
Trusts & Estates

Business Organizations Law

Accounting for Lawyers
Accounting for Lawyers: Advanced Problems
Agency, Partnership - LLC
Banking Law
Business Reorganizations
Corporate Finance
Corporate Law: Advanced Topics
Corporate Law: Mergers and Acquisitions/ Corporate Governance
Corporations
Debtor and Creditor Rights
Insurance Law
International Securities Regulatory Law Seminar
Law of Non-Profit Organizations
Securities Fraud: Criminal and Regulatory Enforcement
Securities Regulation
Sports Law
Tax: Corporations and Shareholders
Tax: Partners and Partnerships
The For-Profit/Nonprofit Boundary Seminar
Trading Derivatives: Practice and Law

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Civil Practice & Litigation

Administrative Law
Advanced Civil Procedure
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Practice Workshop
Conflict of Laws
Discovery Workshop
Evidence
Evidence Workshop: the Law of Privilege
Federal Courts and the Federal System
Intensive Negotiation Workshop
International Litigation
Interviewing and Counseling
Mediation Skills Workshop
Negotiation Seminar
Products Liability
Professional Responsibility
Remedies
The Legal Profession
Trial Advocacy

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Clinics

Clinic - Advanced Corporate Real Estate
Clinic - BLS-Holland & Knight Pro Bono Project
Clinic - Brooklyn Law Incubator & Policy
Clinic - Capital Defender and Federal Habeas
Clinic - Civil Practice Externship
Clinic - Community Development
Clinic - Consumer Counseling and Bankruptcy
Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate
Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate Seminar
Clinic - Criminal Appeals Defense
Clinic - Criminal Appeals Manhattan DA Office
Clinic - Criminal Practice Externship
Clinic - Employment Law
Clinic - Federal Civil Litigation NYC Law Department
Clinic - Health Law Internship
Clinic - Health Law Practicum
Clinic - Investor Rights
Clinic - Judicial Clerkship Externship
Clinic - Mediation
Clinic - Prosecutors
Clinic - Prosecutors: U.S. Attorney, EDNY
Clinic - Safe Harbor
Clinic - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Clinic: Advanced BLIP
Clinic: Advanced Condominium and Cooperative Internship
Clinic: Federal Civil Litigation USAO EDNY Division Immigration Unit
Clinic: Transactional Law/Community Development Externship

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Commercial Transactions Law

Accounting for Lawyers
Accounting for Lawyers: Advanced Problems
Business Reorganizations
Clinic - Consumer Counseling and Bankruptcy
Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate
Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Law
Commercial Law Seminar: Current Topics
Commercial Transactions: Commercial Paper and Banking
Commercial Transactions: Sales and Secured Transactions
Commercial Transactions: Secured Transactions
Contracts
Corporate Law: Advanced Topics
Corporations
Debtor and Creditor Rights
Federal Income Taxation
International Business Transactions
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Practice
Real Estate Practice & Finance
Securities Regulation

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Constitutional Law & Theory

Clinic - Judicial Clerkship Externship
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Mass Media Law Seminar
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law III: First Amendment
Election Law: the Law of Democracy
Federal Courts and the Federal System
Mass Media Law
Media Law and Policy Seminar
Religion and the Constitution
Religion and the Law Seminar
Sexuality and the Law
Terrorism and Civil Liberties Seminar
Women And The Law

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Criminal Law

Antitrust and Health Care
Appellate Advocacy
Business Crimes and Corporate Litigation
Capital Punishment Law
Clinic - Capital Defender and Federal Habeas
Clinic - Criminal Appeals Defense
Clinic - Criminal Appeals Manhattan DA Office
Clinic - Criminal Practice Externship
Clinic - Judicial Clerkship Externship
Clinic - Prosecutors
Clinic - Prosecutors: U.S. Attorney, EDNY
Comparative Criminal Procedure
Criminal Law
Criminal Law Seminar: Current Events
Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence Workshop
Criminal Procedure I
Criminal Procedure II
Evidence
Evidence Workshop: the Law of Privilege
Federal Criminal Investigation
Federal Criminal Law
International Criminal Law
Law and Police Policy Seminar
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation
New York Criminal Procedure Workshop
Problem Solving Courts
Terrorism and Civil Liberties Seminar
Trial Advocacy

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Family Law

Divorce Mediation Workshop
Domestic Violence and the Law
Family Law
Sexuality and the Law
Women And The Law

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Health Law

Administrative Law
Antitrust and Health Care
Bioethics and Public Policy
Clinic - Health Law Internship
Clinic - Health Law Practicum
Corporations
Health Law
Information Privacy Law
Mental Health Law
Products Liability
Public Health Law and Policy
Representing Health Care Facilities

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International & Comparative Law

Clinic - Safe Harbor
Clinic: Federal Civil Litigation USAO EDNY Division Immigration Unit
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Criminal Procedure
Conflict of Laws
European Union Law
Forced Migration: the Law of Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Internally Displaced People
Immigration and Nationality Law
International and Foreign Law Research
International Criminal Law
International Criminal Tribunals
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights
International Law
International Litigation
Jessup International Moot Court
Jewish Legal History Seminar
Law of War Seminar
Transportation and Maritime Law

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International Business Law

Commercial Law Seminar: Advanced Topics in Secured Transactions
Comparative Business Organizations
Corporate Law Seminar: Comparative Corporate Governance
European Union Law
International and Foreign Law Research
International Business Transactions
International Environmental Law
International Intellectual Property
International Litigation
International Securities Regulatory Law Seminar
International Trade Law
International Trade/ Customs Law
Jessup International Moot Court
Tax: International Transactions
Transportation and Maritime Law

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IP, Media and Information Law

Advanced Copyright and Trademark Law
Art Law Practicum: Advanced Problems
Art Law Seminar: Advanced Problems
Art, Entertainment and Media Law Seminar
Clinic - Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
Clinic: Advanced BLIP
Comparative Mass Media Law Seminar
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law
Entertainment Law Workshop
Information Privacy Law
Internet Law
IP Law Colloquium
IP Seminar: Challenges & Reforms in the Information Age
Law and Technology
Litigating an IP Case
Mass Media Law
Media Law and Policy Seminar
Newsgathering and the Law Seminar
Patent Law
Telecommunications Law
Trademark and Unfair Competition

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Labor & Employment Law

Employment Discrimination
Employment Law
Labor Arbitration
Labor Law
Labor Law: Advanced Problems
Pension Rights and Executive Compensation
Privacy and the Workplace

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Legal Theory & Jurisprudence

American Legal History
Election Law: the Law of Democracy
Jurisprudence Seminar
Jurisprudence Seminar: How Judges Think
Law and Economics
Law and Literature Seminar
Law of War Seminar
Law, Language, and Cognition Seminar
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation
Race and the Law
Sexuality and the Law
The Legislative Process Seminar
Women And The Law

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Legal Writing & Research

Advanced Legal Research
Appellate Advocacy
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
Brooklyn Law Review
Fundamentals of Legal Drafting
Independent Research
International and Foreign Law Research
Jessup International Moot Court
Journal of Law and Policy
Legal Writing I
Legal Writing II (Moot Court)
Moot Court Competitions
Writing for Law Practice

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Property, Real Estate & Environmental Law

Administrative Law
Clinic - Community Development
Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate
Clinic: Advanced Condominium and Cooperative Internship
Commercial Leasing
Environmental Law
Environmental Law Topics Seminar
International Environmental Law
Land Use Controls
Law of Condos, Co-Ops and Homeowners Associations
Public/Private Initiatives Seminar
Real Estate Development
Real Estate Finance
Real Estate Practice
Real Estate Practice & Finance
State and Local Government

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Public Interest Law

Administrative Law
Climate Change, Economic Development and Human Rights
Clinic - Community Development
Clinic - Consumer Counseling and Bankruptcy
Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate
Clinic - Employment Law
Clinic - Safe Harbor
Comparative Constitutional Law
Comparative Mass Media Law Seminar
Constitutional Law
Constitutional Law III: First Amendment
Consumer Protection Law
Domestic Violence and the Law
Election Law: the Law of Democracy
Employment Discrimination
Environmental Law
Environmental Law Topics Seminar
Federal Courts and the Federal System
Health Law
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights
Mass Media Law
Media Law and Policy Seminar
Mental Health Law
Race and the Law
Religion and the Constitution
Sexuality and the Law
Terrorism and Civil Liberties Seminar
Women And The Law

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Regulatory Law and Policy

Administrative Law
Administrative Law Writing Practicum
Antitrust Law
Climate Change, Economic Development and Human Rights
Consumer Protection Law
Environmental Law
Environmental Law Topics Seminar
Immigration and Nationality Law
Insurance Law
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation
State and Local Government
Telecommunications Law

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Taxation

Accounting for Lawyers
Accounting for Lawyers: Advanced Problems
Estate Planning
Federal Estate and Gift Tax
Federal Income Taxation
Pension Rights and Executive Compensation
Tax: Corporations and Shareholders
Tax: International Transactions
Tax: Partners and Partnerships
Tax: Securities and Other Financial Instruments
Taxation of Executive Compensation

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Trusts & Estates

Clinic - Corporate and Real Estate
Corporations
Debtor and Creditor Rights
Estate Planning
Family Law
Federal Estate and Gift Tax
Federal Income Taxation
Pension Rights and Executive Compensation
Real Estate Practice
Real Estate Practice & Finance
Trusts and Estates

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