105. Advocacy — Abriel, Bernstein, Carter, Duffy-Horling, Ekern, Hames, Jamil, R. Jones, M. Jones, Messenger, Rauch, John Schunk, JoLi Schunk, R. Smith, S. Smith
This is the third semester of Santa Clara’s required Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing program and builds upon the legal analysis, research, and writing skills taught during the first year. Students are presented with the record of a case on appeal and represent one of the parties. Students identify the legal issues in the case and research those issues, then write successive drafts of an appellate brief on behalf of their client and present oral argument in a courtroom setting. Students receive detailed written comments on their work. Required during the second year. Beginning in summer 2008, this course will be offered for a grade. (2 units)
201. Constitutional Law II — Ancheta, Armstrong, Gulasekaram, Hsieh, Love, Russell
Second half of introduction to concepts of constitutional doctrine. Focus on individual rights; equal protection; freedom of speech, press, and assembly; and freedom of religion. Required during the second year. (3 units)
320. Evidence — Gillingham, Kreitzberg, Scott, Uelmen
The rules governing what evidence may be placed before the trier of fact. The hearsay rule and its exceptions, rules of privilege, and the numerous rules that have been derived from concepts of relevancy. (4 units)
302. The Legal Profession — Hare, Mellard, Scheflin, Yosifon
The special character of the practice of law and the legal profession; conflicts between the lawyer as advocate, the lawyer as officer of the court, the lawyer as an institution with public responsibilities, and the lawyer as a human being dependent on the income to support his/her family. Historical overview of the lawyer, a consideration of what is the “practice of law,” a review of the ethical standards that form the norms for the practice of law, a consideration of the public responsibilities of the lawyer as the embodiment of the legal structure of society, attention to the business and economic aspects of the practice of law, and the place of the judiciary with respect to the bar. (3 units)