Specific torts examined will include assault, battery, trespass, false imprisonment, conversion, defamation, invasion of privacy, products liability and injuries to business relationships. Defenses to a tort action, including assumption of the risk, consent, and contributory negligence are also studied. LAW515 -Criminal Law Traces the principles of criminal law from common law to their modern application. LAW517 -Legal Research Introduces the theory and practice of legal research through library exercises and writing exercises. Emphasis is placed on the development of practical research skills through the use of all major types of research materials available to the legal practitioner.
Writing Provides practical guidance in the basic skills of legal writing and legal method.
Emphasis on learning how to adapt a present writing style to the requirement and peculiarities of legal documents. LAW520 -Writing for the Bar Teaches the specialized skills necessary for successfully taking bar examinations, with instruction and exercises in spotting issues, organizaing material, and writing answers in torts, contracts, criminal law, and other basic subjects. LAW521 -Civil Procedure Studies common law civil procedure and its modern development including an introduction to in personam, quasi in rem and in rem jurisdiction. The course also covers due process, equal protection, and the bill of rights. LAW525 -Property Analyzes land law, both personal and real, including classification of estates in land, future interest, concurrent interest, landlord and tenant, conveyance system, and transferring interest in land.