Timeroom: Spring 2021

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 926 (01) - Family Law

Family Law

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 52594

This course provides an overview of the law as it relates to modern families, including defining a family, the parties' relationships with each other and their children as well as the consequences of dissolution of the family. The main topics covered will be marriage, divorce, spousal and child support, encroachments on family privacy, and rights and obligations of individuals in families. The subject matter also covers abortion, alternative methods of bringing a child into a family as well as government involvement in the family. Family law is in a period of rapid change in the 21st. century. Participants in various family situations search for legal change to accommodate the rapid change in society. Court decisions, lawyers' arguments and the legal issues themselves all show the impact of societal, political, and economic change in the field of family law practice. The course will also explore how the law has evolved, and is continuing to evolve, in recent years. Class time will be used for lecture and discussion regarding text materials. The course is designed to cover the law on a national scope. We shall use a basic family law text. Classroom attendance and participation are required. Eligibility: Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. Course format: lecture. Grading: final exam, 85%; midterm exam, 15%. This course may be taken for an S/U grade.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	TR	11:00am - 12:15pm	UNHL 103

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 930 (01) - Health Law and Industry Regulation

Health Law & Industry Reg

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 52967

This course will provide students the practical regulatory knowledge base necessary to practice in the area of health law by teaching how the health care delivery system is regulated from a business perspective. Students analyze how providers navigate a complex and changing regulatory environment by reviewing the basic federal and state legal frameworks regulating health insurance, payment reform mandates and the Affordable Care Act implementation, business structures and tax, Medicare and Medicaid, fraud and abuse including Stark/Antikickback and antitrust. Students review a variety of case studies and hear from experts in the field of health law on current topics in order to highlight the interplay between health care delivery, business and regulation. Eligibility: All but 1Ls. Prereq: Admin Pro recommended Grading: see syllabus. Course may be taken S/U.

Only listed colleges in section: Franklin Pierce School of Law

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	MW	9:15am - 10:30am	UNHL 201

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 934 (01) - Inclusion@Work

Inclusion@Work

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/11/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 25
CRN: 57337

Organizations have transitioned from diversity as a compliance issue to inclusion as a business necessity. Beyond risk management, legal counsel is expected to help establish corporate policies and practices with an inclusive lens. This introductory course provides students with awareness of the importance and role of inclusive leadership in an increasingly globalized and dynamic marketplace. Students will learn about inclusive concepts such as unconscious bias, intent-impact and insider-outsider dynamics. Particular attention will be given to differentiating diversity from inclusion, traditional versus modern practices and levels of application (i.e. individual, group, systemic and marketplace).

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/11/2021	1/15/2021	MTWRF	10:00am - 1:00pm	UNHL 200

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 951 (01) - Professional Responsibility

Professional Responsibility

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 50
CRN: 52586

Professional Responsibility provides an in-depth study of the law of lawyering. The coverage includes the provisions of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, bar admission, malpractice, and the "business of law," such as multijurisdictional practice, advertising, and practices with professionals from other disciplines. The course will also expose students to the criticism of the ethics of the legal profession and discuss the use of the adversarial system as the dominant model for our justice system. The course will use the problem-method as its primary vehicle to structure the discussion. Eligibility: Required JD course. Course enrollment is limited to 50 students. Course format: problem-based. Grading: other (see syllabus), 100%. This course cannot be taken for an S/U grade.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	TR	9:30am - 10:45am	UNHL 229

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 952 (01) - Property

Property

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 115
CRN: 52585

This course will introduce and illustrate the fundamental legal concepts and terms involved in the control of property, including real estate, personal property, intangible property, and intellectual property. With primary emphasis on real property, topics covered include the rights and powers of ownership, how property rights are acquired and conveyed, how those rights can be shared between people simultaneously and over time, and how property rights can be divided, regulated, and restricted by the government.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	TF	12:30pm - 2:20pm	UNHL 204

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 963 (01) - Law and Mental Health

Law and Mental Health

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 54198

This two-credit course, meeting on selected Mondays (and one Saturday), equips students to manage all phases of legal proceedings in which mental health evidence and testimony are utilized. Students will review theories of law and mental health; assessment, treatment, credentialing, ethics, and practice standards; competency, sanity, and commitment proceedings; mental injury, antidiscrimination, and educational entitlements; delinquency, abuse/neglect, and child custody determinations; and practical aspects of forensic consultation, expert witness retention, and the lawyer?s own mental health. Open to all except 1Ls. Grading Information: Final examination= 80%; Class Preparation and Participation= 20%.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	M	5:30pm - 9:00pm	UNHL 227

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 969 (09) - Article II Sales

Article II Sales

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 57237

The Sales course is a continuation of contract doctrine from your first semester Contract Law course. While Contract Law focused on the common law's approach to contracts, Sales will focus on statutory approaches. U.C.C. Article 2 (sale of goods) will be the main focus of the course, but we will also explore other code approaches to sales. We will explore international sales and the Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the CISG). We will also look at electronic commerce through the Uniform Electronics Transactions Act (UETA) and Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign). Eligibility: Required JD course. Course format: lecture. This course is recommended for taking the bar exam. Grading: final exam, 100%. This course cannot be taken for an S/U grade.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 970 (01) - Preliminary Bar Exam

Preliminary Bar Exam

Credits: 0.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

CRN: 52739

The preliminary bar exam is a requirement for all 1L students, as set forth in the Student Handbook p.53 The prelim will assess students' substantive knowledge of Torts, Contracts, Property, and Civil Procedure, as well as the essential skills necessary for success on the bar exam. Students will not receive course credit for the prelim, and it will not be used to calculate GPA or class rank.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021		Hours Arranged	TBA

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 971 (01) - BioInnovation Research Collaboration and the Law

BioInnovation Resch Collaborat

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 53771

This course will explore the legal, regulatory and business issues that arise from the research, development, manufacturing and sale of innovative bio-medical products. Students will work through a case study to simulate the collaborative development of a product, learning in a dynamic and multi-disciplinary classroom. The curriculum will track key areas of the law that impact the development of innovative products, specifically cutting edge issues that arise when bringing together industry, academia and government collaboration around bio generation. Students will emerge from this pilot program ready for the challenge of identifying the issues facing companies working in bioinnovation space and specifically those companies seeking services from ARMI, Inc.

Only listed colleges in section: Franklin Pierce School of Law

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021	R	5:30pm - 7:20pm	UNHL 201

Law Franklin Pierce School of Law :: General Practice (LAW)

LGP 973 (1ON) - Extended Bar Review

Extended Bar Review

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Law (01/20/2021 - 05/14/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 35
CRN: 55235

This course is designed to jumpstart your bar exam preparation by developing your substantive knowledge and sharpening your critical bar exam success skills. Specifically, you will receive in-depth review of highly tested topics in Contracts, Evidence, Torts and Real Property. You will then put that knowledge to use working through practice MBE and essay questions. You will learn how to develop a strong but flexible framework to resolve bar exam problems, sharpen your reading comprehension, issue identification, rule mastery, critical thinking and legal analysis skills.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/20/2021	5/14/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE