LLM Program of Study
Each program offers a mix of required classes and electives, which can be tailored to student interests. Each student will meet individually with the Director of their program to discuss their goals and plan an individualized program of students that covers the degree requirements while best serving the students needs.
Students in the American Legal Studies Program are required to take Legal Writing I and Professional Responsibility. Those students wishing to qualify to sit for the California Bar Exam must also take additional bar-tested courses.
Students in the Practice Skills LLM Program may select from a broad array of practice skills classes.
American Legal Studies LLM Program
| Introduction to the American Legal System | (individually scheduled prior to start of classes) |
| Legal Writing I | 3 units (Fall or Spring Semester) |
| Professional Responsibility | 3 units (Spring Semester) |
| Electives – individually selected in conjunction with the Director of the LLM Program | 18 units (including bar-tested classes for students seeking to take the California Bar Exam) |
Practice Skills LLM Program
Required Courses:
| Client Interviewing & Counseling | 2 units |
| Civil Motion Practice* | 3 units |
| Contracts Drafting | 2 units |
| Criminal Motions Practice* | 3 units |
| Law Practice Management or Solo Practice | 2 units |
| Negotiation Theory & Skills | 3 units |
| Trial Practice/Advanced Trial Advocacy | 3 units |
*a qualifying externship or clinical experience may be approved in lieu of one of these classes.
And at least six units selected in conjunction with the Director of the LLM Program from the following:
| Appellate Advocacy | 2 units |
| California Pre-Trial Preparation | 3 units |
| Deposition Practice | 1 or 2 units |
| Directed Study | 1-3 units |
| Family Law Workshop | 1 unit |
| Introduction to IP Practice | 3 units |
| Intra-School Moot Court Competition | 1 unit |
| Introduction to Mediation | 1 unit |
| Patent & Trademark Clinic Seminar | 3 units |
| Small Business & Nonprofit Clinic Seminar | 3 units |
| Sport Agency Registration & Practice | 1 unit |
| Veteran’s Legal Assistance Clinic Seminar | 3 units |