242.9 sec. 001 - Listening and Communicating:Stagecraft for Lawyers (Fall 2021)
Instructor: Mohit Gourisaria (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
W 6:25 PM - 8:15 PM
From August 25, 2021
To October 13, 2021
Course End: October 13, 2021
Class Number: 32337
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 19
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 20
As of: 01/25 05:06 PM
THIS COURSE WILL MEET IN THE Goldberg Room IN SIMON HALL.
The objective of this course is to train and empower students to be active listeners (who don’t simply wait for their turn to speak), effective communicators (who embody their physical and vocal presence), and inclusive team players (who can collaborate across backgrounds and hierarchies) as they embark on a career in the law.
The course will bridge the gap between academic preparation and its successful application in practice. It will combine workshops from the theatre - tailored specifically to address challenges that young lawyers face - with seminar-style discussions to help align the intellectual rigor of legal education with the communication skills necessary to succeed as a practicing attorney. The curriculum will span five aspects of communication: “Listen”; "Process"; "Include"; “(Story)Tell”; and "Collaborate." Every few lessons, we will invite prominent Bay Area lawyers to participate in our class and share personal learnings from their careers.
The assignments for this course will include journal entries, readings, and preparation for workshops, including developing a theme and telling the story of two assigned cases (one criminal and one IP).
This course will have 7 class meetings. To allow for a makeup class because of unforeseen circumstances this course has an automatic make-up class scheduled for the 8th week. Students must be able to attend all 8 scheduled meetings to earn credit.
Mohit Gourisaria is an Assistant United States Attorney. He has taught legal writing and oral advocacy to law students at Berkeley and Columbia. He clerked on the Second Circuit and began his legal career at Wachtell Lipton in New York City. Mohit studied Theatre Arts in college and performed professionally in Boston before attending law school at Columbia and the London School of Economics.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
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Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
Course Category: Simulation Courses
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