295K sec. 001 - Professional Identity in US Public and Private Sector Practice (Fall 2024)
Instructor: Alexis P. Kelly
Instructor: Ian Knowlton Peck
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
M 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 145
On 2024-08-26
M 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 145
From September 09, 2024
To October 07, 2024
M 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 145
On 2024-10-21
Course End: October 21, 2024
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 24
As of: 05/06 04:57 AM
Professionalism in U.S. Public Interest and Private Sector Practice is a 1-unit course designed for LL.M. students to introduce them to lawyers practicing in the U.S. legal system. The course is open to all LL.M. students and will explore professional norms of public interest and private sector law practice in the U.S., primarily through a range of guest speakers sharing their insights and expertise. The speakers will come from non-profit and public interest law organizations, government agencies, corporate counsel offices, and private practices to discuss what it means to be a legal professional in the U.S.; topics will include professionalism, professional identity, and current issues facing the profession.
LL.M. students are required to take this 1-unit Fall course to be eligible for the LL.M. Practical Lawyering Certificate and to do a spring field placement/judicial externship.
Interested students are encouraged to apply using this application by Monday, July 31: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4aXYqBWrseq96zvSZJizHv55KGZtIwL1FDoIMhvyLm2K8rw/viewform. If students have any questions, please contact Alexis Kelly at akelly@berkeley.edu.
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.
Exam Notes: (None) Class requires a series of papers, assignments, or presentations throughout the semester
Course Category: Field Placements
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Social Justice and Public Interest
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