LAW698B

038115

This course is intended to be the signature course of Arizona Law's groundbreaking theory-to-practice curriculum. It is designed to give Arizona Law graduates a 'leg up' with some practical skills, knowledge, and insights regarding law practice in a variety of settings, including available resources, tools and best practices for success, and common pitfalls. Incorporating a focus on many of the 'soft skills' that articles and commentators complain that new lawyers lack, the course will emphasize aspects of professionalism, ethics, and skills that are not covered in most classes in the existing curriculum. The course also includes an innovative module on the economics of law practice, which is designed in part to provoke student thought and discussion about (1) how to quickly become as valuable as they can to whatever law enterprise they join, (2) how they might chart their own career development, (3) how to build a successful solo practice, whether they choose to do so immediately after law school or later in their careers, and (4) the different practical and economic considerations driving different types of clients and different types of law offices. The course will culminate in a day spent in Phoenix for a Flinn Foundation program on civic leadership and a meeting with judges. Students will leave this class armed with the tools to be savvier, more effective, and more confident new lawyers, and with a concrete vision of how to craft a productive and rewarding career in the law and as constructive members of their communities.

ALT - Alternative Grading +/- A,B,C,D,E,S,P,F

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