Finally, in addition to a link to my materials from the last time I taught the course, I'd be remiss in not noting that there is an amazingly helpful, thoughtful, and friendly cohort of Federal Courts professors, especially those on the more junior-ish side. About five years ago, Amanda Frost and I started the "Junior Federal Courts Faculty Workshop" as an opportunity for up-and-coming Federal Courts prawfs to get to present work with senior commentators, and also to come see what our colleagues are up to.
Thomas , and Adam Steinman Seton Hall. I actually think we could stand to have more such resources in the Federal Courts world, but it's certainly the case that new and aspiring Federal Courts prawfs have plenty of places to look for help, guidance, and support, when jumping into the "organic chemistry" of law school.
But I'm curious if folks disagree with any of the above, or would add other observations. The e- floor is yours! Suzanna -- That's really helpful, thanks! For what it's worth, two weeks of classes is what I've done, too 4 minute sessions instead of 6 minute sessions , and I think that's the maximum amount that the syllabus will bear.
I just increasingly feel like it's insufficient--but maybe that's just inevitable If anyone is interested, there is a way to teach habeas in six minute sessions for me, 2 weeks of classes , although you and the students will work very hard.
Day 2: Habeas vs. I cover Boumediene in the much earlier unit on Congressional control over jurisdiction, so I don't count it here. Whether habeas is worth doing, of course, is an individual decision. Habeas isn't reliably taught anywhere else in our curriculum, and a fair number of my students will go on to federal clerkships, so I feel duty-bound to cover it.
I took Federal Courts with Professor Fabio Arcila in my last semester of law school; and it was truly the most challenging and rewarding learning experience for me. Along with the three models above, Professor Arcila also integrated a historical perspective to each section of the course. His approach as a legal historian made the course even more enriching.
I like your three models and see the class as a combination of bits of all 3, with the least focus on 3. Post by nixy » Tue Jan 28, pm Yeah, to be fair, I can see how Fed Courts definitely would be helpful, I just never managed to fit it in.
Honestly, evidence, admin, and fed courts are likely all helpful, but none is strictly necessary. Post by Quichelorraine » Tue Jan 28, pm My Fed Courts class was absolutely useless from a "knowledge" standpoint the gunner cannonade drowned out anything I might actually have learned , but I've seen enough clerkship hiring rounds to know that some screeners are puzzled if you haven't taken it.
So it's very useful to signal "hey, I'm interested," especially if you're otherwise not a shoe-in candidate. Evidence was more useful as a class, and in my actual practice of law, but came up not at all in either clerkships or hiring.
Make of that what you will. Post by stoopkid13 » Tue Jan 28, pm I'd just take whatever courses have the best professors. Agree that fed courts is useful and stands out a bit more when reviewing apps. But it's not really necessary and I wouldnt feel pressured to take it. I think the advice to take evidence for the bar can be good advice if you need extra bar prep. But if you have the grades and resume to be a competitive COA applicant, you'll almost definitely be fine just studying over the summer.
Admin is the tricky one for me because, while I dont think you need it to clerk, I have no insight as to whether its helpful if you want to practice in DC doing regulatory work. Post by nixy » Tue Jan 28, pm Quichelorraine wrote: My Fed Courts class was absolutely useless from a "knowledge" standpoint the gunner cannonade drowned out anything I might actually have learned , but I've seen enough clerkship hiring rounds to know that some screeners are puzzled if you haven't taken it.
Post by lavarman84 » Tue Jan 28, pm I took all three. I'd recommend taking all three if you can. If you can't, maybe drop evidence. You can learn it in bar prep, even though it'll be a pain in the ass.
Post by texanslimjim » Tue Jan 28, pm I would say they are all useful, but none of them are necessary. For a federal court clerkship, you may want to take Federal Courts which, among other things, will acquaint you with special issues involving the Article III judicial power and the most important federal causes of action. In addition, for your 3L year, you should also consider the Federal Appellate Practice course, co-taught by a federal appellate court judge. Most judges want their clerks to have taken core courses like Business Organizations and Evidence.
Elements used in grading: Grading will be based on attendance, participation, short papers, and a take home final exam. Interested students should fill out a consent form indicating commitment to the tutorial format. See Consent Application Form for instructions and submission deadline. This means that required class participation will include several components: a weekly pre-recorded lectures introducing assigned materials, b recorded lectures summarizing units of coverage, and c weekly small group tutorial sessions.
The small group tutorial sessions will be conducted with groups of fewer than five students who will work directly with Professor Spaulding every week as a pod. Every tutorial group will have at least one session during the regularly scheduled hours for the course during the quarter, but most sessions will take place during other mutually convenient time slots each week.
0コメント