This seminar explores the defense of democracy through efforts to uphold the rule of law and reinforce safeguards of democratic institutions.
Derivatives Market Regulation Seminar
The Derivatives Market Regulation Seminar will provide students with an introduction to the law governing the derivatives markets.
Dispute Resolution Processes
This course addresses the skills involved in domestic commercial dispute identification, management, and resolution using methods other than litigation, and, specifically, negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.
Dispute Resolution Team – E-Board Members
The Dispute Resolution Team is a student-run, co-curricular program that offers members the opportunity to develop their lawyering skills as they represent New York Law School in local, regional, and national competitions.
Domestic Arbitration
This intensive five-day course addresses domestic arbitration practice and theory and emphasizes developing the skills needed to represent clients in arbitration proceedings.
Domestic Violence and the Law
This course explores the response of the legal system to the problem of domestic violence, through state and federal criminal laws against domestic violence, including the federal Violence Against Women Act.
Drafting: Contracts
This course teaches students the skills needed to draft contracts that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems.
Drafting Contracts: Technology Transactions
In this course, students will practice drafting all elements of a contract with a focus on technology transactions.
Drafting: Corporate Documents
This course teaches the skills needed to draft corporate contracts and documents that effectuate clients’ needs and anticipate potential legal problems.
Drafting: Federal Judicial Opinions
This practical course will teach students advanced legal writing skills used by judges, law clerks, and lawyers in drafting opinions, internal memorandums, and briefs; it is particularly beneficial for students interested in pursuing a judicial clerkship or externship.