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Civil Procedure

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Course Information

Course Number: L6101

Curriculum Level: Foundation

Areas of Study: Civil Procedure, Litigation, and Dispute Resolution

Type: Lecture

Section 002 Information

Instructor

Suzanne Goldberg Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law

Section Description

Study of the principal elements of the civil litigation process. The subjects studied include elements of a fair procedural system, jurisdiction over parties, phases of a lawsuit with an emphasis on pleadings, discovery and pre-trial adjudication, subject matter jurisdiction, the effects of prior adjudication, complex litigation, and alternatives to formal adjudication.

School Year & Semester: Fall 2025

Points: 4

Method of Evaluation: Exam

J.D Writing Credit?: No

Learning Outcomes

Primary

At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in values-based considerations in law-making
At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis

Secondary