Employment Discrimination Law Skils Practicum (1 credits)

Involves a simulated case raising important issues in employment discrimination law. Students investigate facts by interviewing the client and other witnesses, meet with opposing counsel to negotiate disclosure of relative documents, draft pleadings and discovery documents, take and defend depositions, draft and argue motions for summary judgment and conduct settlement negotiations with opposing counsel. The course focuses on oral and written advocacy, and negotiation while enhancing an understanding of the substantive law and the various skills needed to perform the assigned tasks. Faculty and fellow students critique students' performance using videotape. Faculty critique students' work. Students must simultaneously be enrolled in Employment Discrimination Law. This class is graded S/U. Corequisite: Employment Discrimination Law.