In Weeks 3-12, three one-hour small group sessions are held between the hours of 9:30 and 12:30 to discuss various perspectives on traditional and emerging issues. In six of the small group sessions, groups of four students are assigned to make brief presentations and to assist in leading the discussion. The small group presentations and small group participation is worth 10% of the final grade. On the Monday following the group presentation the presenters submit a 1000-word paper responding to the question and based on their presentation and the group discussion. This paper must be the presenter's own work. It is worth 10% of the final grade.
Here is a list of the topics discussed in the small groups in the 2000 course.
I - The Adversary System (January 19, 2000)
II - Access to Justice and the Role of Counsel (January 26, 2000)
III - Ethics and the Role of Counsel (February 2, 2000)
IV - Professional Ethics Problems (February
9, 2000)
(problems to be distributed during the small
group sessions)
V - Access to Justice and the Cost of Litigation (February 16, 2000)
VI-VIII - Rules Exercises (March
1, 8, 15, 2000)
(problems to be distributed during the small
group sessions)
IX - Civil Justice Reform: ADR and Reform (March 22, 2000)
X - Class Proceedings (March 29, 2000)