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“ Atlanta's John Marshall Law School 's rigorous curriculum is challenging and rewarding.”

~Kenneth Cooke, 3rd year

The study of law is exciting, dynamic, and richly rewarding both personally and professionally. At Atlanta's John Marshall Law School , the program of study is designed to prepare students to enter practice and represent people. The program is thus directed toward the acquisition and development of intellectual, analytical, and lawyering skills. From the first-year curriculum with its pre-determined set of core courses, through the third year with courses that emphasize practical skill development, the degree program is designed to promote analytical reasoning, precision in both oral and written communication, and problem solving skills. With these fundamental skills, students learn the rules of law and how to apply them in an ever-changing society. During their first year, both full-time and part-time students must enroll in and successfully complete the courses listed in the first year required program. Following the first year, students must complete the remainder of the required course load as well as a minimum number of elective courses of their own choosing. All students must take the required courses in the year and division in which they are enrolled. Elective courses may be taken in either the day or the evening by students, subject to the limitations set forth in the Academic Code and the Dean's Office Regulations. These documents may be found in the Student Handbook, a copy of which is provided to each new student at registration.

- Student Program

- Course Listings

- Course Descriptions

- Degree Requirements

 

Student Program

The program of study at John Marshall leads to the Juris Doctor degree upon successful completion of the required and elective curriculum. Students may enroll in either the full-time day program or in the part-time program where classes are offered primarily during the evening hours.

The full-time day program requires study in residence for six semesters over three academic years. Some part-time students may take their required classes during the day with the full-time students. The part-time program is designed to provide a means to achieve a legal education to those who, for whatever reason, are unable to devote full time to the study of law. The part-time program requires study in residence for eight semesters over four academic years, plus some summer sessions.

The academic year consists of two semesters of fourteen weeks duration followed by an examination period of approximately two weeks in length. There is an abbreviated summer session of seven weeks of instruction followed by an examination period. The summer session is intended primarily for students in the part-time division, although full-time students may enroll in the summer session courses to lighten their class load during the next academic year.

Classes in the full-time day division are normally scheduled during regular business hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, while required classes in the part-time evening division are scheduled three evenings per week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) from 6:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Students are required to take all required classes in the year and division in which they are enrolled. Elective classes may be taken by both full and part-time students when the classes are offered. The required course load for students in the full-time and part-time divisions are as follows:

FULL-TIME STUDENTS

-FIRST YEAR        
  Fall      Spring  
  Civil Procedure I 3 Civil Procedure II 3
  Contracts I 3   Contracts II 3
  Real Property I 3   Real Property II 3
  LWRA I 3   LWRA II 3
  Torts I 3   Torts II 3
           
  Total Credits: 15   Total Credits 15
       
         
-SECOND YEAR        
  Fall      Spring  
  Criminal Law 3   Criminal Procedure 3
  Constitutional Law I 3   Constitutional Law II 3
  Evidence 4   Business Organizations 3
  Elective(s) and/or Writing Req. * 2-5   Sales & Secured Transactions 3
        Elective or Writing Req.* 0-3
           
  Total Credits: 12-15   Total Credits: 12-15
           
       
-THIRD YEAR        
  Fall      Spring  
  Professional Responsibility 2   Elective(s) and/or Writing Req.* 12-15
  Remedies 3  
  Elective(s) and/or Writing Req.* 7-10      
           
  Total Credits: 12-15   Total Credits: 12-15

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 88 credits

Policies:
  1. For all academic rules and regulations, please refer to the Catalog and to the Student Handbook and Academic Code for John Marshall Law School.

PART-TIME STUDENTS

-FIRST YEAR              
  Fall   Spring   Summer  
  Contracts I 3 Contracts II 3 Criminal Law 3
  LWRA I 3 LWRA II 3 Electives 2-3
  Torts I 3 Torts II 3
     
Total Credits: 9 Total Credits: 9

Total Credits:

5-6
SECOND YEAR          
  Fall   Spring   Summer  
  Civil Pro I 3 Civil Pro II 3 Prof. Resp. 2
  Real Prop I 3 Real Prop II 3 Electives or Writing Req.* 3-4
  Crim. Pro. 3 Elective or Writing Req.* 2-3
     
  Total Credits: 9

Total Credits:

 

9-10 Total Credits: 5-6
-THIRD YEAR              
  Fall   Spring   Summer  
  Con. Law I 3 Con. Law II 3 Elective(s) and/or Writing Req.* 6
  Evidence I 2 Evidence II 2
  Bus. Orgs. 3 Elective(s) and/or Writing Req.* 3-5
Elective or Writing Req.* 0-2    
             
  Total Credits:

8-10

 

Total Credits: 8-10 Total Credits: 6
-FOURTH YEAR              
  Fall   Spring      
  Remedies 3 Elective(s) and/or Writing Req.* 9-10
  Sales & Secured 3
  Elective and/or Writing Req.* 3-4
   
  Total Credits: 9-10 Total Credits: 9-10

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION:     88 Credits

* After the first year of study, students take a minimum of 26 credits in elective courses. Also, after completing LWRA I & II, students must take a minimum of two writing courses totaling at least five credits. The upper division writing courses from which these two courses are chosen include: Advanced Appellate Advocacy (2); Transactional Drafting (3); Trial Advocacy and Writing (3); ADR and Writing (3); and Pretrial Practice and Procedure (2). Students may take additional writing courses to fulfill other elective requirements.

Policies:

  1. For all academic rules and regulations, please refer to the Catalog and to the Student Handbook and Academic Code for John Marshall Law School.

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Course Listings

 

Required Courses:

 

First Year

105

Civil Procedure I

3

106

Civil Procedure II

3

110

Contracts I

3

111

Contracts II

3

115

Real Property I

3

116

Real Property II

3

120

Torts I

3

121

Torts II

3

 

Upper Division

150

Business Organizations

3

155

Constitutional Law I

3

156

Constitutional Law II

3

160

Criminal Law

3

165

Criminal Procedure

3

170

Evidence

4

170

Evidence I

2

171

Evidence II

2

175

Professional Responsibility

2

180

Remedies

3

185

Sales & Secured Transactions

3

 
 
 

Legal Skills & Professionalism Program:

 

Legal Skills & Professionalism Program: First Year Required Courses

205

Legal Writing, Research & Analysis I

3

206

Legal Writing, Research & Analysis II

3

 

Legal Skills & Professionalism Program: Upper Division Electives (5 hour minimum):

210

LWRA III - Pretrial Practice & Procedure

2

215

Transactional Drafting

3

220

Trial Advocacy & Writing

3

225

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Writing

3

235

Advanced Appellate Advocacy

2

240

Writing for MPT

1

 
 
 

Electives:

 

Advanced Standing Required: Business, Commercial & Property Law

305

Accounting for Lawyers

3

330

Payment Systems

3

334

Finance & Fraud:  Rights & Remedies

3

335

Bankruptcy

3

338

Business Planning

3

340

Entertainment Law

3

355

Real Estate Finance

2

360

Federal Income Taxation

3

 

Advanced Standing Required: Personal, Torts & Criminal Law

412

Seminar – Privacy Law

2

419

Employment Law

3

420

Employment Discrimination

3

430

Intellectual Property

3

433

Patent Law

2

440

Workers Compensation

3

451

Seminar - Death Penalty

2

453

Advanced Evidence

3

455

Advanced Criminal Procedure

3

462

Domestic Relations

3

463

Domestic Violence

2

468

Wills, Trusts & Estates

3

469

Estate Planning

3

 

Advanced Standing Required: Public Law

505

Administrative Law

3

508

Health Care Law

3

510

Conflict of Laws

3

512

Federal Courts

3

515

Constitutional Torts

3

519

Seminar – Constitutional Theory & Interpretation

2

520

Civil Liberties I Seminar

2

521

Civil Liberties II Seminar

2

525

Education Law

3

535

Environmental Law

3

545

Immigration Law

3

547

Seminar - Asylum & Refugee Law

3

555

Juvenile Law

3

 

Advanced Standing Required: Practice Oriented Skills

605

Advanced Legal Research

2

610

Law Office Management

2

621

Arbitration

3

622

Mediation

2

630

Trial Advocacy

3

631

Art of Advocacy

2

632

Depositions

2

650

Client Interviewing & Counseling

2

651

Negotiations

2

655

Georgia Practice & Procedure

2

660

Externship

2-6

660

Micronesian Externship

3-6

665

Scholarly Legal Writing & Editing

2

670

Advanced Bar Studies

2

 

Advanced Standing Required: Interdisciplinary

705

Jurisprudence

3

710

Law & Economics

3

 

Advanced Standing Required: Comparative/International

810

International Business Transactions

3

811

International Civil Litigation

3

815

International Law

3

 

Advanced Standing Required: Student Programs

910

AAJ Mock Trial Competition

1

911

Georgia Intra State Moot Court Competition

1

912

William W. Daniel National Mock Trial Competition

1

915

National NYC Bar Association Moot Court Competition

1

919

Texas Young Lawyers Competition

1

920

Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition

1

921

John Gibbons Moot Court Competition

1

922

ABA Negotiation Competition

1

924

ABA Labor & Employment Law Mock Trial Competition

1

925

ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Team

1

926

Emory National Civil Rights and Liberties Competition

1

930

ABA Client Interviewing & Counseling Competition Team

1

940

Stetson National Pretrial Competition Team

1

990

Directed Research

2



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Degree Requirements

To be recommended by the faculty for receipt of the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, a student must meet the following requirements:

Completion with passing grades of all required courses, and of 88 credit hours of study of which a minimum of 60 credit hours must be in residence at John Marshall;

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 for all graded work undertaken at the School of Law ; and

Attendance in residence for six academic semesters in the full-time division or eight academic semesters in the part-time divisions having enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit each semester in the full-time division and eight semester hours of credit each semester in the part-time division; and

 The student's tuition account is current.

The School of Law may require a leave upon specified terms, terminate a student's enrollment, or decline to award a degree if the Administration determines that this is in the best interests of the School or that a student is not qualified for admission to the legal profession because of factors other than academic standing.

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