4.2.3.6) Other courses. (King Hall Law School)
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This article is from the King Hall Law School FAQ, by David F. Prenatt, Jr. NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us with numerous contributions by others.
4.2.3.6) Other courses. (King Hall Law School)
The faculty presents a forum every year to help second and third year
students make decisions about what courses that they should take. You
should attend this for the most current information available.
However, I do have some general and specific recommendations:
* You should include at least one skills class in your law
school education, such as Trial Practice or Negotiations.
* You should take advantage of the various classes that offer
a paper as an alternative to a final exam for two reasons:
First, instructors usually allow you to rewrite your paper
to bring up your grade; Second, this will give you a knock-
out writing sample, possibly of publishable quality.
* You should take Federal Income Taxation, regardless of your
career goals. This course is a prerequisite for many other
law school courses, and taxation principles are key
ingredients in any modern system of law.
* You should take most (but not all) courses that are
designated as courses that you need for the California Bar
Exam (Bar Exam). In addition, there are many courses that
are not specified as Bar Exam courses that are very helpful
in preparing you for the Bar Exam:
- Administrative Law (3 units) (taught by Professor
Arturo Gandara <mailto:agandara@ucdavis.edu >);
- Federal Jurisdiction (3 units) (taught by Professor
John B. Oakley <mailto:jboakley@ucdavis.edu >); and
- Law of Elections & Political Campaigns (2 units)
(taught by Professor Floyd Feeney
<mailto:fffeeney@ucdavis.edu).
I have heard that Conflicts of Law (3 units) (taught by
Professor Fritz Jeunger) is also a helpful class in
preparing you for the Bar Exam. I couldn't fit it into my
schedule, so I wouldn't know. However, the July 1995
California Bar Exam did include a performance test based on
a conflicts of law issue.
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