2013 Archive: CLS Class Audit

Columbia Law School Auditing - Constitutional Law

Constitutional Law
Professor David Pozen

This is a basic course in constitutional law. The course locates the Constitution in the life of the United States. It explores the theory of the Constitution and its antecedents; judicial review, its justification and development, and its legal and political significance; the nature of our federal system; the growth of national power and of limitations on state authority and the abiding significance of the states; the separation of powers and varieties of checks and balances in the U.S. government; and then, for about half of the course, the theory and content of individual rights under the Constitution, the development of the principal rights during 200 years by constitutional amendment and judicial interpretation, and the jurisprudence of the Judiciary in its role as the guardian of rights under the Constitution and under civil rights acts.

Deadline to confirm attendance: Wednesday, November 13

Location: TBA to attendees
Time: 1:20pm-2:40pm

2013 Archive: "Legally Speaking"

Legally Speaking - Panel of Columbia Alums Practicing Law

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Students interested in the law are invited to a panel discussion, Q&A session, and reception with Columbia alumni who have gone to Law School and are practicing careers in the field.

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Panelists:
John Balestriere, CC'93, Yale Law '98, Partner, Balestriere, Fariello, & Abrams LLP - litigation (class actions, civil fraud, criminal defense, false claims/whistleblower suits, general counsel, legalmalpractice and legal ethics, regulatory defense)

Stephen Kunen, CC'06, Emory Law '11 Intellectual Property and Combat Sports Attorney

Kathryn E. Schneider, CC'88, Law '91, VP & Associate General Counsel, Corporate Affairs, ACE Group, a multinational insurance organization

David W. Whealan, EN '94, Rutgers Law – Newark,  Senior Patent Counsel, Google

Sponsored by: Center for Career Education, Columbia College Alumni Affairs and Development, Engineering Development and Alumni Relations, Office of Preprofessional Advising, Student and Alumni Programs.

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Contact:
For further information regarding this event, please contact Cindy Cogdill by sending email to cfc5@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-5155.

Location: 401 Lerner Hall
Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm

2013 Archive: Discussion with CLS Dean

Dinner Discussion with Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia Law School

Refreshments will be provided. Event will be capped at 20 students so please arrive early! 

Location: Hamilton 315
Time: 8:00pm-9:00pm

2013-2014 Archive: Discusion with Dean Greenberg-Kobrin, Columbia Law School

Poster Design: Lilia Cherchari

2013-2014 Archive: Columbia Law School Auditing Program

With the generous assistance of the professors at Columbia Law School, Columbia Pre-Law Society is able to offer the following two classes for you to sit in and audit for a day. Please email us by the respective deadlines to audit any of the following two classes at Columbia Law School. 

Civil Procedure

Professor Olatunde Johnson

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Time: 1:20-2:40

This course examines the principal elements of the civil litigation process. The subjects studied include elements of a fair procedural system; phases of a lawsuit with an emphasis on pleadings, discovery, and pretrial adjudication; scope of courts’ jurisdiction over individuals and claims; the effects of prior adjudication; complex litigation; and alternatives to formal adjudication. Special attention is given to the ways in which procedural rules implement various values, policies, and conceptions of justice.

Deadline to confirm attendance: Friday, November 8, 2013

Constitutional Law 

Professor David Pozen

Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Time: 1:20-2:40

This is a basic course in constitutional law. The course locates the Constitution in the life of the United States. It explores the theory of the Constitution and its antecedents; judicial review, its justification and development, and its legal and political significance; the nature of our federal system; the growth of national power and of limitations on state authority and the abiding significance of the states; the separation of powers and varieties of checks and balances in the U.S. government; and then, for about half of the course, the theory and content of individual rights under the Constitution, the development of the principal rights during 200 years by constitutional amendment and judicial interpretation, and the jurisprudence of the Judiciary in its role as the guardian of rights under the Constitution and under civil rights acts.

Deadline to confirm attendance: Wednesday, November 13, 2013