This seminar examines critical pathways for reforming three key institutions at the heart of our criminal justice system: prosecution offices, indigent defense systems, and criminal courts.
Race, Bias, and Advocacy
This course examines how issues of race and race bias manifest themselves in the practice of law.
Real Estate Development
This course provides an overview of the laws, process, and business concerns related to real estate development with a particular focus on New York City.
Real Estate Public/Private Joint Ventures
This course provides students with an understanding of how real estate joint ventures work, focusing primarily on public-private partnerships.
Real Estate Transactions and Finance
This course provides an overview of the legal framework and business concerns related to a real estate transaction.
Refugee and Asylum Law
This course covers the regulations, statutes, international treaties, and case law related to refugee and asylum law.
Religious Freedom and Gender: International Standards and Best Practices in Times of Political Polarization
This course will focus on the interplay between religious freedom and gender equality in different contexts.
Restorative Justice
This course encourages students to think critically about the criminal justice system and the current system of punishment.
Restorative Practices Field Placement
This field placement offers students a placement in a nonprofit or government agency that uses restorative practices or principles in their work, usually as one of the tools or approaches in their work in a legal or legal-adjacent area.
Restorative Practices: Intro to Circle Facilitation
This two-day intensive course has required preparation (reading and related assignments) in advance of the class meetings. Designed for no more than 15 students, this course involves participation in restorative circles in order to learn the basics of the practice of circle facilitation.