New York Law School regularly fields a team to the Wilhem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna, Austria.
Law and Religion: National, International, and Comparative Perspectives
This upper-level seminar course focuses on the intersection of law and religion through the lenses of legal philosophy and history and constitutional, comparative, and international law.
Law and the Good Society
In this course, students will read classics of Utopian literature and explore case studies of attempts to build utopian societies.
Legal Writing and GenAI
This course explores the intersection of legal writing and GenAI tools, including tool capabilities and limitations and the ethical implications of their use in legal writing.
Mediation: Theory, Practice, and Skills
Students in this course will develop a firm and practical understanding of the principles of mediated negotiation and acquire skills necessary to represent a client’s interest during mediation.
Memo and Brief Writing
This writing and research course is designed for students who are interested in improving their memo and brief writing skills.
Persuasion
This writing and research course provides students with the opportunity to develop their uses of language, rhetorical devices, and other techniques to persuade others.
Race, Bias, and Advocacy
This course examines how issues of race and race bias manifest themselves in the practice of law.
Religious Freedom and Gender: International Standards and Best Practices in Times of Political Polarization
This upper-level seminar course explores the interplay between religious freedom and gender in different contexts: bioethics, family and marriage, conscientious objection, LGBTQ+ rights, employment, religious and anti-religious speech, and security issues.
State and Local Legislation: Substance, Process, and Politics
This course teaches the principles involved in drafting legislation and regulations and incorporating policymaking into drafting.