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Northeastern University School of Law

Upper-Level Courses


While the law school encourages a broad exposure to the law through academic and cooperative work, we realize that some students may wish to focus on a specific academic area. A list of upper-level courses is provided to assist students in their selections. Students who are interested in particular aspects of legal practice should note that the Co-op Program provides the full range of complementary practice experiences.



Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Collective Bargaining
Labor Arbitration Workshop
Negotiation
Public Law and Public Policy

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Clinical Courses**
Criminal Advocacy Clinic
Domestic Violence Clinic
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Prisoners’ Rights Clinic
Public Health Legal Clinic
**Fulfills Public Interest Requirement

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Constitutional Law
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Communications Law
Constitutional Litigation
Employment Discrimination
Federal Courts and the Federal System
First Amendment
Land Use
Prisoners’ Rights Clinic
Public Law and Public Policy
Seminar: Racism and American Law
Seminar: Teaching the Constitution
Sexuality, Gender and the Law
State and Local Government

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Corporate/Business Law
Affordable Housing Law - Theory and Practice
Antitrust
Basic Income Taxation
Commercial Law: Bankruptcy
Commercial Law: Business Bankruptcy
Commercial Law: Secured Transactions
Corporate Finance: Transactions
Corporate Taxation
Corporations
Entertainment Law
Intellectual Property
International Arbitration
International Business Regulation
International Litigation
International Tax and Business Planning
International Trade
Modern Real Estate Development
Mutual Fund Regulation
Non-Profit Organizations
Quantitative Methods
Securities Regulation
Seminar: Internet Law
Sports Law
State and Local Taxation
Trademark Law

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Criminal Law
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Criminal Advocacy Clinic
Criminal Trial Practice
Evidence
International Criminal Law
Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse and Neglect
Law and Psychiatry
Prisoners’ Rights Clinic
Public Law and Public Policy
Seminar: Balancing Liberty and Security
Tactics and Trial Strategies in Criminal Litigation

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Environmental Law
Administrative Law
Animal Law
Environmental Law
Global Law
Land Use
Modern Real Estate Development
Natural Resources Law
Public Law and Public Policy

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Family Law and Estate Planning
Domestic Violence Clinic
Estate Planning
Family Law
Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse and Neglect
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Trusts and Estates
Welfare Law

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Health Law
Bioethics and the Law
Disability Law
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Health Law
Law and Psychiatry
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Problems in Public Health Law
Public Health Legal Clinic

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Intellectual Property
Entertainment Law
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Intellectual Property
Seminar: Internet Law
Trademark Law

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International & Comparative Law
Comparative Law: Law, Markets and Democracy in East Asia
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Global Law
Human Rights in the Global Economy
International and Foreign Legal Research
International Arbitration
International Business Regulation
International Criminal Law
International Human Rights Legal Research Seminar
International Law
International Litigation
International Tax and Business Planning
International Trade
Law and Economic Development
Public Health Legal Clinic
Refugees and Asylum Law
Seminar: Balancing Liberty and Security

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Jurisprudence, Legal History and Social Issues
Advanced LSSC (LSSC LFs only)
Animal Law
Bioethics and the Law
Employment Discrimination
First Amendment
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Global Law
Human Rights in the Global Economy
International Human Rights Legal Research Seminar
Jurisprudence
Law, Policy and Society
Professional Responsibility
Seminar: Professional Responsibility
Seminar: Racism and American Law
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Labor and Employment Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Collective Bargaining
Disability Law
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law - Compensation, Benefits and Retirement
Employment Law - Job Security & Rights
Entertainment Law
Labor Arbitration Workshop
Labor Law I
Labor Law II
Negotiation
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Sports Law

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Litigation and Judicial Process
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Advanced Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Trial Practice
Constitutional Litigation
Criminal Advocacy Clinic
Criminal Trial Practice
Domestic Violence Clinic
Evidence
Federal Courts and the Federal System
International Arbitration
International Litigation
Legal Interviewing and Counseling
Private Law and Public Policy
Professional Responsibility
Public Health Legal Clinic
Public Law and Public Policy
Quantitative Methods
Seminar: Professional Responsibility
Tactics and Trial Strategies in Criminal Litigation

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Property
Affordable Housing Law - Theory and Practice
Estate Planning
Intellectual Property
Land Use
Modern Real Estate Development
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Trademark Law
Trusts and Estates

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Public Interest and Advocacy
Advanced LSSC (LSSC LFs only)
Affordable Housing Law - Theory and Practice
Bioethics and the Law
Civil Trial Practice
Collective Bargaining
Communications Law
Criminal Advocacy Clinic
Criminal Trial Practice
Disability Law
Domestic Violence Clinic
Education Law
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law - Compensation, Benefits and Retirement
Employment Law - Job Security & Rights
Environmental Law
First Amendment
Global AIDS Policy Seminar
Health Law
Immigration Law
International Human Rights Legal Research Seminar
Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse and Neglect
Labor Law I
Labor Law II
Law and Economic Development
Modern Real Estate Development
Natural Resources Law
Non-Profit Organizations
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Prisoners’ Rights Clinic
Private Law and Public Policy
Problems in Public Health Law
Public Health Legal Clinic
Public Law and Public Policy
Quantitative Methods
Refugees and Asylum Law
Seminar: Racism and American Law
Seminar: Teaching the Constitution
Sexuality, Gender and the Law
Welfare Law

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Public Regulation
Administrative Law
Animal Law
Antitrust
Communications Law
Education Law
Employment Discrimination
Employment Law - Compensation, Benefits and Retirement
Employment Law - Job Security & Rights
Environmental Law
Health Law
Immigration Law
Labor Arbitration Workshop
Labor Law I
Labor Law II
Law of Financial Institutions
Natural Resources Law
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Public Health Legal Clinic
Private Law and Public Policy
Securities Regulation
State and Local Government
Welfare Law

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Skills
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced LSSC (LSSC LFs only)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Trial Practice
Collective Bargaining
Constitutional Litigation
Corporate Finance: Transactions
Criminal Advocacy Clinic
Criminal Trial Practice
Domestic Violence Clinic
Estate Planning
Evidence
International and Foreign Legal Research
Labor Arbitration Workshop
Legal Interviewing and Counseling
Negotiation
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Prisoners’ Rights Clinic
Public Health Legal Clinic
Quantitative Methods
Seminar: Advanced Legal Writing
Seminar: Professional Responsibility
Tactics and Trial Strategies in Criminal Litigation

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Taxation
Basic Income Taxation
Corporate Taxation
Estate Planning
International Tax and Business Planning
Non-Profit Organizations
State and Local Taxation

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Torts (Advanced)
Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
Private Law and Public Policy
Public Health Legal Clinic
Public Law and Public Policy

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