S. White Collar Investigations and Prosecutions
Course Information
- Course Number
- L8860
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Criminal Law and Procedure, Lawyering
- Type
- Seminar
- Additional Attributes
- New Course
Section 001 Information
Section Description
In this course, we will explore some of the many legal and practical challenges that await an attorney conducting investigations and prosecutions. We will begin by asking why clients conduct internal investigations, who they should ask to conduct them, and what attorneys conducting those investigations should be wary of. We will then discuss the Department of Justice, its policies, and what an attorney can do to shape the Department’s case to favor a client. Next, we will discuss specific criminal statutes that any white-collar practitioner must know and understand. We will look at how the interpretation of those statutes has evolved over time, and where the evolution might progress next. Finally, we will explore the main event to which an investigation and prosecution build: the criminal trial. Among other topics, we will discuss pretrial discovery, jury instructions, and criminal sentencing. Throughout, the instructors will draw upon their deep reservoirs of experience to contextualize the materials and explain how the abstract ideas apply in the rough-and-tumble of criminal practice.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Location
- WJWH 415
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Wednesday
- Points
- 2
- Method of Evaluation
- Paper
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (automatic)
- LLM Writing Project
- Upon consultation
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- Statutory and regulatory analysis
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
- Academic research and writing
- Legal research and writing
- Litigation planning
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None