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Compliance Studies

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

The rules are constantly evolving. Stay ahead of the changes.

THE ROLE OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE is a major feature of today’s business landscape. Our curriculum is focused on current real world business and legal issues, including more than 40 compliance courses taught by respected academics and practitioners in the field. You’ll develop the skills you need to explore and create ethical solutions within a business and regulatory context. The Certificate in Compliance studies, available to students in the JD, MJ, and LLM programs, will enhance your credentials and expertise.

REQUIREMENTS

The Certificate in Compliance Studies requires coursework and, for MJ and LLM students, a completed thesis project on an approved compliance topic.

COURSEWORK

To be eligible for the Certificate, you must complete at least 15 credit hours of compliance coursework, including required courses and must earn an average grade of B or better in your compliance coursework.

You must take either

Corporate Compliance
Health Care Compliance

For JD students, 13 elective credit hours are required

For MJ and LLM students, 9 elective credit hours are required

Administrative Law and Health Care Regulation
Advanced Health Care Compliance
Case Studies in Compliance
Clinical Research Compliance
Compliance Seminar Series
Compliance Training Methods
Conducting Internal Investigations
Corporate Transactions in Health Law (Campus)
Drafting Policies and Procedures
Enterprise Risk Management
EU Privacy Law
Financial Institution Regulation
Food and Drug Law
Food and Drug Law (Campus)
Fraud and Abuse-Stark Intensive
Global Compliance
Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
Health Care Business and Finance
Health Care Business and Finance (Campus)
Health Care Payment and Policy (Campus)
Health Care Payment and Policy
Health Care Privacy and Security
Health Care Regulation and Policy
Health Insurance and Health Care Regulation
Human Subjects Protection
International Business Law
International Business Transactions (Campus)
Introduction to Health Law (Campus)
Introduction to Health Law and Policy
Medical Record Billing and Coding
Physician Regulation and Practice Management
Privacy and Security of Corporate Information
Privacy Breach Incident Management and Reporting
Privacy Program Management
Risk Management, Patient Safety, and Quality (Campus Version Only)
Securities Regulation
Securities Regulation (Campus)
Securities Regulation for Lawyers

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
*All courses are online courses unless otherwise designated. Each term select online courses in compliance are available to JD students and may be taken and applied toward the elective course requirement.

MJ or LLM Thesis Project Part I
MJ or LLM Thesis Project Part II
The focus of your thesis must be on a compliance topic

APPLYING FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an application for the Certificate in Compliance Studies. Submit your application to the Center for Online Programs Assistant Director for approval, who will then submit the application to the Registrar.

Health Law

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

A highly-ranked program for a widely-needed legal field

 

NORTHAMPTON’S COURSE OFFERINGS IN HEALTH LAW are as diverse as the field itself. From health care financing to patient safety, from compliance to bioethics, from public health to fraud and abuse, JD students can jump-start their career in health law with over 60 course offerings. You’ll complete coursework, a practical experience, and engage in extracurricular activities to increase your exposure to the field.

REQUIREMENTS

There are three requirements for the JD Certificate in Health Law: coursework; practical experience; and extracurricular activities.

COURSEWORK

To be eligible for the JD Certificate, you must complete at least 12 credits in the health law curriculum, including two required courses, and must receive a grade of B or better in each course.

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an application for the Certificate in Health Law. Submit your application to the Beazley Institute Assistant Director for approval, who will then submit the application to the Registrar.

 

 

Health Care Business and Finance
Introduction to Health Law

Health Care Business and Finance
Introduction to Health Law
ELECTIVE COURSES
Access to Health Care
Bioethics Law and Policy
Corporate Transactions in Health Law
Disability Law
Food and Drug Law
Health Care Compliance
Health Care Litigation and Medical Malpractice
Health Care Payment and Policy
Health Justice Policy
Health Justice Project
Law and the Life Sciences
Mental Health Law
Risk Management, Patient Safety, and Quality
Topics in Long Term Care
Each term select online courses in health law are available and may be taken and applied toward the elective course requirement

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

To earn the Health Law Certificate, you must complete a Health Law Externship, an approved clinical experience, or demonstrate experience in the field of health law. Clinical experiences and volunteer/employment experiences must be approved in advance.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

You must participate in six or more health law activities or events. These include, but are not limited to: speakers, conferences, Health Law Society programs, or participating in the Annals of Health Law as senior editorial staff.

APPLYING FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an application for the Certificate in International Law and Practice. Submit your completed application to Professor Margaret Moses for signature. You must submit your signed application form to the Law School Registrar’s Office.

International Law and Practice

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

A legal education without borders

IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY, legal practice in all areas extends beyond national borders. In business and tax practice, legal concerns are inherently international. International considerations affect every area of law, from criminal law to estate planning to child and family issues. In your legal studies, your increased ability to respond to the challenges of an international legal environment can only enhance your career.

The school’s curriculum, in and abroad, continually expands and deepens to respond to developing areas of professional interest to includes courses in international trade, dispute resolution, and the rule of law. Electives focus on important issues such as human rights, access to medicine, and issues of war, peace, and terrorism.

REQUIREMENTS

To earn a JD Certificate in International Law and Practice, you must complete 14 credit hours, including two required courses and several electives, with an average grade of B or better. At least 11 hours must be graded credits.

You must complete two of the following three courses.

International Business Transactions
International Law and Practice
International Trade Law

Employment in the Gig Economy
Family and Fundamental Rights
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Global Access to Medicine
Global Compliance
Human Rights in the Global Economy
Human Trafficking Seminar
Immigration Law
Immigration Law Practicum
Information Technology and Human Rights
International Arbitration Public & Private
International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG
International Environmental Law
International Human Rights
International Law Colloquium
International Tax Law
Introduction To The English Legal Profession
Introduction to Chinese Law
Military Law
Prosecuting and Defending Terrorism Cases

APPLYING FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an application for the Certificate in International Law and Practice. Submit your completed application to Professor Margaret Moses for signature. You must submit your signed application form to the Law School Registrar’s Office.

Public Interest

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

Join our tradition of expanding knowledge in the service of humanity

ROOTED IN OUR JESUIT IDENTITY, NORTHAMPTOM’s JD Certificate in Public Interest prepares you for practice settings in government and the non-profit arena where you will advocate and work in service to others. You’ll find robust coursework, many clinical opportunities and resources, and co-curricular activities that will provide you with legal skills to help those in need. Our graduates work in civil and criminal law, represent underserved populations, and work to protect legal rights.

REQUIREMENTS

There are three requirements for the Public Interest Certificate: coursework; clinic or externship experience; and co-curricular experience.

COURSEWORK

You must complete one required course and at least 10 credit hours of elective courses in public interest law (four courses). You must earn a B or better in each of the four public interest elective courses.

Required Course: You must enroll in the required Public Interest Law Seminar course during your second or third year of law school, when you have completed or are in the process of completing your 30 required volunteer service hours and a clinical program or externship.

Elective Courses: You must take four elective courses in public interest law, which are listed on the Certificate in Public Interest application.

You must complete a clinic, practica, or externship at a government agency or agency that serves, represents, or advocates on behalf of indigent persons, disadvantaged groups, or inadequately protected interests:

Business Law Clinic
ChildLaw Clinic
Community Law Center Clinic
Education Law Practicum
Externship (government agency or non-profit organization)
Federal Tax Clinic
Health Justice Project
Life After Innocence Project

You must complete 30 hours of public service work. This work does not need to be at one organization and it need not be completed prior to enrolling in the Public Interest Law Seminar.

Advanced Litigation
Trial or Appellate Advocacy Writing
Dispute Resolution
Co-Curricular Experience

 

APPLYING FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE

After completion of all requirements, you must complete an application for the Certificate in Public Interest. Submit a completed application to the Director of Public Interest Programming for signature. You must then submit your signed application form to the Law School Registrar’s Office.

LLM in Trial Advocacy, Appellate Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

Crafting an opening statement. Studying the evidence. Delivering oral arguments. Perfecting these skills (and many more) can transform an attorney into a great advocate. The Masters of Laws (LLM) in Trial Advocacy, Appellate Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution degree program is designed for practicing attorneys refocusing their careers toward litigation or dispute resolution as well as recent graduates who wish to sharpen the skills developed in a JD or equivalent degree program.

Your coursework combines lectures, faculty demonstrations, and student presentations. And you’ll gain invaluable experience through simulated depositions, jury trials, oral arguments, arbitrations, and mediations. All three areas of dispute resolution will be covered.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Upon graduation with an LLM in Trial Advocacy, Appellate Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution from Loyola, you will possess the following knowledge, skills, and professional values:

You will possess advanced knowledge of procedural and evidentiary rules as applied in a litigation setting. You will also gain an in-depth practical understanding of how to conduct a trial and argue an appeal. You will become proficient in various forms of dispute resolution techniques and be able to determine when these types of methods are most appropriately used throughout the litigation process.

You will be able to:
Try a complex case before a court of law in a bench trial and jury trial setting;
Engage in critical case analysis that leads to the development of a persuasive theory of the case;
Conduct challenging witness examinations that adhere to the rules of evidence for direct and cross examination of lay and expert witnesses;
Develop a communication style that results in the delivery of persuasive opening statements and closing arguments;
Lay the foundation for admissibility for all forms of evidence, including electronic, and make and respond to evidentiary objections;
Analyze and compose a substantial written work of advocacy, including motions, briefs, position papers and research papers in a complex litigation, appellate setting;
Draft, present, and defend a persuasive written advocacy document in the context of complex litigation at the appellate court setting;
Build upon the fundamentals of mediation, negotiation, arbitration and other dispute resolution venues and assess the dispute resolution process appropriate to the situation; and
Assist clients in achieving goals in any dispute resolution setting by analyzing party interests and crafting and designing creative solutions in a mediation or settlement negotiation or employ oral and written advocacy skills in an arbitration setting.

You will be able to ethically counsel clients in all stages of litigation and dispute resolution, including:
Identify, analyze, and address issues of professional and ethical responsibility as applied in litigation, appellate, and dispute resolution settings;
Ethically counsel clients and persuasively present clients’ interests in a litigation setting;
Ethically and persuasively present a substantial written work of advocacy in an appellate court venue; and
Ethically and competently practice the skills of problem solving, collaboration, counseling and negotiation.

CURRICULUM

 Beginning each fall, you can complete the program in just one year on a full-time basis or in two years on a part-time basis. Courses are offered exclusively on campus.

TRACK 1: IMMERSION IN U.S. LAW FOR FOREIGN LAWYERS

REQUIRED COURSES

Advanced Evidence
Advanced Mediation Certification and courthouse Practicum
Advanced Trial Practice
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Advanced Appellate

ELECTIVE COURSES

Access to Justice
Advanced Health Justice Project
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Litigation Skills
Advanced Mediation Advocacy Practicum
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Business Practice
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Civil Litigation
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Employment Discrimination Litigation
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Public Interest Law
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Illinois Civil and Criminal Litigation
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Judicial and Scholarly Writing
Advanced Writing for Legal Practice: Responsible Email and Letter Drafting
Advanced Writing for Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Arbitration Workshop
Business Law Center Clinic I
Child and Family Law Mediation
ChildLaw Clinic
ChildLaw Trial Practice
Class Actions
Client Counseling and Negotiation Weekend Workshop
Collaborative Law Workshop
Community Law Center Clinic I
Community Law Center Clinic II
Conflict of Laws
Deposition Advocacy Workshop
Education Law Practicum
Electronic Discovery Law and Problem Solving
Employment Discrimination Litigation
Externship – Intensive Field Placement
Family Law Practicum
Federal Courts
Federal Litigation Practice
Federal Tax Clinic I
Federal Tax Clinic II
Health Care Litigation and Medical Malpractice
Health Justice Advocacy
Health Justice Policy Clinic
Health Justice Project
Human Trafficking Seminar
Illinois Civil Litigation Practice
International Arbitration Oral Advocacy
International Arbitration: Public and Private
International Commercial Arbitration and the CISG
The Law of Jury Selection
Legislation and Policy Clinic
London Comparative Advocacy Program
Mediation Advocacy
Mediation Seminar
Mediation Workshop
Negotiations Seminar
Patent Law Litigation
Patent Prosecution Seminar
Personal Injury Law and Advocacy
A Practical Introduction to Daley Center Courtrooms
Police Accountability
Pre-Trial Litigation: Personal Injury Cases
Prosecuting and Defending Terrorism Cases
Remedies
Separation of Powers
Special Education Law and Advocacy
Special Education Dispute Resolution
Storytelling and Presentation Skills for Lawyers
Student Initiated Capstone Project
Transactional Skills Seminar
Trial Practice I
Trial Practice II
The list of elective courses is updated frequently. Consult the current schedule of courses for most current course offerings.

Degree Requirements

To earn an LLM in Trial Advocacy, Appellate Advocacy, and Alternative Dispute Resolution, you must complete 24 credits of course work. Visit our Registrar for a complete list of degree requirements, academic calendars, and registration process. You may access full course descriptions through our student information system through guest access.

ADMISSION

To apply to the program, you must possess a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or the international equivalent as well as a primary law degree.

JULY 1: Fall enrollment Application Deadline

FEES

 

The School of Law and Northampton Financial Aid Office are committed to helping students secure the necessary financial resources to make their legal education at Northampton affordable

Fee

Advocacy

by | May 16, 2019 | Undergraduate

Setting the bar for courtroom-ready skills.

YOU WILL BENEFIT from a wealth of expertise as distinguished academics and experienced attorneys teach courses in trial advocacy, appellate advocacy, and dispute resolution. And you’ll sharpen your practical skills through externships and clinics. Earning an Advocacy Certificate means you have developed the litigation and dispute resolution skills that will set you apart.

 

REQUIREMENTS

To earn the Certificate in Advocacy, you must complete 18 credits from a menu of designed advocacy courses and participate in an advocacy program extracurricular event. You must have an average cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above, or an average grade of B or better in each course of your advocacy certificate curriculum, in order to receive the certificate.

Advocacy Certificate coursework and activities are designed to achieve key learning outcomes and competencies.

Evidence
Trial Practice I
Trial Practice II
Completion of three graded credit hours of Corboy Fellowship or Trial Practice I Applied may substitute for Trial Practice I or Trial Practice II. Completion of six graded credit hours of the Corboy Fellowship or Trial Practice I Applied may substitute for both Trial Practice I and Trial Practice II.

To complete the certificate, you must complete at least one course in each of these four areas: advanced litigation; trial or appellate advocacy writing; dispute resolution; and one co-curricular experience.

Advanced Litigation
Trial or Appellate Advocacy Writing
Dispute Resolution
Co-Curricular Experience

 

Additionally, you must attend at least one event sponsored by the Advocacy Center, including, but not limited to: conferences, lectures, colloquia, or advocacy competitions (volunteering).

 

APPLYING FOR YOUR CERTIFICATE

After completing all requirements, during your final semester you must complete an online application for the Certificate in Advocacy. You are required to submit your online application according to the following deadlines:

Winter graduates: December 1 (Extracurricular Event Attendance can be submitted with your online application or as an amendment by December 15 to info@NORTHAMPTOM.com)
Spring graduates: March 1 (Extracurricular Event Attendance can be submitted with your online application or by as an amendment by May 1 to info@NORTHAMPTOM.com)
You should submit your online application pursuant to these deadlines even if you are currently enrolled in certificate coursework and/or if you have yet to attend an approved Extracurricular Event. You are required to present a draft of your application to the Registrar during your graduation interview and this Sample Certificate in Advocacy may be helpful in that regard. The Advocacy Center Assistant Director will approve your online application and submit it to the Law School Registrar’s Office upon completion of your last semester of schooling.

Please contact the Advocacy Center Assistant Director, Gina Gerardi, at info@NORTHAMPTOM.com with any questions related to the Certificate in Advocacy.