Registering for classes can be a daunting task. You could choose courses that prepare you for the ever looming bar exam. Or take those that offer an experiential component to prepare for real world practice. Or pursue professors and subject matters that fellow students rave about. To help students balance these priorities, we asked recent, and not so recent, graduates working in diverse fields what courses they found most valuable during their time at Temple Law and why they would recommend these courses to fellow students. Hint: take Lawyering for Entrepreneurship.
Family Law Clinic
“Assisting real clients in navigating through some of the most challenging times of their lives was an incredible experience… I learned so much and now already have experience representing clients in court as I begin my legal career…”
- Christine Lafferty (LAW ’21) (Corporate Litigation at Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A.)
Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
“[I] got the opportunity to negotiate and draft actual corporate documents rather than just reading about them in a case book. Not only that, but we got real, concrete feedback on our drafting, were able to break down the key terms to better understand them, and we got to see how a lot of different substantive areas of the law fit together in the bigger picture of the transaction…”
- Matt Devine (LAW ’16) (Corporate and Securities Law at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC)
Drafting and Negotiating Real Estate Documents
“…easily the most valuable course I took at Temple from a practical standpoint. Much of law school doesn’t translate to practice; this course does…”
- Joshua Bibiloni (LAW ’21) (Transactional Real Estate at Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders)
Insurance Law
“Insurance is everywhere in practice, and a basic appreciation of insurance law will help you understand how the occasionally ridiculous judgments/legal fees that you will come across are actually paid, especially when there aren’t any deep pockets on the applicable side.”
- Michael DiPietro (LAW ’21) (Bankruptcy and Restructuring at Polsinelli PC)
Corporations
“…interesting body of law.”
- Noah Goodman (LAW ’16) (Personal Injury and Torts at Raynes & Lawn)
Lawyering for Entrepreneurship, Federal Tax, Corporations, Corporate Scandals, and Securities Regulations
“…Any course that will force you to think like a lawyer and a business person at the same time will be the most valuable because you’ll have that muscle memory and that lens to view problems and develop solutions forever.”
- Jon Shahar (LAW ’21) (Law Clerk in the Court of Common Pleas)
Federal Courts and Administrative Law
“Both of these classes are fundamentally about the structure of government and the interrelation of its branches. In these classes, you encounter a lot of foundational principles that are super helpful in resolving tricky questions that fall between well-established bodies of law.”
- Neilay Shah (LAW ’21) (Law Clerk in the Federal District Court)
Integrated Transactional Program (ITP)
“[T]aught me practical skills about how to think through an assignment like an associate and how to communicate with partners… ITP is a great class and it has definitely served me well as I have transitioned into my role as a first year associate.”
- Sarah Hand (LAW ’21) (Transactional Law at Young Conaway)
Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
“[G]reat broad exposure to transactional matters from both a practical and theoretical perspective.”
- Nathan Milholin (LAW ’21) (Clerk to Labor Arbitrator)
Business Mergers and Acquisitions
“In practice, this class has been one of the most useful because it gave me the tools to understand complex factual scenarios at play in various merger structures that were often overlooked or not discussed in detail in other business law classes.”
- Courtney Kurz (LAW ’21) (Corporate Litigation at Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell)
Federal Courts
“This course has been invaluable to my work as a federal law clerk.”
- Brittany Clarke Steane (LAW ’21) (Law Clerk at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals)
Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
“Lawyering for Entrepreneurship introduces students to some of the core competencies of transactional lawyering in an engaging format. By asking students to place themselves in the positions of lawyers and clients, the students become participants in the transactions, and are compelled to counsel, negotiate and document the deal.”
- Chris Yaracs (LAW ’15) (Business Law at Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC)
Lawyering for Entrepreneurship and any business law course with a practical component
“In practice, if you are a general corporate attorney, you will work with agreements and documents related to a specific transaction. Taking classes that give you experience with common transaction documents and transaction lingo is hugely helpful!”
- Andrew LeDonne (LAW ’21) (Corporate Business Transactions at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Introduction to Trial Advocacy and Lawyering for Entrepreneurship
“These classes offer engaging and effective ways to apply what you learn in doctrinal classes, but they are also intriguing ways to gain insight into what career path(s) you may be interested in.”
- Allison Callahan (LAW ’18) (Pharmaceutical Compliance at Bristol Myers Squibb)
Corporate Scandals and Crises
“..[T]he structure of the course gives you the opportunity to be creative and explore business law matters in depth. The course really fosters the skills of problem-solving research and writing, and critical thinking.”
- Nora Tidey (LAW ’21) (Mergers & Acquisitions at Blank Rome LLP)