Spring 2023
5471 Street Law II - COHEN- 23901
Professor(s):
Lisa Cohen (ADJUNCT)
Credits: 4
Course Areas: Practice Skills - Clinics and Externships
Time: 4:00p-6:00p W Location: 222
Course Outline: Law students will teach high school age students about the law as a continuation of Street Law I. The semester also includes preparing the high school age students to compete in a Mock Trial competition. Street Law empowers young people to be active, engaged citizens by equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully participate in their communities. Law students will gain a greater knowledge of substantive law and how to explain the law to lay people, develop their ability for oral presentations both in formal settings and thinking on their feet, improve legal research skills, and gain an understanding of the legal system in the context of those persons directly affected by it.
Students will participate in a weekly seminar class that will provide the resources and tools necessary for teaching the law to high school students and will commit to teach approximately 3-4 hours a week in a high school or a community organization.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes: (Face-to-Face)
The UH registration system instruction mode for this course is listed in parenthesis. After student registration opens, there may be instruction mode changes to this course up through two weeks before the first day of classes for the term, but notice of such changes will be sent to then-registered students. For this instruction mode, instructors and students are expected to normally be physically present in the classroom. If the course has a final examination, it will be in a classroom requiring your physical presence. Other assessment, such as a mid-term exam, may also be in a classroom. Whether this instructor will offer “remote presence” (starting a zoom meeting from the podium computer to enable student remote access on an occasional basis) for part or all of the semester is not known, but students should not rely on an expectation that remote presence will be available.
Quota=12.
Approval is needed from the instructor prior to registration for this course and students must have been enrolled and completed Street Law I. Students must apply to be enrolled in the course by sending an email to Professor Marrus at emarrus@uh.edu stating their interest in the course.
Prerequisites: Yes Street Law I
First Day Assignments:
Final Exam Schedule:
This course will have:
Exam:
Paper:
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
Experiential Course Type: simulation
Bar Course: No
DistanceEd ABA: No
Pass-Fail Student Election: Unavailable (Instructor Preference)
Course Materials
Special Case
Course Materials: The Street Law text will be provided and should be picked up at the law center prior to orientation. Additional materials will be distributed electronically and in class.
