Section Z

• 1L Curriculum
• Fall 2022 Schedule
• Course Registration Instructions
• Book and Software List
• Reading Assignments

Fall 2023 Schedule

School of Law Fall 2022 Semester Schedule

Course Registration Instructions

Students will register themselves on Athena: http://athena.uga.edu. Detailed instructions on how to register for your courses can be found here. After you are registered, you must pay your tuition and fees. Payment of Fall 2022 tuition is due on August 17th. Please note that financial aid overage funds will not be disbursed until you have paid your tuition and fees.

Due to a vendor issue, access to Athena from off-campus locations is unavailable. If you are off campus and need to access Athena, please visit our How to Access Athena Off-Campus page. 

Book and Software List

Reading Assignments

*First day assignments are still being posted. Please continue to check this page before the start of classes on August 16th.

Contracts

The assignment for the first the first day (Wednesday, August 16) is to read page 3-22 of the casebook, Randy E. Barnett and Nathan B. Oman, Contracts: Cases and Doctrine (Aspen, 7th ed. 2021). 

Civil Procedure

1st day: pp. 1-20 in the casebook

2nd day: pp.20-37

Torts

The assignment for the first day of class is to read pp. 3-11 in Epstein and Sharkey, Cases and Materials on Torts (12th ed. 2020.)

Legal Research

Z1

All of our course readings and assignments can be accessed through eLC (uga.view.usg.edu).

Here’s what you need to know for the first week:
• I’ve created a class document that will serve as a way for us to communicate during class. It also has guided reading questions to help you get the most out of the reading. You can access it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ltYMxE-M_-NisD3BoJ-uB0WleHdYkA0w0iYOD-4URFI/edit?usp=sharing
• The syllabus is posted on eLC.
• The readings for week 1 are also posted on eLC.
• There’s another document in the week 1 eLC page, the Sample Answer Pack. It is based on an exam I gave a few years ago in Advanced Legal Research. I took the best answers from class submissions and pulled them into one document for you. It’s designed for you to get an idea of what I’m looking for with our class assignments and final assignment.
• You’ll receive a separate email from me with your Westlaw, Lexis, and Bloomberg passwords and instructions on how to register them.

Z2

For our first class please go to our eLC page (https://uga.view.usg.edu/d2l/home/2929892), review our syllabus and post on the Introduction discussion board -- https://uga.view.usg.edu/d2l/le/2929892/discussions/topics/2645986/View.

There are three readings to finish prior to our first class that are available in Unit 1 of our eLC page. See you on the 15th!

Legal Writing

Z1

Students should read the introduction, Chapters 1, 2, and Parts I and II of Chapter 6 (pp. 57-64) in their textbook, Legal Writing: Process, Analysis, and Organization (7th ed. 2018) by Linda Edwards. 

Z2

Access eLC and review the syllabus. Read the Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 in A Lawyer Writes.

Lawyering

The first-day assignment is as follows: 

1) Watch 4 Ted Talk videos.  

• Let's Get Uncomfortable: It's Time to Talk About Race | Lori Mayo | TEDxWCMephamHigh:  https://youtu.be/3m728kmKRJE  (12 mins)                           
• We all have implicit biases. So what can we do about it? | Dushaw Hockett | TEDxMidAtlanticSalon:  https://youtu.be/kKHSJHkPeLY  (12 mins)                                                                                                           
• How to Outsmart Your Own Unconscious Bias | Valerie Alexander | TEDxPasadena:  https://youtu.be/GP-cqFLS8Q4 (17 mins)   
• Unpacking the biases that shape our beliefs | Mike Hartmann | TEDxStJohns:  https://youtu.be/dU7Mhne4CzU (11 mins)                                                                                                                                    

2) Chapter 3 & 4 Multicultural Lawyering (p. 99-164)