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Vault Industry Guides

Vault Guide to the Best Intellectual Property Boutique Law Firms, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Best Intellectual Property Boutique Law Firms, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Best Intellectual Property Boutique Law Firms is an in-depth, candid guide on the most prestigious …

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Vault Guide to the Top Midsize Texas Law Firms, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Midsize Texas Law Firms, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Midsize Texas Law Firms is an in-depth, candid guide on the most prestigious midsize …

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Vault Guide to the Top Florida Law Firms, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Florida Law Firms, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Florida Law Firms is an in-depth, candid guide on the most prestigious law firms …

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Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Tax Law, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Tax Law, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Tax Law is an in-depth, candid guide on the most prestigious …

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Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Labor & Employment, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Labor & Employment, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Labor & Employment is an in-depth, candid guide on the most …

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Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Environmental Law, 2021 Edition

Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Environmental Law, 2021 Edition

The Vault Guide to the Top Law Firms for Environmental Law is an in-depth, candid guide on the most prestigious …

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Featured Courses

GRK 205 – Reading Greek Prose: Court Room Dramas, Selections from Athenian Oratory

In classical Athens there were no public prosecutors and no lawyers. Citizens took it on themselves to prosecute their political…
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CSPL 128 – Introduction to Human Rights Standards

The course provides an introduction to the philosophical, legal and practice bases of human rights. Sessions will consider the norms,…
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GRST 251 – Kafka: Literature, Law, and Power

Elias Canetti claimed that among all writers, Kafka was “the greatest expert on power.” In this course we will focus…
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CSPL 235 / FGSS 236 / AFAM 235 / IDEA 235 – Activism and Theories of Change

In this course we will explore strategies and theories of change that shape social justice movements, with particular reference to…
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CSPL244 From Litigation to Restorative Justice: Conflict Resolution in Practice

Litigation, mediation, reconciliation, and consciousness-raising. These and other techniques can help us solve seemingly intractable conflicts. But how does a…
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PSYC 277 – Psychology and the Law

This course will offer an introduction to the range of topics that are of concern both to psychologists and to…
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GOVT 399 – Citizens, Judges, Juries: Who Decides in Democracy?

The tensions between rule by the people, rule by elites, and rule of law are at the core of democratic…
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GOVT 382 – Erosion of Democracy

This seminar will explore the characteristics, causes, and consequences of “democratic backsliding” — deterioration in the quality of democracy that…
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GOVT 250 – Civil Rights and Liberties

This course introduces students to the development of civil liberties and civil rights law in the United States. We will…
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ECON 325 – Law and Economics

This course examines the efficacy of alternative legal arrangements using microeconomics as the basic investigative tool. The core of the…
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CSPL 248 – Organizations in Society: Business Ethics

Capitalism and competitive markets are often considered the most efficient system of simultaneously maximizing private wealth and public good. In…
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CLST 221 – Law, Politics & Order in the Ancient World

Legal texts–law codes, decrees, and edicts, juristic discussions, law court cases–help us understand the history of legal thinking and strategy,…
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CSPL 224 – Public Health, Migration, and Human Rights

How do human rights principles apply to the public health challenges faced by migrant populations? What is the situation of…
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FGSS 379 – Gendered Belonging and the Politics of Inclusion

If inclusion and belonging are tied to recognition, how do marginalized subjects establish their legibility and “right to appear”? This…
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PHIL 273 – Philosophy of Law

This course will consist of four sections. We will start by understanding what law is by looking at a classic…
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HIST 340 – Policing and Power

This course examines the history of policing in the United States by considering the contexts and conflicts that birthed and…
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GOVT 203 – American Constitutional Law

This course examines the historical development and constitutional principles of American government including inquiries into federalism, national and state powers,…
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EDST 315 – Education Law in an Age of Change

This course is an introduction to the legal processes that shape public education in the United States. This course examines…
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ENVS 350 / STS 349 – Environmental Justice & Sustainability

The US Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of…
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ENVS 285 – Environmental Law & Policy

If you are interested in the environment and want some perspective on where our environmental law and policy came from,…
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Alumni Spotlights

Princeton Carter ’20 (he/him)

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  • Government, Sociology
  • Law Student Rutgers Law School - Newark
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Katherine Krems ’08 (she/hers)

Alumni
  • Assistant Attorney General Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
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Allen Mack ’13 (he/him)

Alumni
  • English
  • Private Equity Associate Zelnick Media Company (ZMC)
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Melisa Olgun ’20 (she/her)

Alumni
  • Neuroscience and Behavior, Science in Society
  • J.D. Candidate Yale Law School
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John Pollock ’94 (he/him)

Alumni
  • English
  • Coordinator, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel Public Justice Center
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Gabriella Roberts ‘22

Alumni
  • Government, Psychology
  • Law Student Washington & Lee University School of Law
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Kevin Winnie ’16 (he/him)

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  • Government
  • Law Clerk Mayer Brown, LLP
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