Juris Doctor: Daniel Webster Scholar Honors (J.D.)
https://law.unh.edu/academics/daniel-webster-scholar-honors-program
The Daniel Webster Scholar (DWS) Honors Program is practice-based program designed to make students client-ready upon graduation. Students admitted to the program take six DWS-specific courses that involve substantial simulation. These courses are Pretrial Advocacy; Trial Advocacy; Negotiations and Dispute Resolution; Business Transactions; a miniseries covering six areas, including Family Law, and Conflict of Laws; and a client counseling capstone course that integrates and builds upon the skills the students have already learned through the program.
Students apply to the program at the end of their 1L year and begin in the Fall 2L semester. Students who participate in the program do not take the traditional bar examination but rather are evaluated for bar admission based on their performance during the two-year program—the program itself serving as a variant of the bar examination.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| LCR 905 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LGP 909 | Civil Procedure | 4 |
| LGP 918 | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| LGP 900 | The Legal Profession | 1 |
| LGP 920 | Contracts | 4 |
| LGP 952 | Property | 4 |
| LGP 960 | Torts | 3 |
| LSK 921 | Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research I | 3 |
| LSK 922 | Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research II | 3 |
| Perspectives Course | ||
| LPI 912 | Fundamentals of Law Practice | 3 |
| or LIP 944 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | |
| Upper Level Required Courses | ||
| LDWS 901 | DWS Trial Advocacy | 3 |
| LDWS 902 | DWS Business Transactions | 3 |
| LDWS 903 | DWS Miniseries | 2 |
| LDWS 904 | DWS Negotiations & ADR | 3 |
| LDWS 905 | DWS Capstone | 2 |
| LDWS 942 | DWS Pretrial Advocacy (Satisfies Upper Level Writing) | 4 |
| LBS 907 | Business Associations I | 3 |
| LGP 924 | Evidence | 3 |
| LCR 906 | Criminal Procedure I: The Law of Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| LGP 921 | Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| LGP 951 | Professional Responsibility | 3 |
| Upper Level Perspectives Courses | ||
| LGP 903 | Administrative Process | 3 |
| or LBS 932 | Personal Income Taxation | |
| Upper Level Writing Requirement | 2 | |
| Upper Level Experiential Learning Requirement | 6 | |
| Daniel Webster Scholar Honors students must complete six credits of experiential course work in either a Legal Residency or Clinical work and studies | ||
| Elective Courses | 11 | |
| Total Credits | 85 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| LGP 909 | Civil Procedure | 4 |
| LGP 920 | Contracts | 4 |
| LSK 921 | Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research I | 3 |
| LGP 900 | The Legal Profession | 1 |
| LGP 960 | Torts | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LGP 918 | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
| LCR 905 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LPI 912 or LIP 944 | Fundamentals of Law Practice or Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | 3 |
| LSK 922 | Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research II | 3 |
| LGP 952 | Property | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| LDWS 942 | DWS Pretrial Advocacy | 4 |
| LGP 921 | Constitutional Law II | 3 |
| LGP 951 or LGP 924 | Professional Responsibility or Evidence | 3 |
| LGP 903 or LBS 907 | Administrative Process or Business Associations I | 3 |
| LBS 932 | Personal Income Taxation | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| LDWS 901 | DWS Trial Advocacy | 3 |
| LDWS 903 | DWS Miniseries | 2 |
| LDWS 904 | DWS Negotiations & ADR | 3 |
| LGP 951 or LGP 924 | Professional Responsibility or Evidence | 3 |
| LGP 903 or LBS 907 | Administrative Process or Business Associations I | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| LDWS 902 | DWS Business Transactions | 3 |
| LCR 906 | Criminal Procedure I: The Law of Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| Legal Residency or Law Clinic | 6 | |
| Elective Courses | 0-5 | |
| Credits | 12-17 | |
| Spring | ||
| LDWS 905 | DWS Capstone | 2 |
| Legal Residency or Law Clinic | 6 | |
| Elective Courses | 4-9 | |
| Credits | 12-17 | |
| Total Credits | 85-95 | |
- Legal analysis and reasoning: Graduates will be able to identify, comprehend, and apply the relevant substantive and procedural laws to solve a legal issue, informed by an understanding of the diversity of viewpoints on and contexts for any issue.
- Written and oral communication: Graduates will be able to present material effectively in these formats for both objective analytical and advocacy purposes across a range of settings, including in the courtroom.
- Professionalism: Graduates will be able to act in an ethical, respectful, and self-aware manner with all other stakeholders, including clients, employers, and the court.
- Legal research: Graduates will be able to navigate and assess relevant legal authorities using appropriate tools.
- Public service: Graduates will be able to contribute productively to strengthening the justice system, with a sensitivity toward the needs of people facing societal barriers.
- Problem solving: Graduates will be able to engage in focused and pragmatic collaboration toward goals.
- Client counseling and management: Graduates will be able to provide trustworthy and responsive action upon clients’ matters.
- Factual investigation and analysis: Graduates will be able to implement a strategic plan for information-gathering, which includes the ability to iterate on the plan as needed, and evaluate the results of the information obtained.