Court Observation/Business Transaction

You are required to observe a court proceeding (criminal or civil; trial or appellate level; state or federal case) or any business proceeding/transaction.

An observation must be a minimum of two continuous hours of a particular case or in the same courtroom or the entirety of a business proceeding/transaction.

Subsequent to observing the proceeding, you are required to submit a typewritten analysis (3-5 double spaced pages) which must, at a minimum, include:

- identify the judge (if relevant), parties to the litigation or transaction

- date, time, place, and length of observation (including location of proceeding,

i.e. City Hall, FederalBuilding..., and courtroom number)

- summary of the court observation or business transaction

- your analysis, impression, opinion and thoughts of both the legal proceeding(s) or business transaction and the environment in which the events took place

- interrelationship between the court observation/business transaction and the course materials as it relates to the business environment.