How has the practice of real estate law been impacted by the great real estate recession and what lessons can be learned on structuring and handling real estate deals in the future? What knowledge and skill sets do law students need to learn to work effectively in this new environment and how can these be developed? A panel of leading real estate practitioners will weigh in on this and on innovations proposed in Mitchell Kowalski’s book: “Avoiding Extinction: Are you prepared for the future of law practice?” We will then hear from a panel of professors on practice-oriented techniques they have developed to better prepare their students to handle real estate transactions, such as: (i) collaborating with practitioners/business experts to create a series of project-based case model assignments (the example to be presented involves acquiring an interest in a joint venture for a commercial project in default), (ii) creating a simple series of drafting exercises based on issues/problems that commonly arise in a residential deal, and (iii) creating a course on predatory lending law that includes student counseling of home owners. Written materials, including the transactional assignments presented and model answers, will be made available to those in attendance.
Business Meeting at Program Conclusion.