Pacific West College of Law Degrees are comprised and categories into three Different Educational and Learning Programs, the LEX EXCELLENCE and LEX GENESIS (for the Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Science in Law Degree) and LEX OMNI (for the L.L.M in Tax, L.L.M in Environmental Law and Master of Arts in Law Degree)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

LEX GENESIS

Lex Genesis is a coordinated program designed for first-year law students to aid them in getting through the most difficult time in any law school. The Program is essential not only for the requirement of the First Year Law Students Exam (Baby Bar) but also serves as the foundation for each student's law school and legal career. Essential to the program is that the professors demonstrate to the students a different teaching method for each course, from Socratic to self-motivation to self-discipline.

The Lex Genesis program is coordinated through the Legal Analysis I and Complex Theories of Law I and II professors who aids in the determination of the exams for all of the first year courses. This allows consolidation of the most effective exam writing styles and techniques, and it helps students to quickly gain maximum proficiency in exam writing. Students then have the freedom to master other skills in the study and practice of law.

Upper division students are encouraged to participate in the Lex Genesis program by counseling first-year students and providing practice exam sessions. These tutorials are coordinated with the aid of the Legal Analysis professor.

The second and third years of law school at Pacific West College of Law reinforce the principles of the Lex Genesis program while exposing the students to an even greater variety of teaching methods and learning techniques designed to raise the students' confidence in their abilities.

LEX EXCELLENCE

This program is designed primarily for the second, third, and fourth years of law study to excite, entice, and induce interest in the actual practice of law. Most Graduates of Pacific West College of Law who successfully pass the State Bar Exam, began practice as a sole practitioner because the Lex Excellence program has allowed them to learn how to make a living as an attorney. Graduates of Pacific West find that they do not need to join a law firm to find out how to make a living as a lawyer.

The Faculty at Pacific west has always helped graduates with their cases. This post graduation support by the Faculty is critical to the success of the graduates and demonstrates the extent of the commitment to excellence that the Faculty has for the students.

The Lex Excellence program requires classes such as Legal Analysis II, Civil Procedure III, Trial Practice I and Trial Practice II.

Legal Analysis II is for the practical aspect of California Civil Procedure. The class covers the client interviews, ethical considerations, the filing and serving of complaints, responsive papers (demurrers, motions to strike, etc.), and the preparation of discovery (depositions, etc.).

Civil Procedure III is also for the practical aspect of California Civil Procedure. The class drafts numerous pleadings such as Temporary Restraining Order both moving and Opposing papers, Motion For Summary Judgment/Adjudication both moving and Opposing papers, 597/598 Motion, Motion in Limine.

Trial Practice I deals with law and motion, pre-trial motions, provisional remedies, motions in limine, criminal arraignments, and pre-trial and preliminary hearings. The class covers civil and criminal matters up to the time of trial.

Trial Practice II begins with jury selection and ends with closing arguments in civil and criminal cases. In Trial Practice II students will perform 9 trials in which they must research the law, review the file, prepare their witnesses, perform opening statements, conduct witness examinations and present closing arguments.