Privacy Law in Practice Section Menu Academics -Degree Programs --J.D. Program --LL.M. Program ---Curriculum ---Academic Calendar ---About UNC ---UNC Resources & Centers ---Community Resources ---FAQs --Dual Degree Programs -Courses & Advising --First-Year Courses --Core Courses --Upper-Level Courses --LL.M. Courses -Academic Calendars -Summer Session -Clinical Program --Civil Legal Assistance Clinic ---About ---Highlights ---Resources ---FAQs --Community Development Law Clinic ---About ---Highlights ---Resources ---FAQs --Consumer Financial Transactions Clinic ---About --Domestic Violence Representation Project ---About --Immigration/Human Rights Policy Clinic ---About ---Highlights ---Resources ---FAQs --Juvenile Justice Clinic ---About ---Highlights ---Resources ---FAQs --Faculty & Staff --Testimonials -Externship Program --Testimonials --Current Sites -International Programs --Summer Study Abroad Programs --UNC Exchange & Study Abroad Programs ---Augsburg ---Lyon ---Nijmegen ---Iberoamericana ---Manchester ---Glasgow --International Work & Funding Opportunities --Middle Temple Program --Research Scholars Program ---How to Apply ---Current & Previous Visiting Scholars --Incoming Exchange Students ---UNC Information & Policies ---Transportation ---Health Insurance & Immunization -Certificate Programs -Academic Policies --ABA Rules --Academic Success Program --Disability --Enrollment --Evaluation & Grading ---Class Attendance ---Multiple Uses of Written Product ---Recording and Distribution of Classes --Examinations --Graduation --Inclement Weather --Journals --Leaving the School --Non-Discrimination --Plagiarism -The Writing and Learning Resources Center (WLRC) --Research, Reasoning, Writing, and Advocacy (RRWA) --Academic Success Programs --Lending Library --Job Opportunities for Law Students --One-Day Workshop of the Legal Writing Institute Course Number: Law 494 Hours: 3 Course Type: Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Writing Experience (WE) Skills Requirement?: Yes Final Exam?: No Description: Privacy Law for Practice provides an overview of the patchwork quilt of U.S. privacy laws and requires students to produce three to five written documents relating to common areas of privacy practice. Students will evaluate client options for issues such as data security breach notice, minimization of risk in creation of website privacy policies, applicability of HIPAA privacy and security regulations, use of social media by employees and employers, and the transfer of consumer data from the European Union to the United States. Privacy law attorneys from industry, private practice, and government will provide some insights and give some feedback on selected student projects for the course. Grades will be based on writing assignments with adjustment for class participation. Related Courses: Privacy Law for Practice will produce minimal overlap with the Privacy Law Seminar which addresses broad categories of privacy-related law and allows each student to explore a particular area through the writing of a scholarly paper. Privacy Law for Practice would focus on issues of increasing importance in privacy law compliance for companies conducting electronic commerce and on areas of potential recovery for harm from disclosure or misuse of protected personal information. Student writing would be grounded in the practice setting. The final selection of project topics would be based on current areas of privacy law practice but would avoid significant overlap with other courses such as the Privacy Law Seminar, Computer Crime and Abuse, and courses in banking, employment, health, and media law. Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. Instructor(s): A. Klinefelter Semester(s): Fall Academics Degree ProgramsCourses & AdvisingFirst-Year CoursesCore CoursesUpper-Level CoursesLL.M. CoursesAcademic CalendarsSummer SessionClinical ProgramExternship ProgramInternational ProgramsCertificate ProgramsAcademic PoliciesThe Writing and Learning Resources Center (WLRC) Go to Top of Page