Advanced Courses
LAW 280C, 380C, 480C Payment Systems 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Covers Articles 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Deals primarily with payment systems. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 180D, 280D, 380D, 480D Secured Credit 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Credit transactions in which the creditor by contract obtains a lien on personal property--Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: One of the following is recommended: Law 280C, 380C, or 480C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 180R Secured Credit Workshop 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Further study and application of the basic concepts of secured credit covered in Law 180D, 280D, 380D, 480D. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Law 180D, 280D, 380D, or 480D.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 181C, 281C, 381C, 481C Topics in Constitutional Law II 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Emphasis on First Amendment rights, due process, equal protection, or other topics as announced. One, two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 281D, 381D Jurisdiction and Judgments 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine territorial jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, forum selection clauses, and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Jurisdiction and Judgments) and Law 281D may not both be counted. For each credit hour earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 381E Terror and Consent: Constitutional and International Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the idea of a war against terror. Discuss the relationship between law and strategy in the domestic context, and explore the relationship between strategy and law in the international context. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Terror/Consent: Const/Intl Law), Law 381E, Public Affairs 188K, 288K, 388K, 488K (Topic: Terror/Consent: Const/Intl Law). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 181F, 281F, 381F Introduction to European Union Law 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the European Union's history and institutional structure as well as various areas of substantive and procedural law. Examine law governing the fundamental freedoms as well as the role, structure, and functioning of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Intro to European Union Law) and Law 181F, 281F, 381F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 281H, 381H The Emergence of Modern European Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the historical and cultural development of modern European law on the Continent and in England. Examine the differences between English and American laws. Law 243E, 343E and Law 281H, 381H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 381J, 481J Negotiation 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore, largely through simulated exercises, the lawyer's role in the negotiation of transactions. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 346K, 496W (Topic: Negotiation for Litigation), 381J, 481J. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 281Q International Arbitration: Practical Skills 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the principles of effective client representation in international arbitration. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Intl Arbitratn: Practcl Skills) and Law 281Q may not both be counted. The equivalent of two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 281R, 381R, 481R Alternative Dispute Resolution 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced specialty course. Negotiation, meditation, arbitration, minitrial, and other means of resolving disputes short of full litigation. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 281S, 381S Mediation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Skills and techniques needed for effective negotiation and mediation. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 281U, 381U International Dispute Settlement 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores the increasing variety of techniques, norms, and institutions available to states and other actors for the peaceful resolution of international disputes. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 281V, 381V, 481V International Commercial Arbitration 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the techniques and skills necessary for advising clients, drafting adequate arbitration agreements, and advising on enforcement of international arbitration awards. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 235J, 335J, 435J, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Intl Commercial Arbitration), Law 281V, 381V, 481V. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 381W International Investor and State Arbitration 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Intl Investor/State Arbitratn) and Law 381W may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282, 382, 482 Conflict of Laws 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Treatment of claims concerning breach of contract, tortious injury of person or property, ownership of land or chattels, and status, where the claims involve facts foreign to the adjudicating state; jurisdiction and enforcement of foreign judgments. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 382D International Trade 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Legal principles and processes that affect both private and governmental decisions about international economic relations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282F, 382F, 482F International Petroleum Transactions 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
International petroleum transactions in the context of a single industry: the various participants and the transactions that take place at each stage of the industry, from acquisition of development rights through exploration and production to transportation and marketing. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 182G, 282G, 382G, 482G International Law 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of the history and major principles of international law including sources and subjects of international law, the law and interpretation of treaties, the relationship between international law and United States law, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Also examines a number of specific subjects including human rights, humanitarian law, international criminal law, and the use of force. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282H, 382H Immigration 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine constitutional and administrative law as well as operation of the various government entities related to the admission, maintenance of status, and deportation of non-citizens. Law 273C, 373C and Law 282H, 382H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 334, 434, 534, 380G, 480G, or 580G.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282N, 382N, 482N Comparative Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Nature and functions of the comparative study of law; study in detail of history, territorial expansion, and basic features of the civil law. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 282P, 382P, 482P Complex Litigation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced civil procedure course dealing with multiparty and complex cases, including problems in litigation context. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282Q, 382Q, 482Q International Human Rights Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of international human rights law, including its history and development. Examine domestic, regional and international legal systems, and the extent to which they incorporate and implement human rights; as well as contemporary political and theoretical debates over the scope and interpretation of human rights law. Law 248E, 348E, 448E and Law 282Q, 382Q, 482Q may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 382R International Litigation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Special problems of civil litigation when one or both parties are nonresident aliens, or the facts have significant international contacts, or both. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 382T International Business Litigation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Resolution of disputes from transnational business transactions. International arbitration, gathering evidence abroad, and enforcement of judgments transnationally. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 282U, 382U, 482U Remedies 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine compensatory, restitutionary, and exemplary damages for breach of contract or for injury of personal and property interests. Explore injunctions and other equitable relief. Law 262L, 362L, 462L and Law 282U, 382U, 482U may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 382V Restitution 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the law of restitution (unjust or unjustified enrichment), presented as the third heading of private, civil liability in the legal system, along with contract and tort. Law 362P and Law 382V may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 382W Mass Tort Litigation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine problems in complex mass tort litigation that emerged during the 1980s and have become a permanent part of the litigation landscape. Law 370T and Law 382W may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283, 383, 483 Evidence 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Principles and rules governing admissibility and relevance of evidence in trial courts; qualification, privileges, and examination of witnesses; burden of proof and presumptions. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 283C, 383C Criminal Procedure: Bail to Jail 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the judicial phase of the criminal justice process, beginning from the initial decision to bring criminal charges, through the pretrial and trial processes, and concluding with sentencing. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283D, 383D Criminal Procedure: Investigation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the rules governing police conduct and the effect of these rules on admission of evidence. Examine search and seizure, lineups, confessions, and similar matters. Law 251K, 351K and Law 283D, 383D may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283E, 383E Criminal Procedure: Prosecution 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the litigation of a criminal case, from the defendant's initial appearance in court through pretrial matters and the trial itself. Law 270M, 370M and Law 283E, 383E may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283F, 383F, 483F Capital Punishment 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore general jurisprudential and moral issues related to capital punishment. Examine developments in capital punishment law over the past two decades. Law 278R, 378R and Law 283F, 383F may not both be counted. Law 496W (Topic: Capital Punishment) and LAW 483F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283G, 383G Capital Punishment: Advanced 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Cap Punishment: Advanced), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Cap Punishment: Advanced), Law 283G, 383G. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 383Q Restorative Justice 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction and exposure to the principles of restorative justice and its application to the treatment of human suffering from crime and related social problems. Explore needs and roles for key stakeholders (victims, offenders, communities, justice systems), values and assumptions of the movement, and current programs at community, state and international levels. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Restorative Justice), Law 383Q and Social Work 393U (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283R, 383R Federal Criminal Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the prosecution and defense of criminal trials in federal district court with a considerable emphasis on white-collar crime. Law 223F, 323F and Law 283R, 383R may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283S, 383S, 483S International Criminal Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine international criminal law, including the history of international criminal justice; the core crimes of international criminal law; theories of criminal liability and available defenses; international terrorism, U.S. policy towards the International Criminal Court; and dilemmas of transitional justice. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: International Criminal Law), Law 223M, 323M, 423M, and Law 283S, 383S, 483S. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283T, 383T Criminal Defense, Advanced 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the basics of criminal defense, from a practical perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 270F, 370F, Law 270J, 370J, Law 283T, 383T, Law 283U, 383U. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283U, 383U Criminal Defense, Advanced 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the basics of criminal defense, from a practical perspective. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 270F, 370F, Law 270J, 370J, Law 283T, 383T, Law 283U, 383U. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 283V, 383V, 483V Texas Criminal Procedure: Pretrial 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the statutory law and appellate case law related to pretrial criminal court procedure in Texas. Law 278N, 378N, 478N and Law 283V, 383V, 483V may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 251K, 351K, 270M, 370M, 283D, 383D, 283E, or 383E.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 383W, 483W Texas Criminal Procedure: Trial and Beyond 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the statutory law and appellate case law related to criminal court procedure--trial and beyond--in Texas. Law 378P, 478P and Law 383W, 483W may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 251K, 351K, 270M, 370M, 283D, 383D, 283E or 383E.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 284D, 384D Corporation Law, Finance, Securities, and Reorganizations 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination of areas of corporation law not covered or covered briefly in Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K. Topics include the nature and theory of the firm and valuation of the firm and its securities. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Law 274K, 374K, 474K, or 574K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 284E, 384E, 484E Nonprofit Organizations 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the laws, policies, and ideals affecting the creation and governance of nonprofit organizations, including medical and health-related institutions, educational institutions, cultural institutions, social clubs, service delivery organizations, religious (or "faith-based") institutions, and advocacy organizations. Law 279M, 379M (Topic: Nonprofit Organizations) and 284E, 384E, 484E may not both be counted. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 284F, 384F, 484F Corporate Finance 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine advanced corporation law, including enterprise and securities valuation, capitalization, senior securities, distributions to shareholders, voluntary reorganizations, and business combinations. Law 254, 354, 454 and Law 284F, 384F, 484F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K, 292C, 392C, 492C, or 592C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 384G Corporate Governance 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the issues faced by CEOs, and those who report directly to them, as they balance their time between achieving quarterly performance targets and building strong companies that can sustain above-market financial performance in the future. Law 354D and Law 384G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 284H, 384H, 484H Corporate Tax 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine taxation of corporations and their shareholders. Explore representative transactions, including the formation of a corporation, distributions to shareholders, redemptions of stock, liquidations of corporations, and corporate reorganizations. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Corporate Tax), Law 254R, 354R, 454R, and Law 284H, 384H, 484H. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 293Q, 393Q, 493Q, 593Q, 254J, 354J, 454J, or 554J.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 284N, 384N, 484N Securities Regulation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Federal and state regulation of the distribution of, and trading in, securities, with particular emphasis on problems of coverage and administration of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 284Q, 384Q, 484Q Appellate Clerkship Writing 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for students about to begin appellate clerkships. Explore the writing and research skills expected of appellate clerks, as well as a glimpse into the judicial process at the appellate level. Analyze briefs and record excerpts, write bench memos, and draft and edit opinions and dissents. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Appellate Clerkship Writing), Law 232H, 332H, 432H, Law 284Q, 384Q, 484Q. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 284T Preparing for a Federal District Clerkship 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Law 279M (Topic: Prep for Federal Dist Clrkshp), 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Prep for Fed Dstrct Clrkshp) and Law 284T. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Verified federal district clerkship.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184U, 284U, 384U Topics in Advanced Legal Writing 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184V, 284V, 384V Topics in Advanced Legal Research 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Advanced Research: Foreign and International Law. Introduction to the sources and methods of research in foreign and international law, tailored to the needs of American lawyers. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic 1) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Advanced Research: Texas Law. Introduction to the judicial, statutory, and administrative sources of Texas law. Explore research in state administrative law and legislative histories. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic 2) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Advanced Research: Corporations and Securities. Research resources used in business and commercial practice. Identify sources and efficiently undertake corporate, securities, and general business and commercial law research. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic: Adv Research: Corp/Securities) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Advanced Research: General. Identify and evaluate relevant primary and secondary sources and efficient information retrieval. Design a research strategy that effectively integrates online tools with traditional print resources. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic: Adv Research: General) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
LAW 184V.1, 284V.1, 384V.1 Advanced Research: Foreign and International Law 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the sources and methods of research in foreign and international law, tailored to the needs of American lawyers. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic 1) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184V.2, 284V.2, 384V.2 Advanced Research: Texas Law 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the judicial, statutory, and administrative sources of Texas law. Explore research in state administrative law and legislative histories. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic 2) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184V.3, 284V.3, 384V.3 Advanced Research: Corporations and Securities 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Research resources used in business and commercial practice. Identify sources and efficiently undertake corporate, securities, and general business and commercial law research. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic: Adv Research: Corp/Securities) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184V.4, 284V.4, 384V.4 Advanced Research: General 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Identify and evaluate relevant primary and secondary sources and efficient information retrieval. Design a research strategy that effectively integrates online tools with traditional print resources. Law 132C, 232C, 332C (Topic: Adv Research: General) and Law 184V, 284V, 384V (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W, 284W, 384W Topics in Advanced Legal Writing 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Advanced Legal Writing: Immigration. Explore drafting for the various audiences that an immigration practitioner will encounter, including clients, agency officials, trial and appellate judges, non-immigration lawyers, and the public. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Immigration) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation. Draft litigation documents and participate in exercises meant to simulate actual legal practice. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Litigation) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Advanced Legal Writing: Prosecution. Explore advanced legal writing and persuasive skills in the context of criminal law. Draft and revise documents commonly used by the State in criminal cases at trial and on appeal. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Prosecution) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: Advanced Legal Writing: Transactional Drafting. Examine the structure and style of contracts and agreements with a focus on modern drafting conventions. Revise and draft various kinds of transactional documents. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Trnsactnl Drafting) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Topic 5: Advanced Legal Writing: Teaching Quizmasters. Examine analytical legal writing. Explore the skills necessary in evaluating and critiquing written legal analysis. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: TQ) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Topic 6: Advanced Legal Writing: Workshop. Explore common mistakes in word usage, grammar, and punctuation. Examine concision, persuasion, organization, revision, citation, and transactional drafting. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Workshop) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Advanced Legal Writing: Writing for Business Clients. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Wr for Bus Clients) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
LAW 184W.1, 284W.1, 384W.1 Advanced Legal Writing: Immigration 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore drafting for the various audiences that an immigration practitioner will encounter, including clients, agency officials, trial and appellate judges, non-immigration lawyers, and the public. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Immigration) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.2, 284W.2, 384W.2 Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Draft litigation documents and participate in exercises meant to simulate actual legal practice. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Litigation) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.3, 284W.3, 384W.3 Advanced Legal Writing: Prosecution 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced legal writing and persuasive skills in the context of criminal law. Draft and revise documents commonly used by the State in criminal cases at trial and on appeal. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Prosecution) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.4, 284W.4, 384W.4 Advanced Legal Writing: Transactional Drafting 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the structure and style of contracts and agreements with a focus on modern drafting conventions. Revise and draft various kinds of transactional documents. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Trnsactnl Drafting) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.5, 284W.5, 384W.5 Advanced Legal Writing: Teaching Quizmasters 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine analytical legal writing. Explore the skills necessary in evaluating and critiquing written legal analysis. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: TQ) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 5) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.6, 284W.6, 384W.6 Advanced Legal Writing: Workshop 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore common mistakes in word usage, grammar, and punctuation. Examine concision, persuasion, organization, revision, citation, and transactional drafting. Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Workshop) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 6) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 184W.7, 284W.7, 384W.7 Advanced Legal Writing: Writing for Business Clients 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 132D, 232D, 332D (Topic: Adv Lgl Wr: Wr for Bus Clients) and Law 184W, 284W, 384W (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285, 385 Professional Responsibility 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The lawyer's responsibility in making and administering the law; the codes of ethics and problems of professional conduct. Two or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 285C, 385C, 485C Jurisprudence 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the underlying problems in the functioning of a legal order. Examine legal definition and justice as factors in decision making; discovery and interpretation of authority; rights and privileges of the person relative to society and government; conditions for imposing legal responsibility on a person; procedures for decision making; and the relationship between law and the market in economic decision making. Law 239, 339, 439 and Law 285C, 385C, 485C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285E, 385E, 485E Election Law and Policy 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to traditional election law. Explore the constitutional, legal, and policy considerations that govern redistricting and campaign finance; laws and policies that govern the administration of elections; and an overview of issues currently confronting the field of election law and administration. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Election Law and Policy) and Law 235F, 335F, 435F, Law 285E, 385E, 485E. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285F Texas Legislature: Process and Procedure 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the ways the Texas Legislature works, both officially and otherwise. Consider a wide range of procedural and substantive subjects, with emphasis on the regulation of citizen conduct through statute, rather than on the purely political aspects of the institution. Law 258N and Law 285F may not both be counted. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285G, 385G, 485G Law Libraries 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of law librarianship and the legal information environment. Examine the context in which law librarians, legal publishers, and other legal information professionals work. Discuss the organization and communication of legal information and the particular roles and responsibilities of legal information providers and institutions. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law Libraries), Law 235L, 335L, 435L, Law 285G, 385G, 485G. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285H, 385H, 485H History of American Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 251C, 351C, 451C and Law 285H, 385H, 485H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285J, 385J Transactions 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine real contracts with real risks including guaranty, promissory note, deed of trust, merger agreement and asset acquisition agreement. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Transactions) and Law 285J, 385J may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285P Transactional Practice Skills: Doing Deals 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Transactnl Practice Skills) and Law 285P may not both be counted. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 185Q, 285Q, 385Q, 485Q Topics in Reading Group 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 185R, 285R, 385R, 485R Topics in Reading Group 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285S, 385S, 485S Real Estate Finance 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced problems dealing with acquisition, financing, development, and disposition of real estate. Law 230M, 330M, 430M and Law 285S, 385S, 485S may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 231K, 331K, 431K or Law 285T, 385T, 485T is recommended.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285T, 385T, 485T Real Estate Transactions 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore conveyancing at an intermediate level, dealing with the transfer, finance, and development of real estate. Law 231K, 331K, 431K and Law 285T, 385T, 485T may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285U, 385U Real Estate Development 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an intermediate-level overview of the real estate development process and relevant areas of law: land acquisition, leasing, construction finance, and permanent finance. Law 231D, 331D and Law 285U, 385U may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285V, 385V Construction Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Assess issues in general United States law that affect commercial and industrial construction, with emphasis on significant Texas cases. Explore an overview of the construction process, including the examination of roles of various parties, followed by consideration of the legal problems frequently encountered. Law 264S, 364S and Law 285V, 385V may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 285W, 385W Construction Litigation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze theories of liability and defense in the area of construction litigation, with emphasis on Texas law. Law 264T, 364T and Law 285W, 385W may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286, 386, 486, 586 Federal Courts 2-5 Hours
2,3,4,5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced study of public law, focusing on federal judicial power to make law, to intervene in state judicial proceedings, and to govern state or nation by decree. Two, three, four, or five lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 286E Supreme Court 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to areas of federal law. Explore some of the Court's current cases and examine professional materials of national importance. Participate in analysis of legal issues through focused lawyerly argument, and training in confident and effective articulation of a legal position. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Supreme Court) and Law 286E may not both be counted. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 386F Indian Law, Federal 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine federal law governing Indian tribes and Indian people. Law 364G and Law 386F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286G, 386G, 486G Civil Rights Litigation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the theory and practice of suing under state and federal statutory and constitutional law for redress of harm to one's civil rights by the government or its agents. Law 248C, 348C, 448C and Law 286G, 386G, 486G may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286H, 386H, 486H Americans with Disabilities 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the history of disability law, the trends in federal rulings, and emerging issues as Congress debates new legislation related to persons with disabilities. Law 248D, 348D, 448D and Law 286H, 386H, 486H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286J, 386J, 486J Copyright, Advanced 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 251L, 351L, 451L and Law 286J, 386J, 486J may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286N, 386N, 486N Electronic Discovery and Digital Evidence 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Identify, discover, interpret, authenticate, and challenge electronically-stored information. Explore information technology and computer forensics, federal rules, and e-discovery cases. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Electronic Discovery), Law 235E, 335E, 435E, Law 286N, 386N, 486N. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 386P Enterprise of Technology: Laboratory to Market 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the activities involved in commercializing a technology from conception to profitable enterprise. Law 350C and Law 386P may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286Q, 386Q, 486Q Intellectual Property, Introduction 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a general overview of intellectual property law. Analyze competing policies underlying intellectual property laws. Examine the fundamentals of trade secrets, patent, copyright, and trademark law. Law 250G, 350G, 450G and Law 286Q, 386Q, 486Q may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286R, 386R International Intellectual Property 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine selected issues involving the international protection of intellectual property, with emphasis on copyright. Law 250J, 350J and Law 286R, 386R may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286S, 386S, 486S Copyright 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine literary and artistic property, the law as it relates to trade identity, and other rules of the competitive game. Law 250K, 350K, 450K and Law 286S, 386S, 486S may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286T, 386T Trademarks 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the nature of marks, distinctiveness, acquisition of rights in marks, registration, loss of rights, infringement, defenses, remedies, trade dress, federal unfair competition, dilution, licensing, protection of marks outside the United States. Law 250N, 350N and Law 286T, 386T may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286U, 386U, 486U Patent Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for individuals interested in practicing in the field of intellectual property law. Examine the substantive law of patents in the United States. Law 250L, 350L, 450L and Law 286U, 386U, 486U may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286V, 386V Patent Litigation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze the case law and statutes governing patent enforcement, and compare with the most recent decisions of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Examine the study of infringement and remedies. Law 250R, 350R and Law 286V, 386V may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 286W, 386W Patent Prosecution Workshop 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the rules of practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, and an introduction to the practical considerations in preparing and prosecuting a patent application. Law 250T, 350T and Law 286W, 386W may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Credit or registration for Law 286V or 386V.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 287D, 387D, 487D Advocacy Survey 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the basics of persuasive techniques in all litigation settings, including pretrial motions, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, voir dire, and trial. Participate in a mock trial. Law 276M, 376M, 476M and Law 287D, 387D, 487D may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Law 187E, 287E, 387E, 487E, 587E, or 687E.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187E, 287E, 387E, 487E, 587E, 687E Advocacy Survey: Skills 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the basics of persuasive techniques in all litigation settings, including pretrial motions, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, voir dire, and trial. Participate in a mock trial. Law 176N, 276N, 376N, 476N, 576N, 676N and Law 187E, 287E, 387E, 487E, 587E, 687E may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Law 287D, 387D, or 487D.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 287F, 387F, 487F Advocacy Practice and Theory for the New Millennium 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for students who have mastered the basic advocacy skills. Focus on cutting-edge advocacy theories and techniques. Examine recent developments in behavioral science, communication, psychology, and technology. Law 276W, 376W, 476W and Law 287F, 387F, 487F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187G, 287G, 387G, 487G Topics in Advanced Advocacy Skills 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Advanced Advocacy Skills: Criminal Court. Examine a criminal case from its inception through trial, plea or dismissal. Participate in intake evaluation, pretrial motions, plea negotiations, witness preparation, and trial. Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Adv Skills: Criminal Court) and Law 187G, 287G, 387G, 487G (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
LAW 187G.1, 287G.1, 387G.1, 487G.1 Advanced Advocacy Skills: Criminal Court 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine a criminal case from its inception through trial, plea or dismissal. Participate in intake evaluation, pretrial motions, plea negotiations, witness preparation, and trial. Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Adv Skills: Criminal Court) and Law 187G, 287G, 387G, 487G (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187H Advanced Problem-Solving Techniques 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the specific skills of design thinking, divergent thinking, and ideation. Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Adv Problem Solving Technqs) and Law 187H may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187J Advanced Strategic Planning in Civil Litigation 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine real-life cases and key strategic decisions made immediately before and during trial. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Adv Strat Plnng In Civil Lit) and Law 187J may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187N Narration and Problem Solving for Litigation 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Design and develop a process to generate and evaluate narratives to best solve clients' problems. Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Narration/Prob Solving for Lit) and Law 187N may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187Q Emerging Skills: Litigators 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Emerging Skills: Litigators) and Law 187Q may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 187V, 287V, 387V, 487V Intensive Litigation Advocacy Skills 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed for the advocacy student interested in improving trial skills. Participate in intensive skills exercises and trial technique training. Try up to four cases in one semester in a fast-paced environment. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 175P, 275P, 375P, 475P, Law 176H, 276H, 376H, 476H, Law 187V, 287V, 387V, 487V. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 287D, 387D, or 487D; and Law 283, 383, or 483.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 287W, 387W, 487W Appellate Advocacy 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the advocate's strategies and role in the appellate process. Law 276U, 376U, 476U and Law 287W, 387W, 487W may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 288C, 388C, 488C Mass Media Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the regulation of broadcast media by the Federal Communications Commission and the constitutional and administrative law problems generated by regulation. Law 241M, 341M, 441M and Law 288C, 388C, 488C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 288D Law and Social Media 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discuss legal subjects being impacted by social media: marketing, intellectual property, employment, privacy, free speech, and fund raising. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law & Social Media) and Law 288D may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 288E United States and European Union Privacy Law and Personal Data 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the law of privacy and personal data protection under two leading, but quite different, legal frameworks. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Privacy Law: Persnl Data US/EU) and Law 388E may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 388S Sports Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine an amalgam of contracts, antitrust, and labor law as they affect professional and collegiate sports in the United States. Explore issues affecting professional team sports, individual and college (especially Title IX) sports, and the regulation of agents. Law 341G and Law 388S may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Knowledge of baseball, basketball, and football are required. Law 292P, 392P, or 492P and Law 294H, 394H, or 494H are recommended.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 288T, 388T Entertainment Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the legal aspects of producing and financing a motion picture, with a brief look at the theatre industry. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 241R, 341R, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Entertainment Law) or Law 288T, 388T.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K or Law 292C, 392C, 492C, 592C.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289C, 389C Family Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine legal problems related to the establishment, dissolution, and reorganization of family relationships, including marriage, divorce, annulment, alimony and child support, custody, and injuries to family relations. Law 240, 340 and Law 289C, 389C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289E, 389E, 489E Children and the Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey important legal problems involving children and their relationships to their families and to the state (including the public education system). Law 249, 349, 449 and Law 289E, 389E, 489E may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289F, 389F, 489F Reproductive Rights and Justice 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analyze reproductive rights as they are defined by United States law including abortion; voluntary and forced contraception and sterilization; minors' rights and education; public funding; assisted reproduction and surrogacy; the rights of underrepresented groups; and international law. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Reproductive Rights and Justice), Law 264R, 364R, 464R, Law 289F, 389F, 489F. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 389G Gender and the Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examination and evaluation of the role of law in maintaining a gendered society. Case readings, examination of statutes, and readings that provide different perspectives brought to this and related questions by feminist theory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289H, 389H, 489H Texas Marital Relationships and Divorce 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine all aspects of divorce: premarital contracts, marriage, annulment, and ongoing family relationships. Law 257, 357, 457 and Law 289H, 389H, 489H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289J, 389J Domestic Violence and the Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the social and historical context of battering; related civil and criminal law issues; alternative procedural frameworks and legislative reforms; state-of-the-art court programs working to combat domestic violence. Law 278J, 378J and Law 289J, 389J may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289N, 389N, 489N, 589N Wills and Estates 2-5 Hours
2,3,4,5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Execution, revocation, and interpretation of wills; future interests, particularly those involved in testamentary trusts; perpetuities; powers of appointment. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 389P Legal Scholarship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The genres of legal scholarship, including jurisprudence, traditional legal analysis, law and economics, sociology of law, and legal history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 489Q National Security Law 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine areas relating to law and security, including: strategic arms and arms control, economic sanctions, and intelligence. Law 471N and Law 489Q may not both be counted. Four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 189R, 289R, 389R, 489R Topics in National Security 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 289S, 389S, 489S Social Science and Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Sociological theories and research about law and legal institutions. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 189T, 289T, 389T, 489T Topics in Cybersecurity 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 389U Perspectives on Public Policy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine policy formation in the areas of economics, national security, science, technology, and trade. Law 371R and Law 389U may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 189V, 289V, 389V, 489V Topics in Public Affairs and Law 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 389W Core Readings in Public Law 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the field of public law in political science. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 384N (Topic: Core Readings in Public Law), Government 384N (Topic 2), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Core Readings in Public Law) and Law 389W. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190, 290, 390 Oil and Gas 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Creation and transfer of interests in oil and gas; mutual obligations of parties to a mineral lease; correlative obligations of neighboring mineral owners; regulation of production. One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 290D, 390D, 490D Oil and Gas Law, Leasing, and Regulation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The fundamentals of oil and gas law and commonly created interests in oil and gas, as well as the lands from where it is extracted, with an emphasis on the oil and gas lease; rights and obligations created thereby; rights and duties between mineral and surface owners; and protection of interests in oil and gas properties against trespassers and wrongful claimants. Also includes state regulation of drilling and production. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Oil and Gas Leasing and Regulation) and Law 290D, 390D, 490D may not both be counted. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 290E, 390E, 490E Oil and Gas Taxation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An analysis of the United States federal income taxation of domestic oil and gas operations and transactions. Examines taxation associated with the operational life cycle of oil and gas operations including exploration, development, production, and abandonment, as well as transactions involving oil and gas interests analysis acquisition, disposition, structuring and investment. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Oil and Gas Taxation) and Law 290E, 390E, 490E may not both be counted. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 290F, 390F, 490F International Energy Transactions 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine international business transactions in the energy and natural resource industries. Law 263T, 363T, 463T and Law 290F, 390F, 490F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 390G Global Energy Transactions: Legal, Financial, and Scientific Perspectives 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Evaluate geologic information made available in a bid round package, analyze the fiscal terms offered by the government, examine the legal regime, and determine and quantify the risks associated with an investment. Only one of the following may be counted: Energy and Earth Resources 396 (Topic: Law/Fin/Sci: Glbl Energy), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law/Fin/Sci: Glbl Energy) and Law 390G.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J Topics in Energy Law 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Texas Energy Law. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Texas Energy Law) and Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Energy Law: Regulating Energy Markets. Examine the regulatory regimes governing the sale and delivery of energy in American energy markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Energy and Earth Resources 396 (Topic: Regulating Energy Markets), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Mkts), Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 2), Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 39), and Public Affairs 188K, 288K, 388K, 488K (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Mkts).
Topic 3: Energy Law: Regulating Energy Production. Only one of the following may be counted: Energy and Earth Resources 396 (Topic 3), Law 363U, Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 3), Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 38), and Public Affairs 188K, 288K, 388K, 488K (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Prod).
LAW 190J.1, 290J.1, 390J.1, 490J.1 Texas Energy Law 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Texas Energy Law) and Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190J.2, 290J.2, 390J.2, 490J.2 Energy Law: Regulating Energy Markets 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the regulatory regimes governing the sale and delivery of energy in American energy markets. Only one of the following may be counted: Energy and Earth Resources 396 (Topic: Regulating Energy Markets), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Mkts), Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 2), Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 39), and Public Affairs 188K, 288K, 388K, 488K (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Mkts).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190J.3, 290J.3, 390J.3, 490J.3 Energy Law: Regulating Energy Production 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Energy and Earth Resources 396 (Topic 3), Law 363U, Law 190J, 290J, 390J, 490J (Topic 3), Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 38), and Public Affairs 188K, 288K, 388K, 488K (Topic: Energy Law: Reg Energy Prod).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 290P, 390P, 490P Admiralty Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the law applicable to the business of using the oceans and other navigable waters to transport people, goods, and materials, and the related business of exploring for oil and gas beneath those waters. Law 277, 377, 477 and Law 290P, 390P, 490P may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 390Q Maritime Injuries Litigation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine recent important decisions dealing with the rights of maritime workers, harbor workers, and others injured under circumstances of potential admiralty jurisdiction. Law 377D and Law 390Q may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 277, 377, 477, 290P, 390P, or 490P.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190S, 290S, 390S, 490S, 590S, 690S, 790S, 890S, 990S Topics in Law 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the School of Law's International Student Programs (ISP) office. Credit is recorded as assigned by an ISP Administrator in the School of Law. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 190T, 290T, 390T, 490T Topics in Cybersecurity 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291C, 391C Land-Use Regulation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the legal aspects of government programs for controlling land use, with an emphasis on urban problems. Law 265M, 365M and Law 291C, 391C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291D, 391D Comparative Environmental Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine property rights and the environment, including the constitutional basis for environmental protection, sustainable development and the role of law, environmental enforcement, and trade and environment. Law 241P, 341P and Law 291D, 391D may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291E, 391E, 491E Topics in Environmental Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Environmental Law: Toxics. Examine the regulation of toxic substances in both the common law and federal regulations. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Environmental Law: Toxics), Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic 1), or Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 1).
Topic 2: Environmental Law: Climate, Air, and Water. Introduction to pollution control, the common law antecedents, and early statutory developments. Study the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Envmntl Law: Air & Water) and Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Environmental Law and Natural Resources. An introduction to environmental thinking in the context of scarce publicly and privately-owned natural resources. Examine the public trust doctrine, relevance of the Tenth Amendment to environmental protection, the National Endowment Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic 3) and Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Topic 4: United States Environmental Law. Examine environmental law in the United States from its roots in the common law to the explosion of legislation and regulation that emerged in the 1970s and continues through the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Environmental Law), Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: U.S. Environmental Law), or Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 4).
Topic 5: Coastal Watersheds. Examine the science, law, and policy relating to issues such as land use, water use, and climate change in coupled watershed-coastal ocean systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Coastal Watersheds), Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 5), or Marine Science 393 (Topic 11).
LAW 291E.1, 391E.1, 491E.1 Environmental Law: Toxics 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the regulation of toxic substances in both the common law and federal regulations. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Environmental Law: Toxics), Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic 1), or Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 1).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291E.2, 391E.2, 491E.2 Environmental Law: Climate, Air, and Water 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to pollution control, the common law antecedents, and early statutory developments. Study the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Envmntl Law: Air & Water) and Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291E.3, 391E.3, 491E.3 Environmental Law and Natural Resources 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to environmental thinking in the context of scarce publicly and privately-owned natural resources. Examine the public trust doctrine, relevance of the Tenth Amendment to environmental protection, the National Endowment Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic 3) and Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 3) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291E.4, 391E.4, 491E.4 United States Environmental Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine environmental law in the United States from its roots in the common law to the explosion of legislation and regulation that emerged in the 1970s and continues through the present. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: Environmental Law), Law 241L, 341L, 441L (Topic: U.S. Environmental Law), or Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 4).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291E.5, 391E.5, 491E.5 Coastal Watersheds 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the science, law, and policy relating to issues such as land use, water use, and climate change in coupled watershed-coastal ocean systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Coastal Watersheds), Law 291E, 391E, 491E (Topic 5), or Marine Science 393 (Topic 11).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291F, 391F, 491F Water Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the judicial, legislative, and administrative problems in water resources' development, allocation, and control. Law 276L, 376L, 476L and Law 291F, 391F, 491F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 291P, 391P, 491P Animal Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the jurisprudential basis and theoretical underpinnings of animals in our legal system. Examine the developing field of animal law through the prism of traditional legal disciplines, including torts, contracts, criminal, regulatory, administrative, and constitutional law. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Animal Law), Law 235D, 335D, 435D, Law 291P, 391P, 491P. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292C, 392C, 492C, 592C Business Associations 2-5 Hours
2,3,4,5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the organization, management, financing, and dissolution of business associations and their creditors. Explore the agency principles governing the representation of business associations and partnership law, with an emphasis on the business corporation and the problems of the closed corporation. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 274G, 374G, 474G, Law 274K, 374K, 474K, 574K, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Corporations), Law 292C, 392C, 392C, 492C, 592C. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292E, 392E, 492E Economic Efficiency Analysis 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the ways to forecast and analyze the economic efficiency of a choice in economies that contain imperfections and inconsistencies. Law 253L, 353L, 453L and Law 292E, 392E, 492E may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 392F Financial Markets and Institutions 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore how financial markets are organized and function. Examine debt equity and foreign exchange markets, primary and secondary market operations, and investment banking. Law 353M and Law 392F may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 192G, 292G, 392G, 492G Financial Methods for Lawyers 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the time value of money, expected value decision making, and investment in enterprises. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 172P, 272P, 372P, 472P, Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P (Topic: Financial Methods for Lawyers), Law 192G, 292G, 392G, 492G. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 192H, 292H, 392H, 492H Topics in Law and Economics 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Law and Economics. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law and Economics) and Law 192H, 292H, 392H, 492H (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Law and Economics of Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law/Econ Captl Mrkts/Fincl Int) and Law 192H, 292H, 392H, 492H (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
LAW 192H.1, 292H.1, 392H.1, 492H.1 Law and Economics 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law and Economics) and Law 192H, 292H, 392H, 492H (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 192H.2, 292H.2, 392H.2, 492H.2 Law and Economics of Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Law/Econ Captl Mrkts/Fincl Int) and Law 192H, 292H, 392H, 492H (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292N, 392N, 492N Accounting for Lawyers 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the theory of financial accounting and its numerous applications to the practice of law. Law 271M, 371M, 471M and Law 292N, 392N, 492N may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292P, 392P, 492P Antitrust 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine federal and state law dealing with concerted action in unreasonable restraint of trade; monopolization; price discrimination, exclusive dealing arrangements, and other unfair competition; permissive resale price maintenance; mergers and joint ventures; and limitations on the patent legal monopoly. Law 260K, 360K, 460K and Law 292P, 392P, 392P may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292Q, 392Q, 492Q Antitrust: Economic Analysis and Legal Interpretation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the business functions and competitive impact of practices that are subject to antitrust regulation to determine their legality under United States antitrust laws. Law 240M, 340M, 440M and Law 292Q, 392Q, 492Q may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292R, 392R, 492R Bankruptcy 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to Title II of the United States Code and related state and federal laws. Explore both liquidation and reorganization bankruptcy, including exemptions, discharge of debt, avoidance of powers of trustees, and rights of various classes of creditors. Examine jurisdiction and procedure. Law 242M, 342M, 442M and Law 292R, 392R, 492R may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 192S Bankruptcy Workshop 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the representation of debtors and secured creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy. Participate in further study and application of the basic concepts of business bankruptcy, with emphasis on structuring and drafting. Law 142R and Law 192S may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292T, 392T, 492T Estate Planning 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore advanced problems in estate planning: marital deduction trusts, planning for community and separate property, inter vivos gifts and trusts, closely held business interests, farm and ranch properties, and income taxation of estates and trusts. Law 256, 356, 456 and Law 292T, 392T, 492T may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 289N, 389N, 489N, or 589N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292U, 392U Federal Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine federal income taxation of estates, trusts, grantors, and beneficiaries, as prescribed by subchapter J of the Internal Revenue Code. Law 254U, 354U and Law 292U, 392U may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J, 293Q, 393Q, 493Q, or 593Q.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292V, 392V, 492V Insurance 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine solicitation and sale of insurance, persons and interests protected by insurance, selection and control of risks, and disposition of claims. Law 269, 369, 469 and Law 292V, 392V, 492V may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 292W, 392W Texas Insurance Litigation 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Review consumers' rights and remedies in insurance litigation in detail. Examine practical applications of substantive law, including actionable conduct, statutory and common law theories, standing, persons and entities that may be liable, remedies, defenses, presuit considerations, pleadings, discovery, trial practice, and ethics. Law 269P, 369P and Law 292W, 392W may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293C, 393C Mergers and Acquisitions 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine legal issues involved in the acquisition of business enterprises by multinational corporations: initial negotiations, documentation, financial structuring of the purchase, and sale of business enterprises. Law 274J, 374J and Law 293C, 393C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293D, 393D, 493D International Business Transactions 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine problems confronting exporters, importers, and firms doing business abroad. Explore American and foreign tariff; antitrust, corporation, and arbitration law; and the European Union. Law 244, 344, 444 and Law 293D, 393D, 493D may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293E, 393E Venture Capital 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore core issues relating to venture capital (VC). Examine financing of the emerging growth company and subjects relating to VC investments in start-up companies, the structure of VC backed companies, the allocation of cash-flow and control rights in these companies, and litigation arising from the unique VC arrangements. Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Venture Capital) and Law 293E, 393E may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293F, 393F, 493F International Tax 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the ways the United States taxes nonresident aliens and foreign corporations on income from United States sources, and United States persons and corporations on income received from international sources. Law 274R, 374R, 474R and Law 293F, 393F, 493F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J, 293Q, 393Q, 493Q, 593Q, 254N, or 354N.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293G, 393G, 493G Products Liability 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine problems related to the prevention or compensation of harm attributable to dangerous or defective products through regulation by government agencies, the judicial process, and market forces. Law 245, 345, 445 and Law 293G, 393G, 493G may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293H, 393H Consumer Protection: Deceptive Trade Practices Act 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the primary common law causes of action available to purchasers of real property, goods, and services. Examine case law under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code. Law 245D, 345D and Law 293H, 393H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293P, 393P Tax and Business Strategy 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the effect of tax on business decisions. Law 254C, 354C and Law 293P, 393P may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Knowledge of algebra.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 293Q, 393Q, 493Q, 593Q Federal Income Taxation 2-5 Hours
2,3,4,5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore an overview of the federal income tax, mostly as it applies to individuals. Law 254J, 354J, 454J, 554J and Law 293Q, 393Q, 493Q, 593Q may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 393R Partnership Tax 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 354Q and Law 393R may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 193S, 293S, 393S, 493S Topics in Tax Planning 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Tax Planning for Business Entities. Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 384 (Topic 4), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Tax Plan for Busn Entities), or Law 193S, 293S, 393S, 493S (Topic 1).
LAW 193S.1, 293S.1, 393S.1, 493S.1 Tax Planning for Business Entities 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Only one of the following may be counted: Accounting 384 (Topic 4), Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Tax Plan for Busn Entities), or Law 193S, 293S, 393S, 493S (Topic 1).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 394C, 494C Administrative Law 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine forms of law governing jurisdiction and procedure of state and federal agencies, the right and scope of judicial review, and the relation of administrative agencies to legislature and chief executive. Law 361, 461 and Law 394C, 494C may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 394D Administrative Law, Texas 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the law of and about administrative agencies. Compare federal and Texas administrative law. Law 361E and Law 394D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294E, 394E, 494E Topics in Education Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Higher Education and the Law. Examine academic freedom and tenure, related constitutional issues, employment discrimination, and collective bargaining in the university context. Law 255L, 355L, 455L and Law 294E, 394E, 494E (Topic 1) may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
LAW 294E.1, 394E.1, 494E.1 Higher Education and the Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine academic freedom and tenure, related constitutional issues, employment discrimination, and collective bargaining in the university context. Law 255L, 355L, 455L and Law 294E, 394E, 494E (Topic 1) may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294F, 394F, 494F Employment Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine legal doctrines governing employment relations outside the collective bargaining arena. Explore the development of the common law doctrine of at-will employment, the doctrine of free market control of employment, and problems raised by new employee rights, including affirmative action, pregnancy disability, and comparable worth. Law 261J, 361J, 461J and Law 294F, 394F, 394F may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294G, 394G, 494G Employment Discrimination Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine issues related to the elimination of discrimination and the promotion of equality in employment. Law 268N, 368N, 468N and Law 294G, 394G, 494G may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294H, 394H, 494H Labor Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine collective bargaining and government intervention, functions of labor unions, settlement of labor disputes, and the rights of employees and of union members. Law 261K, 361K, 461K and Law 294H, 394H, 494H may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294J, 394J An Introduction to Employee Pension and Health Plans 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Examine pension taxation, antidiscrimination rules, fiduciary duties arising from employee benefit trusts, and the regulatory tension between federal and state governments regarding health benefits. Law 261M, 361M and Law 294J, 394J may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294L, 394L, 494L Local Government Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
State constitutional law concerning intergovernmental relations and the organization and administration of local government; ad valorem and other taxes; finance, lawmaking, personnel, contracts, and tort liability. Two, three, or four lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 294P, 394P, 494P, 594P State and Local Government 2-5 Hours
2,3,4,5 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of subnational governments in the United States. For each hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294S, 394S, 494S Texas Civil Procedure: Survey 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey the rules governing civil litigation in the Texas state courts, including pleadings, forum selection, discovery, summary judgment, jury charge, judgments, appeals, and settlements. Law 276P, 376P, 476P and Law 294S, 394S, 494S may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 294T, 394T Texas Civil Litigation: Pretrial and Trial Strategy 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the preparation of a civil case for trial, including ethical considerations and client relations, preparation of pleadings, preparation of discovery requests and responses to discovery requests, taking depositions, handling experts, evaluation of cases, and final trial preparation. Law 276T, 376T and Law 294T, 394T may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 194U Texas Civil Procedure: Survey Workshop 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Participate in further study and application of the basic concepts of Texas civil procedure covered in Law 294S, 394S, or 494S. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 177J, Law 179M (Topic: Texas Civil Procedure: Survey Workshop), Law 194U. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295C, 395C, 495C Topics in Medicine and the Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
Topic 1: Bioethics. Examine legal issues arising from the development of biomedical technologies that extend life and manipulate its creation. Law 264C, 364C, 464C (Topic 1) and Law 295C, 395C, 495C (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Topic 2: Regulation of the Health Care System. Examine medicine as an industry, including the types of legal regulation that control the medical profession and regulate the health care system. Law 264C, 364C, 464C (Topic 2) and Law 295C, 395C, 495C (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
LAW 295C.1, 395C.1, 495C.1 Bioethics 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine legal issues arising from the development of biomedical technologies that extend life and manipulate its creation. Law 264C, 364C, 464C (Topic 1) and Law 295C, 395C, 495C (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295C.2, 395C.2, 495C.2 Regulation of the Health Care System 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine medicine as an industry, including the types of legal regulation that control the medical profession and regulate the health care system. Law 264C, 364C, 464C (Topic 2) and Law 295C, 395C, 495C (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295D, 395D Medical Practice and Law 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the language and structure of the medical profession, the process of establishing medical diagnoses and treatments, the concept of standard of care as applied in medicine, and the legal validation and use of medical information. Law 264D, 364D and Law 295D, 395D may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295E, 395E, 495E Health Law 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to health law. Examine legal issues in health care delivery, health insurance financing, and the responsibilities of health care professionals to patients. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 264E, 364E, 464E, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Health Law), Law 295E, 395E, 495E. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295P, 395P, 495P Contracts for Foreign Lawyers 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the common law of contracts for foreign lawyers. Examine the methods by which rights and duties of promissory and quasi-promissory origin are created, transferred, limited, discharged, breached, and enforced. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 221Q, 321Q, 421Q, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Contracts for Foreign Lawyers), Law 295P, 395P, 495P. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a Master of Laws.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295Q, 395Q, 495Q Legal Research and Writing for Foreign Lawyers 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the case-law method, the basic tools for conducting legal research, and the basic conventions and expectations for creating professional legal work product. Research and draft a full-length, formal analytical memorandum that may serve as a professional writing sample. Only one of the following may be counted: Law 232Q, 332Q, 432Q, Law 179M, 279M, 379M, 479M, 579M, 679M (Topic: Legal Research and Writing for Foreign Lawyers), Law 295Q, 395Q, 495Q. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a Master of Laws.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 295R, 395R United States Law, Introduction 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the concepts of law fundamental to, and the legal institutions operating within, the United States legal system. Explore an overview of the United States Constitution and the functions and procedures of civil and criminal courts. Law 243C, 343C and Law 295R, 395R may not both be counted. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a Master of Laws.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 195S Legal English 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Law 179P, 279P, 379P, 479P, 579P, 679P (Topic: Legal English) and Law 195S may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a Master of Laws.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 296K, 396K, 496K Legislation 2-4 Hours
2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Roles of persons, institutions, courts, administrative agencies, and legislatures in lawmaking; interpretation of legislation; decision making and legal advocacy in the legislative process; drafting of legislation. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
LAW 196S, 296S, 396S, 496S, 596S, 696S, 796S, 896S, 996S Topics in Law 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the School of Law's International Student Programs (ISP) office. Credit is recorded as assigned by an ISP Administrator in the School of Law. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 196V, 296V, 396V, 496V, 596V, 696V Topics in Contemporary Legal Developments 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 196W, 296W, 396W, 496W, 596W, 696W Topics in Contemporary Legal Developments 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 197C, 297C, 397C, 497C, 597C, 697C Topics in Clinical Program 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practical experience in different areas of law. Topics to be announced. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with topic.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 197D, 297D, 397D, 497D, 597D, 697D Topics in Clinical Program: Practice Skills 1-6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Practical experience in different areas of the law. Topics to be announced. Fieldwork to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with topic.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 197F, 297F, 397F, 497F, 597F, 697F Directed Research and Study 1-6 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Individual research conducted under standards promulgated by the dean. The completed work must be approved by the supervising faculty member. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Approval of research project by the supervising faculty member and by the associate dean for academic affairs.
Restrictions: Restricted to second- and third-year students.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 197P, 297P, 397P, 497P, 597P, 697P, 797P, 897P, 997P Topics in Internship Program 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Internship under the supervision of a faculty member. Internship hours to be arranged.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with topic.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Professional
LAW 097Q Career Experiences 0 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Registration in career experiences represents less than half-time enrollment status for the student. Grades are not issued and the student does not receive credit toward any degree or degree requirement. Experience hours to be arranged.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the School of Law.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Professional