This course provides an introduction to legal doctrines and policy questions relating to the organization and operation of the administrative state. The focus is on federal administrative law, with significant attention devoted to judicial review of agency action, structural constitutional questions...
A study of how government regulates citizens and business in Texas, including an analysis of the powers and procedures common to state agencies in Texas. Special focus is given to the power of agencies to regulate by the adoption of rules and the holding of due process hearings (including contested ...
Anything that happens on or near a body of navigable water is liable to call forth the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts and the application of the federal maritime law. The practice of admiralty and maritime law is somewhat specialized--admiralty lawyers still like to call themselves "pr...
This 2-day course (5.75 hours each day) covers two broad legal-writing topics. Day one covers mechanics: common mistakes in word usage, grammar, and punctuation—and how to avoid and fix them—plus the most challenging advanced topics in the mechanics of legal writing. Key goals are to strengthen ...
This course focuses on analytical legal writing. Students will practice the skills of evaluating and critiquing written legal analysis and will receive intensive instructor feedback on their critiquing. Two credits, pass-fail. Enrollment is restricted to Teaching Quizmasters.
Successful lawyers of all types are able to craft solutions to clients’ seemingly intractable problems. Sophisticated clients have already explored solutions with their in-house legal staff before bringing their case or problem to you. Finding solutions requires following a proven process which ca...
Evaluation Method
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 179P
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Short course
from 8/28/19 through 9/16/19
1 credit counts toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
A course focusing on real-life cases and key strategic decisions made immediately before and during trial to position you for success. Nationally renowned trial master, David Beck, will demonstrate, share secrets and teach strategy. This is an advanced course. Texas Civil Procedure and Advocacy classes are recommended prior courses.
This class has a mandatory evening skills component (Monday or Wednesday evening). Students must register for both the lecture (376M) and either Monday or Wednesday evening skills portion (176N) of the class. Please note, the evening Skills portion of the class will not begin until week 5 or 6 of th...
Evaluation Method
Final
- 12/12/19
Additional Information
Course ID: 376M
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Allowed
Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (3 HOUR COURSE) The Alternative Dispute Resolution Survey course is designed to provide a broad-based introduction to negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, for students interested in either advocacy or transactional practices. ADR methods are now more common than ...
Evaluation Method
Paper
Additional Information
Course ID: 381R
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Allowed
Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Reversed Priority
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
The course studies the development, interpretation, and application of the antitrust laws of the United States, specifically the Sherman Act, Clayton Act, FTC Act and other laws designed to protect consumers by ensuring competition in the marketplace. Specific topics include dominant firm behavior a...
This three-hour course teaches advanced, judge-centered, jurisprudence-driven appellate advocacy. Students represent an assigned party in a hypothetical case that progresses from final judgment in the trial court, through the court of appeals, to the Supreme Court of Texas. The class focuses on ...
Evaluation Method
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 376U
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Allowed
Will use floating mean GPA if applicable
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
3 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
This course is for students who want to practice bankruptcy - and for those who simply want a fun, challenging course that covers a key legal system underlying the U.S. and global economies. It covers Title 11 of the U.S. Code, the Bankruptcy Code. The course includes both consumer and business bank...
This course is an introduction to the basic legal rules governing corporations. The course will focus on publicly held corporations. Among the topics covered will be fiduciary duties, conflict-of-interest transactions, executive compensation, reorganizations and control transactions, shareholder vot...
This course is an introduction to the basic legal rules governing corporations. The course will focus on publicly held corporations. Among the topics covered will be fiduciary duties, conflict-of-interest transactions, executive compensation, reorganizations and control transactions, shareholder vot...
This course uses economic analysis to understand the institutional workings of the securities and investment business and its legal regulation (especially recent developments therein). The main focus of this course is on securities intermediaries -- those who trade, facilitate trade, or manage inves...
This course taught in seminar style will examine some general jurisprudential and philosophical/moral issues related to the American system of capital punishment. The class will study the historical evolution of capital punishment, focusing primarily on the development of the law governing capital p...
Introduction to the civil adjudicative process, primarily that of the federal courts, including jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure.
Introduction to the civil adjudicative process, primarily that of the federal courts, including jurisdiction, pleading, dispositive motions, discovery, and trial procedure.
The course will be a review of federal civil rights laws and their purpose. Students will learn about the different types of claims individuals can bring and the defenses available to the government and its employees. Topics will include excessive force and police shootings, deliberate indiffere...
ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLINIC IS A 6-HR. CLINIC. Students screen and investigate claims by inmates that they are actually innocent of the offenses for which they are incarcerated. While investigating cases, students typically interview witnesses, research cases, review trial transcripts, and occasionally ...
Additional Information
Course ID: 697C
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Clinic
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
6 credits count toward ABA Experiential Learning Requirement