This course provides an introduction to legal doctrines and policy questions relating to the structure and operation of the administrative state. The focus is on the law of the federal administrative state, with significant attention being devoted to issues of separation and balance of powers, judic...
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 any body of navigable water is liable to call forth the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts and the application of the national maritime law. The practice of admiralty and maritime law is somewhat specialized--admiralty lawyers still like to call themselves ...
Advanced Legal Writing: Litigation is a two-credit, pass-fail course. The course covers documents typically drafted during litigation, including pleadings, discovery requests, motions, and letters. Students will draft a variety of litigation documents and critique documents drafted by others.
Evaluation Method
Paper
Additional Information
Course ID: 232D
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
This course will introduce documents used in civil litigation and provide students with advanced legal-writing practice and critique. Students will draft litigation documents including complaints and motions and will lead class discussions focused on legal writing and the legal profession.
Evaluation Method
Paper
Additional Information
Course ID: 232D
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
Course Description Writing for Practice aka Yes, you can practice law in simple American English Among the major problems encountered by young lawyers as they enter practice is the transition from writing like a student to writing like a lawyer. This course is designed to make that transition easier...
Evaluation Method
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 232D
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
Course Description Writing for Practice aka Yes, you can practice law in simple American English Among the major problems encountered by young lawyers as they enter practice is the transition from writing like a student to writing like a lawyer. This course is designed to make that transition easier...
Evaluation Method
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 232D
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
An advanced skills course on the key elements of consulting and testifying experts: selection of experts, expert methodologies, expert reports and expert designations, preparing, presenting, challenging, and defending experts. Prerequisites: Evidence & Advocacy Survey
This intensive course covers two broad legal-writing topics. Day one covers mechanics: the most common grammar, punctuation, word-usage, and stylistic mistakes law students and lawyers make and how to understand them, avoid them, and fix them. Key goals are to strengthen your writing credibility and...
Evaluation Method
Paper
Additional Information
Course ID: 132D
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Short course
from 9/28/18 through 9/29/18
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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 8/29/18 through 9/17/18
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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 - 12/17/18
Additional Information
Course ID: 376M
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Allowed
Will not use floating mean GPA
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards ABA Experiential Learning Requirement
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...
Additional Information
Course ID: 176N
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Mandatory
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards 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 ...
The course studies the development, interpretation, and application of the antitrust laws of the United States. These laws are the Sherman Act (1890) prohibiting combinations in "restraint of trade" and "monopolization;" the Clayton Act (1914, 1936, 1950) prohibiting, in some circumstances, price di...
This three-hour course teaches advanced legal analysis and selection of potential appellate arguments, as well as developing the highly judge-centric advocacy skills necessary to write top-notch appellate briefs and present winning oral arguments in courts of appeals. Students must complete one bri...
Evaluation Method
None
Additional Information
Course ID: 376U
Classification Required: Upperclass-only elective
Grading Method:
Pass/Fail Allowed
Will not use floating mean GPA
Satisfies ABA Professional Skills Requirement
Course credits count towards 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...
An introduction to the legal rules and principles, as well as some of the economic factors, that pattern the conduct of productive enterprise in the U.S. The principal focus will be upon the large, publicly traded corporation that dominates much of the U.S. business environment - in particular, its ...