Advanced Legal Topics

Catalog description

This is the fifth and sixth residential courses in the online JD program. This two-credit course will have a number of different sections, focused on different substantive areas of the law. Students will take the course twice during the course of their study, selecting different sections for each. The goal is to allow students to acquire a deep understanding of an area of legal practice, appreciate the level of knowledge and engagement needed to successfully practice in a specialized field of law, and understand how key policy concerns can shape a particular field of law. Prerequisites, LAW 693 , Legal Foundations and LAW 793, Legal Applications, and LAW 893 , Professional Skills.