Curriculum
Requirements for the JD Degree
| Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| 11 First-Year Required Courses | 32 |
| 4 Upper-Level Required Courses | 14 |
| Academic Advising Menu: Substance (must take 4 from list of approved Substance Menu courses) | 10 to 12 |
| Academic Advising Menu: Experiential Education (must take 6 credits from list of approved Experiential Education Menu courses) | 6 |
| Intensive Bar Preparation Courses: Students matriculating in Fall 2017 and after with a cumulative GPA below 2.900 at the end of the first year must take all 3 courses | 9 to 11 |
| 1 Course to Fulfill Senior Writing Requirement | 3 to 5 |
| Total Credits Needed for Degree | 90 |
Other Requirements
- Passing Grade of 1.8 in all courses (students matriculating in Fall 2017 and after)
- Overall cumulative GPA of 2.300 or above AND cumulative GPA of 2.300 or above in third-year of law school
Current Curricular Offerings
Current curricular offerings, for the purposes of [ABA] Standard 509(c), are only courses offered in the current and past two academic years.
Occasional curricular offerings are designated by an asterisk (*).
| Course ID | Credit Hours |
Course Title |
|---|---|---|
| *LAW 518 | 2 to 3 | Accounting for Lawyers
*LAW 518 - Accounting for Lawyers2 to 3 Credit Hours This course introduces students to principles of accounting, auditing, and finance from the perspective of the practicing attorney. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of accounting, auditing, and finance and related terminology. Students also will learn to read and analyze financial statements and explore how these statements are used to make business decisions. No knowledge or background in accounting or bookkeeping is necessary. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 533 | 3 | Administrative Law
LAW 533 - Administrative Law3 Credit Hours The function and use of administrative agencies, the application of the Administrative Procedure Act, consideration of policy and economics, the role of the judiciary and the scope of judicial review, and the allocation of decision-making powers. Suggested second-year course. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 638 | 3 | Advanced Appellate Advocacy
LAW 638 - Advanced Appellate Advocacy3 Credit Hours Covers brief writing and oral argument. It serves two purposes: (1) providing students an opportunity to enhance their persuasive advocacy skills without participating on competition teams, and (2) providing means to select members of the competition moot court teams. Required for students who wish to participate in any interschool appellate moot court competition. Students participate in an oral advocacy competition. Prerequisite: Law 503A (Lawyering Skills I) and 504A (Lawyering Skills II). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 571 | 1 to 2 | Advanced Appellate Moot Court
LAW 571 - Advanced Appellate Moot Court1 to 2 Credit Hours Brief writing and oral argument of an appellate case as part of interscholastic moot court competition. Enrollment is limited to students who have taken Advanced Appellate Advocacy and who have been invited to join the Appellate Moot Court Board. Prerequisite: Law 503A (Lawyering Skills I), Law 504A (Lawyering Skills II), Law 638 (Advanced Appellate Advocacy), completion of at least 30 credit hours, and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.6. Graded S/U. (maximum 6 credit hours per degree) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 508 | 1 | Advanced Electronic Legal Research
LAW 508 - Advanced Electronic Legal Research1 Credit Hours Building on the research techniques presented in Law 503A and 504A (Lawyering Skills I and II), this course focuses on the effective and efficient use of both legal and non-legal research tools available to assist in the practice of law. Students receive advanced training in Westlaw, LexisNexis, and other commercial and free online research systems and resources. Prerequisite: Law 503A (Lawyering Skills I), and Law 504A (Lawyering Skills II). Graded S/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 650 | 3 | Advanced Environmental Litigation
*LAW 650 - Advanced Environmental Litigation3 Credit Hours This course is designed primarily for the prospective environmental litigator, but is also valuable for the prospective business counselor. Topics include enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, citizen suits, toxic torts, natural resource damage litigation, and judicial review of environmental agency actions. Emphasis is on both the substance of laws at issue, and the skills necessary to litigate environmental issues successfully. Prerequisite: Law 548 (Environmental Law) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 639 | 2 or 3 | Advanced Legal Analysis and Strategies
LAW 639 - Advanced Legal Analysis and Strategies2 or 3 Credit Hours This course will introduce and reinforce bar examination study and test taking skills. It will provide in depth exploration of each part of the bar exam (multiple choice MBE), essay (MEE) and multi state performance exam (MPT) and build students' skills regarding each part of the exam. In addition, the course will devote significant time to skills associated with analyzing, studying and memorizing the substantive information. A hallmark of this course will be intensive writing and feedback components. This course will provide at risk students with the opportunity to hone the skills necessary for effective bar exam study, passing the bar exam and eventual success as a practicing attorney. Prerequisites: Law 503A (Lawyering Skills I) and 504A (Lawyering Skills II). Graded S/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 676 | 1 to 3 | Advanced Legal Clinic
*LAW 676 - Advanced Legal Clinic1 to 3 Credit Hours Introduces students to legal practice utilizing legal services projects and external placements. Students handle all aspects of office, trial and appellate practice, including interviewing, preparation of legal memoranda, briefs, court documents, court appearances, and negotiating settlements. Prerequisite: 6 hours of Law 671 (Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic), Law 672(Judicial Extern Clinic), Law 673 (Civil Practice Clinic), Law 674 (Domestic Violence Clinic), or Law 675 (Public Interest Externship), restricted to seniors who are "711" eligible (must have completed 54 hours). Graded S+/S/S-/U. Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 574 | 1 to 2 | Advanced Mock Trial
LAW 574 - Advanced Mock Trial1 to 2 Credit Hours The Mock Trial Board shall consist of a maximum number of 8 students, selected as set forth in the Operating Rules Governing Mock Trial. All Mock Trial Board members are required to participate in at least one interschool competition as well as perform intra-school administrative hours as required by the Faculty Advisor. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Law 536 (Evidence) and Law 537 (Trial Advocacy). A cumulative GPA of 2.6 (2.45 for students that matriculated prior to June 9, 2008) is required. Graded S/U. (maximum 6 credit hours per degree) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 524 | 3 | Advanced Real Estate Transactions
*LAW 524 - Advanced Real Estate Transactions3 Credit Hours This course involves a study of mortgages and other financial instruments used in the sale and exchange of residential real estate. Key topics include: sales contracts, title insurance, rights and duties of the parties during foreclosure, transfer of mortgaged property, and priority problems between senior and junior mortgagees. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 636 | 2 | Advanced Torts
LAW 636 - Advanced Torts2 Credit Hours Includes aspects of tort law that are either covered briefly or not covered at all in the first-year course, such as nuisance, defamation, privacy, misrepresentation, civil rights, misuse of legal procedure, interference with relationships, and substitutes for tort law (compensation systems). InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 637 | 3 or 4 | Advanced Trial Advocacy
*LAW 637 - Advanced Trial Advocacy3 or 4 Credit Hours The purpose of the course is to further develop and enhance trial advocacy skills. Using complex cases, students will increase their familiarity with the rules of evidence and trial practice with particular emphasis on the use of expert testimony and courtroom technology. Students, working in teams of two, will develop a case from client interview through a trial by jury. Prerequisite: Law 536 (Evidence) and Law 537 (Trial Advocacy). Graded S/U. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 527 | 2 or 3 | Agency and Partnership
LAW 527 - Agency and Partnership2 or 3 Credit Hours This course covers problems associated with any kind of joint enterprise, including: the principal’s tort liability for acts of agent; rights between principal and agent; contractual powers of agents; liability of agent to third persons; ratification; notice and imputed knowledge; termination of authority; and partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, and limited liability companies. Suggested second-year course. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 560 | 2 or 3 | Agricultural Law
LAW 560 - Agricultural Law2 or 3 Credit Hours State statutory and common law affecting people in the business of farming; legal considerations in farm land ownership; use of credit; farm tenancy, employment of farm labor; water and drainage law; livestock law; cooperatives and not-for-profit corporations in agriculture; the impact of zoning, eminent domain and the nuisance theory on farming. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 640 | 3 | Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW 640 - Alternative Dispute Resolution3 Credit Hours The course explores negotiation, mediation, and arbitration as ways of resolving legal conflicts outside the litigation process. It focuses on the role of the attorney who counsels clients about ADR and who represents clients in some ADR process. Students study the theory behind each process, and the law and ethical standards governing each. It includes simulated exercises in mediation and negotiation. Suggested second-year course. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 565 | 3 | Antitrust
*LAW 565 - Antitrust3 Credit Hours This course is a survey of federal antitrust regulation and its mixture of substantive legal principles, economics, and socio-political value judgments. After briefly introducing the relevant statutes and economic doctrines, the focus will turn to “Structural” violations associated with enterprise power, such as monopolization, and finally to “conduct” violations, such as pricefixing. Critical assessment of the “popular assumptions” behind antitrust policy is included. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 577 | 3 | Bankruptcy
LAW 577 - Bankruptcy3 Credit Hours The rights, duties, and remedies of debtors, creditors and trustees under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code are examined. The course also covers enforcement of money judgments, insolvency proceedings and the use of alternative dispute resolution in bankruptcy. Federal bankruptcy law is emphasized. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Law 517A (Introduction to Commercial Law). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 526 | 3 | Basic Estate Planning
*LAW 526 - Basic Estate Planning3 Credit Hours This course considers planning strategies for transferring wealth during lifetime and at death. Potential topics include marital planning and planning for spendthrift beneficiaries, disabled beneficiaries, and beneficiaries with behavioral issues. It also introduces basic concepts of gift and estate taxes. It is expected that this course will be taken by third-year students. Law 531 (Trusts and Estates) is helpful but it is not a prerequisite. InstructorsWilliam Drennan, Patricia Hoke Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 598 | 3 | Bioethics and the Law
LAW 598 - Bioethics and the Law3 Credit Hours This course examines critical issues in law and medicine arising from advances in medical science and technology, including such areas as reproduction, organ and tissue transplantation, death and dying, and human subjects research. Content and methods of course delivery and evaluation approved for provision by distance education. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 506 | 1 | Business Boot Camp
LAW 506 - Business Boot Camp1 Credit Hours This two-day, one-credit workshop taught during the winter intersession introduces students to the vocabulary, concepts, and skills needed to effectively communicate and advise business clients. In particular, the course exposes students to: (i) basic accounting, finance, and tax principles, (ii) contract drafting; (iii) counseling and advising clients; (iv) business planning; (v) business organizations; and (vi) international business issues. Business Boot Camp is a complement to and not a substitute for the transactional, business, and tax law courses offered by the Law School. A background in finance, accounting, or business law is neither required nor expected. Graded S/U InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 554 | 3 or 4 | Business Organizations
LAW 554 - Business Organizations3 or 4 Credit Hours This course analyzes legal issues surrounding agency law, partnership law, and the law of the closely held and public held corporation. Among the topics considered are: planning for the close corporation; management and control issues of corporations; the proxy system; duties of officers, directors and controlling shareholders; transactions in shares by directors and others; mergers and takeovers; and public policy implications of the publicly held corporation. The course provides students with a solid and interwoven understanding of its concepts. It is intended to be useful to both future business and non-business lawyers. Anti-requisites: Law 527 Agency & Partnership and Law 528 Corporations Instructor Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 586 | 3 | Business Planning
*LAW 586 - Business Planning3 Credit Hours The course focuses on the legal, tax and ethical issues encountered in starting up a new business and converting from one business form to another. The emphasis in on general and limited partnerships, closely held corporations and limited liability companies. Prerequisite: Law 525 (Federal Income Taxation), and either Law 527 (Agency & Partnership) or Law 528 (Corporations). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 549 | 2 | Children and the Law
*LAW 549 - Children and the Law2 Credit Hours This course explores the rights of children, the legal aspects of the parent-child relationship, the state’s ability to regulate the activity of children, child abuse, neglect, children in need of supervision, adoption and termination of parental rights. Although delinquency will be touched upon, criminal procedure is not a major portion of the course. InstructorsJulie Thompson, Angela Upchurch Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 673 | 1 to 6 | Civil Practice Clinic
LAW 673 - Civil Practice Clinic1 to 6 Credit Hours Students under attorney supervision provide civil legal representation to those more than 60 years of age. Students practice legal skills such as case management, legal drafting, client interviewing, presenting cases in court, etc. Students have their own case files and clients. Prerequisite: Completion of first year of law study. Students who wish to be “711” eligible must have completed 54 hours and be in good academic standing. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorsJohn Erbes, Rebecca O'Neil, Heidi Ramos Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 505 | 3 | Civil Procedure I
LAW 505 - Civil Procedure I3 Credit Hours This course teaches the nuts and bolts concepts and rules of civil procedure applicable to pleading, motion practice, discovery, pretrial disposition, trial and appeal. InstructorsKeith Beyler, Andrew Pardieck, Angela Upchurch Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 535 | 3 | Civil Procedure II
LAW 535 - Civil Procedure II3 Credit Hours This course teaches the advanced concepts and rules of civil procedure applicable to jurisdiction, the Erie Doctrine, judgments, and joinder of claims and parties. Prerequisite: Law 505 (Civil Procedure I). InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 619 | 2 or 3 | Civil Rights
LAW 619 - Civil Rights2 or 3 Credit Hours A study of statutory and judicial protections for civil rights. Coverage includes the post-Civil War civil rights statutes, which have been the basis of much recent civil rights litigation, and more recent civil rights legislation. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 570 | 2 or 3 | Client Interviewing and Counseling
LAW 570 - Client Interviewing and Counseling2 or 3 Credit Hours The course will focus on developing in students an understanding of interviewing and counseling as lawyer functions and of the skills and problems associated with these functions. In particular, concern would be with (a) interpersonal and psychological aspects and problems in interviewing InstructorsValery Behan, Sarah Taylor, Brandon Zanotti Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 543 | 3 | Conflict of Laws
LAW 543 - Conflict of Laws3 Credit Hours This course covers traditional and modern approaches to choosing the applicable state law in a civil lawsuit, federal constitutional limits on such choices, choice of law in federal court proceedings, choice of law and forum selection clauses, recognition of judgments, and application of federal law in the international context. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 509 | 4 | Constitutional Law
LAW 509 - Constitutional Law4 Credit Hours This course surveys the law, principles, and policies of government structure and individual rights under the United States Constitution. Topics covered include the distribution of power between the federal and state governments, the powers allocated to the President, Congress, and the federal courts, and the rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment. InstructorsCindy Buys, Ed Dawson, Steve Macias Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 519 | 2 or 3 | Constitutional Law: Advanced Topics
LAW 519 - Constitutional Law: Advanced Topics2 or 3 Credit Hours An in-depth study of selected topics arising under the United States Constitution. Prerequisite: Law 509 (Constitutional Law). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 584 | 2 or 3 | Consumer Protection
*LAW 584 - Consumer Protection2 or 3 Credit Hours This course considers some of the special protective legal mechanisms that have arisen at the federal and state levels in the context of consumer transactions. The principal focus of the course is on practices in consumer transactions and on consumer credit regulation (e.g., advertising, disclosures, discrimination, usury, collection practices). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 511 | 3 | Contracts I
LAW 511 - Contracts I3 Credit Hours The first of a two-course sequence in contract law covering the concept, scope and function of contract as an institution for ordering resources exchange and allocation in society. The sequence will cover the legal techniques for the promotion and securing of expectations created by exchange of promises: offer and acceptance, problems of consideration, interpretation, condition, assignments, breach of contracts and remedies. Changes in the basic contract law in respect to contracts involving sale of goods under the U.C.C. will be noted and discussed in appropriate places. InstructorsWilliam Drennan, George Mocsary Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 512 | 3 | Contracts II
LAW 512 - Contracts II3 Credit Hours A continuation of Contracts I, with the sequence covering the concept, scope and function of contract as an institution for ordering resources exchange and allocation in society. The sequence will cover the legal techniques for the promotion and securing of expectations created by exchange of promises: offer and acceptance, problems of consideration, interpretation, condition, assignments, breach of contracts and remedies. Change in the basic contract law in respect to contracts involving sale of goods under the U.C.C. will be noted and discussed in appropriate places. InstructorsWilliam Drennan, George Mocsary Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 562 | 3 | Copyright Law
LAW 562 - Copyright Law3 Credit Hours This course examines how authors, musicians, artists, software developers, web designers and others control the copying, distribution, sale, and performance of their works through copyright law and related doctrines. The course will cover the kinds of works that qualify for copyright protection, the scope of rights granted to copyright owners, and the special privileges that copyright law provides for the public, including the “fair use” doctrine. We will consider how copyright law shapes and is shaped by businesses and individuals who create music, movies, literature, software, and databases. The course will particularly focus on copyright’s response to technological change, including current controversies such as the copying of digital music and the alteration and adaptation of movies by fans. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 514 | 3 | Corporate Taxation
LAW 514 - Corporate Taxation3 Credit Hours Provides students with in depth exposure to federal income taxation of corporations and shareholders. Areas explored are corporate formations, distributions, redemptions, liquidations, corporate income tax, accumulated earnings tax, personal holding company tax, and affiliated corporations. Cross-listed with ACCT 543. InstructorMarc Morris Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 528 | 3 | Corporations
LAW 528 - Corporations3 Credit Hours This course covers problems associated with any kind of joint enterprise, including: selection and development of business forms; the formation, financing, and management of closely held corporations; disregard of the corporate entity; control and management of the public corporation; duties of officers and directors; struggles for control of the corporation; and transactions in shares of the corporation. Suggested second-year course. InstructorsMark Brittingham, Mike Koehler, George Mocsary Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 516 | 3 | Criminal Law
LAW 516 - Criminal Law3 Credit Hours Substantive criminal law presents difficult questions concerning the relationship of the individual to the state, the goals of the criminal law, and how they may be achieved. Therefore, the course will study the general principles of criminal law, with particular emphasis placed on homicide, inchoate crimes (e.g., attempts and conspiracy), and defenses (e.g., insanity). InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 594 | 3 | Criminal Procedure: Post Investigations
LAW 594 - Criminal Procedure: Post Investigations3 Credit Hours This course deals with how the federal and state constitutions and laws governing pre-trial and trial procedure in criminal cases. The course goes chronologically through the criminal case and covers right to counsel, grand jury, bail, the decision to prosecute, criminal pleading, preliminary hearing, joinder and severance, speedy trial, discovery, guilty pleas, jury procedure, and double jeopardy. Content and methods of course delivery and evaluation approved for provision by distance education. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 529 | 3 | Criminal Procedure: Pre-Trial
LAW 529 - Criminal Procedure: Pre-Trial3 Credit Hours The course focuses on the Fourth Amendment and on the self-incrimination clause in the Fifth Amendment. More specifically, it deals with problems of search and seizure, the exclusionary rule, confessions and the Miranda Rule and lineups. Content and methods of course delivery and evaluation approved for provision by distance education. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 609 | 1 to 3 | Current Developments in American Law
LAW 609 - Current Developments in American Law1 to 3 Credit Hours This course allows the School of Law to offer specialized courses in response to new developments and current legal trends. The course is used by faculty to present specialized topics, such as “sentencing,” “homeland security,” current issues in health law, and “ election law,” that may be taught on an irregular basis. It allows the School of Law to supplement its usual offerings in a new area without committing to a permanent course. InstructorsValery Behan, Shawn Grindstaff, Heidi Ramos, Mark Schultz |
| LAW 608 | 1 to 3 | Current Developments in International Law
LAW 608 - Current Developments in International Law1 to 3 Credit Hours This course will focus on current developments in International Law. This course will likely cover different topics in international law such as international criminal law, international environmental law, international health law, and international human rights law. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 600 | 3 | Disability Law
LAW 600 - Disability Law3 Credit Hours The Disability Law course surveys the diverse subject of the rights and anti-discrimination protections afforded to persons with disabilities. Among the areas covered are employment, governmental programs and services, public accommodations (by private providers), educations, housing and health care. The course will emphasize federal law, with particular attention on the Americans with Disabilities Act. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 674 | 1 to 6 | Domestic Violence Clinic
LAW 674 - Domestic Violence Clinic1 to 6 Credit Hours Students represent victims of domestic violence. Working under supervision of an attorney, students practice legal skills such as client interviewing, court representation, legal drafting, etc. Students learn about the Illinois Domestic Violence Act and its enforcement. Prerequisite: Completion of first year of law study. Students who wish to be “711” eligible must have completed 54 hours and be in good academic standing. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 575 | 3 to 4 | Electronic Discovery
LAW 575 - Electronic Discovery3 to 4 Credit Hours This course analyzes legal and technological issues surrounding the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) in litigation. The course would be structured to follow the Electronic Discovery Reference Model: examining topics including information governance; identification; preservation; collection; processing; review; analysis; production; and presentation of ESI. The course is intended to provide students with both an understanding of the technology, e.g. what a load file is, and the evolving legal standards addressing, e.g. what ESI litigants have to preserve. It is intended to be useful to future litigators, as well as those who seek to advise businesses and other parties that must anticipate litigation. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 620 | 3 | Employment Discrimination
LAW 620 - Employment Discrimination3 Credit Hours Study of employment discrimination laws relating to race, color, religion, sex and national origin; analysis of models of employment discrimination, use of statistical methodology, and burden of proof, sexual harassment and affirmative action issues; review of claims of employment discrimination arising under Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Equal Pay Act, Civil Rights Acts and Americans with Disabilities Act. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 622 | 3 | Employment Law
LAW 622 - Employment Law3 Credit Hours This course surveys the laws regulating the employer-employee relationship in non-unionized workplaces. Each stage in the employment relationship is considered with an emphasis on both common law and statutory provisions. Some specific topics include the employment at will doctrine, privacy issues in the workplace, wage and hour laws, regulation of employee benefits, and in introduction to anti-discrimination law. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 548 | 3 | Environmental Law
LAW 548 - Environmental Law3 Credit Hours This course is an overview of the key environmental statutes and theoretical foundations for environmental regulation. It considers the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, hazardous waste laws, and natural resource conservation laws. It also addresses mechanisms used by legislatures and agencies to protect the environment, as well as the relationships between states, industries, environmental groups, federal agencies, Congress, and the courts. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 536 | 4 | Evidence
LAW 536 - Evidence4 Credit Hours A survey of the rules and underlying theories governing the admission, exclusion, and sufficiency of evidence in court proceedings, emphasizing the Federal Rules of Evidence. Specific topics include witness competency, relevance, credibility, hearsay, confrontation clause issues, privileges, expert witnesses, and real and demonstrative evidence. Includes rules concerning trial structure, examination of witnesses, and substitutes for evidence. InstructorsChris Behan, Mark Brittingham, Jennifer Brobst Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 540 | 3 | Family Law
LAW 540 - Family Law3 Credit Hours A study of the relationship between the state and the family including procedures for marrying, legal relationships within an on-going family, alternative forms of families, and problems in the dissolution of the family. Special emphasis is placed on problems of child support, adoption, and divorce, particularly child custody and property settlement agreements. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 546 | 3 | Federal Business Taxation
*LAW 546 - Federal Business Taxation3 Credit Hours This course surveys federal income taxation of corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. Topics include taxation of business operations, and distributions from a business entity to its owners, and consequences of contributing property to a business entity. Emphasizes problems faced by general practitioners, such as choice of business entity and transfers of cash or property between a business and its owners. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 534 | 2 or 3 | Federal Courts
LAW 534 - Federal Courts2 or 3 Credit Hours This course covers the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal court system. Topics include judicial power over “cases and controversies,” cases “arising under” the Constitution and laws of the United States, diversity of citizenship, removal jurisdiction and procedure, venue, jurisdiction to determine jurisdiction, conflicts between state and federal judicial systems, federal common law, and appellate jurisdiction. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 525 | 3 or 4 | Federal Income Taxation
LAW 525 - Federal Income Taxation3 or 4 Credit Hours This course, considers the federal income taxation of individuals. Topics include increases in wealth that are taxed and that are not; expenses that can be deducted and those that cannot. Emphasis is placed on income tax problems faced by general practitioners, such as taxation of settlements and damage awards, deductibility of attorney fees, tax consequences of sales and exchanges, and tax aspects of divorce. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 601 | 2 or 3 | First Amendment Rights
LAW 601 - First Amendment Rights2 or 3 Credit Hours This course surveys the law, principles, and policy underlying the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and religious liberty. Topics covered include contentbased regulations of speech, commercial speech, government interference with the media and the press, freedom of association, the free exercise of religion, and the prohibition on laws respecting establishment of religion. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 624 | 2 or 3 | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
LAW 624 - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act2 or 3 Credit Hours This course will be an in-depth study of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act its FCPA enforcement, FCPA compliance and related issues. The FCPA is an important law governing certain business relationships in foreign markets and is currently a top enforcement priority of the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission. Students will dissect the new era and in doing so will confront the FCPA statutory text, legislative history, judicial decisions, enforcement agency guidance, and resolved FCPA enforcement actions. Instructor Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 662 | 3 | Health Care Legislation
*LAW 662 - Health Care Legislation3 Credit Hours Focuses on making of health policy through federal and state legislative and administrative process. Students research and develop a legislative proposal and then undertake efforts to have it introduced in the Illinois General Assembly. Designed for senior writing credit. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: One from Law 597 (Medical Malpractice Law), Law 598 (BioEthics and the Law), Law 596 (Health Policy Law), or Law 668 (Public Health Law). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 596 | 3 | Health Policy Law
LAW 596 - Health Policy Law3 Credit Hours This course explores the health care system, its basic institutions, and the policy issues confronting the system, as well as the law’s role in shaping the system and in implementing policy choices. Special emphasis is placed on issues of health care access, quality, and costs. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 593 | 3 | Immigration Law
LAW 593 - Immigration Law3 Credit Hours This course familiarizes students with bases upon which U.S. admits and removes non-U.S. citizens from the country pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. It covers roles and powers of the different branches of government in the development of immigration law policy. Topics include the constitutional rights of noncitizens, family and employment-sponsored immigration, bases for exclusion and removal, asylum, and citizenship. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 593C | 1 | Immigration Law Practice Experience
LAW 593C - Immigration Law Practice Experience1 Credit Hours This course offers one hour of S/U credit for experiential learning for up to three immigration law students per semester. Student(s) will assist with the Immigration Detention Project and other immigration law-related activities, including conducting research, arranging translators, giving presentations, grant writing and reporting, and other tasks. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Law 593 (Immigration Law). Graded S/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 595 | 1 to 6 | Independent Research and Writing
LAW 595 - Independent Research and Writing1 to 6 Credit Hours This course requires the student to prepare a research paper of publishable quality on a topic selected under the direction of a faculty advisor. It is restricted to students who have completed at least three semesters; it does not fulfill the senior writing requirement. Law 595 counts against the otherwise available six hours of Graduate School courses toward the 90 hours for the J.D. Mandatory minimum cumulative GPA required: 2.6. (maximum 6 credit hours per degree) Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 556 | 2 or 3 | Insurance Law
LAW 556 - Insurance Law2 or 3 Credit Hours A survey of the law relative to insurance contracts and the rights conferred on the insured, the insurer and third parties. Topics include: powers of insurance intermediaries; the insurable interest doctrine; warranties, representations and concealment; waiver, election and estoppel; coverage and exclusions; payment of loss; subrogation; rights of insurance beneficiaries; and government regulation of the insurance industry. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 630 | 3 | Intellectual Property
LAW 630 - Intellectual Property3 Credit Hours This course surveys federal and state laws that protect intellectual property, in particular copyrights, patents, and trademarks. It also may address other rights such as trade secrets and rights of publicity. The course is intended to provide a background for non-specialists, while establishing a foundation for those who wish to explore the field further. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 633 | 3 | Intellectual Property and Commercialization
LAW 633 - Intellectual Property and Commercialization3 Credit Hours Course teaches substance & practice of commercializing products of scientific & technical research. Provides a basic understanding of intellectual property laws in the commercialization context & how those laws are applied in various fields of technology. Will learn how to value intangible assets, taking into account their commercial potential & legal status. Course will consider the legal & business issues surrounding marketing of products of research. Will prepare & negotiate license agreements. Will analyze legal & business issues surrounding whether & how to enforce intellectual property rights. Content & methods of course delivery & evaluation has been approved for provision by distance education. Cross-listed with BA 537. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 559 | 3 | International Business Transactions
LAW 559 - International Business Transactions3 Credit Hours This course is designed to introduce students to international law as it relates to private business transactions. It covers the international sale and purchase of goods; national and international regulation of international business transactions, including trade, licensing and investment; and resolution of international business disputes. The course introduces students to negotiation and drafting of international business agreements. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 606 | 3 | International Criminal Law
LAW 606 - International Criminal Law3 Credit Hours This course will examine international criminal law, in particular substantive crimes, tribunals for prosecution, and domestic and international jurisdiction over offenses. The course goal is for students to develop an understanding of the issues involved in balancing the prosecution of international crimes with the interests of state sovereignty and the primacy of domestic criminal law. Prerequisite: Law 516 (Criminal Law). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 558 | 3 | International Law
LAW 558 - International Law3 Credit Hours This course introduces students to the rules and processes governing relations between states and between private parties located in different states in the international system. Subjects include the rules and sources of international law; how international law is made, implemented and enforced; the interaction between international law and U.S. law; international and nongovernmental organizations; and international dispute resolutions. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 517A | 4 | Introduction to Commercial Law
LAW 517A - Introduction to Commercial Law4 Credit Hours An overview of basic principles of commercial law, including sales and leases of goods, negotiable instruments, checks, credit and debit cards, letters of credit, and secured transactions. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 539 | 3 | Introduction to Transactional Skills
*LAW 539 - Introduction to Transactional Skills3 Credit Hours This course focuses on developing the following skills: problem solving; interviewing and counseling; negotiation; drafting; and organization and management of legal work. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 572 | 1 to 2 | Journal of Legal Medicine
LAW 572 - Journal of Legal Medicine1 to 2 Credit Hours Journal of Legal Medicine participation. Individual research on a special topic or problem selected in consultation with a member of the Faculty. Writing and other editorial work may, with the approval of the Faculty Advisor, entitle a student to one or more hours in Journal of Legal Medicine. A cumulative GPA of 2.6 (2.45 for students that matriculated prior to June 9, 2008) is required. Graded S/U. (maximum 6 credit hours per degree) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 672 | 2 to 6 | Judicial Externship
LAW 672 - Judicial Externship2 to 6 Credit Hours Students serve as student law clerks for judges in locations approved by the professor. Student clerks observe court proceedings, do research and writing and take part in all or most activities in Judge's chambers. Prerequisite: Completion of first year of law study and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 [2.45 for students who matriculated at the School of Law prior to June 9, 2008] provided, however, that students with a grade point average below 2.6 may be enrolled with the approval of the Faculty Supervisor after the Faculty Supervisor has consulted with the student and the proposed judicial supervision to determine if the placement would be appropriate. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 557 | 2 or 3 | Jurisprudence
*LAW 557 - Jurisprudence2 or 3 Credit Hours Survey of the different schools of legal philosophy and jurisprudence (natural law, moral law, etc.). InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 677 | 1 to 6 | Juvenile Justice Clinic
LAW 677 - Juvenile Justice Clinic1 to 6 Credit Hours Working under the supervision of a faculty member/attorney who is appointed by the circuit court as Guardian ad Litem in juvenile abuse, neglect or dependency cases, students will practice legal skills such as client interviewing, interviewing of professional juvenile service providers, court representation, legal drafting, etc. Students learn about the Illinois Juvenile Courts Act and its enforcement as well as the role the Guardian ad Litem plays in the Juvenile Court system. Prerequisite: Completion of first year of law study. Students who wish to be "711" eligible must have completed 54 hours and be in good academic standing. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 553 | 3 | Labor Law
LAW 553 - Labor Law3 Credit Hours Study of historical common law principles of labor law, the National Labor Relations Act and the operation of the National Labor Relations Board; analysis of representation and unfair labor practice procedures, and conduct constituting unfair labor practices, including union related discrimination, picketing, strikes and boycott activity; review of principles relating to the enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, labor arbitration, labor anti-trust issues, and individual rights in the labor setting. InstructorsCheryl Anderson, Mark Brittingham Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 579 | 3 | Land Use Planning
*LAW 579 - Land Use Planning3 Credit Hours The course builds upon the study of private law devices of land use planning studied in the firstyear property course: nuisances, easements and restrictive covenants. The primary focus of the course will be on public regulatory activities relating to the use of land. Among the topics analyzed are subdivision control, comprehensive planning, zoning and historic preservation. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *Law 629 | 2 or 3 | Law and the Arts
*Law 629 - Law and the Arts2 or 3 Credit Hours This course explores the intersection of the law and the arts, including how the law defines art, how the law protects art, and how the law encourages art. Most of the focus will be on the visual arts, but some cases and many examples will show how the concepts translate to the performing arts. The topics covered may include fakes and forgeries, stolen art, adverse possession of art, art auctions, museum trusts, free speech, copyright, artists' moral rights, and the government grants process. There will be a required field trip to the University Museum's archives and a written final exam. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 573 | 1 to 2 | Law Journal
LAW 573 - Law Journal1 to 2 Credit Hours Journal participation. A cumulative GPA of 2.6 (2.45 for students that matriculated prior to June 9, 2008) is required. Graded S/U. (maximum 6 credit hours per degree) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 587 | 2 or 3 | Law Practice Management
LAW 587 - Law Practice Management2 or 3 Credit Hours An examination of issues related to the operation of a law practice. The student will gain an understanding of the practical aspects of the business of running a law practice. Particular emphasis will be placed on the organization of a law practice, business planning, law firm financial matters, employee management, client relations, insurance and marketing. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 503A | 3 | Lawyering Skills I
LAW 503A - Lawyering Skills I3 Credit Hours Taught in small sections, this course provides instruction and practice in legal research, legal analysis, and legal writing. The focus is on objective legal writing and basic legal research sources. This course also introduces students to client interviewing skills and to relevant ethical principles that may arise when representing a client. InstructorsAlicia Jones, Doug Lind, Melissa Marlow, Valerie Munson, Sheila Simon, Nolan Wright Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 504A | 3 | Lawyering Skills II
LAW 504A - Lawyering Skills II3 Credit Hours This course continues the development of the research, analysis, and writing skills practiced in Lawyering Skills I. The focus shifts to persuasive legal writing and more complex legal research sources. Students are also introduced to negotiation, oral advocacy, and client counseling skills. InstructorsAlicia Jones, Doug Lind, Melissa Marlow, Valerie Munson, Nolan Wright Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 602 | 1 to 3 | Legal Globalization and Comparative Law
LAW 602 - Legal Globalization and Comparative Law1 to 3 Credit Hours This course will introduce students to the phenomenon of globalization and its impact on cultures and legal systems using different countries and topics of examination as case studies. Students will learn about a particular country and a specific legal topic. This might include examination of a country's history, legal systems, culture, and languages. Students will travel to the country of examination with their instructor, typically for a period of one week, to continue their studies. Activities in the country of destination might include service learning and other experiential learning opportunities, lectures from foreign academics, business leaders, governmental officials, and attorneys, and visits to legal institutions. InstructorsCindy Buys, Cindy Fountaine, Patricia McCubbin, Mark Schultz Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 580 | 3 | Legal Profession
LAW 580 - Legal Profession3 Credit Hours This course covers the ethical responsibility of lawyers. Topics include attorney confidentiality, communication between attorney and client, conflicts of interest, attorney fees, ethics in advocacy, and attorney advertising and solicitation. The course also covers attorney-client privilege, malpractice, attorney liability to third parties, judicial ethics, and disqualification and admission to the bar. InstructorsMark Brittingham, Jennifer Brobst, John Erbes, Cindy Fountaine Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 513A | 3 | Legislative and Administrative Process
LAW 513A - Legislative and Administrative Process3 Credit Hours This course in the second semester of the freshman year will introduce students to the basic principles of separation of powers, legislative authority, statutory interpretation, and administrative law. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| Law 589 | 2 or 3 | Mediation Skills
Law 589 - Mediation Skills2 or 3 Credit Hours This course will cover theories and techniques used in mediation from the perspective of the mediator, using readings, discussions and simulation exercises designed to illustrate theories and techniques of mediation. Skills developed will include passive and active listening, questioning, problem-solving, maintaining neutrality, persuasion, negotiation, and professional judgment. There will be guest speakers who will discuss their experiences with mediation. There will also be writing assignments related to topics discussed in class and opportunities to observe and analyze mediations. Further, throughout the course, we will discuss the ethical issues that often face mediators. Graded S/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 597C | 1 | Medical Malpractice Clinical Rotation
LAW 597C - Medical Malpractice Clinical Rotation1 Credit Hours This course includes discussion of standards of care, statutes of limitations, informed consent, and defenses. Eight to twelve students concurrently enrolled in Law 597(Medical Malpractice Law) can earn a fourth hour of course credit for a clinical rotation with residents of the School of Medicine. Law 597C is restricted to eight (determined at first class meeting). Availability to be determined by instructor. Co-requisite: Law 597 (Medical Malpractice Law). Graded S/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 597 | 3 | Medical Malpractice Law
LAW 597 - Medical Malpractice Law3 Credit Hours Includes discussion of standards of care, statutes of limitations, informed consent, and defenses.Content and methods of course delivery and evaluation approved for provision by distance education. Instructors,Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 552 | 2 or 3 | Mental Health Law
LAW 552 - Mental Health Law2 or 3 Credit Hours This course primarily examines three broad issues: the mental health professional and the law; the mental health system in the civil context; and the mental health system in the criminal setting. The course examines the legal and philosophical basis for a separate mental health system and the legal limitations upon that system. In this regard, the role of the professional mental health practitioner, the role of the attorney in the mental health process, legal rights of patients within the system and related problems are explored. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 651 | 3 | Natural Resources Law
LAW 651 - Natural Resources Law3 Credit Hours The Natural Resource Law Course will explore aspects of the law relating to natural resources from an energy perspective. The course will focus on coal as the principal source of energy used to produce electricity in the U.S. However, other energy sources used to produce electricity will be discussed. If time permits, some aspects of regulation of the electrical industry will be discussed. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 642 | 3 | Negotiation
LAW 642 - Negotiation3 Credit Hours This basic negotiation course has two goals. The first is to introduce students to the theories, terminology, and research related to negotiation; this goal is accomplished through study and classroom discussion of these topics. The second is to help students develop actual negotiating skills; this goal is accomplished by simulations, actual negotiation, and critical feedback. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 515 | 3 | Partnership Taxation
LAW 515 - Partnership Taxation3 Credit Hours Provides students with in-depth exposure to federal income taxation of partnerships, partners and related LLCs and owners. Areas explored are the definition of a partnership, acquisition of an interest, basis of interest, tax accounting for partnership, subchapter S, or LLC operation, distributions, termination, sale or exchange of interest, collapsible partnerships, death or retirement and tax shelters. Cross-listed with ACCT 544. InstructorMarc Morris Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 563 | 3 | Patent Law
LAW 563 - Patent Law3 Credit Hours This is a course in the law regarding protection of rights to inventions. It will consider in detail the nature of patentable subject matter, and the requirements of utility, novelty, and nonobviousness. It will also consider the process for securing patent rights, including the patent prosecution process, the requirements of disclosure and enablement, the enforcement of patent rights, considering issues of claim construction, infringement, including infringement under the doctrine of equivalents, remedies, and defenses. It will consider the policies and economics underlying and justifying the patent law system. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 521 | 3 | Pre-Trial Advocacy
LAW 521 - Pre-Trial Advocacy3 Credit Hours This course exposes students to the rules and techniques available for pre-trial preparation of matters in litigation. The course includes practical skills assignments in client interviewing, taking and defending depositions, drafting pleadings, motions and written discovery, as well as settlement negotiations. Restricted enrollment (usually 24 per section, perhaps fewer during summer), priority to seniors. Prerequisite: Law 535 (Civil Procedure II). Graded S/U. InstructorsJason Caraway, Brandon Zanotti Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| Law 542 | 3 | Privacy Law
Law 542 - Privacy Law3 Credit Hours This course examines the law relating to informational privacy as it runs through many different practice areas, including, but not limited to, tort law, media law, criminal law, health law, election law, education law, and the laws regulating the financial and credit industries. Informational privacy, the focus of this course, differs from the decisional privacy cases studied in Constitutional Law. Here, the focus is on how the law regulates access to, and dissemination of, personal information, whether by the government or a third party. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 591 | 3 | Products Liability
*LAW 591 - Products Liability3 Credit Hours The course covers the growth and development of product liability for personal injury and economic loss. The course seeks to provide not only a current view of product liability law, but also presents important public policy questions ranging from international economic competitiveness to alternative welfare and compensation systems. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 501A | 0.5 | Professionalism and the Law I
LAW 501A - Professionalism and the Law I0.5 Credit Hours Law students will learn the core values of the legal profession, including character and fitness requirements for admission to the bar and basics of professional ethics. Law students will draft a Declaration of Professional Commitment, shadow an attorney and learn about law as a career. Restricted to enrollment in the School of Law. Graded S/U InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 501B | 0.5 | Professionalism and the Law II
LAW 501B - Professionalism and the Law II0.5 Credit Hours Continuation of Law 501A. Law students will learn the core values of the legal profession, Including character and fitness requirements for admission to the bar and basics of professionalethics. Law students will draft a Declaration of Professional Commitment, shadow an attorney, and learn about law as a career. Prerequisite: Law 501A (Professionalism and the Law) and restricted to enrollment in the School of Law. Graded S/U. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 522 | 3 | Property I
LAW 522 - Property I3 Credit Hours An introduction to concepts of relationships between people to things. Attention will be directed to: 1) implications of possession; finding; bailment; adverse possession of real property; 2) gifts of personal property; 3) estates in land (emphasizing present possessory estates); and 4) landlord/tenant relationships InstructorsAlice Noble-Allgire, Sheila Simon Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 523 | 3 | Property II
LAW 523 - Property II3 Credit Hours This course involves the study of the transfer of interests in real property including real estate contracts, deeds, recording procedures, methods of title assurance, easements, and covenants. The course also studies government regulation of land, including a discussion of zoning, eminent domain, and the extent to which other laws regulating the use of property may amount to inverse condemnations. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 668 | 3 | Public Health Law
LAW 668 - Public Health Law3 Credit Hours This course will provide an overview of basic public health law principles, examined in such contexts as bioterrorism, immunization, mandatory screening of particular population groups, and medical surveillance. Discussion of these and other issues will focus on the extent and limits of government’s legal authority to act, as well as applicable policy and ethical considerations. InstructorsJennifer Brobst, Michele Mekel Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 675 | 1 to 6 | Public Interest Externship
LAW 675 - Public Interest Externship1 to 6 Credit Hours Students work in publicly-funded law offices, non-profit agencies or corporations. Common placements include prosecutors’ or defenders’ offices, legal services offices, government offices with legal departments, etc. Sites must be approved. Prerequisite: Completion of first year of law study and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 [2.45 for students who matriculated at the School of Law prior to June 9, 2008]. Students who wish to be “711’ eligible must have completed 54 hours and be in good academic standing. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 667 | 3 | Regulation of Health Care Providers
*LAW 667 - Regulation of Health Care Providers3 Credit Hours The laws and regulations affecting the everyday practice of health care professionals are numerous and complex. It is important that attorneys who represent health care professionals have a solid foundation in this area of the law. This course will examine state and federal laws and regulations impacting the practice of health care professionals with a particular focus on laws impacting the quality and costs of health care services. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 555 | 3 | Remedies
LAW 555 - Remedies3 Credit Hours This course covers the available remedies for various civil courses of action and the theories underlying such remedies and analyzes whether some theories justify application or withholding of certain remedies irrespective of the name of the cause of action. Topics include: value judgments in choosing certain remedies, damages, equitable remedies, and restitution. Suggested third-year course. InstructorsMark Brittingham, Andrew Pardieck Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 550 | 2 or 3 | Securities Regulation
LAW 550 - Securities Regulation2 or 3 Credit Hours This course covers the issues raised by government regulation of the capital market, the process of financing business and the trading of stocks, bonds, and other interests in business. Topics include disclosure requirements, insider trading, and the definition of “security.” InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 695 | 3 to 9 | Semester in Practice Externship
LAW 695 - Semester in Practice Externship3 to 9 Credit Hours This course is the externship (field placement) component of School of Law semester in practice programs. The purpose of the externship is for students to learn through the practice of law or law related activities under the tutelage of a practitioner. Prerequisite: Completion of 45 credit hours towards JD degree and cumulative GPA of at least 2.600. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 691 | 6 to 9 | Semester in Practice Externship - Criminal Practice
*LAW 691 - Semester in Practice Externship - Criminal Practice6 to 9 Credit Hours This is the core course of the semester away program in Criminal Trial Practice. Students will work with Missouri Public Defenders at a site in Jackson Missouri (near Cape Girardeau), and will assist as needed with the defense of criminal cases. Participating students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 [2.45 for students who matriculated at the School of Law prior to June 9, 2008], and prior instructor approval. CoRequisite: Law 529 (Criminal Procedure: Pre-Trial) and Law 590 (Senior Writing Seminar -Criminal Law Related Topic). Third-year law student. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 693 | 3 to 9 | Semester in Practice Externship – Health Law and Policy
*LAW 693 - Semester in Practice Externship – Health Law and Policy3 to 9 Credit Hours This course is the externship portion of the Semester Away in Health Law and Policy. Students enrolled perform duties under the direct supervision of an attorney licensed to practice law. This experience takes place in public or not-for-profit organization focused on health care. Grades are awarded by a regular faculty member who supervises the Program and who works closely with the extern supervisor. Prerequisite: Law 580 (Legal Profession), minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 [2.45 for students who matriculated at the School of Law prior to June 9, 2008], and prior instructor approval. Co-requisite: Two from: Law 590 (Senior Writing Seminar-Health Law & Policy related topic), Law 596 (Health Policy Law), Law 597 (Medical Malpractice Law), Law 598 (BioEthics and the Law), Law 662 (Health Care Legislation), Law 668 (Public Health Law).Third year law student. Graded S+/S/S-/U. Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| *LAW 692 | 3 to 9 | Semester in Practice Externship – State & Local Government
*LAW 692 - Semester in Practice Externship – State & Local Government3 to 9 Credit Hours Core course for semester away program in state and local government. Students will be assigned a sight in Springfield, Illinois, the Illinois State Capitol. Sites range from assignment to committee staffs in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate, placement counsel for an administrative agency, and placement with a court dealing with matters involving state and local government. Prerequisite: Law 580 (Legal Profession), minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 [2.45 for students who matriculated at the School of Law prior to June 9, 2008], and prior instructor approval. Graded S+/S/S-/U. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 590 | 3 | Senior Writing Seminar
LAW 590 - Senior Writing Seminar3 Credit Hours This course requires the preparation of a written research paper of publishable quality on a topic chosen by the student and approved by the instructor. Several seminars are offered every year in various subject areas. Senior priority, enrollment usually limited to 12. Course may also be taken for elective credit. **ONLY Senior Writing Seminar: Advanced Criminal Procedure Topics content and methods of course delivery and evaluation has been approved for provision by distance education.*** InstructorsChris Behan, Keith Beyler, Patricia McCubbin, George Mocsary, Valerie Munson, Andrew Pardieck, Mark Schultz, William Sherwood Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 618 | 3 | Sentencing Law
LAW 618 - Sentencing Law3 Credit Hours This class will examine the principles of sentencing. Along with federal sentencing, this course will examine state sentencing systems and alternatives to sentencing. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 583 | 2 or 3 | Sports Law
LAW 583 - Sports Law2 or 3 Credit Hours The course focuses on legal issues found in both amateur and professional sports. Topics include constitutional law, antitrust, contracts, labor, torts and criminal law. The course will also include analysis of the responsibilities and roles of an attorney representing a professional athlete. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 585 | 3 | State and Local Government
LAW 585 - State and Local Government3 Credit Hours This course provides an introduction to the law related to state government; the state/federal relationship; and other subdivisions of state and local government, including counties, townships, municipalities, and special local governmental units. The course focuses on the powers and duties of these various governmental entities and questions of jurisdiction. Examples and problems are drawn largely from the Illinois experience. Content and methods of course delivery and evaluation approved for provision by distance education. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 502 | 4 | Torts
LAW 502 - Torts4 Credit Hours This course surveys basic tort law (injuries to persons and property), with topics including intentional torts; negligence; strict liability; products liability; defenses; and damages. The course includes an introduction to legal method, the tort litigation process and the social policy considerations underlying tort law. INSTRUCTORSCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 634 | 3 | Trademarks and Unfair Competition
LAW 634 - Trademarks and Unfair Competition3 Credit Hours This course examines the federal and state laws that protect consumers and businesses from deception. The doctrines covered will include trademark, trade dress, false advertising, and commercial disparagement. In addition, the course will cover related topics such as Internet domain names, trademark dilution, misappropriation, and right of publicity. Part of the class will be devoted to the basic tools and practice skills needed to address trademark and unfair competition issues. The course will cover such topics as counseling clients on trademark selection, review the content of advertising copy, preparing and responding to cease and desist demands, and the use of consumer surveys. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 537 | 3 | Trial Advocacy
LAW 537 - Trial Advocacy3 Credit Hours An examination of problems of advocacy, tactics and procedures at the trial level, primarily consisting of student exercises and demonstrations. 2L students are encouraged to take this class. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Law 536 (Evidence). InstructorsChris Behan, Mark Brittingham, Christine Chance, Melissa Day, Timothy Ting Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 531 | 3 or 4 | Trusts and Estates
LAW 531 - Trusts and Estates3 or 4 Credit Hours This course deals with problems arising in the administration of estates, including who inherits property when a decedent leaves no will; the formal requisites of wills; will substitutes; the nature, creation and termination of trusts; charitable trusts, and fiduciary administration. The four-hour course includes several skills projects which are not included in the three-hour course. Suggested second-year course. InstructorsWilliam Drennan, Patricia Hoke, Alice Noble-Allgire Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 690 | 1 to 18 | Visiting Student Program
LAW 690 - Visiting Student Program1 to 18 Credit Hours Designates approved student enrollment at non-SIUC law school in a cooperative visiting program. Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 568 | 3 | Water Law
LAW 568 - Water Law3 Credit Hours Water law deals with various aspects of the law relating to the use of one particular natural resource: water. InstructorKristin Johnson Check Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 605 | 3 | White Collar Crime
LAW 605 - White Collar Crime3 Credit Hours This course introduces students to the law of white collar crime—offenses committed by individuals, institutions, and corporations, which cause economic or social harm to broad classes of victims. It focuses on conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, bribery, perjury, extortion, money laundering, and RICO violations, as well as procedural aspects of prosecuting white collar offenses, sentencing and forfeiture issues. InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 627 | 1 | Women in Leadership Workshop
LAW 627 - Women in Leadership Workshop1 Credit Hours This course, offered as a two-day workshop during the intersession, will help students build leadership skills and learn about the challenges facing women in the legal profession. The course explores gender and communication, negotiation, networking, professional appearance, and worklife balance. Students will actively participate through small group discussions, mock negotiations, simulated interviews, and writing assignments. Graded S/U. InstructorsCheck Class Schedule for Availability |
| LAW 607 | 3 | Workers’ Compensation
LAW 607 - Workers’ Compensation3 Credit Hours Workers’ Compensation will be taught primarily as a statutory subject examining the provisions and practice applications of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation law. Students will study the basic tenets of worker compensation programs (e.g., the compensation principle; the relationship of fault and compensation, immunity and administrative rather than judicial adjudication.) InstructorCheck Class Schedule for Availability |