Concentrations

Browse Current Courses by Concentration

The following is a list of elective courses, by concentration, offered during 2022-25. Several courses are listed in more than one concentration. Numbers in parentheses indicate the academic year(s) courses were offered: 2022-23 is coded (23), 2023-24 is coded (24) and 2024-25 is coded (25). Courses marked (JAG) are offered by the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, located next door to the Law School. (SC) stands for short course and (YR) stands for yearlong. See information about the 1L curriculum. Students are not required to follow a particular concentration, nor is it noted on transcripts.

Constitutional Law

Related Website: Program in Constitutional Law

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Administrative Law (23,24,25)
Advanced Administrative Law (SC) (23)
Advanced Topics in Federal Courts Seminar (23)
Advanced Topics in the First Amendment (Religion Clauses) (25)
After Dobbs (SC) (23)
Agencies in Court (SC) (25)
Business and Governmental Tort Liability (23)
Civil Rights and Antidiscrimination Law (23,25)
Civil Rights Litigation (23,24,25)
Civil War and the Constitution (24)
Climate and Debt (24)
Comparative Constitutional Law (23,24,25)
Comparative Freedom of Speech Law Seminar (24,25)
Congress, Oversight and the Separation of Powers (SC) (24)
Constitutional Law and Economics (23,24)
Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Religion (23,24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Speech and Press (23,24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Poverty (23)
Constitutional Law II: Survey of Civil Liberties (23,24)
Constitutionalism: Nation, Culture and Constitutions (23,24)
Courts (23,24)
Criminal Adjudication (23,24,25)
Criminal Investigation (23,24,25)
Criminal Procedure Survey (23,24,25)
Designing Democracy: Participation (23)
Designing Democracy: Representation (24)
Education Law Survey (23)
Federal Courts (23,24,25)
Federal Sentencing (SC) (23,24,25)
Federalism (SC) (23,24)
Founders and Foes (SC) (23)
History of American Federalism (23,25)
History of the American Administrative State (24)
International Arbitration (24)
Law and Inequality Colloquium (23,24,25)
Law and Riots (23,24,25)
Law of the Police I: Rules, Rights and Regulation (23,25)
Law, Inequality and Education Reform (25)
Legislation (23,24)
Legislation and Regulation (23,25)
Litigating the 2024 Presidential Election (25)
Monetary Constitution Seminar (23,24,25)
Monument Litigation (SC) (25)
Native American Law (24)
Organizational DEI Programs (SC) (24)
Pain and the Law (25)
Parental Choice in K-12 Education (SC) (23)
Perspectives on Sovereignty - Native American Law (23,25)
Practical Perspectives on Policing: Fair and Effective Policymaking by Law Enforcement (SC) (24)
Privacy (23,24,25)
Privacy Law and Theory Seminar (23,24,25)
Privacy Torts (24,25)
Property, the Police Power and Emergencies (23,24,25)
Public Law Colloquium (25)
Race, Education and Opportunity (23)
Racial Justice and Law (23,24,25)
Regulation of Political Advocacy Seminar (24,25)
Regulation of the Political Process (23,25)
Regulatory Law and Policy (23,25)
Religious Freedom and Reproductive Rights (24)
Religious Freedom: Current Challenges (24)
Reproductive Rights and Justice (SC) (24,25)
School Desegregation, School Integration (24)
SCOTUS: Opacity and Privilege (SC) (25)
Second Amendment and Gun Violence Colloquium (25)
Separation of Powers in the Federal Courts Seminar (23,24)
State Attorneys General (24,25)
State Constitutionalism (25)
Supreme Court Justices and the Art of Judging (23,24)
Supreme Court: October Term (24,25)
The Constitution, Democracy and U.S. History (25)
The Executive Branch: Comparative and Political Aspects (SC) (24)
The Great Writ (SC) (24,25)
The January 6th Investigation and How Courts Can Shape Congress’ Power to Investigate (SC) (24)
The Institutional Supreme Court (SC) (24)
The Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel (SC) (23,24,25)
The Right to Protest (SC) (24)

CLINICS

Appellate Litigation Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
First Amendment Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Project for Informed Reform Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
State and Local Government Policy Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Supreme Court Litigation Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Corporate, Business and Transactional

Related Websites: John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Accounting: Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements (23,24,25)
Advising Boards of Directors (Public and Private Equity) Under Siege (SC) (23,24,25)
Agency, Partnership and the LLC (24,25)
Antitrust (23,24,25)
Antitrust in the Digital Economy (SC) (24)
Antitrust Review of Mergers in a Global Environment (23,24,25)
Banking and Financial Institutions (23,24,25)
Bankruptcy (23,24,25)
Bankruptcy (Law & Business) (23)
BigLaw and the Profession (and Business) of Law (23,24,25)
Business and Governmental Tort Liability (23)
Business Planning (23,24)
Complex Commercial Contract Negotiations (23)
Contract Theory (23,25)
Corporate Democracy: The Proxy Fight (SC) (25)
Corporate Finance (23,24,25)
Corporate Governance - Shareholder Activism (SC) (24)
Corporate Law as Innovation (SC) (24)
Corporate Litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery (SC) (23,25)
Corporate Social Responsibility Seminar (25)
Corporate Strategy (SC) (24)
Corporate Tax (23,24,25)
Corporate Transactions - Startup to Exit (SC) (23,24)
Corporations (23,24,25)
Corporations (Law & Business) (23,24,25)
Corporations, Investors and ESG (23,24)
Cryptocurrency Law and Policy (SC) (23,24)
Deals (23)
Drug Product Liability Litigation Seminar (23,24,25)
Emerging AI Legal Issues (SC) (25)
Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Financing: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Emerging Markets: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Employee Benefits Law (25)
Energy and Environmental Products Trading and Commodities Regulation (SC) (23)
EU Business Law (SC) (25)
European Union Law (SC) (24)
Federal Regulation of Investment Companies (SC) (25)
Feminism and the Free Market (SC) (24,25)
Franchise Law (23)
Global Business and International Corruption (SC) (23,24,25)
Global Contracting: A Case Study (SC) (23,24,25)
Government Contract Law (23,24)
Inside the Boardroom (SC) (23,24,25)
Insurance (23,25)
Internal Investigations (SC) (25)
International Business Negotiation (23,24,25)
International Business Transactions (24,25)
International Debt Transactions (23)
International Sales Law (25)
International Taxation (23,24,25)
International Trade Law and Policy (23,24,25)
Introduction to Law and Business (23,24,25)
Introduction to Negotiation (SC) (25)
Israeli Business Law and Innovation (SC) (23)
Law and Business Colloquium (24,25)
Law of Public-Private Partnerships (23,24,25)
Leadership and Team Management (SC) (23,25)
Legal Issues in Corporate Finance (Law & Business) (24)
Legal Practice and the Startup Company: An Inside Look (SC) (23,24,25)
Management of BigLaw Firms: Balancing Culture and Profits (SC) (23,24,25)
Mergers and Acquisitions (23,24,25)
Monetary Constitution Seminar (23,24,25)
Negotiating a Joint Venture in China (SC) (23)
Nonprofit Organizations (23,24,25)
Nonprofit Organizations: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
On Purpose: An Introduction to Leadership, Decision-making and Culture (24,25)
Partnership Tax (23,24,25)
Personal Data Protection in Europe (SC) (23)
Public M&A Negotiation (SC) (23)
Real Estate Transactions and Litigation (23,24,25)
Repugnant Transactions (23,24,25)
Rise of ESG in Corporate Law and Governance (SC) (23)
Secured Transactions (23,24,25)
Securities Litigation and Enforcement (23,24,25)
Securities Regulation (23,24,25)
Securities Regulation (Law & Business) (23,24,25)
Sports Law (23,24,25)
Stakeholderism and Business Law (SC) (24)
Taboo Trades (23,24,25)
The Business of Banking and Prudential Regulation (SC) (23,24,25)
The In-House Lawyer: Duties and Tensions (SC) (24)
Topics in Banking and Financial Regulation (24)
Topics in Private Company Acquisitions (SC) (23,24,25)
Topics in Public Equity Investing (SC) (23,25)
Transactional Approach to Mergers and Acquisitions (23,24,25)
Transactional Law: Drafting, Communication and Negotiation (23,24,25)
Truth, Lies and Statistics for Lawyers (SC) (25)
When Financial Contracts Blow Up (SC) (24)
Wine and the Law (23)

CLINICS

Community Organization and Social Enterprise Clinic I (23,24,25)
Community Organization and Social Enterprise Clinic II (23,24,25)
Economic and Consumer Justice Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (23,24,25)
Nonprofit Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Criminal Justice

Related Website: Center for Criminal Justice

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Cannabis Legalization (SC) (24)
Computer Crime Law (24,25)
Criminal Adjudication (23,24,25)
Criminal Investigation (23,24,25)
Criminal Law Colloquium (24,25)
Criminal Procedure Survey (23,24,25)
Criminology (23,24)
Crimmigration Law: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law (SC) (24,25)
Critical Race Theory and Criminal Justice (25)
Education Inside U.S. Prisons Seminar (23,24,25)
Evolution of Holistic Defense (SC) (23,24,25)
Federal Criminal Law (23)
Federal Criminal Pretrial and Trial Practice (23,24,25)
Federal Sentencing (SC) (23,24,25)
Forensic Psychology in Criminal Proceedings (24)
Global Business and International Corruption (SC) (23,24,25)
Law and Inequality Colloquium (23,24,25)
Law and Public Service (23,24,25)
Law of Corruption (23)
Law of the Police I: Rules, Rights and Regulation (23,25)
New Research in Criminal Justice (25)
Plea Bargaining (SC) (23,24)
Political Prisoners (SC) (24,25)
Practical Perspectives on Policing: Fair and Effective Policymaking by Law Enforcement (SC) (24)
Public Law Colloquium (25)
Race and Criminal Justice (23,24)
Rethinking Criminal Justice (23)
Second Amendment and Gun Violence Colloquium (25)
The Great Writ (SC) (24,25)

CLINICS

Advanced Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic (23,24,25)
Criminal Defense Clinic (23,24,25)
Decarceration and Community Reentry Clinic (23,24,25)
Federal Criminal Sentencing Advocacy Clinic (23,24,25)
Holistic Youth Defense Clinic (23,24,25)
Innocence Project Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Project for Informed Reform Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Prosecution Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Democracy and Civil Rights

Related Website: Karsh Center for Law and Democracy

COURSES AND SEMINARS

After Dobbs (SC) (23)
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy (25)
Civil Rights and Antidiscrimination Law (23,25)
Civil Rights Litigation (23,24,25)
Civil War and the Constitution (24)
Comparative Constitutional Law (23,24,25)
Comparative Freedom of Speech Law Seminar (24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Religion (23,24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Freedom of Speech and Press (23,24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Survey of Civil Liberties (23,24)
Designing Democracy: Participation (23)
Designing Democracy: Representation (24)
Disability Law (24)
Education Law Survey (23)
Government Ethics: Conflicts of Interest, Lobbying and Campaign Finance (23)
Law and Legality in Non-Democratic Contexts (SC) (25)
Law and Riots (23,24,25)
Law of Corruption (23)
Law of the Police I: Rules, Rights and Regulation (23,25)
Law, Inequality and Education Reform (25)
Legislative Drafting and Public Policy (23,24)
Litigating the 2024 Presidential Election (25)
Monument Litigation (SC) (25)
Pain and the Law (25)
Political Prisoners (SC) (24,25)
Poverty Law and the Lawyer's Role (24)
Poverty Law, Advocacy and Policy (23)
Pretrial Litigation Skills: Civil Rights (23,24,25)
Privacy Torts (24,25)
Race, Class and Democratic Legitimacy (SC) (24)
Race, Education and Opportunity (23)
Racial Justice and Law (23,24,25)
Regulation of Political Advocacy Seminar (24,25)
Regulation of the Political Process (23,25)
Rule of Law and Its Threats (23,25)
Second Amendment and Gun Violence Colloquium (25)
State and Local Government Law (24)
State Attorneys General (24,25)
The Constitution, Democracy and U.S. History (25)
The January 6th Investigation and How Courts Can Shape Congress’ Power to Investigate (SC) (24)
The Right to Protest (SC) (24)

CLINICS

Civil Rights Clinic (23,24,25)
First Amendment Clinic (23,24,25)

Economics and Social Science

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Antitrust (23,24,25)
Bankruptcy (23,24,25)
Behavioral Law and Economics (SC) (23)
Constitutional Law and Economics (23,24)
Corporate Finance (23,24,25)
Corporate Law as Innovation (SC) (24)
Criminology (23,24)
Critical Race Theory and Criminal Justice (25)
Empirical Legal Studies (YR) (25)
Empirical Legal Studies I (24)
Empirical Legal Studies II (24)
Law and Economics (23,24,25)
Law and Economics Colloquium (23,25)
Law and Social Science Colloquium (23)
Law and Social Science Workshop (24)
Psychology for Lawyers (25)
Rethinking Criminal Justice (23)
Rules (24,25)
Second Amendment and Gun Violence Colloquium (25)
Single People and the Law (25)
Social Science in Law (23,24)
The Economic Tools of National Security (24,25)
Truth, Lies and Statistics for Lawyers (SC) (25)
War by Other Means: The Law of Economic and Financial Sanctions (SC) (23)

Education Law

Related Website: Education Rights Institute

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Education Inside U.S. Prisons Seminar (23,24,25)
Education Law Survey (23)
Law, Inequality and Education Reform (25)
Parental Choice in K-12 Education (SC) (23)
Race, Education and Opportunity (23)
School Desegregation, School Integration (24)

Employment and Labor Law

Related Websites: John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Baseball (SC) (23,24,25)
Civil Rights and Antidiscrimination Law (23,25)
Disability Law (24)
Employee Benefits Law (25)
Employment Discrimination (23,24,25)
Employment Law: Contracts, Torts and Statutes (23,24,25)
Employment Law: Health and Safety (24,25)
Employment Law: Wage and Hour Regulation (23)
Internal Investigations (SC) (25)
Labor Law (23,24,25)
Sports Law (23,24,25)
Trade Secret Law (23,24,25)

CLINICS

Workplace Rights Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Climate and Debt (24)
Climate Change Law (23)
Climate Law and Climate Ethics (24)
Conservation Planning and Law (23,24,25)
Contemporary Housing Policy Debates (25)
Energy and Environmental Products Trading and Commodities Regulation (SC) (23)
Energy Regulation and Policy (23,24)
Environmental Law (23,24,25)
Historic Preservation Law (23)
Housing Law and Poverty Seminar (23,24,25)
International Environmental Law (23)
Land Use Law (23,25)
Law of Public-Private Partnerships (23,24,25)
Monument Litigation (SC) (25)
Natural Resources Law and Policy (23,25)
Property, the Police Power and Emergencies (23,24,25)
Public Utility Regulation Seminar (23,25)
Rise of ESG in Corporate Law and Governance (SC) (23)
State and Local Government Law (24)
Theory and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation (23,25)
Urban Law and Policy (23,24)
Wine and the Law (23)

CLINICS

Advanced Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic (23,24,25)
Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic (23,24,25)
Civil Rights Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Family, Gender and Sexuality

Related Website: Family Law Center

COURSES AND SEMINARS

After Dobbs (SC) (23)
Children and the Law (23,24,25)
Comparative Gender Equality (23,24,25)
Education Law Survey (23)
Estate Planning: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Family Law (23,24,25)
Feminism and the Free Market (SC) (24,25)
Feminist Jurisprudence (23,24,25)
Gender and Queer Equality (SC) (25)
International and Comparative Family Law (SC) (23)
Medicalization and the Law (23)
Parental Choice in K-12 Education (SC) (23)
Practical Trust and Estate Administration (23,24,25)
Religious Freedom and Reproductive Rights (24)
Reproductive Ethics and Law (SC) (23,24,25)
Reproductive Rights and Justice (SC) (24,25)
Sexuality and the Law (23,25)
Single People and the Law (25)
Therapeutic Justice and the Evolving Role of Specialty Courts (23)
Trusts and Estates (23,24,25)

CLINICS

Holistic Youth Defense Clinic (23,24,25)
Youth Advocacy Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Health Law

Related Website: Health Law Program

COURSES AND SEMINARS

After Dobbs (SC) (23)
Bioethics And Law Internship Seminar: Health Policy and Administration (23,24,25)
Bioethics and the Law Seminar (24,25)
Biotechnology and the Law (25)
Blood Feud (SC) (23,24)
Cannabis Legalization (SC) (24)
Current Topics in Law, Medicine and Society (SC) (23,24,25)
Disability Law (24)
Drug Product Liability Litigation Seminar (23,24,25)
Drug Product Liability Litigation: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Food and Drug Law (24)
Food Systems Law and Policy (23)
Forensic Psychology in Criminal Proceedings (24)
Genetics and the Law (SC) (24,25)
Genetics and the Law: Exercises in Rule-Making (SC) (23)
Health Care Marketplace: Competition, Regulation, and Reform (SC) (23,25)
Health Law Survey (23,24,25)
Law and Ethics of Biotechnology (23)
Law and the Social Determinants of Health (24)
Medicalization and the Law (23)
Mental Health Law (24)
Religious Freedom and Reproductive Rights (24)
Reproductive Ethics and Law (SC) (23,24,25)
Reproductive Rights and Justice (24)
Ten-Year Checkup of the Affordable Care Act (24)

CLINICS

Health and Disability Law Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Human Rights and Immigration

Related Website: Immigration, Migration and Human Rights

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Border Policy and Politics (23,24,25)
Constitutional Law II: Survey of Civil Liberties (23,24)
Crimmigration: Intersection of Criminal and Immigration Law (SC) (24,25)
Human Rights Study Project (YR) (23,24,25)
Immigration Law and Policy (23,24,25)
International Human Rights Law (23,24,25)
Law and Inequality Colloquium (23,24,25)
Law and Public Service (23,24,25)
Law of Armed Conflict (23,24,25)
Political Prisoners (SC) (24,25)
Race, Education and Opportunity (23)
U.S. Refugee and Asylum Law Seminar (25)

CLINICS

Immigration Law Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
International Human Rights Law Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Intellectual Property

COURSES AND SEMINARS

AI and IP (25)
Antitrust in the Digital Economy (SC) (24)
Art Law (SC) (24,25)
Biotechnology and the Law (25)
Computer Crime Law (24,25)
Copyright Law (23,24,25)
Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Financing: Principles and Practice (23,24)
Internet Law (23)
Israeli Business Law and Innovation (SC) (23)
Law and Artificial Intelligence (23,25)
Law and Technology Colloquium (23,24)
Law of Artificial Intelligence (SC) (24)
Music Law: Analytical and Client Management Skills (SC) (23,24)
Patent Law (23,24,25)
Survey of Patent, Copyright, Trademark (23,24)
Trade Secret Law (23,24,25)
Trademark Law (23,24,25)
Transactional Intellectual Property Law (25)

CLINICS

Advanced Patent and Licensing Clinic (23,24,25)
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (23,24,25)
Patent and Licensing Clinic (23,24,25)

International and Comparative Law

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Admiralty (SC) (24,25)
An American Half-Century (23,24,25)
Antitrust Review of Mergers in a Global Environment (23,24,25)
Chinese Law (SC) (23,24)
Climate Change Law (23)
Comparative Constitutional Law (23,24,25)
Comparative Freedom of Speech Law Seminar (24,25)
Comparative Gender Equality (23,24,25)
Constitutionalism: Nation, Culture and Constitutions (23,24)
Datafication, Automation and Inequality (SC) (23)
Emerging Markets: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
European Union Law (SC) (24)
Foreign Relations Law (23,24,25)
French Public and Private Law (SC) (23,24,25)
Geopolitics, Law and the World Economy (25)
Global Business and International Corruption (SC) (23,24,25)
Global Contracting: A Case Study (SC) (23,24,25)
Global Legal History (23)
Globalization and Private Dispute Resolution (SC) (24,25)
Governing the World Seminar (23,24)
International and Comparative Family Law (SC) (23)
International Arbitration (24)
International Business Negotiation (23,24,25)
International Business Transactions (24,25)
International Civil Litigation (23)
International Debt Transactions (23)
International Environmental Law (23)
International Human Rights Law (23,24,25)
International Law (23,24,25)
International Law and the Use of Force (23)
International Sales Law (25)
International Settlement of Disputes: Methods and Forums (SC) (25)
International Tax Practicum (YR) (23,24,25)
International Taxation (23,24,25)
International Trade Law and Policy (23,24,25)
Israeli Business Law and Innovation (SC) (23)
Jewish Law Jurisprudence: From the Bible to the Rabbis (SC) (25)
Judicial Opinions (24)
Legal Theory in Europe and the United States: A Very Brief Introduction (SC) (23,24,25)
Legal Theory Workshop Seminar (25)
Native American Law (24)
Negotiating a Joint Venture in China (SC) (23)
Personal Data Protection in Europe (SC) (23)
Perspectives on Sovereignty - Native American Law (23,25)
Political Prisoners (SC) (24,25)
Seminar in Ethical Values (23,24,25)
Tax Treaties and Other International Tax Topics (23,24,25)
The Right to Protest (SC) (24)
War by Other Means: The Law of Economic and Financial Sanctions (SC) (23)

CLINICS

International Human Rights Law Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Law and Technology

Related Website: LawTech Center

AI and IP (25)
AI and the Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of AI Technologies (SC) (24)
Antitrust in the Digital Economy (SC) (24)
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy (25)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (25)
Biotechnology and the Law (25)
Computer Crime Law (24,25)
Cryptocurrency Law and Policy (SC) (23,24)
Cybersecurity and Privacy Boot Camp (SC) (25)
Cybersecurity Law and Policy (23,24)
Drug Product Liability Litigation: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Emerging AI Legal Issues (SC) (25)
Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Financing: Principles and Practice (25)
Food and Drug Law (24)
Genetics and the Law (SC) (24,25)
Genetics and the Law: Exercises in Rule-Making (SC) (23)
Innovating for Defense (23,24)
Internet Law (23)
Law and Artificial Intelligence (23,25)
Law and Ethics of Biotechnology (23)
Law and Technology Colloquium (23,24)
Law of Artificial Intelligence (SC) (24)
LawTech (23,25)
Legal Practice and the Startup Company: An Inside Look (SC) (23,24,25)
National Security Law (23,24)
Patent Law (23,24,25)
Privacy (23,24,25)
Privacy Law and Theory Seminar (23,24,25)
Repugnant Transactions (23,24,25)
Science and the Courts (SC) (23,24,25)
Survey of Patent, Copyright, Trademark (23,24)
Taboo Trades (23,24,25)
Trade Secret Law (23,24,25)
Transactional Intellectual Property Law (25)

CLINICS

Advanced Patent and Licensing Clinic (23,24,25)
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (23,24,25)
Patent and Licensing Clinic (23,24,25)

Law, Philosophy and Humanities

Related Website: Center for Law & Philosophy

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Bioethics and the Law Seminar (24,25)
Climate Law and Climate Ethics (24)
Contract Theory (23,25)
Critical Race Theory (SC) (24)
Dignity Law Seminar (23,24)
Discrimination Theory (24)
Feminist Jurisprudence (23,24,25)
Government Ethics: Conflicts of Interest, Lobbying and Campaign Finance (23)
Interpretation Theory and Methods (25)
Law and Literature: Storytelling (24,25)
Law and Theories of Justice (23,25)
Law, Literature and Social Policy Seminar (23)
Legal Theory in Europe and the United States: A Very Brief Introduction (SC) (23,24,25)
Liberalism and Conservatism (23)
Liberalism and Its Critics (25)
Mindfulness and Legal Practice (25)
Neoliberalism (24)
Pain and the Law (25)
Philosophical Legal Ethics (SC) (23)
Poverty in Law, Literature and Culture (23)
Social Identity, Critical Theory and the Law (SC) (23)
Sports and Games (23,24,25)
Voice and Silence in Law and Literature Seminar (23,24,25)

Legal History

Related Website: Legal History Program

COURSES AND SEMINARS

American Legal History Seminar (23)
An American Half-Century (23,24,25)
Civil War and the Constitution (24)
Constitutional Law II: Poverty (23)
English Legal History to 1776 (25)
Federalism (SC) (23,24)
Founders and Foes (SC) (23)
Global Legal History (23)
History of American Federalism (23,25)
History of the American Administrative State (24)
Jewish Law Jurisprudence: From the Bible to the Rabbis (SC) (25)
Law in American History: 20th Century (23,24)
Monetary Constitution Seminar (23,24,25)
Property, the Police Power and Emergencies (23,24,25)
Race and Slavery on UVA’s North Grounds (23,24,25)
Roman Law (24)
School Desegregation, School Integration (24)
Supreme Court Justices and the Art of Judging (23,24)
The Constitution, Democracy and U.S. History (25)
The Great Writ (SC) (24,25)
The Institutional Supreme Court (SC) (24)

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Advanced Legal Research (23,24,25)
Advanced Topics in Federal Courts Seminar (23)
Advanced Verbal Persuasion (23,24,25)
Advancing the Commitment to Service Through Law Firm Pro Bono (SC) (23,24,25)
Agencies in Court (SC) (25)
Appellate Practice (23,24,25)
Civil Rights Litigation (23,24,25)
Conflict of Laws (23,24,25)
Corporate Litigation in the Delaware Court of Chancery (SC) (23,25)
Criminal Procedure Survey (23,24,25)
Drug Product Liability Litigation Seminar (23,24,25)
Drug Product Liability Litigation: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Electronic Discovery (23,25)
Evidence (23,24,25)
Evolution of Holistic Defense (SC) (23,24,25)
Federal Courts (23,24,25)
Federal Criminal Pretrial and Trial Practice (23,24,25)
Federal Litigation Practice (23,24,25)
Federal Practice and Procedure (SC) (24)
Forensic Psychology in Criminal Proceedings (24)
Globalization and Private Dispute Resolution (SC) (24,25)
Hallmarks of Distinguished Advocacy (23,24,25)
Internal Investigations (SC) (25)
International Arbitration (24)
International Civil Litigation (23)
Introduction to Negotiation (SC) (25)
Judicial Opinions (24)
Law and Public Service (23,24,25)
Law Reform and Impact Litigation Seminar (23,24,25)
Lawyers, Clerks and Judicial Decision-making (23,24)
Legal Storytelling (24,25)
Litigating the 2024 Presidential Election (25)
Litigation and Public Policy (SC) (23)
Litigation Skills and Professional Liability Law (23,24,25)
Mediation Law and Practice (SC) (25)
Monument Litigation (SC) (25)
Negotiation (23,24,25)
Oral Presentations In and Out of the Courtroom (SC) (23,24,25)
Persuasion (SC) (23,24,25)
Plea Bargaining (SC) (23,24)
Political Prisoners (SC) (24,25)
Practical Perspectives on Policing: Fair and Effective Policymaking by Law Enforcement (SC) (24)
Pretrial Litigation Skills: Civil Rights (23,24,25)
Professional Responsibility (23,24,25)
Professional Responsibility in Public Interest Law Practice (23,24,25)
Public Interest Law and Advocacy Skills (23)
Remedies (23,24,25)
Science and the Courts (SC) (23,24,25)
Securities Litigation and Enforcement (23,24,25)
State Attorneys General (24,25)
Taking Effective Depositions (23,24,25)
Tax Practice and Procedure Seminar (23)
The Mueller Report and the Role of the Special Counsel (SC) (23,24,25)
Therapeutic Justice and the Evolving Role of Specialty Courts (23)
Trial Advocacy (23,24,25)
Trial Advocacy College (SC) (23,24,25)
Truth, Lies and Statistics for Lawyers (SC) (25)
Virginia Practice and Procedure (23,24,25)

CLINICS

National Security Law

Related Website: National Security Law Center

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Admiralty (SC) (24,25)
Advanced Crimes and Defenses (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Advanced Topics in Professional Responsibility (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Advanced Topics in the Law of Armed Conflict (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Border Policy and Politics (23,24,25)
Challenges in Military Justice (SC) (24)
Critical Analysis of the Military Justice System (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Cybersecurity and Privacy Boot Camp (SC) (25)
Cybersecurity Law and Policy (23,24)
Digital Evidence from Theory to Practice (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Economic Statecraft and Public International Law (SC) (23,25)
Foreign Relations Law (23,24,25)
Government Secrecy (24)
History and Evolution of Victims’ Rights (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Immigration Law and Policy (23,24,25)
Innovating for Defense (23,24)
International Human Rights (JAG) (SC) (23)
International Law and the Use of Force (23)
Introduction to Legal Aspects of Cyberspace Operations (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Law of Armed Conflict (23,24,25)
Law of Sea, Air and Space Operations (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
National Security Law (23,24)
National Security Law Proseminar I (JAG) (SC) (24)
National Security Law Proseminar II (JAG) (SC) (24)
Personal Data Protection in Europe (SC) (23)
Rights of the Accused (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
Special Topics in Client Services (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
The Economic Tools of National Security (24,25)
Veteran Benefits and Retirement Planning (JAG) (SC) (23,24)
War by Other Means: The Law of Economic and Financial Sanctions (SC) (23)
War Crimes and Atrocity Law (JAG) (SC) (23,24)

Public Service and Leadership

Related Website: Program in Law and Public Service

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Advanced Topics in Law and Public Service (23,24,25)
Advancing the Commitment to Service Through Law Firm Pro Bono (SC) (23,24,25)
Defining Leadership Moments (SC) (23)
Introduction to Negotiation (SC) (25)
Law and Leadership in the Public Interest (24,25)
Law and Organizing Seminar (25)
Law and Public Service (23,24,25)
Leadership and Team Management (SC) (23,25)
Litigation and Public Policy (SC) (23)
On Purpose: An Introduction to Leadership, Decision-making and Culture (24,25)
Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships (SC) (23,24,25)
Professional Responsibility in Public Interest Law Practice (23,24,25)
Public Interest Law and Advocacy Skills (23)

CLINICS

Race and Law

Related Website: Center for the Study of Race and Law

COURSES AND SEMINARS

American Legal History Seminar (23)
Asian Americans and the Law (23,24,25)
Civil Rights and Antidiscrimination Law (23,25)
Civil Rights Litigation (23,24,25)
Civil War and the Constitution (24)
Constitutional Law II: Poverty (23)
Criminal Adjudication (23,24,25)
Criminal Investigation (23,24,25)
Criminal Procedure Survey (23,24,25)
Critical Race Theory (SC) (23,24)
Critical Race Theory and Criminal Justice (25)
Designing Democracy: Participation (23)
Designing Democracy: Representation (24)
Education Law Survey (23)
Employment Discrimination (23,24,25)
Housing Law and Poverty Seminar (23,24,25)
Immigration Law and Policy (23,24,25)
International Human Rights Law (23,24,25)
Land Use Law (23,25)
Law and Inequality Colloquium (23,24,25)
Law and Inequality Writing Seminar (24)
Law and the Social Determinants of Health (24)
Law of the Police I: Rules, Rights and Regulation (23,25)
Law, Inequality and Education Reform (25)
Monument Litigation (SC) (25)
Native American Law (24)
Organizational DEI Programs (SC) (24)
Parental Choice in K-12 Education (SC) (23)
Perspectives on Sovereignty - Native American Law (23,25)
Poverty Law and the Lawyer’s Role (24)
Poverty Law, Advocacy and Policy (23)
Race and Criminal Justice (23,24)
Race and Slavery on UVA’s North Grounds (23,24,25)
Race, Class and Democratic Legitimacy (SC) (24)
Race, Education and Opportunity (23)
Race, Law and School Policing (SC) (23)
Race, Meritocracy and Justice on Campus (SC) (25)
Racial Justice and Law (23,24,25)
Reparations: Identity, Law and Politics (23,25)
Reproductive Rights and Justice (SC) (25)
School Desegregation, School Integration (24)
The Constitution, Democracy and U.S. History (25)

CLINICS

Civil Rights Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)
Project for Informed Reform Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

Tax Law

Related Website: Virginia Center for Tax Law

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Accounting: Understanding and Analyzing Financial Statements (23,24,25)
Cannabis Legalization (SC) (24)
Corporate Tax (23,24,25)
Employee Benefits Law (25)
Estate Planning: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Federal Income Tax (23,24,25)
International Tax Practicum (YR) (23,24,25)
International Taxation (23,24,25)
Nonprofit Organizations (23,24,25)
Nonprofit Organizations: Principles and Practice (23,24,25)
Partnership Tax (23,24,25)
Practical Trust and Estate Administration (23,24,25)
Public Law Colloquium (25)
TaxFlix (SC) (23)
Tax Practice and Procedure Seminar (23)
Tax Treaties and Other International Tax Topics (23,24,25)
Trusts and Estates (23,24,25)

CLINIC

Nonprofit Clinic (YR) (23,24,25)

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