LAWJD - Law

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Required Curriculum (46+ units):

• course: Contracts (4)

• course: Civil Procedure (4)

• course: Torts (4)

• course: Legal Research, Analysis, & Communication I (3)

• course: Preparing to Practice (1)

• course: Property (4)

• course: Criminal Procedure (3)

• course: Constitutional Law I (3)

• course: Legal Research, Analysis, & Communication II (2)

• Limited Elective Choice (3)

• course: Evidence (3-4)

• course: Professional Responsibility (3)

• Experiential Course(s) (6)

• Substantial Paper, Advanced Legal Writing, or Journal Participation (3, 4, or 6 units)

Please refer to the handbook (see below) for a list of experiential courses and courses that can fulfill the substantial paper requirement. Students must meet the minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA requirement to graduate. For more information, please go to the JD Program Overview.

Substantial Paper Requirement (3, 4, or 6 units)

• course: Child, Tribe & State (2)

• course: Federal Tax Policy (2)

• course: Advanced Legal Writing (3)

• course: Legal Writing Seminar (2-3)

• course: Bioethics and Law (3)

• course: Cultural Property of Indigenous Peoples (2)

• course: Public International Law (2)

Experiential Courses: Select 6 units

• course: Introduction to Lawyering Skills in the United States Legal System I (2)

• course: Introduction to Lawyering Skills in the United States Legal System II (2)

• course: Negotiation of Employment Agreements and Separation Agreements (1)

• course: Gender Justice Workshop (4)

• course: Basic Trial Advocacy (3)

• course: Advanced Trial Advocacy (2-3)

• course: Trial Competition (1-3)

• course: Interviewing, Counseling, and Negotiating (3)

• course: Taking & Defending Depositions (2)

• course: Advanced Negotiation (3)

• course: Judicial Opinion Writing (3)

• course: Intensive Legal Research & Writing (5)

• course: Advanced Legal Writing (3)

• course: Fegtly Moot Court Competition (1)

• course: Environmental Moot Court (1-3)

• course: Legal Writing Seminar (2-3)

• course: Contract Drafting (3)

• course: Transactional Law Meet Skills (2)

• course: Technology Law & Policy Lab (2)

• course: Corporate Governance (3)

• course: Patent Litigation Fundamentals (3)

• course: NALSA Moot Court (1-2)

• course: Patent Moot Court Competition (1-2)

• course: Trademark Moot Court Competition (2)

• course: Bankruptcy LawMeet Team (1)

• course: Pretrial Litigation (3)

• course: Legal Innovation for Policy Advocates (3)

• course: Innovating Legal Services (3)

• course: Leadership in Legal Innovation (3)

• course: Clinical Practice: Special Topics (1-6) - see Schedule of Classes for available course topics

• course: Jessup Moot Court (1-2)

• course: Mediation (2)

• course: Family Law Mediation (3)

• course: Advanced Legal Research (3)

• course: Administrative Law Research (1)

• course: Foreign, Comparative and International Legal Research (1)

• course: Legal Practice in the Age of A.I. and Big Data (2)

• course: Law Practice Management and Technology (2)

• course: Externship (1-10)

• course: UX4Justice (3)

• course: Advanced Professionalism and Law Practice (2)

• course: Advanced Family Law Practice (2)

Core and required coursework count towards the total 88 units required for graduation. Students can meet the total units by taking additional LAW 600-level courses offered by the College of Law. For an exhaustive list of elective courses, please review the LAW 600-level courses in the Catalog.

With approval, students can take up to 6 non-JD graduate-level courses.

For more information on admissions requirements, please visit the Law Admissions Overview.

Please refer to the Law Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.