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LAW 5001 Law Office Management (1 hour)
Emphasis on organizing, marketing and managing a solo or small law firm. Coverage includes introduction to the practice of law, law firm organization, legal fees, planning and marketing, administrative systems and procedures, financial management, and technology in the law office. Each student must produce a business plan.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5103
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LAW 5003 Criminal Procedure: Adjudication (3 hours)
Focus on bail, preventive detention, prosecutorial discretion, the preliminary hearing, grand jury indictments, venue, discovery, joinder and severance, speedy trials, guilty pleas, plea bargaining, right counsel, trial by jury, selection of jury, the bench trial, the confrontation clause, the right to compulsory process double jeopardy, and appeals.
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LAW 5013 Civil Procedure I (3 hours)
Covers the litigation process from the filing of the action through appeal. The major topics addressed include remedies, pleading, discovery, summary judgment, trial, and post-trial motions. Emphasizes federal law and includes some coverage of Oklahoma law.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5103
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LAW 5023 Civil Procedure II (3 hours)
Provides in depth coverage of jurisdiction and venue, service of process, joinder of parties, claim and issue preclusion, and the Erie doctrine. A basic understanding of these topics is critical to almost all types of law practice, and is particularly essential for those who wish to litigate.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013
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LAW 5034 Contracts (4 hours)
Covers formation and interpretation of contracts, breach of contract, defenses to the enforcement of contracts, and remedies available for breach of contract. The Uniform Commercial Code provisions governing the sale of goods and the doctrines of promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment are also explored.
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LAW 5062 White Collar Crime (2 hours)
Involves an introduction to criminal liability for non-violent, institutional and economic crimes often lumped under the label “white collar.” Readings will cover both cases and materials from philosophy, sociology and political theory. Students will be required to write a paper of original research and present same to the class.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5064
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LAW 5064 Criminal Law and Administration (4 hours)
Surveys basic issues of substantive criminal law. Topics that may be covered include punishment, actus reus, mens rea, homicide, rape, causation, inchoate offenses, defenses, and accomplice liability. Goals are for students to learn the basic principles, tools, and methods to analyze problems in criminal law.
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LAW 5070 Externship Course - Judicial (0 hours)
Upper level students gain academic credit through real world field placements with simultaneous contemporaneous reflection and substantive knowledge of the judicial process. Emphasis on the methodology in the decision-making process, how to effectively write for a judge, the ethical obligations of judges and their staff, courtroom etiquette, duties of a law clerk, and professional standards.
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LAW 5082 Corporate Finance (2 hours)
Focuses on legal issues arising in connection with capital formation and structure, including operation and interrelation of various debt and equity interests such as stocks, bonds, preferred stock, convertible securities and interests in non-corporate entities. Also provides basic understanding of financial statements, entity valuation, derivative contracts and earnings distribution issues.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 6153 or LAW 5654
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LAW 5093 Energy Regulation (3 hours)
Examination of the law and economics of regulating the energy sector, including electricity regulation, ratemaking and market failures in the energy sector. Extraction of energy resources, environmental implications of the energy industry and the changing nature of the electricity grid will also be studied.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5213
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LAW 5101 Dean’s Seminar on the Legal Profession (1 hour)
Introduction to professional development and the process of creating a career plan. Goals: facilitate the transition to a professional career in law or a law-related field, establish expectations of professionalism, examine the legal market, explore varied career opportunities, and develop an understanding of the role of the PDO.
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LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility (3 hours)
Lawyers’ relationships to society, the bar, courts and government. Examines practical, professional and ethical problems in private, corporate or public service law practice; disciplinary functions of courts and bar associations; Rules of Professional Conduct. Special emphasis on the profession, the attorney-client relationship, conflicts of interest, criminal practice, and courtroom conduct.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5013
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LAW 5114 Property (4 hours)
Emphasis on the concept of property, acquisition of private property, recognized property interests (personal, real, and estates in land), gratuitous transfer of property interests, commercial transfers (sale and lease), and private and public restraints placed on the use of property.
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LAW 5152 Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation (2 hours)
Emphasis on learning and practicing three essential lawyering skills: Interviewing: gathering facts and establishing relationships with clients. Counseling: identifying goals, explaining choices, and advising. Negotiating: achieving the goals outside the courtroom.
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LAW 5153 Expert Evidence (3 hours)
Covers specific topics of scientific and expert evidence in more depth than LAW 5304 . There is no final exam. Grades will be based on participation, assignments and short, take home exams.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5304
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LAW 5154 Torts (4 hours)
The major branch of the law which examines the system of civil wrongs, other than breach of contract, for which a remedy may be obtained usually in the form of damages which are designed to compensate injured persons for harm suffered.
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LAW 5162-3 Advanced Torts (2-3 hours)
Emphasis on many torts that do not receive attention in the required Torts course, including: defamation, invasion of privacy, misappropriation of intellectual property, injurious falsehood, fraud, international interference with contract, and intentional interference with prospective pecuniary advantage.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5154
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LAW 5173 Non-Profit (3 hours)
Introduces the legal framework of nonprofit law; targets additional employment opportunities in the burgeoning arena of the Independent Sector; and introduces or reinforces concepts addressed in LAW 5654 . May be taken as course or seminar.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5654
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LAW 5183 Federal Income Taxation (3 hours)
Emphasis on individual taxpayers and basic concepts of federal income tax law, including: gross income; adjusted gross income; assignment of income; deductions, exemptions, and tax credits; dispositions of property; treatment of capital gains; installment reporting of deferred payment sales; basic computations; and nonrecognition property.
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LAW 5193 Decedents’ Estates and Trusts (3 hours)
Emphasis on gratuitous transfer of property by intestate succession, will, gift, and inter vivos and testamentary trusts, and of the administration of decedents’ estates and trusts; family protection, execution of wills; introduction to trusts, creation of trusts, charitable trusts; probate, contest of wills; and problems in estate distribution.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5114
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5304
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LAW 5212 Juvenile Law (2 hours)
Emphasis on the relationship among children, the family, and the state. Topics include both public and private law considerations with primary emphasis on the juvenile justice system and general considerations of children’s constitutional rights.
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LAW 5213 Administrative Law (3 hours)
Addresses the powers of and limitations on administrative agencies, through an examination of constitutional doctrines and the Administrative Procedure Act. Emphasis is on the constitutionality of the administrative state; congressional control of agencies; agency rulemaking and adjudication; judicial review of agency action; due process; and timing of judicial review.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5703
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LAW 5222 Contracts Drafting (2 hours)
Covers the design, drafting and interpretation of contracts. Students complete a number of drafting and drafting-related exercises. The readings and drafting assignments require close examination of substantive contract law, rules of drafting, client objectives, and practical realities.
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LAW 5233 Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy (3 hours)
Emphasis on collection remedies under state law, including exemption rights, and the fundamentals of federal bankruptcy law concentrating on Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Also addresses relief under Chapters 11, 12, and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5253
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LAW 5253 Secured Transactions (3 hours)
Emphasis on law of lending transactions secured by personal property collateral under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). General provisions of UCC Article I, relevant provisions in other UCC articles, and provisions of the Bankruptcy Code that affect secured lending transactions are also addressed.
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LAW 5302 Evidence Workshop (2 hours)
Emphasis on practical application of the rules of evidence, concentrating on the evidentiary aspects of a case: initial interview, discovery and development of a theory of the case, and final preparation for trial, with opportunities for simulated demonstration of evidence problems such as introduction of documentary evidence and cross-examination.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5304
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LAW 5304 Evidence (4 hours)
Studies the theory and rules of presenting evidence to a judicial tribunal: the function of the judge and jury, relevancy, character evidence, judicial notice, real and demonstrative evidence, authentication of writings, the best evidence rule, competency impeachment, rehabilitation of witnesses, hearsay and the exceptions to its exclusion, and privileged communications.
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LAW 5312 Law & Literature (2 hours)
The role of regimes such as libel law, obscenity law and copyright law in regulating authors and their writings in Ireland and Britain since 1890 and a comparison to present-day U.S. regimes. Topics include: the Oscar Wilde trials, U.S. v. One Book Called Ulysses, and copyright lawsuits by the James Joyce Estate.
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LAW 5313 Family Law (3 hours)
Introductory course examines entry to marriage and alternative statuses, rights and duties during marriage, dissolution grounds and procedure, property division, spousal support, tax consequences, antenuptial and separation agreements, child support, child custody and visitation, and jurisdiction and enforcement across state lines.
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LAW 5342 Social Security Disability Law (2 hours)
Overview of law governing administrative adjudication of appeals under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act and implementing regulations, with emphasis on the disability determination and hearings process.
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LAW 5343 Remedies (3 hours)
Covers available array of relief litigation offers plaintiffs and limits on same. It covers theories of relief, relevant doctrines, and the limitations on various forms of remedy such as compensatory, punitive, statutory, nominal, and other damages as well as injunctions and other non-monetary forms of relief.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5013 and LAW 5034 and LAW 5154
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LAW 5363 International Law (3 hours)
Introduction to the nature of law and legal institutions in the international context. Selected topics may include the allocation of competence, protection of the individual, use of force, and methods of cooperation in international law.
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LAW 5393 Agency and Partnership (3 hours)
Topics relate to 1) conducting business through agents and 2) doing business in the partnership form. The coverage of partnerships will include coverage of limited liability partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability limited partnerships.
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LAW 5433 Texas Civil Procedure (3 hours)
Overview of Texas civil practice with emphasis on areas where it differs most significantly from Federal civil procedure, especially pleading, interim relief, Texas trial court jurisdiction and venue, joinder of claims and parties, discovery, summary judgment, right to a jury trial, trial procedure and verdicts, instructed verdicts, and post-trial motions.
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LAW 5443 Environmental Law (3 hours)
Survey of major common law and statutory responses to environmental threats, with emphasis on comprehension of the nature of the problem and the universe of potential responses. Major statutes, as interpreted in the courts, are examined as examples of how various strategies are implemented.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5213
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LAW 5463 Intellectual Property Law (3 hours)
Broad overview of intellectual property law. Topics include trade secrets, patents, copyright and trademark. Examines legal doctrine as well as theories and policies animating the intellectual property system. No technical background required.
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LAW 5482 Real Estate Transactions (2 hours)
Sale and transfer of ownership of land with emphasis on residential transactions, rights and duties of brokers, preparation of the real estate sales contract, Native American land law, title examination procedures and standards, title insurance, preparation of title opinion, preparation of closing documents, and the closing.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5114
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LAW 5493 Trial Practice (3 hours)
The advocate’s role in litigation practice, emphasizing fundamental advocacy skills, trial preparation, factual development in trial, typical uses of rules of procedural and substantive law in trial proceedings, and tactical and ethical problems that confront the trial lawyer.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013 and LAW 5023 and LAW 5304
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LAW 5503 Taxation of Estates, Trusts and Gifts (3 hours)
Examines the impact of federal estate and gift taxes on various types of property dispositions during life and at death. Emphasis is balanced between estate planning and estate administration after death.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5193
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LAW 5523 Native American Natural Resources Law (3 hours)
Emphasis is on tribal sacred sites, Indian property rights and ownership, land use and environmental protection, natural resources development, taxation of lands and natural resources, water rights, and treaty rights to hunt and fish. Includes a brief overview of the basic concepts of federal Indian law.
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LAW 5543 Water Law (3 hours)
Emphasis on methods by which states allocate rights to use water among competing water uses and users. Topics may include basic facts about water supplies, legal systems for allocating surface water, legal systems for allocating ground water, Federal Reserved Water Rights, methods of resolving interstate water supply disputes, and various Public Trust doctrines.
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LAW 5553 Federal Indian Law (3 hours)
A study of the history, policy, and law of the relations between the United States and the Indian tribes. Focus is on the powers and responsibilities of the federal government, the governmental status and authority of the Indian tribes, and conflicts over authority between tribal and state governments.
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LAW 5562 Advanced Legal Research (2 hours)
Emphasis on critical evaluation of American primary and secondary legal sources and expansion of skills in using them, creating skills transferrable to any kind of source, as well as introduction to sources in specialized legal subjects.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 6253 and LAW 6272
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LAW 5563 Capital Punishment (3 hours)
Emphasis on issues surrounding the death penalty and death penalty litigation, including the history and philosophical debate surrounding capital punishment, constitutional requirements for the imposition of the death penalty, quality of capital counsel, jury selection in a capital trial, the sentencing phase of a capital trial, claims of innocence, and post-conviction relief.
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LAW 5573 Employment Discrimination Law (3 hours)
Emphasis on federal anti-discrimination in employment statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and the Equal Pay Act, as well as on selected state statutes.
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LAW 5583 Selling and Leasing of Goods (3 hours)
Emphasis on Uniform Commercial Code Articles 1 (General Provisions), 2 (Sales), 2A (Leases), and 9 (Secured Transactions), beginning with a brief review of common-law contracts using a paradigm format as a point of reference. Article 2 of the UCC will be compared with the UN Convention on International Sale of Goods.
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LAW 5603 Advanced Oil and Gas Law (3 hours)
Emphasis on legal relationships involved in oil and gas exploration and development, from geophysical exploration to product marketing. Topics: leases on federal, Indian, and state lands; regulatory procedures for pooling and unitization on private and federal lands; purpose, structure, and judicial interpretation of instruments; impact of environmental law on exploration and production.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5753
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LAW 5632 Estate Planning (2 hours)
Emphasis on basic techniques of planning and implementing an estate dispositive arrangement: inter vivos and testamentary procedures, the factors influencing the choice of estate planning techniques, an analysis of the relevant income and estate and gift tax consequences.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5193 and LAW 5503
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5103 and LAW 5183
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LAW 5633 Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 hours)
Emphasis on dispute prevention and resolution processes of negotiation, mediation, arbitration and hybrids, as well as design and institutionalization of dispute resolution systems. Each student participates in a number of interviewing, negotiation, mediation and arbitration exercises.
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LAW 5700 Legal Intern Not for Credit (0 hours)
See handbook for complete information. Must be registered as a law student with the Oklahoma Bar Association.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013 , LAW 5023 , LAW 5103 , and LAW 5304
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LAW 5701-2 Energy Law Journal (1-2 hours)
Candidates who become members may receive one credit hour per semester, for a total of three credit hours for their entire service on the journal. Editors are entitled to receive additional credit hours.
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LAW 5703 Constitutional Law I (3 hours)
Emphasis on the powers of the three branches of the federal government (Judicial, Legislative, Executive), how the separation of powers doctrine resolves disputes among those branches, and the allocation of power between the federal government and the States. May also include an overview of federal due process and equal protection rights of individuals.
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LAW 5713 Constitutional Law II (3 hours)
Comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence of individual liberties, how they are recognized, and methodologies used to protect such rights against governmental deprivations. Individual liberties examined are primarily those implied from the Bill of Rights and protected under due process, equal protection, and the first amendment.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5703
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LAW 5753 Basic Oil and Gas Law (3 hours)
Combines practice-oriented skills with applying principles of property, contracts, and torts to a specialized field. Emphasis on accumulation & ownership of oil and gas, oil & gas lease, covenants implied in the oil & gas lease, nature & protection of interests in oil & gas, titles & conveyance, and pooling & unitization (partial coverage).
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LAW 5763 Natural Resources and Environmental Law on Federal Lands (3 hours)
Emphasis on competing claims to resources (e.g., minerals, recreation, fish and wildlife, grazing, water, timber) on and in federally owned lands, including National Parks, National Forests, Wilderness Areas, Wildlife Refuges, and lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, with special attention to the Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.
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LAW 5772 Elder Law (2 hours)
Emphasis on legal issues raised by the United States’ aging population, including ethical issues in representing elderly clients, age and disability discrimination in employment and accommodations, income maintenance, health care benefits and coverage, long-term care, guardianships, property management, health care decision making and end of life issues, and elder abuse, neglect and crime.
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LAW 5801-2 Tulsa Law Review (1-2 hour)
Eligibility to invited candidates who successfully complete a candidate paper, subciting assignments, and other duties required by the editorial board. Candidates who become staff members may receive one credit hour per semester, for a total of three credit hours for their entire service on the journal. Editors are entitled to receive additional credit hours.
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LAW 5822 Mediation (2 hours)
Emphasis on mediation theory and skills, from the perspective of the mediator and the attorney representing clients in mediation. Special issues covered are regulation of mediation, the attorney mediator, confidentiality, and hybrid forms of mediation.
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LAW 5833 Arbitration (3 hours)
Overview of arbitration in the United States including private, state-controlled, and federal arbitration. Introduction to the Federal Arbitration Act, as well as various state arbitration acts. Emphasis on the enforceability of arbitration agreements, arbitral remedies and awards, and appeals from lower courts.
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LAW 5840-2 Advanced Competitions (0-2 hours)
Provides credit for participation in an approved interscholastic traveling competition when the student makes a substantial intellectual contribution to the activity and completes a written exercise in the form of a brief, trial memorandum, file memorandum, or other document related to the competition. Competition activity is supervised by a full-time faculty member.
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LAW 5853 Law of Sports (3 hours)
Covers legal issues related to amateur and professional sports including: the nature of the right to participate; constitutional law issues in sports; Title IX; antitrust law as it applies to the NCAA; the player-club contractual relationship; the player-agent relationship; antitrust and labor law issues in professional team sports; arbitration; relationships of teams in a league.
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LAW 5861-2 Independent Research (1-2 hours)
Students with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 or above may receive one or two hours credit for independent research in a particular field. Students must submit a substantial research paper to be approved and graded by two faculty members who have agreed to supervise the paper.
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LAW 5893 Employment Law (3 hours)
Emphasis on statutory and common-law regulation of the employee/employer relationship. Topics include the development of employment law, the establishment of the employment relationship, terms and conditions of the employment relationship (wages, hours, benefits, nondiscrimination, safety and health, disability, collective action), and termination of the employment relationship.
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LAW 5962-4 Advanced Immigrant Rights Project (2-4 hours)
Students who have previously completed one of the clinical programs may, with the approval of the supervising faculty member, enroll for a second semester. Casework and other requirements for advanced fieldwork students will be determined on a case by case basis by the faculty member.
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LAW 5972-3 Seminar (2-3 hours)
Students may choose from a variety of limited-enrollment seminars that provide in-depth study of particular legal areas. Offerings vary each semester.
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LAW 5972-ML Seminar: Contemporary Topics in Environmental Law and Public Health (2 hours)
Examines: 1) the sources and limits of the government’s power to promote population health; and 2) “hot topics” in public health law (e.g.: expanding access to health care; climate change and the public’s health). Approximately half of the public health topics we investigate will concern environmental risks to public health.
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LAW 6002 Military Law (2 hours)
Emphasis on laws, policies and issues relating to organization and global use of U.S. Armed Forces; Uniform Code of Military Justice; Geneva Conventions; U.N. Law of the Sea Convention; legal authorities governing global intelligence community operations in support of military forces.
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LAW 6003 Criminal Procedure: Police Practices (3 hours)
Focus on legal issues related to the investigation of crime, including topics like warrants, searches and seizures, confessions, interrogations, identifications, and the right to counsel.
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LAW 6006 Community Advocacy Clinic (6 hours)
Intensive, clinical program where students gain hands-on experience exploring theoretical, practical, ethical and strategic dimensions of legal practice in a structured learning environment solving real-life legal problems. Students may represent low-income individuals in state courts and administrative forums or represent community-based organizations in law reform, systems change and strategic planning.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility and LAW 5304 Evidence
Corequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility and LAW 5304 Evidence
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LAW 6023 Copyright Law in the Digital Age (3 hours)
Emphasis on U.S. copyright law, including: subject matter; ownership/transfer; deposit/registration; publication/notice; duration/renewal; fair use; infringement. Also, problems posed by digital technologies, including framing, linking, caching, mirroring Internet technologies; freelance journalists and digital periodical libraries; safe harbors for internet service providers; sanctions against manufacturers and users of digital circumvention technologies.
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LAW 6026 Terry West Civil Legal Clinic (6 hours)
Focus is on access to justice issues faced by marginalized populations. Students develop advocacy projects linked to their clients’ experiences in the legal system. Seminar and clinic work teach lawyering skills and explore ethical, practical, theoretical, and strategic issues around legal advocacy and lived experiences of individuals from marginalized communities.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5103
Corequisite(s): LAW 5103
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LAW 6052 Advanced Family Law Practicum (2 hours)
Emphasis on representing clients in divorce and custody matters. Topics include preparation of pleadings, settlement agreements, client documents, and decrees; discovery, motion practice, and trial preparation; complex property division issues; military divorces; utilization of experts and appointment of guardians ad litem and attorneys for children; domestic violence; and ethics and professionalism.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5313
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LAW 6063 Immigration Law (3 hours)
Survey of the history and development of immigration law; the process by which individuals enter the United States as immigrants or non-immigrants, as well as exclusion and deportation from the United States; the statutory and regulatory foundation for immigration law; and the law and policy of asylum and naturalization.
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LAW 6072 Forensic Psychology in Civil and Criminal Law (2 hours)
This class considers the relationship between mental disability and the legal process. The issues covered include: involuntary civil commitment; rights of the institutionalized and formerly institutionalized patients; mental disability and tort law; mental disability and the criminal trial process; effective use of mental health experts in criminal and civil cases; psychological assessment and its evidentiary admissibility; and child custody issues of psychological evidence.
Suggested Requisite(s): LAW 5064
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LAW 6082 State Administrative Law (2 hours)
Emphasis on state administrative law concepts and processes that differ from their federal counterparts; conflicts of interest and other ethical issues that arise from state administrative procedures; public access and involvement in agency meetings and state administrative processes; and introduction to oil and gas regulation, focusing on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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LAW 6083 Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Liability (3 hours)
Emphasis on liability issues related to the provision of health care services, including formation of the doctor/patient relationship and its resulting obligations; malpractice actions against medical professionals; and liability issues for health care institutions, private health insurers, and managed care entities.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5154
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LAW 6092 Deals: Patterns & Practices in Business Transactions (2 hours)
Begins with analytical roadmaps and patterns for reviewing and unpacking Contracts Law and Corporate Law then turns to analytical strategies for negotiating and drafting transactions. Includes a series of basic contracts concluding with a “big deal,” an acquisition of a private corporation by another private corporation.
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LAW 6111 Strategies and Skills for Bar and Practice (1 hour)
Focuses on skills needed for success on the bar examination and in legal practice, assists in development of effective post-graduation study habits, and provides early exposure to types of bar examination questions. Students will draft essay answers and work through mock MBE questions to learn strategies for narrowing down the best answer.
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LAW 6112 Conflict of Laws: Domestic Choice of Law (2 hours)
Emphasis on doctrines and approaches states use to determine the applicable law when a dispute or the parties have a meaningful connection with more than one U.S. state. Examines conflicts between federal and state law, including issues related to federal common law and the application of federal law in state courts.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013 and LAW 5023 and LAW 5703
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LAW 6121 Advanced Solo Practice Clinic (1 hour)
Students who have previously completed one of the clinical programs may, with the approval of the supervising faculty member, enroll for a second semester. Casework and other requirements for advanced field-work students will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the faculty member.
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LAW 6126 Solo Practice Clinic (6 hours)
Solo Practice Clinic, the student component to TU Law’s incubator program, consists of seminar instruction and live-client assistance. The seminar focuses on operating an economically sustainable, socially entrepreneurial law practice; the live-client component involves in-depth intake interviews and assistance to incubator participants. The final product is a solo law firm business plan.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility
Corequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility
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LAW 6142 Electronic Discovery Practicum (2 hours)
Discovery is a complex, expensive and time-consuming phase of civil litigation. This course focuses entirely on F.R.C.P. 26-37 and offers hands-on experience working with electronically stored information in typical document review platforms, including drafting and refining search terms, designing document review protocols, using technology-assisted review and assessing metrics that validate review strategies.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013
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LAW 6152 Climate Change (2 hours)
Emphasis on domestic and international law and policy issues, including: climate science, risk and uncertainty; political responses to climate concerns; theory and operationalization of international cooperative mitigation strategies; domestic mitigation strategies, including regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, proposed climate change mitigation legislation and regional pacts; and legal and policy issues related to climate change adaptation.
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LAW 6153 Basic Corporate Law (3 hours)
Involves the statutory and case law that governs forming, financing, and managing corporations, as well the rights, duties, and financial rewards of corporate shareholders, directors, and officers. Additional topics covered include federalism and corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, corporate crime, shareholder derivative actions, and corporate political speech.
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LAW 6163 Cybersecurity Law and Policy (3 hours)
Introduction to the legal, policy, technical, and logical dimensions of information security (computer systems and networks). Selected topics include data security regulation, security breach law, cybersecurity litigation, anti-hacking laws, emerging threats and vulnerabililties, law enforcement and the encryption debate, and cyberwarfare. No technical background is required.
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LAW 6173 Insurance Law (3 hours)
Emphasis on government regulation of insurance (property and liability insurance, as well as insurance of the person), the selection and control of risks, and the marketing of insurance and adjustment of claims.
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LAW 6183 Technology Law (3 hours)
Introduction to the challenges presented by the relationship between law, policy, ethics, emerging technologies, and disruptive innovation. Selected topics include: smartphones, autonomous weapons systems, domestic drones, robotics, driverless cars, cyberwarfare, the Internet of Things, social media, Big Data analytics, the sharing economy, and 3-D printing. No technical background is required.
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LAW 6193 Computer Crime Law
Explores substantive and procedural criminal law with respect to computer-related activity. Selected topics include: Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, internet threats and harassment, sentencing in computer crimes, and the Fourth Amendment in the context of computers and digital data. Technical background is not required.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5064
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LAW 6200 Externship Course - Legal (0 hours)
Upper level students gain academic credit while obtaining real world experience in a supervised field placement. Students learn under an attorney or judge while also taking an academic course with emphasis on reflection and supplemental practice skills. Breakout sessions cover specific practice areas such as civil, criminal, judicial, small/solo, and corporate.
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LAW 6202-8 Field Studies Externship (2-8 hours)
Externships provide upper level students academic credit while gaining real world experience in a supervised field placement. Students learn under an attorney or judge while taking a simultaneous academic course. Placements in civil, criminal, judicial, transactional, non-profit and corporate law available locally, nationally and internationally. Each academic credit requires 45 hours of work in the placement and class attendance. Judicial hours are limited to three hours for state and five for federal placements. Full time and remote placements may be available during the summer or semester prior to graduation.
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LAW 6210 Externship Course - Criminal (0 hours)
Upper level students gain academic credit through real world, criminal law placements with simultaneous contemporaneous reflection and substantive knowledge of the day to day practice. Emphasis on case preparation, opening/closing statements, direct/cross examination, exhibits, making a record, jury selection, and witnesses. Gain experience in professionalism, receiving feedback and ethics.
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LAW 6220 Externship Course - Civil (0 hours)
Upper level students gain academic credit through real world, civil placements with simultaneous contemporaneous reflection and substantive knowledge of the expectations and day-to-day practice of law. Emphasis on timekeeping, case planning, budgeting, interviewing, counseling, discovery, effective communication skills, professional conduct, receiving feedback and ethical issues.
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LAW 6253 Legal Writing I (3 hours)
Provides students with an introduction to legal writing, research, and citation with a focus on objective analysis and writing. Students learn to draft objective office memoranda.
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LAW 6262 Legal Writing II (2 hours)
Legal Writing II builds on the skills learned in Legal Writing I. Students shift from objective writing to persuasive writing. The teaching of effective research strategy is integrated into the various writing assignments. Students learn to draft client letters, demand letters, and trial briefs.
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LAW 6272 Legal Writing III (2 hours)
Legal Writing III provides additional instruction in legal research, analysis, and writing with a focus on more advanced written and oral advocacy. Working all semester with a case file of pleadings and discovery, students write both a trial and appellate brief. Students also prepare an oral appellate argument.
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LAW 6301-6 Advanced Community Advocacy Clinic (1-6 hours)
Students who have previously completed one of the clinical programs may, with the approval of the supervising faculty member, enroll for a second semester. Casework and other requirements for advanced fieldwork students will be determined on a case by case basis by the faculty member.
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LAW 6322 Federal Courts (2 hours)
Examines the role of the federal courts in the American system of government. The major themes of the course are federalism, which involves the relationship of the states to the federal government, and separation of powers, which involves the relationship between the federal judiciary and Congress.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5013 and LAW 5023 and LAW 5703
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LAW 6343 Public Defender Clinic (3 hours)
Offers students an intensive learning experience via one-on-one advocacy while helping presently incarcerated individuals apply for sentence commutation, preparing cases for hearing in front of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board, and ultimately advocating for clients at the hearings.
Prerequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility
Corequisite(s): LAW 5103 Professional Responsibility
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LAW 6403 Criminal Justice and Public Policy (3 hours)
Addresses how criminal law and procedure affect criminal justice policy. Various topics are covered by examining relevant legal rules and historical, philosophical, economic and empirical perspectives. Through working with practitioners, advocates and policymakers, students will examine how rules survive contact with the real world and possibilities for changing rules to make criminal justice systems fairer and more just.
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LAW 6701 ELJ Year in Review (1 hour)
This course provides students with training in regulatory research and provides exposure to editing for those students interested in these fields, but who are not able to make the commitment to spend four semesters on the Energy Law Journal because of other academic, professional or other commitments. The Year in Review course is not available to students who have been or are enrolled in Energy Law Journal for credit.
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