Curricular Offerings

REQUIRED COURSES

First Year

Fall Foundations of Law I Contracts I Torts I Property I Civil Procedure I Lawyering Skills I

Spring Foundations of Law II Contracts II Torts II Property II Civil Procedure II Lawyering Skills II

Second Year

Fall Constitutional Law I Criminal Law Business Associations Lawyering Skills III Taxation of Individuals*+

Spring Constitutional Law II Criminal Procedure Evidence Professional Responsibility* Lawyering Skills IV Taxation of Individuals*+

Third Year

Fall Wills, Trusts, and Estates Lawyering Skills V

Spring Lawyering Skills VI

* May be taken in the second or third year
+ May be taken fall or spring semester



ELECTIVE COURSES 
Subject to availability

Jurisprudence and Legal History
Jurisprudence (odd years)
Legal History (even years)

Family Law
Family Law
Children and the Law Seminar
Taxation of Estates and Gifts
Estate Planning

Business Law
New-Basic Uniform Commercial Code
Taxation of Businesses
Mergers and Acquisitions
Securities Regulation
Business Planning
Law of Nonprofits
Real Estate Transactions and Development
Bankruptcy
Intellectual Property 
New-Entertainment Law
New-International Business Transactions

Constitutional Law and Jurisdiction 
First Amendment Law Seminar
Federal Jurisdiction
Conflict of Laws
State Constitutional Law
State and Local Government
School Law Seminar
International Law
New-Bioethics and the Law
New-Public Policy Lawyering Skills
New-Sexual Behavior and the Law

Administrative Law
Administrative Law
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Land Use and Zoning 

Trial Practice
Remedies
New-Virginia Civil and Criminal Procedure
Insurance Law
Law Office Management
Mediation
Advanced Trial Advocacy
Appellate Advocacy
Advanced Appellate Advocacy

Study Outside the Classroom
Constitutional Litigation Clinic
Externship
Criminal Law Externship
Judicial Clerks Externship
New-Directed Research in Law and Policy
Independent Study

Other
Law Review Candidacy
Law Review Junior Staff
Law Review Senior Staff I
Law Review Senior Staff II
Law Review Editorial Board I
Law Review Editorial Board II
Advanced Bar Studies