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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A one-quarter externship experience under the supervision of a judge in a designated court when approved in advance by the Associate Dean. A minimum of 90 hours of supervised work will be required.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
A one-quarter externship experience under the supervision of a judge in a designated court when approved in advance by the Associate Dean. A minimum of 90 hours of supervised work will be required.
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2.00 Credits
A one quarter externship experience in one of the following environmental agencies upon approval by the Associate Dean: State Office of Administrative Hearings, Enviornmental Protection Agency, or Texas Parks Wildlife Department.
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2.00 Credits
A practical study of substantive and procedural considerations in the preparation and presentation of family law litigation.Trial and advocacy training accompanies each problem with mock courtroom time by each class participant.Prerequisite: Trusts and Estates or Family Law
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the range of legal issues arising from the emergence of the Internet as a medium for transacting business. The course considers how the law has reacted to challenges posed by the Internet. Specific areas covered include jurisdictional analysis, First Amendment/free speech, digital copyrights, trademarks and domain names, electronic privacy, electronic commercial transactions, and Internet governance.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interests which may be created in real property, the rights and obligations that exist by virtue of ownership of such interests, and the means of transferring those interests.Topics covered include:possession and how it affects property ownership, estates in land, landlord tenant relationships, real covenants and equitable servitudes, easements, concurrent ownership, the real estate transaction, general warranty deeds, priorities and the recording system, title insurance, adverse possession, gifts of real and personal property, Texas homestead laws, and eminent domain.The first quarter of Property meets four hours a week and the second quarter of Property meets three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced study of patent law, with an emphasis on patent applications, interferences and other practical aspects of a patent practice, including international patent protection.Recommended prerequisite: Intellectual Property
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3.00 Credits
This course explores topics in the area of advanced civil procedure.The course deals with the applicable law governing complexities inherent in civil litigation due to a multiplicity of parties or other lawsuits.A large segment of the course will focus upon an in-depth examination of class action law.In addition, the course reviews other procedural devices (e.g., joinder rules, issue and claim preclusion, transfer, multidistrict litigation, and abstention) intended to deal with problems associated with multiple parties and/or lawsuits and the unnecessary duplication of adjudicative activities.
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3.00 Credits
(formerly Trusts Estates II; this course will be offered commencing with Winter 07-08 quarter)A study of the non-tax aspects of estate planning, including interpretation, construction and drafting of wills, trusts, other will substitutes, marital agreements, durable powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney and living wills.The course also introduces students to the federal transfer tax system.Prerequisite:Trusts Estates
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3.00 Credits
A study of Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code involving the rights and liabilities of parties on promissory notes, checks, and drafts. Topics covered include the concept of negotiability, the process of negotiation, holders in due course, the nature of liability of parties on an instrument, the relationship between banks and customers, and wrongdoing in connection with instruments.Additional related materials include electronic fund transfers, wire transfers, and letters of credit.
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