2021 Fall

Notes

// WITH WRITTEN PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR ONLY.

(W) THIS COURSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A WRITING COURSE.

(E) THIS COURSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN EXPERIENTIAL COURSE.

+ THIS COURSE HAS PREREQUISITES. PLEASE CHECK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND SYLLABI FOR COURSE PREREQUISITE INFORMATION.

THIS SEMESTER WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF REMOTE AND HYBRID CLASSES. PLEASE SEE THE PDF VERSION OF THE COURSE SCHEDULE WHICH INDICATES THE CLASSES THAT ARE REMOTE, HYBRID, OR IN PERSON.

Notes to Day Schedule:

(N.1) The Arts & Entertainment and Innovation Law Clinics meet for two hours a week but students receive three credits total because of meetings and work required outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Information regarding the application process has been sent via Law News email.

(N.2) The Bankruptcy Externship program will meet at the United States Bankruptcy Courthouse (200 South Washington Street) in Alexandria, VA from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.

(N.3) The Death Penalty in Virginia course will meet for the first seven weeks of the semester and be graded CR/NC.

(N.4) The Federal Circuit Practice Seminar has been designated as a prerequisite for the Giles Rich Moot Court Competition (Law 125), which takes place in the spring

(N.5) Federal Indian Law is a new course and is the pre-requisite for a new clinic that will be offered in Spring 2022, the Tribal Sovereignty Clinic, for two credits. See Course Descriptions for more details.

(N.6) The Immigration Litigation, M-VETS, and Poverty Law Clinics meet for two hours a week but students will receive four credits total for the semester because of meetings and work outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Information regarding the application process has been sent via Law News email. The meeting time of the Poverty Law Clinic will be based on the instructor's consultation with the students selected to participate.

(N.7) The Law & Economics Colloquium is scheduled from 4 - 6 p.m. but, on occasion, will meet from 4 - 5:25 p.m. (on dates to be listed on the course syllabus). JD students who have taken the course once may enroll a second time because course content changes semester to semester.

(N.8) The Legal Issues in a Global Pandemic course (2 cr.) will be offered over two weekends, Sept. 18-19 and Nov. 13-14, meeting on each Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 5 p.m. Students must attend every session to receive credit.

(N.9) The Negotiations course (3 cr.) will be offered over two weekends, September 24-26 and November 19-21, meeting each weekend on Fridays (1:30 - 6 p.m.), Saturdays (8 a.m.- 6 p.m.), and Sundays (8 a.m.- 3:15 p.m.). Students must attend every session to receive credit.

(N.10) Patent Law I & II will not be offered during the day in Academic Year 2021-2022. A four credit Patent Law course will be offered during the day in Spring 2022 instead (covering Patent Law I & II in one course). Students may choose to take either Patent Law I (Fall 2021) and Patent Law II (Spring 2022) in the evening, or Patent Law as a four credit course during the day in Spring 2022.

(N.11) These courses will not meet weekly but will meet on assigned dates over the course of the semester as determined by the instructor.

(N.12) Students must receive approval to register for the Supervised Externship programs and should submit the Externship Information form found in the Externship Module on Symplicity to begin the process. (Virginia Practice Externship applicants will submit the form after meeting with the program directors.) To access the form, log in to Symplicity and select Externship Module from the "Shortcuts" on the right side of the screen. Once approved, students will be registered by the Records Office for the appropriate externship course. Students not being compensated for the work being performed will be registered for Law 320, 321 or 179. Students being compensated for the work being performed will be registered for Law 520, 521 or 579. Students are limited to a maximum of 6 credit hours of compensated externship and such credit may be earned only in a student's final two full semesters (fall or spring).

Notes to Evening Schedule:

(N.13) Emerging Issues in National Security will meet for the first time on Aug. 26, and then meet again from Sept. 16 through Oct. 21, for a total of seven weeks. Students may elect to take the course for either 1 credit (in-class credit) or 2 credits (one in-class and one out-of-class credit). Students opting for the two-credit section (during the first week of fall classes) will complete additional work to earn the additional credit. Interested students should enroll in the 1 credit course, CRN 85941, and the course instructors will provide information about electing to take the course for two credits during the first class session on Aug. 26.

(N.14) International & Domestic Commercial Arbitration is a seven week course, ending mid-semester. It is open to all students and is a prerequisite for the VIS International Moot (Law 127). The instructors are the Scalia Law VIS Moot coaches and will provide more information about the VIS Moot as it becomes available.

(N.15) Introduction to US Law for JMs, Law 070-R01, and Legal Writing for JMs, Law 071-R01, will be offered remotely only. Students who are pursuing JM Capstones I & II will be registered in the appropriate sections by the Records Office after their registration is approved.

(N.16) Legal Fundamentals will not open for registration on June 22. Students ranked in the bottom quartile (25%) of the class at the end of their penultimate year are required to take the course prior to graduation. Those students will be notified directly and registered by the Records Office. The course will then open as an elective option for students in their final year. Additional information will be provided via Law News email providing the start date for elective registration.

(N.17) Legal Writing for Law Clerks is a seven week course ending mid-semester and enrollment is by application only. Information regarding the application process has been sent via Law News email.

(N.18) This section of LRWA III is open to part-time students only through July 16, 2021, after which the section opens to all second year students.

(N.19) Scholarly Writing will not meet weekly but will meet on assigned dates over the course of the semester as determined by the instructor. Both evening sections (Law 510-005 & Law 510-006) are open to part-time students only through July 16, 2021, after which both sections will open to all students who will be journal members in the fall.

MAKE UP EXAMS FOR ANY REASON OCCUR DURING THE MAKE UP PERIOD ONLY. STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT A PETITION TO THE RECORDS OFFICE SEEKING PERMISSION TO DELAY AN EXAM.