2021 Spring

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) For first year courses, the green highlight found within the course schedule PDF means the course will be hybrid, with some students attending in-person and some students attending remotely. Upper level courses highlighted in green are scheduled to meet online. Once upper level students have registered, they will be asked whether they would prefer in-person class meetings. If there is sufficient student interest, an in-person class option may be made available (allowing enrolled students to participate in-person or remotely).

(N.2) Antitrust II will meet for 2 hours at a time, although it is a 3 credit course. It will meet 20 times over the course of the semester instead of 26 times. Class dates to be announced in the syllabus.

(N.3) The Arts & Entertainment and Innovation Law Clinics meet for two hours a week but students receive three credits total given other assigned work and meetings outside of the regularly scheduled classroom time. Information about the applying for the Arts & Entertainment Clinic has been sent via LawNews email.

(N.4) The Immigration Litigation, M-VETS and Poverty Law Clinics meet for two hours but students earn four credits because of work performed outside the regularly scheduled class time.

(N.5) Students who have taken the Law & Economics Colloquium once may enroll a second time because the assigned readings change semester to semester.

(N.6) Students ranked in the bottom quartile (25%) of the class at the start of their final year are required to take Legal Fundamentals in order to graduate pursuant to AR 3-3.2(d). Students required to take the course will be notified via email in advance of registration. The course will also be open to additional students who are in their final semester on a first come, first served basis, at a date announced via LawNews email.

(N.7) The Legal Practicum will meet for 2 hours at a time, although it is a 3 credit course, and students will receive 2 in-class and 1 out-of-class credit. Students will spend at least one hour each week pursuing related research and/or attending legal proceedings. Depending on the trial schedule in spring 2021, students may be involved in providing legal research and analysis related to the trial of two former members of ISIS in federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia. Students attending in-person may be asked to attend portions of the trial.

(N.8) Readings in Legal Thought will not meet every week, but on assigned dates over the course of the semester as determined by the instructor. Students who took this course in Fall 2020 are eligible to register for the course in Spring 2021 because the assigned readings are different each semester.

(N.9) Students must receive approval to register for any Supervised Externship program 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 Professor Davis and Ilissa Belanger.)  To access the form, log into 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 during their externship will be registered for Law 179, 320, 321, or 325. Students being compensated for the work being performed during their externship will be registered for Law 520, 521, 525, 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). Externship meetings with law school personnel will be conducted remotely, but externships may be remote or in person.

Notes to Evening Schedule:

(N.10) Students intending to register for the evening section of Appellate Advocacy who anticipate a conflict with the scheduled class meeting time should contact Professor Wagstaff directly.

(N.11) The Biotech Patent Law Seminar has prerequisites but the instructor will consider waiver requests on a case-by-case basis for students who have relevant experience in the patent field. Please contact the Records Office to request a waiver.

(N.12) Corporate Tax is offered online, with two hours of asynchronous online lecture each week and one hour of synchronous online instruction taking place on Tuesdays from 6:05-7:00 p.m. See course syllabus for more details.

(N.13) This section of Economics for Lawyers (JMs only) will take place over 8 weeks starting in January 2021.

(N.14) The Estate Planning Seminar will be offered remotely beginning at 5:30 p.m. and is included on the evening schedule so that students with the flexibility to begin an online evening course prior to 6 p.m. can consider enrolling.

(N.15) Law, Capitalism, Wealth and Inequality is a one-credit course that will not meet every week, but on assigned dates over the course of the semester as determined by the instructor. Students who wish to earn an additional one credit can seek permission to enroll in an Independent Study with the instructor in which they will research and write a 10-15 page paper on a related topic.

(N.16) 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 LawNews email.

(N.17) This section of LRWA IV is open to part-time students only through December 4, 2020, after which the sections opens to all second year students.

(N.18) Patent Litigation & Dispute Resolution meets for two hours a week but students receive three credits upon completion due to other work involved. Please check the course description and class syllabus for additional information.

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.