Curriculum

Course Descriptions

Administrative and Legislative Process

821 Administrative Law (3) Examination of administrative agency decision-making processes and judicial review of administrative decisions, including procedural standards for informal and formal administrative adjudication and rule making (with special attention to the federal Administrative Procedures Act); constitutional due process standards in administrative settings; and the availability, scope, and timing of judicial review of agency actions.

822 Legislation (3) Interpretation and drafting of statutes, legislative process, and legislative power; comparison of judicial views on the legislative process with both the realities of the legislative process and applicable constitutional principles.

Business Organizations

826 Introduction to Business Transactions (2) Non-technical introduction to accounting, finance, and the functional relationships among the various actors in business transactions. Students will analyze business transactions with a view toward the needs of their business clients. This course is not intended for students who have undergraduate majors in accounting, finance or business administration, who hold the MBA degree, who are enrolled in the JD/MBA program, or who have acquired the requisite business knowledge through other coursework or practical experience.

827 Business Associations (4) Legal problems associated with the formation, operation, and dissolution of unincorporated and incorporated business firms; legal rights and duties of firm participants (principals and agents; partners, joint venturers, limited partners, limited liability partners, and members and managers of limited liability companies; and corporate shareholders, directors, and officers) and others with whom these participants interact in connection with the firm’s business.

828 Corporate Finance (3) Legal issues arising in conjunction with the purchase, sale, and repurchase of securities in capital formation and investment transactions, including: private and public debt, equity, and convertible securities offerings; dividends and other shareholder distributions; and mergers and acquisitions. Business Associations (827) is a prerequisite.

830 Securities Regulation (3) Basic structure of the federal securities laws, including legal issues associated with: primary and secondary public and private securities offerings; Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other antifraud provisions; periodic reporting and other disclosure requirements; the regulation of proxy solicitations, tender offers, and securities transactions involving officers, directors, and other insiders; and the regulation of stock markets and professional service providers in the securities industry. Business Associations (827) is a prerequisite or co-requisite.

833 Representing Enterprises (3-5) Each student will work on simulated business transactions and complete at least one major planning and drafting project related to each transaction. The transactions will vary from year to year and from section to section. The types of transactions on which projects may be based include the formation of a new business, the acquisition of an existing business, the development of a real estate project, various financing transactions, and corporate reorganization. (Prerequisites: all other courses in the concentration that satisfy the Planning and Drafting requirement. Two of the prerequisites can be taken concurrently with Representing Enterprises as co-requisites.)

834 Antitrust (3) Federal antitrust laws: monopolization, price-fixing, group boycotts, and anti-competitive practices, generally; government enforcement techniques and private treble damage suits. Offered only when faculty resources are available.

Commercial Law

840 Commercial Law (4) Basic coverage of the most significant provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code: security interests in personal property (Article 9 of the U.C.C. and relevant Bankruptcy Code provisions); commercial paper, including checks, notes, and other negotiable instruments (Articles 3 and 4 of the U.C.C.); sales of goods, including coverage of portions of Article 2 of the U.C.C. not covered in Contracts.

842 Contract Drafting (2) Students will learn the practical fundamentals of drafting contracts. Each student will draft several contracts of different types. (Satisfies Planning and Drafting requirement).

843 Debtor-Creditor Law (3) The basic elements of federal bankruptcy law, such as claims, property of the estate, the automatic stay, the trustee's avoidance powers, assumption and rejection of contracts, the priority of distributions, and the distinction between liquidation and rehabilitation. Some discussion of enforcing judgments outside of bankruptcy.

844 Business Reorganizations and Workouts (3) An examination of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code from petition date to confirmation of a plan or reorganization as well as coverage of the use of extensions, compositions, workouts and other non-bankruptcy methods of adjusting the rights or parties to business transactions. Although not required as prerequisites, an understanding of the subject matter of Commercial Law and especially Debtor-Creditor law is very, very strongly recommended. The course satisfies the expository writing requirement.

Constitutional Law and Individual Rights

847 Advance Constitutional Law (2-3) Advanced study in issues in American constitutional law. Prerequisite: Constitutional Law. Specific course offerings vary from year to year. May be repeated if there is no significant overlap between the current course offerings and the offering in which the student was previously enrolled. Subjects for study may include:

The Constitutional Structure of American Government Institutions-- Advanced study of selected issues with respect to federalism and the separation of governmental powers, such as the relationship between the judicial and legislative branches, the relationship between the legislative and executive branch, the relationship among the states and between the states and the federal government, and the constitutional amendment process.

State Constitutional Law-- An examination of state constitutional law, with particular focus on the Tennessee constitution and the differences between state and federal constitutional law. The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution: Advanced study of selected constitutional rights and the 14th Amendment.

848 Civil Rights Actions (3) Litigation to vindicate constitutional rights in private actions against the government and its officials, as well as rights protected by other civil rights legislation: the elements of a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983; actions against federal government officials under the Bivens doctrine; institutional and individual immunities; the relationship between state and federal courts in civil rights actions; and remedies for violations of constitutional and other civil rights. Offered only when faculty resources are available.

849 Discrimination and the Law (3) Comparison of race, sex, and other invidious discrimination with respect to education, employment, housing, political participation, and other social and economic activities; historical landmarks and current issues in discrimination law.

850 Supreme Court (3) Examination of the history of the Supreme Court and of the procedures by which the court arrives at decisions; special attention is given to the influences of the justices' ideology and the role of the Court in the political system.

Criminal Law and Procedure

854 Investigatory Criminal Procedure (3) Examination of police practices and the constitutional rights of persons charged with crimes: arrest; search and seizure; identification; interrogation and confessions; electronic eavesdropping; right to counsel.

855 Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure (3) Examination of pre- and post-trial procedures in a criminal case: bail; preliminary hearing; grand jury; prosecutorial discretion; discovery; speedy trial; plea bargaining; jury trial; and double jeopardy. Emphasis on Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

859 Criminal Law Seminar (2) Advanced problems in criminal law and administration of justice. Prerequisite: Criminal Law (809).

Domestic Relations Law

862 Family Law (3) Survey of laws affecting the formal and informal family relationships: premarital disputes; antenuptial contracts; creation of common law and formal marriages; legal effects of marriage; support obligations within the family; legal separation, annulment, divorce, alimony, and property settlements; child custody and child support; abortion; and illegitimacy.

863 Children and the Law (3) Legal relationship between children, families and the state; juvenile justice; foster care; adoption; educational issues, including special education; child abuse and neglect; health care and income maintenance; and advocacy for children and families.

Environmental and Resource Law

866 Environmental Law and Policy (3) Study, through methods of public policy analysis, of the responses of the legal system to environmental problems: environmental litigation; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; National Environmental Policy Act; and selected regulatory issues.

867 Environmental Law Seminar (2) Selected topics in environmental law.

868 Natural Resources (3) Considers how our society allocates and regulates the use of natural resources, including national parks, national forests, coastal resources, minerals, timber, and wildlife.

History, Theory, and Interdisciplinary Study of Law

873 American Legal History (3) Selected topics in American legal history.

877 Jurisprudence (3) Critical or comparative examination of legal theories, concepts, and problems. Coverage includes some, but rarely all, of the following approaches to law: legal positivism; natural law theory; legal realism; idealism; historical jurisprudence; utilitarianism; Kantianism; sociological jurisprudence; policy science; and critical studies.

879 Law and Economics (3) Examination of the relationship between legal and economic thought; application of basic economic concepts to legal problems; examination of the use of economics in legal decision making; examination of scholarly support for and criticism of the economic analysis of the law. Designed for students with no undergraduate background in economics or mathematics.

881 Law and Literature (3) Reading literary works with an emphasis on the development of a philosophy and reading technique that is applicable to both law and life.

International and Comparative Law

886 Public International Law(3) Study of the law-creating processes and the doctrines, principles, and rules of law that regulate the mutual behavior of states and other entities in the international system.

887 International Business Transactions (2-3) Doing business with foreign persons and in foreign countries; acquisition and use of property within foreign country; regulation of international business transactions by international organizations and foreign governments; analysis of international conventions and law of foreign countries affecting business and comparison of those conventions and laws with United States law..

Labor and Employment Law

895 Labor Relations Law(3) Political, social, and economic influences in the development of federal labor relations laws; employee rights of self-organization; union and employer unfair labor practices; strikes, lockouts, boycotts, and collective bargaining processes; enforcement of collective agreements; individual rights of employees; and federal preemption and state regulation.

896 Employment Law (3) Legal regulation of the employment relationship: legal, social, and economic influences in the employee-employer relationship; employment discrimination; legally prescribed minimum standards of compensation and safety; restraints on termination of employment; and regulation of retirement systems.

Legal Clinic

905 Advocacy Clinic (6) Supervised fieldwork requiring students to assume substantial responsibility for representing clients with various civil and criminal legal problems. Students will explore and begin to develop the fundamental professional skills involved in practicing law. Depending on case assignments, students will gain experience interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating with other attorneys, planning for transactions and dispute resolutions, initiating and defending claims, conducting factual investigations, and presenting evidence. Prereq: 920 (Trial Practice) and third-year standing. A student may not receive credit for both Advocacy Clinic and Business Law Clinic (909) or for both Advocacy Clinic and Prosecution Externship (910).

946 Business Law Clinic (6) Supervised fieldwork requiring students to assume substantial responsibility for representing clients with various business and transactional matters. Students will explore and begin to develop the fundamental professional skills involved in practicing business and transactional law. Depending on case assignments, students will gain experience interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating with other attorneys and parties, planning, negotiating and documenting transactions and dispute resolutions, conducting factual investigations and legal audits of businesses, and monitoring and ensuring compliance with Federal, state and local statutes, rules and regulations. Pre-requisites: Introduction to Business Transactions (826), Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation (818), Business Associations (827), and Income Taxation of Business Organizations (972). Pre- or co-requisite: Contract Drafting (842). Introduction to Business Transactions may be waived for those who have a sufficient business background. A student may not receive credit for both Business Law Clinic and Advocacy Clinic (905).

947 Prosecutorial Externship (6) Supervised fieldwork requiring third year law students to be admitted to practice as a prosecutor and to assume substantial responsibility for the prosecution of criminal cases in state or federal courts. Externship students will attend classes about Tennessee or federal criminal law and procedure and the prosecution function. Each student will work under the direct supervision of a full-time, experienced prosecutor as well as other professional prosecutors in the office. Depending on case and other assignments, students may assist in the investigation of crimes, the interview and preparation of witnesses, drafting of relevant documents, negotiation and formal presentation of guilty pleas, presentation of cases to the grand jury, and representation of the government in preliminary hearings and felony trials. Prereq: third-year standing, Evidence (813), Trial Practice (920), and either Investigatory Criminal Procedure (854) or Adjudicatory Criminal Procedure (855), and the consent of the instructor. A student may not receive credit for both Prosecutorial Externship and Advocacy Clinic (905).

908 Mediation Clinic (3) Mediation process, theory, strategy, tactics and skills studied and developed through readings, simulations, and service as mediators in the General Sessions Court and other settings. Includes mediation ethics, the relationship of mediation to other dispute resolution methods, the roles of attorneys in mediation, and the writing of mediation agreements. Prereq: 914 (Alternative Dispute Resolution) or participation in ABA Representation in Mediation Competition or substantial prior mediation training demonstrated to the satisfaction of the instructor.

909 Non-Profit Corporations (3) Examines federal and state laws that govern non-profit corporations and offers practical clinical experience representing local corporations. Teams of students conduct "legal audits" of local non-profit corporations, make presentations to administrators and directors, draft corporate documents, and help clients resolve legal problems.

914 Alternative Dispute Resolution (3) Survey course on various alternatives to the conventional trial process. Introduces several of the more popular alternatives, including negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. (Satisfies planning and drafting requirement).

Practice and Procedure

813 Evidence (4) Rules regulating the introduction and exclusion of oral, written, and demonstrative evidence at trials and other proceedings, including relevance, competence, impeachment, hearsay, privilege, expert testimony, authentication, and judicial notice.

915 Conflict of Laws (3) Jurisdiction, foreign judgments, and conflict of laws.

916 Federal Courts (3) Jurisdiction of federal courts; conflicts between federal and state judicial systems.

918 Remedies (3) Judicial remedies, including damages, restitution, and equitable relief; availability, limitations, and measurement of various remedies; comparison of contract, tort, and property-related remedies.

920 Trial Practice (3) Litigation through simulation, trial problems and preparation: basic trial strategy, professional responsibility; fact investigation and witness preparation; discovery and presentation of evidence; selection and instruction of juries; opening and closing arguments. Written work: pleadings, motions, interrogatories, or memoranda. Co-requisite: 813 for students electing concentration in advocacy. Prerequisite: 813 for all other students.

921 Pre-Trial Litigation (3) Examination of the civil pretrial process. Students will draft actual pretrial documents in civil cases, such as a complaint, motions for preliminary injunction, class certification papers, motions to dismiss and for summary judgment, and various discovery papers.

922 Advanced Trial Advocacy (3) Advanced study and development of trial skills. Topics covered will include: trial preparation, advanced direct and cross-examination, expert witnesses, jury selection, technology in the courtroom, and motion practice. Prereq: 920.

923 Complex Litigation (3) Advanced civil procedure course dealing with the special problems that arise in litigation involving multiple claims and multiple parties: permissive and compulsory joinder; intervention; disposition of duplicative or related litigation; class actions; discovery in large cases; judicial control of complex litigation; res judicata and collateral estoppel problems. Offered only when faculty resources are available.

927 Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation (3) Development of conceptual and practical frameworks for understanding interviewing, counseling, and negotiation, and the lawyer’s role in performing these tasks. Readings introduce different methods, strategies, and perspectives, and draw on recent literature involving lawyering skills. Simulations and videotape critiques are used extensively, and some drafting of documents is required. Relevant ethical issues and techniques of dispute resolution are also covered. Not open to students who have taken Civil Advocacy (904), Advocacy Clinic (905), Criminal Advocacy (906), or Case Development (928).

928 Case Development & Resolution (4) Examination of the theory and development of the skills necessary for case development and management, including interviewing, counseling, and fact investigation. Examination of the ways of resolving disputes without litigation. Not open to students who have taken 927.

Property

935 Gratuitous Transfers (3) Gifts; will substitutes; nature, creation, termination and modification of trusts; intestate succession; execution, revocation, probate and contest of wills; statutory protections against disinheritance; and an introduction to powers of appointment, basic problems of will construction, powers of attorney, and planning for disability and death.

940 Land Finance Law (3) Financing devices such as mortgages, deeds of trust, and land contracts; problems of priorities; transfer of secured interests when the debt is assumed or taken subject to the security interest; default, exercise of the equity of redemption and/or the statutory right of redemption; mechanics’ and materialmen’s liens; and contemporary developments in such areas as condominiums, cooperatives, housing subdivisions, and shopping centers.

941 Land Acquisition and Development Seminar (2) Simulated representation of the various parties -- sellers, buyers, construction lenders, permanent lenders, architects, contractors, subcontractors, and consultants -- who participate in the development of a real estate project. Negotiation and drafting of documents essential in a large development. Prerequisite: Land Finance Law (940).

943 Land Use Law (3) Private land use controls, including nuisance, easements, real covenants, equitable servitude, and home associations; public land use controls, including zoning, subdivision controls, eminent domain, and regulatory takings.

Specialty Courses

954 Copyright Law (3) Considers copyright theory, doctrine, and practice and how the law is changing in response to globalization and advances in information technology. Topics include the subject matter of the copyright, the exclusive rights provided by the Copyright Act, substantive and procedural aspects of infringement actions, and remedies. (Satisfies expository writing requirement).

955 Patent Law (3) Covers the major aspects of patent law, primarily as applied in the U.S. : Patentability, including patentable subject matter, utility, enablement and written description, novelty, and nonobviousness; infringement; ownership and licensing; and remedies. Emphasizes essential legal principles, useful as background for non-patent lawyers and as a foundation for patent lawyers. Although not a prerequisite, Intellectual Property is recommended. No science or engineering background required.

956 Entertainment Law (3) Role of the law and the lawyer in the entertainment industry. Specific course content will vary, with the music industry as the principal focus. Possible topics include music copyright laws; artist/manager relationships; recording contract negotiations; industry labor unions; and performing rights organizations. Co-requisite and pre-requisite: Intellectual Property (959).

957 Law, Science and Technology (3) Legal implications of advanced technologies; how does law adapt to the challenges posed by new kinds of knowledge and new ways of doing things? Topics include biotechnology, regulation of scientific research, space law, legal issues relating to new information technologies, nanotechnologies, and others designated by the instructor.

958 Women and the Law (3) Treatment and status of women in the American legal system, with attention to women as political actors, as family members, as participants in the workforce, as targets of violence, and as members of the legal profession; introduction to current competing approaches to gender justice.

959 Intellectual Property (3) Intellectual property and related interests under federal and state law: patents; trademarks; trade secrets; copyright; right of publicity; unfair competition.

960 Employee Benefits Law (2 to 3) An introduction to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the federal law governing employee benefit plans sponsored by private employers. An applied problem method of instruction with emphasis on questions, issues, and problems involving employee benefit plans likely to arise in a general litigation or business transaction practice. When offered for three hours academic credit, coverage also will include Chapter 400 of the Internal Revenue Code.

962 Law and Medicine Seminar (2) Effects of legal rules on the delivery and quality of medical care: nature of the physician-patient relationship; unauthorized practice of medicine; medical education, licensing, and specialization; hospital staff privileges; medical malpractice liability, including the standard of care, proof, causation, defenses, and damages; protection of patient autonomy, including consent, informed consent, conception and abortion, choice of treatment, and death and dying; control of communicable diseases; organ transplantation and medical resource allocation.

963 Health Care Law and Regulation (3) Surveys legal issues confronting the American health care system, considering federal and state law. Topics include quality control; licensing and accreditation; access to health care, including private health insurance, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, and emergency health care; privacy regulations; relationships between health care entities and physicians; fraud and abuse regulations; antitrust considerations; and research restrictions. (Satisfies expository writing requirement if student elects to write a paper).

964 Health Care Policy (2) Considers ethical perspectives on health care policy, relating to decisions both on individual patient care and on systemic resource allocation. Considers basic theories of bioethics, including how these ethical perspectives may inform analysis of current issues in health care law and policy and how they are expressed in the national policy debate. Topics include organizing and financing health care, quality and accountability in health care, equality and discrimination in access to health care, privacy issues raised by new technology, legal and ethical issues in managed care, and tort reform. (Satisfies the perspectives requirement).

965 Community Development (3) Considers legal issues faced by under-represented constituencies. Students work on law-related field projects under lawyer supervision, collaborating with organizations that serve or advocate for the under-represented in and around Knoxville . Projects may include legal research, legislative drafting and advocacy, creation of educational materials or events, empirical research, and recording of oral histories. Enrollment is limited. Student must prepare a written statement of interest before being admitted to the course.

966 Community Legal Education (3) Considers how to advance the law-related education of under-represented constituencies. Under lawyer supervision, students work on law-related education projects for the under-represented in and around Knoxville . Projects may include classroom talks, and the creation, development or production of law-related written materials, skits, interactive workshops, videos, or web-pages. Enrollment is limited. Student must prepare a written statement of interest before being admitted to the course. (Satisfies the perspectives requirement).

967 Media Impact on Justice (3) Explores the impact that the media has on the perception and reality of justice in the United States , including its impact on courts, counsel, legislatures, and executive branches.

Taxation

818 Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation(3) An introduction to basic statutory analysis, fundamental principles of federal individual income tax, and pervasive income tax concerns that arise in practice. Subjects discussed include the federal concept of gross income; the pattern of exclusions, exemptions and deductions from gross income used to arrive at the tax base; special treatment of capital gains and losses; and the rate structure.

819 Economic Principles of Income Taxation (3) A survey of the time value of money and related economic principles in the federal income tax system. Subjects of discussion include taxation of employment compensation arrangements and of various financial arrangements and products, and an introduction to tax accounting. Prerequisite: Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation (818).

937 Estate Planning Seminar (2) A survey of estate planning problems, including the relationship to estate planning of the law and practice of fiduciary administration, insurance, property, wills, future interests, trusts, corporations, and partnerships. Coursework includes required drafting of estate plans and implementing documents. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: Gratuitous Transfers (935) and Wealth Transfer Taxation (973). Recommended: Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation (818).

972 Income Taxation of Business Organizations (3) A survey and comparative analysis of the federal patterns of income taxation and partnerships, subchapter C corporations, subchapter S corporations, and limited liability companies; introduction to transactional analysis and business planning. Coursework includes required written exercises, including the drafting of portions of partnership agreements, opinion letters, and legal memoranda. Prerequisite: Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation (818).

973 Wealth Transfer Taxation (3) A study of taxation of gratuitous transfers of wealth during life (gift tax) and at death (estate tax) and of generation skipping transfers. Prerequisite or corequisite: Gratuitous Transfers (935).

975 Tax Theory (3) Study of the methods and purposes of governmental revenue collection through an examination of economic and political theory; comparative analysis of various actual and proposed patterns of taxation, e.g., income tax, consumption tax, sales tax, and value-added tax. Coursework includes required preparation of an expository essay on an aspect of tax theory chosen by the student. Limited enrollment.

978 Transactional Tax Planning (3) Advanced study of taxation of business organizations, including tax treatment of business acquisitions, tax planning for financially troubled entities, and the review of recent transactions that involve cutting-edge planning and have shaped changes in the law. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts of Income Taxation (818) and Income Taxation of Business Organizations (972). This course satisfies the capstone requirement for the Concentration in Business Transactions and the Planning and Drafting requirement.

Torts and Compensation Systems

980 Insurance(3) Examination of various types of insurance, including life, property, health, accident, and liability insurance; regulation of the insurance industry; interpretation of insurance contracts; insurable interest requirement; conditions, warranties, and representations; coverage and exclusions; duties of agents; excess liability; subrogation; and bad faith actions against insurers. Particular focus on liability insurance defense problems, including duty to defend, notice and cooperation issues, and conflicts of interest.

983 Products Liability (3) Scope of the doctrine and theories of recovery; potential plaintiffs and defendants; statutory and contractual limitations on recovery; damages; causation; and defenses.

985 Workers' Compensation (3) Workers' compensation system for compensating victims of work-related accidents and diseases: requirements for covered employer-employee relationship; accidental injuries or occupational diseases arising out of and in course of employment; causation; nature of medical, disability, and death benefits; exclusiveness of compensation remedy against employer and co-employees; rights and liabilities of non-employers; administrative and procedural aspects of Workers' Compensation practice; and various law reform measures.

Topics Courses

990 Issues in the Law (3) Selected topics, such as Internet Law, Legal Negotiations & Professionalism, Being a Lawyer, International Human Rights, National Security Law, Advanced Criminal Law, Sports Law, Maritime Personal Injury Law, Ethics 2000, Exclusionary Rule, Wrongful Convictions, Public Law Seminar, European Community Law, Law & the Theater, and Chinese Law. May be repeated.

991 Issues in the Law Seminar (2) Selected topics, such as Internet Law, Legal Negotiations & Professionalism, Being a Lawyer, International Human Rights, National Security Law, Advanced Criminal Law, Sports Law, Maritime Personal Injury Law, Ethics 2000, Exclusionary Rule, Wrongful Convictions, Public Law Seminar, European Community Law, Law & the Theater, and Chinese Law. May be repeated.

Independent Work

993 Directed Research (1 or 2) Independent research and writing under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty member and by the Dean or the Dean’s designee. May be taken once per semester during the last two years of law study. Contact the Student Records Office for information on getting approval for a Directed Research Proposal.

994 Independent Study (hours by arrangement) Independent study under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty member and by the Dean or the Dean’s designee. May be taken once per semester during the last three semesters of law study. Contact the Student Records Office for information on getting approval for an Independent Study Proposal.

995 Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law (1 or 2) Academic credit for performing the duties of a staff member or editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Responsibilities vary each semester as specified in the Transactions Policy Manual, but will variously include the writing of a case synopsis, the writing of an article, and/or the performance of other assigned duties related to the operation of Transactions. Members of Transactions who are not members of the senior editorial board receive one hour of academic credit for successfully completing two consecutive fourteen-week semesters of service. Members of the senior editorial board receive two hours of academic credit for each full year of satisfactory service. May be repeated. Graded S/NC only, but does not count toward the total number of elective upper division courses that may be taken S/NC.

996 Tennessee Law Review (1) Academic credit for performing the duties of a staff member or editor of the Tennessee Law Review. Responsibilities vary each semester as specified in the Tennessee Law Review Policy Manual, but will variously include the writing of a casenote, the writing of a comment or article, and/or the performance of other assigned duties related to the operation of the Tennessee Law Review. Credit will be awarded each semester upon timely and satisfactory performance of all assigned work for that semester. May be repeated. Graded S/NC only, but does not count toward the total number of elective upper division courses that may be taken S/NC. Completion of a potentially publishable comment or other article for the Tennessee Law Review satisfies the expository writing requirement.

997 Moot Court (1) Academic credit for satisfactory participation as a member of a faculty-supervised interscholastic moot court competition. May be repeated. S/NC only. (Will not count toward the total number of elective upper division courses that may be taken S/NC.)

998 Planning and Drafting Project (1) Preparation and completion of a planning and drafting project under faculty supervision in conjunction with a substantive course when such planning and drafting option is provided by the course instructor. May be repeated.

Course Offerings Subject to Change

The necessity of adjustments to accommodate changing conditions may dictate modifications in the course offerings and other features of the program described above. Accordingly, the College of Law reserves the right to make such variation in its program as circumstances may require. Prospective students who are interested in the precise course offerings at a given time or who desire other special information should make inquiry in advance.

Last revision June 8, 2006