Students concentrating in public and governmental service select one of two subspecialties:
public interest and individual rights or government service and regulatory institutions.
Each of the subspecialties includes a clinical or externship requirement. The faculty
adviser for this concentration is Professor Daniel Hatcher.
Required course:
Administrative Law
Complete the appropriate courses for your chosen subspecialty.
Public Interest Law and Individual Rights Subspecialty
Required:
Constitutional Litigation
Federal Courts
Choose one of the following:
Civil Liberties Seminar
International Women's Human Rights Seminar
Law and Disabilities Seminar
Law and Social Reform Seminar
Law and Poverty Seminar
Race and the Law Seminar
Gender and Law Seminar
Contemporary Legal Issues: Perspectives on Sexual Orientation and the Law Seminar
Capital Punishment and the Constitution Seminar
Choose one of the following specialized courses:
Bankruptcy and Creditor Remedies
Child and the Family
Consumer Law
Elder Law
Election Law Seminar
Electronic Evidence and Discovery Workshop
Employment Discrimination Law
Environmental Law
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Juvenile Justice
Law and Disabilities Seminar
Law and Human Rights
Special Topics in Applied Feminism
Choose one of the following experiential courses:
Civil Advocacy Clinic
Criminal Practice Clinic
Family Law Clinic
Community Development Clinic
Immigrant Rights Clinic
Innocence Project Clinic
Mental Health Clinic
Mediation Clinic for Families I
Veterans Advocacy Clinic
Tax Clinic I
Attorney Practice Internship in public interest law (that is approved by the director of the Attorney Practice Internship)
Government Service and Regulatory Institutions Subspecialty
Required:
Federal Courts or Legislation
Choose one of the following:
Capital Punishment and the Constitution
Civil Liberties Seminar
Coastal Law Seminar
Cyberspace Law Seminar
Government Contract Seminar
Issues in Law Enforcement Seminar
Local Economic Development Seminar
Legislation Workshop
Military Law Seminar
Supreme Court Workshop
Tax Policy Seminar
Choose one of the following specialized courses:
Antitrust
Bankruptcy Law Workshop
Bankruptcy and Creditor Remedies
Climate Adaptation, Law and Equity
Coastal Law Seminar
Communications Law
Consumer Law
Election Law Seminar (upper-level writing)
Electronic Evidence and Discovery Workshop
Employment Discrimination Law
Employment Law
Environmental Law
Federal Income Tax
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Information Privacy Law
Insurance Law
Labor Law
Land Use
Law and Education
Law and Poverty
Legislation
Local Government Law
Military Law Seminar (upper-level writing)
National Security Law
Wetlands Law Seminar
Choose one of the following experiential courses:
Immigrant Rights Clinic I
Immigrant Justice Clinic I
Innocence Project Clinic I
Civil Advocacy Clinic I
Community Development Clinic I
Legal Data and Design Clinic I
Mental Health Law Clinic
Tax Clinic I
Veterans Advocacy Clinic I
Attorney Practice Internship with a governmental organization (that is approved by the director of the Attorney Practice Internship)
