LAW 8889      International Taxation
An introduction to the taxation of income of U.S. citizens, residents and corporations from foreign sources and the income of foreign residents and non-residents from U.S. sources. Topics may include sources of income rules, foreign tax credit provisions, the earned income exclusion for foreign source income, income tax treaties and a survey of the tax treatment of U.S. investments made offshore.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8532      Introduction To Law And Lawyering Processes II
Introduction to advocacy; introduction to interviewing, counseling and negotiation; statutory and computerized research; writing to and on behalf of a client, including a trial or appellate brief; oral advocacy.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8531      Introduction To Law And Lawyering Processes I
Introduction to legal reasoning; case analysis and synthesis; case research; structure and style in legal writing with emphasis on expository writing, including office memoranda.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8730      Introduction to American Law & Culture
Introduction to the American legal system, including government structure, sources of law, common law development, and core substantive areas. Available to LL.M. International students only.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8788      Introduction to Arbitration & Selected Topics
Exploration of selected topics in the field of commercial arbitration in the united States, including the doctrinal foundation of arbitration in the common law as modified by Federal and State statutes, the comparative benefits and drawbacks of arbitration as compared to litigation, the legal requirements for enforcing arbitration agreements in the resolution of employment, consumer, healthcare and commercial disputes, the standards for compelling arbitration, and confirming, correcting or vacating arbitration awards, the role of substantive law in determining the outcome of arbitrated disputes, and consideration of how the arbitration process can be customized to meet special needs.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8832      Law Of International Trade And Finance
Study of the World Trading System, focusing on policy and application, including the WTO, the NAFTA, U.S. trade remedies, foreign direct investments controls, and export controls.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8895      Jury Selection
Students study the purpose of voir dire and the law pertaining to jury selection and receive hands-on experience in selecting a jury role-playing as lawyers; jurors, and presiding judge in a concluding 2 1/2 hour courtroom simulation (where a jury is selected after making challenges for cause and exercising preemptory strikes); and learn that jury selection is an artnot a science-which needs to be tailored to the facts of the case and the witnesses the attorney expects to present. An actual case involving a badly injured young plaintiff and a large corporate defendant-where liability is questionable-is used for the simulation. Students learn active listening skills and how to interpret non-verbal behavior. Examples form prominent, practicing lawyers are presented. The course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8763      Labor Law
Regulation of labor relations pursuant to the national Labor Relations Act, focusing on the establishment of collective bargaining relationships, unfair labor practices, collective bargaining, strikes, picketing and pre-emption.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8766      Land Use Law
Legal and administrative aspects of land use and the problems and techniques of urban planning; statutory anti-nuisance devices; controlling land use by private methods (restrictive covenants, easements, and servitudes); zoning; subdivision controls; public acquisition of land; building and housing; urban renewal and redevelopment; environmental quality control (air, water, and conservation); relationship of lawyers, planners, private builders, and owners to governmental policies.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8728      Law And The American Indian
An anthropological, historical and legal study of the American Indian, including a focus on American Indian traditional law and values, federal policy and current legal issues.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8735      Seminar In Famous Trials
Historical and jurisprudential issues involved in a number of ""political trials.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8745      Law Review
Editorial work in connection with the ""UMKC Law Review."" Open to students selected on basis of scholarship. Ungraded.
Credits: 1,3 hours
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LAW 8761      Law, Medicine & Bioethics
A study of bioethics and selected legal and ethical issues in medicine with focus on decision-making at the beginning and end of life; reproductive rights and assisted reproductive technologies; the patient-provider relationship (fiduciary, treatment, confidentiality, and disclosure obligations); physician obligations of informed consent and patient care issues; potential hospital and physician liability for medical malpractice; and end of life decision-making (withdrawal and refusal of life sustaining treatment by individuals and their surrogates) and physician-assisted suicide.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8704      Lawyering Skills
Interviewing and counseling; fact investigation; discovery; negotiation. Simulated videotaped exercises and drafting assignments. Prerequisites: Civil Procedure and Evidence.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8838      Legal Accounting
Accounting as it relates to the work of a lawyer. Understanding financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, shareholder's equity), analysis of financial statements; defferal concepts (inventory, depreciation, prepaid expenses), understanding accounting principles, valuation (present value, future value.).
Credits: hours
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LAW 8790      Legal Aid Clinic
Internship at offices of Legal Aid of Western Missouri. Students receive instruction in basic poverty law representation and techniques for experiential learning and, depending on placement, are given supervised instruction and practice opportunities in client counseling, fact investigation and discovery, case preparation and pleadings, community advocacy and trial techniques. Faculty and Legal Aid attorney supervision. Limited enrollment. Concurrent enrollment in certain courses may be required for some field placements. Ungraded. Pass/fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8875      Real Estate Transactions
Practice-oriented course, including the development of drafting skills, in which questions involving basic residential and commercial real estate sales and civil and leasing transactions are considered, such as title, title insurance, contract conditions, contract remedies, commercial leasing (office and shopping center issues) and issues concerning and confronting brokers; special emphasis on Missouri and Kansas law.
Credits: 2,3 hours
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LAW 8901      Advising Lofe Sciences and Technology Entrepreneurs
A condensed study of the key legal issues for the entire cradle-t-grave (founding-to-exit transaction) life cycle of high-growth technology and life sciences ventures, focusing on these critical phases: structuring and organizing the high-growth venture; relationships with key constituencies; acquiring, protecting and licensing intellectual property assets; financing transactions and realizing wealth through exit transactions. Prerequisites: Business Organizations
Credits: 1,2 hours
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LAW 8800      Legal Research Thesis
Research for LL.M. thesis.
Credits: 1,8 hours
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LAW 8641      Legislation
This course explores a variety of topics under the broad heading of "Legislation." Included among them are: electoral and representational structures, legislative drafting, canons of statutory interpretation, identifying and utilizing legislative history, the role of referendums and initiatives as a supplement to representative institutions, public choice theory, and other theories of legislation. The course also includes an opportunity for students to participate in the drafting of legislation for the Kansas for Missouri State legislatures. Paper optional.
Credits: hours
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