LAW 8751D      Divorce Procedure and Practice
This course will focus on basic doctrine and procedure of divorce, child custody and related financial issues using Missouri law as the template. Students will perform a simulation of a divorce from initial client interview to judgement, including trial and mediation of the issues. Course includes attendance at the Missouri Bar Family Law Conference.
Credits: 1-3 hours
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LAW 8751F      Family Law & Film
An exploration of the function of family law and lawyers in society by examining legal decisions, statutes and legal commentaries in the context of films, including classic, contemporary mainstream, foreign, documentary and independent films. The seminar entails participants viewing a film followed by discussion. During the discussion session students will critique the film in light of assigned reading materials. Using films as analytical tools, the seminar examines the ways in which pop culture products (such as film and television) both reflect and change the social views about family law and lawyers. A pass/fail course.
Credits: 1 hours
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LAW 8751S      Family Violence
An in-depth examination of family violence from a legal perspective. Course topics will include interdisciplinary study of the dynamics and psychology of family violence, of historical and social policies, specialized problems of family violence (including intimated partner violence, child abuse and neglect, gay and lesbian battering, and elder abuse) and legal responses. Students will receive practical training in safety planning, intake, review of community resources, case logistics, and advocacy for temporary orders.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8752      Child & Family Services Clinic
Students represent the Missouri Department of Family Services in representing children in foster care or otherwise under the authority of the Department. Students work under the supervision and direction of clinic faculty and faculty directors, receiving classroom instruction in the substantive law and procedure governing juvenile court actions. Students must be Rule 13 eligible. Pass/Fail.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8752G      Guardian Ad Litem Workshop
Advanced study of guardian ad litem practice. (GAL). Topics may include adult and child orders of protection, requirements for guardian ad litem appointments, role of the GAL, ethical considerations, working with social workers and other professionals, and best practices in investigation, recommendation, and representation. Students will partner with volunteer attorneys to act as guardians ad litem in order of protection cases. Prerequisites: Rule 13 eligible. Limited Enrollment, Instructor approval required.
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8752R      Family Law Practice
A practical skills course in family law in which students participate in all phases of family law practice, including the initial client interview; the drafting of questionnaires, pleadings, motions custody and discovery plans, support and maintenance proposals, orders and other documents; negotiation, and preparation for litigation. Students work in teams and perform exercises which simulate ""real world"" situations. Prerequisite: Family Law.
Credits: 2 hours
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LAW 8752S      Child & Family Services Clinic
Students represent the Missouri Department of Family Services in representing children in foster care or otherwise under the authority of the Department. Students work under the supervision and direction of clinic faculty and faculty directors, receiving classroom instruction in the substantive law and procedure governing juvenile court actions. Students must be Rule 13 eligible. Pass/Fail.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8753      International Law
Survey of international legal studies; nature and role of international law, its effectiveness in dealing with international problems and its application in domestic jurisdictions.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8753L      Transnational Litigation & Arbitration
Legal issues involved when litigation crosses international borders, including such issues as: International service of process, international discovery, extraterritoriality, sovereign defenses and foreign legal environments (courts, lawyers, clients, laws).
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8754      International Business Transactions
Legal problems encountered in international business; jurisdiction and choice of law; enforcement of judgments; methods of protecting foreign investments; extra-territorial application of United States regulations, e.g. anti-trust law.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8757      Business Planning
Problem-method study of choice of entity and various other legal issues and planning challenges in forming a closely held business entity and in private and public financing of an existing enterprise. The course includes practical training from drafting organizational documents to conducting simulated client interviews and providing written advice concerning hypothetical transaction. Limited enrollment.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8757L      Special Topics In Entrepreneurial Lawyering
Examination of issues related to ethical and effective management and marketing of law practice, emphasizing solo and small firm practice. Topics will vary from year to year, but will generally address issues such as forms of practice, dissolution of practice, practice management systems (including technology assistance), human resources management, advertisement and solicitation, insurance and malpractice.
Credits: 1-2 hours
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LAW 8757N      Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation
Jointly-taught by Law School and Bloch (Business) School faculty, this interdisciplinary course provides education in entrepreneurship to a combined class of students from law, business, engineering and perhaps other graduate-level disciplines. Using a combination of readings lectures, electronic blackboard discussions, team business planning projects and presentations, and individual presentations on selected topics, the Course is designed, from a law student's perspective, to both (1) familiarize the student with substantive knowledge of issues from multiple disciplines involved in creating a new venture to commercialize technology and (2) train law students in techniques designed to effectively communicate and resolve legal issues inherent in such projects in a collaborative manner with clients and their advisors from other disciplines.
Credits: 3 hours
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LAW 8757R      Entrepreneurial Law & Practice Clinic
Under faculty supervision, students will counsel start-up companies and their owners and implement business planning advice by drafting articles of incorporation and organization, by-laws, partnership agreements and other business contracts. Other business-related matters ranging from regulatory, consumer, licensing, and taxation requirements; copyrights, trademark, and patent creation; and 501(C)(3) applications for non-profits may also be covered in this course. Clinic students will also receive classroom instruction in the areas of client counseling and business planning and drafting of business documents. Prerequisites: Business Organizations, Commercial Transactions, Professional Responsibility (or concurrent enrollment). Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13 certification required for in-court representation.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8758      Securities Regulation
Problem and policy method study of the Securities Act of 1933 and selected aspects of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; financing of an enterprise; reorganizations; tender offers; proxy regulation; and securities fraud claims.
Credits: hours
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LAW 8758S      Securities Regulation
Problem and policy method study of the Securities Act of 1933 and selected aspects of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; financing of an enterprise; reorganizations; tender offers; proxy regulation; and securities fraud claims.
Credits: 2-3 hours
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LAW 8760      Insurance
Life, fire, accident, and liability insurance; nature of insurance; nature of insurance contract; special rules of construction; standard policy provisions; regulation of insurance industry.
Credits: 2 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 8761M      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: 2-3 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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