Addendum 2 to 2019-2020 Catalog

Addendum 2 Publication Date:  November 2019

Law Course Updates

NEW

This course has been added to the catalog.

LAW 698      ENERGY LAW      Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of energy law, regulation, and policy in the United States related to the generation, transportation, storage, transmission and distribution, and wholesale and retail sales of energy, particularly electricity and natural gas. The course will also provide an overview of the regulation of utilities, fracking, oil and gas leasing, and new technologies as well as various forms of electric generation, including fossil fuels, nuclear, renewables, biomass, and geothermal.
Prerequisites: LAW 608 or LAW 619.

UPDATED

The credits for this course were changed from 2 to 2-3.

LAW 664      ALW: INTENSIVE LEGAL WRITING      Credits: 2-3
This course covers ethics, strategy, and drafting through simulated scenarios. It may cover drafting office memorandum, legislation, contracts, complaints, affidavits, motions, proposed orders, trial briefs, and other documents lawyers produce. It will provide students with an opportunity to both deepen and expand on the skills learned in LRW I and II, to evaluate and support a client's claim, and to sharpen the skills necessary to become a successful litigator.
Prerequisites: LAW 625 with a 1.00 or higher.