LAW 849
Pre-trial Advocacy
3 creditsLAW 849 teaches the skills lawyers use up until the time of trial.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2026
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LAW 850
Professional Responsibilities
1–3 creditsLAW 850 covers the ethical and professional responsibilities required for practicing lawyers.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LAW 852
Trial Advocacy
2–4 creditsLAW 852: Trial Advocacy teaches witness examination techniques, including preparation, direct and cross examination, and objections through supervised practice sessions.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 853
Mock Trial
1–4 creditsTeaches basic trial skills and competition practice to prepare students for mock trial competition.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 854
Clinical Program
1–10 creditsLAW 854 is a clinical program providing hands-on lawyering experiences with real clients and legal professionals.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 855
Field Placement
1–10 creditsIs a hands-on course allowing students to participate in legal practice facets like litigation and policy under attorney supervision.
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No recorded grade history
LAW 860
Advanced Criminal Procedure
2–3 creditsLAW 860 examines important procedural problems in federal and state criminal proceedings.
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No recorded grade history
LAW 868
State and Local Taxation
2–4 creditsSurvey of state and local tax law covering income, sales, use, and property taxes with emphasis on policy issues.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 871
International Trade Law
3 creditsLAW 871 examines the legal institutions governing international transactions, focusing on U.S. laws and principal treaties.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleLAW 873
Immigration Law
3 creditsLAW 873 provides a survey of the immigration law of the United States.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLAW 895
Wisconsin International Law Journal
1–4 creditsThe Wisconsin International Law Journal is a student-published forum for discussing and analyzing important issues in international law.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society is a student-published journal examining how law intersects with gender, race, and other identities.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 897
Law Review
1–4 creditsLAW REVIEW is a journal of legal analysis and commentary where students review, edit, and publish scholarly articles.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 901
First Amendment
3–4 creditsLAW 901 explores American constitutional law governing speech, association, the press, and religion through leading First Amendment cases.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLAW 912
Federal Appeals Project
2 creditsLAW 912: FEDERAL APPEALS PROJECT examines federal appellate procedure, criminal law, and advanced legal research and writing for JD students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
A seminar exploring selected problems in criminal justice administration, with topics determined by the interests of the instructor and students.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLAW 917 introduces international commercial arbitration and teaches students to apply arbitration rules and write claimant memoranda.
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LAW 918 is a seminar on selected problems in international law where topics are determined by the interests of the instructor and students.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleLAW 919 introduces international human rights law, examining its history, structure, remedies, and relationship with UN and regional institutions.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleExamines the link between climate change and human rights, the international legal system challenges, and the plight of vulnerable populations.
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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sampleA seminar on selected problems in jurisprudence where topics reflect the interests of the instructor and students.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sampleA seminar on selected problems in land law where topics reflect the interests of the instructor and students.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLAW 938
Domestic Violence Law
3 creditsExamines state and federal laws, policies, and practices affecting victims and perpetrators of domestic violence.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 940
Law and Contemporary Problems
1–3 creditsLAW 940 covers topics reflecting current issues relevant to the practice of law.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Signe Janoska-Bedi: Signe Janoska-Bedi's course was rated as difficult, though the reviewer found the content on markets, tech, and academia rewarding.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026LAW 951
Law in Practice
1–4 creditsLAW 951 prepares students for the practical aspects of work in the legal field.
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No recorded grade history
A seminar examining business planning and various business organizations such as proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, and trusts.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleLAW 957
Introduction to Estate Planning
2–3 creditsIntroduction to estate planning covering lawyer functions, ethics, tax planning, trusts, and health care issues.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA seminar on selected problems in environmental law where topics reflect the interests of the instructor and students.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleLAW 990
Directed Research
1–12 creditsLAW 990 is a directed research course where students conduct independent research with a scope and subject arranged between the student and faculty.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
LAW 991
Directed Reading
1–3 creditsLAW 991 is a directed reading course involving independent study on subject matter agreed upon by the instructor and student.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
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