• LAW 985: Workers' Compensation

  2.00 - 3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Workers’ Compensation system for compensating victims of work-related accidents and diseases: requirements for covered employer-employee relationship; accidental injuries or occupational diseases arising out of and in course of employment; causation; nature of medical, disability, and death benefits; exclusiveness of compensation remedy against employer and co-employees; and rights and liabilities of non-employers; administrative and procedural aspects of Workers’ Compensation practice; and various law reform measures.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 987: Bar Examnatn:Law/skills/stratg

  2.00 - 3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Provides graduating students with the law, skills, and strategies necessary to achieve success on the bar exam and in the legal profession. The course will survey heavily tested substantive areas of the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) and provide skill and strategy instruction for the MBE, bar essay examinations, and the Multistate Performance Test. Through lecture and formative and summative assessments, students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for success on the bar exam. Students will learn valuable self-assessment strategies and receive regular feedback from the instructor.Repeatability: Not repeatable. May be taken once for 2 to 3 hours.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 989: Moot Count Executive Board

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Performance of duties as members of the Executive Moot Court Board , including research, analysis, writing in developing problems and materials for interscholastic appellate and trial advocacy competitions and helping students prepare for those competitions.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 2 hours.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 990: Issues in the Law

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Selected topics.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 40 hours.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 992: Field Placement

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Supervised fieldwork, overseen by full-time faculty, in professional placement selected by student and faculty and structured to maximize the experiential learning of the participating student. Students are required to submit a weekly journal describing and analyzing the experience, and to meet regularly with the supervising faculty member.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or numerical grade.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 18 hours.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.Registration Permission: Consent of instructor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
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• LAW 993: Directed Research Paper

  1.00 - 2.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Research paper involving in-depth research and analysis of a legal issue under supervision of a faculty member. The paper should propose a solution to an important legal problem or present a sensible way of thinking about an important legal question. The paper must be well written, include proper citation to authority, and give appropriate attention to opposing arguments. At least one draft must be submitted for critique by the professor. The final version of the paper must respond to the professor’s feedback on the draft or drafts. The paper must be a minimum of 5,000 words in length (disregarding footnotes or endnotes) for one credit hour or 10,000 words in length (disregarding footnotes or endnotes) for two credit hours. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty member and by the dean or the dean’s designee.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or numerical grade.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.Comment(s): Second-year standing required.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 994: Independent Study

  1.00 - 4.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Independent study under supervision of a faculty member, in which student independently explores a legal issue or issues and the final work product is not a research paper. For each hour of credit awarded, student must complete at least 42.5 hours of work including time spent meeting with the supervising faculty member. Proposals must be approved by the supervising faculty member and by the dean or the dean’s designee.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit or numerical grade.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.Comment(s): May only be taken during last three semesters of study.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 995: Transact: Tenn Journal Bus Law

  1.00 - 2.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Performance of duties of staff member or editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Responsibilities vary each semester: writing of case synopsis, writing of article, and/or performing other assigned duties related to operation. Members of Transactions who are not on senior editorial board receive one hour of credit for successfully completing two consecutive semesters of service. Members of senior editorial board receive two hours of credit for each full year of satisfactory service.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours. Credit Restriction: Does not count toward total number of elective upper-division courses taken Satisfactory/No Credit.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 996: Law Review

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Performance of duties as staff member or editor of Tennessee Law Review. Responsibilities vary each semester as specified in Tennessee Law Review Policy Manual: writing of case note, comment or article, and/or performance of other assigned duties related to operations of Tennessee Law Review. Completion of potentially publishable comment or article for Tennessee Law Review satisfies expository writing requirement.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.Credit Restriction: Does not count toward total number of elective upper-division courses taken Satisfactory/No Credit.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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• LAW 997: Moot Court

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Participation as member of faculty-supervised interscholastic moot court competition.Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 4 hours.Credit Restriction: Does not count toward total number of elective upper-division courses taken Satisfactory/No Credit.Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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