Law School Catalog 2019/2020Catalog Vanderbilt University 2019/2020 School Archived Law Containing general information and courses of study for the 2019/2020 session corrected to July 2019 Nashville The university reserves the right, through its established procedures, to2019/2020 modify the requirementsCatalog for admission and graduation and to change other rules, regulations, and provisions, including those stated in this bulletin and other publications, and to refuse admission to any student, or to require the with- drawal of a student if it is determined to be in the interest of the student or the university. All students, full time or part time, who are enrolled in Vanderbilt courses are subject to the same policies. Policies concerning noncurricular matters and concerning withdrawal for medical or emotional reasons can be found in the Student Handbook, which is on the Vanderbilt website at vanderbilt.edu/student_handbook. 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Produced by Vanderbilt University Marketing Solutions and Vanderbilt Printing Services Printed in the United States of America Contents Calendar 4 Academic Regulations 5 Financial Information 12 Honors and Awards 17 Courses of Study 19 Board of Trust, Administration, and Faculty 37 2019/2020Catalog School Archived Law Law School Calendar 2019/2020 FALL SEMESTER 2019 Classes and orientation for first-year and LL.M. students / Monday 12 August to Friday 16 August Classes begin for upper-level J.D. students / Monday 19 August Classes end / Friday 22 November Thanksgiving holiday / Saturday 23 November to Sunday 1 December Examinations begin / Monday 2 December Fall semester ends / Friday 13 December SPRING SEMESTER 2020 Classes begin / Monday 6 January Spring holidays / Saturday 29 February to Sunday 8 March Classes end / Friday 17 April Examinations begin / Monday 20 April Spring semester ends / Friday 1 May Commencement / Friday 8 May 2019/2020Catalog School Archived Law Law School / Academic Regulations 5 Academic Regulations HE Vanderbilt University Law School offers a program Required Work designed to educate lawyers for careers in many profes- First Year. A passing grade in all first-year courses is required. sional areas. The school encourages students to acquire Constitutional Law I. Completion of the course in Consti- Ta broad knowledge of law and a thorough understanding of tutional Law I with a passing grade is required. the legal system. Emphasis is placed on the development of Professional Responsibility. Completion of a course in analytical ability and other intellectual capabilities. This kind Professional Responsibility with a passing grade is required. of education is the best preparation not only for the variety of Experiential Learning Requirement. Each student must career opportunities available to Law School graduates, but receive at least 6 credit hours of instruction of experiential also for the changing character of American legal practice learning generally regarded as experience that is reasonably expected in the future. similar to that of a lawyer advising or representing a client or A legal education at Vanderbilt allows for a high degree of engaging in lawyering tasks that are necessary for effective, individual choice and adaptability, centered on a basic core ethical, and responsible participation in the legal profession. of fundamental subject matter, intellectual development, and While subject to change, courses include: Advanced Evidence legal skills. and Trial Advocacy, Advanced Legal Research, Advanced Patent Litigation Practicum, Appellate Practice and Procedure, Blockchains and Smart Legal Contracts, Business and Securities J.D. Degree Requirements Research, E-Discovery, Entertainment Industry Transactions, The candidate for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) Environmental Annual Review, Intellectual Property Licensing, must International Law Practice Lab, Legal Operations, Legal Prac- * have pursued full-time resident Law School study for a tice Technology, Legal Problem Solving, Legal Project Man- period of six semesters, enrolled for a minimum of 10 agement, Mediation, Negotiated Public M & A, Negotiation, credit hours each semester (or, in the case of students Negotiation & Drafting of Key Corporate Documents, Patent requiring more than six semesters, the equivalent); Litigation Practicum, Pre-trial Litigation, Private Equity: Trans- actional Drafting and Practice, Real Estate Transactions, Social * have completed, with a grade point average of 2.0 or Enterprise in Theory and Practice, The Practice of Aggregate above, 88 semester hours of credit*, no more than 5 of Litigation, Transactional Practice Workshop, Transnational which may be earned by participating in credit-bearing 2019/2020Legal Research,Catalog Trial Advocacy, Externships, and all Clinics. extracurricular activities; Substantial Research Project. All students are required to * have completed the courses listed as required; complete a substantial research paper in order to obtain the * have paid all fnancial obligations due the university; J.D. For most students, this requirement is satisfied by com- * be of good moral character; pleting a course designated in each semester’s official course listings as a Seminar. If, however, a student has a special * receive the favorable recommendation of the faculty for reason to pursue a topic outside the scope of available Semi- the degree. Schoolnars, the student may satisfy the requirement by completing It is the sole responsibility of the student to plan a schedule the course listed in the course catalog as “Supervised Research that will ensure the accumulation of 88Archived semester hours and Project.” completion of all other requirements for the degree. However, In order to qualify as a substantial research paper, whether the Ofce of Academic Life provides services to support written for a Seminar or as a Supervised Research Project, the degree attainment. An advisory session is heldLaw in the 1L fall student’s paper must present a fair and accurate description of semester to assist students in selecting a spring elective and the factual setting that gives rise to the issue being addressed, in the 1L spring semester to assist with course selection for explain adequately existing law and doctrine, and develop a subsequent years. Students are encouraged to track their indi- normative thesis that not only analyzes current doctrine but vidual academic records through YES, and to use all available presents a reasoned view of how policy should respond to the resources when selecting courses. Consulting with faculty and presented issue. Te paper must be well-researched with all meeting with the assistant dean for academic life are recom- sources cited properly (in Blue Book form or similar conven- mended. Other than the degree audit in the fall semester of tion) and make appropriate use of relevant literature—primary the 3L year, no formal conferences or ofcial approvals are sources and secondary literature. While rigid rules about the required afer the frst year. length of the papers are not warranted, an expectation exists that such papers would normally be at least 30–40 pages in Credit Hours length. Te Supervised Research Project course aims to provide Vanderbilt Law School adheres to the ABA Standard 310 defi- students fexibility in pursuing topics that would otherwise not nition of a credit hour. For purposes of this standard, a credit be available to them through Seminars during their second and hour comprises fifty minutes of classroom or direct faculty