Law School Catalog Vanderbilt University 2018/2019 Archived 2018/2019 Law SchoolContaining generalCatalog information and courses of study for the 2018/2019 session corrected to 30 July 2018 Nashville 9 01 2 g 8/ lo 01 ta 2 a ed l C iv oo ch h r Sc A w La The university reserves the right, through its established procedures, to modify the requirements 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 der 9 01 /2 g o Contents 18 al 0 t Calendar 2 a Academic Regulations Financial Information C d Honors and Awards e l Courses of Study iv oo Board of Trust, Administration, and Faculty h h c r Sc A w a L 4 5 12 17 19 37 19 20 Law School Calendar 2018/2019 / g FALL SEMESTER 2018 o Classes and orientation for first-year and LL.M. students / Monday 13 August to Friday 17 August 8 l Classes begin for upper-level J.D. students / Monday 20 August Thanksgiving holiday / Saturday 17 November to Sunday 25 November 1 a Classes end / Friday 30 November 0 t Examinations begin / Monday 3 December a Fall semester ends / Friday 14 December 2 C SPRING SEMESTER 2019 d Classes begin / Monday 7 January e l Spring holidays / Saturday 2 March to Sunday 10 March Classes end / Friday 19 April v o Examinations begin / Monday 22 April i Spring semester ends / Friday 3 May o Commencement / Friday 10 May ch h r Sc A w La 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, Drafting and Analysis of Business Docu- ments, E-Discovery and Information Governance, Entertain- ment Industry Transactions, Environmental Annual Review, J.D. Degree Requirements Intellectual Property Licensing,9 International Law Practice Lab, The candidate for the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) Legal Interviewing 1and Counseling, Legal Problem Solving, must Legal Project Management, Mediation, Negotiated Public M & A, Negotiation,0 Negotiation and Drafting of Key Corporate * have pursued full-time resident Law School study for a period of six semesters, enrolled for a minimum of 10 Documents,2 Patent Litigation Practicum, Technology in Legal Practice, Transactional/ Practice Workshop,g Trial Advocacy, credit hours each semester (or, in the case of students requiring more than six semesters, the equivalent); Externships,8 and all Legal Clinics.lo 1Substantial Research Project. All students are required to * have completed, with a grade point average of 2.0 or complete a substantial researcha paper in order to obtain the above, 88 semester hours of credit, no more than 5 of 0 t J.D. For most students, this requirement is satisfied by com- which may be earned by participating in credit-bearing 2 pleting a course designateda in each semester’s official course extracurricular activities; listings as a Seminar.C If, however, a student has a special * have completed the courses listed as required; d reason to pursuel a topic outside the scope of available Semi- * have paid all financial obligations due the university;e nars, the student may satisfy the requirement by completing v the courseo listed in the course catalog as “Supervised Research * be of good moral character; i Project.”o * receive the favorable recommendation of theh faculty for In order to qualify as a substantial research paper, whether the degree. c hwritten for a Seminar or as a Supervised Research Project, the It is the sole responsibility of the studentr to plan a schedule c student’s paper must present a fair and accurate description of that will ensure the accumulation of 88 semester hours and S the factual setting that gives rise to the issue being addressed, completion of all other requirements Afor the degree. However, explain adequately existing law and doctrine, and develop a the Office of Academic Life provides services to supportw normative thesis that not only analyzes current doctrine but degree attainment. An advisory session is held in thea 1L fall presents a reasoned view of how policy should respond to the semester to assist students in selecting a spring elective and presented issue. The paper must be well-researched with all in the 1L spring semester to assist with course selectionL for sources cited properly (in Blue Book form or similar conven- subsequent years. Students are encouraged to track their indi- tion) and make appropriate use of relevant literature—primary vidual academic records through YES, and to use all available sources and secondary literature. While rigid rules about the resources when selecting courses. Consulting with faculty and length of the papers are not warranted, an expectation exists meeting with the assistant dean for academic life are recom- that such papers would normally be at least 30–40 pages in mended. Other than the degree audit in the fall semester of length. the 3L year, no formal conferences or official approvals are The Supervised Research Project course aims to provide required after the first year. students flexibility in pursuing topics that would otherwise not be available to them through Seminars during their second and Credit Hours third years. Although it demands less by way of scheduled class time, supervised research is otherwise meant to provide the Vanderbilt Law School adheres to the ABA Standard 310 defi- student with the same experience of researching and writing a nition of a credit hour. For purposes of this standard, a credit major paper as is provided by Seminars, which includes famil- hour comprises fifty minutes of classroom or direct faculty iarizing oneself with existing scholarship on the chosen subject. instruction and two 60-minute hours of out-of-class student Accordingly, any student who opts to satisfy the substantial work per week for a period of 15 weeks (one exam week is research paper requirement by means of a Supervised Research included), or at least an equivalent amount of work for other Project must—in addition to producing a paper meeting or academic activities such as externships, clinics, simulation exceeding the above-stated standards—adhere to the following courses, and extracurricular courses.