Read about our new curriculum, being implemented the fall of 2013.

As a first year student at Valparaiso Law, you will take required core courses during both the fall and spring semesters — courses that encompass key foundational legal concepts all lawyers must master.  While there are additional required foundational courses during your second and third years, you will have the opportunity as a 2L and a 3L to integrate electives into your personalized schedule and tailor your legal education to your interests.  We have listed our wide selection of courses into areas of concentration.  Keep in mind that Valparaiso Law students are encouraged to supplement traditional classroom instruction with practical education through externship, internship and clinic opportunities.

CONCENTRATION AREAS:

Alternative Dispute Resolution 

Alternative Dispute Resolution
Negotiation
Mediation
Pretrial Skills
Labor Arbitration
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
Mediation Clinic

Business Law
Drafting:  Business Law
Business Associations
Federal Income Tax: Individuals
Business Planning
Corporate Finance
UCC: Secured Transactions
UCC: Payment & Creditor Systems
Debtor’s Protection & Creditor’s Rights
International Business Transactions
Regulation of Industry
Antitrust Law
Bankruptcy
Intellectual Property
Federal Tax Research
Administrative Law
Antitrust Law
Worker’s Compensation Law
Labor Law
Labor Arbitration
Contracts
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Drafting:  Employment Law
Law & Economics
Insurance Law
Non-profit Organizations
Federal Tax Procedure
Employment Law
Trademark & Unfair Competition
E International Commercial Dispute Resolution
The Law of eCommerce
Mergers & Acquisitions
Federal Income Tax: Corporations & Partnerships
Securities Regulation
Corporate Reorganization Taxation
Tax Clinic

Child & Family Law
Children and the Law
Family Law
Trial Practice I & II
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Juvenile Justice Law
Education Law
Federal Income Tax of the Family
Trusts & Estates
Elder Law
Pretrial Skills
Family Law Practicum
Juvenile Law Clinic
Civil Law Clinic
Domestic Violence Clinic

Civil Practice
Civil Procedure
Torts
Drafting:  Litigation
Pretrial Skills
Conflict of Laws
Complex Federal Litigation
Trial Practice I & II
Insurance Law
Remedies
Contracts
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Advanced Appellate Advocacy: General
Advanced Appellate Advocacy: Civil
Civil Law Clinic

Criminal Law
Criminal Law
Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Criminal Forensics
Federal Criminal Practice & Procedure
Advanced Appellate Advocacy: Criminal
Evidence
Trial Practice I & II
Pretrial Skills
Juvenile Law
Drafting:  Criminal Proceedings
Drafting:  Criminal Litigation
Drafting:  Litigation
Criminal Law Clinic
Juvenile Law Clinic
Wrongful Conviction Clinic

Elder & Health Law
Elder Law
Social Security Disability Law
Introduction to Qualified Retirement Plans
Probate Administration & Litigation
Selected Topics in Elder Law
Administrative Law
Pretrial Skills
Trusts and Estates
Federal Estate and Gift Taxation
Estate Planning
Drafting:  Estate Planning
Medical Malpractice Law
Law & Health Care Process
Employee Health Plans:  ERISA & HIPAA
Medicine, Law & Ethics

Employment & Labor Law
Employment Law
Labor Arbitration
Labor Law
Workers’ Compensation
Drafting:  Employment Law
Immigration
Social Security Disability Law
Introduction to Qualified Retirement Plans
Employee Health Plans:  ERISA & HIPAA
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Negotiation
Pretrial Skills
Administrative Law
Civil Rights Legislation & Litigation
Workers’ Compensation
Contracts

Environmental Law & Policy
Environmental Law & Policy
Natural Resources:  The Law of Water & Energy
International Environmental Law
Regulation of Industry

Human Rights
International Law:  Human Rights
International Human Rights:  Latin America-Chile Program
International Law:  Use of Force
Civil Rights Legislation & Litigation
Environmental Law
Immigration Law
Social Security Disability Law
Administrative Law
Law and Health Care Process
Children and the Law

Intellectual Property & Technology
Intellectual Property
International Intellectual Property
The Law of eCommerce
Patent Prosecution
Drafting: Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Products Liability
Entertainment Law
Trademark & Unfair Competition
Advanced Patent Law
Antitrust Law
Contracts

International Law
International Law:  Use of Force
International Law:  Human Rights
International Business Transactions
Conflicts of Law
Comparative Law:  Focus on Europe
Comparative Law:  Focus on Latin America
International Human Rights:  Latin America-Chile Program
Public International Law:  Introduction
International Commercial Dispute Resolution
A Comparative Study:  Comparative Constitutional Law
International Environmental Law
Immigration
Contracts

General Practice
Pretrial Skills
Business Associations
Federal Income Tax – Individual
Trusts & Estates
Administrative Law
Labor Law
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Criminal Procedure:  Adjudication
Remedies
Local Government Law
Torts
Contracts
Criminal Law
Civil Procedure
Property
Family Law
Trial Practice I & II
Federal Estate & Gift Tax
Estate Planning
Consumer Protection Law
Drafting:  Real Estate
Drafting:  Criminal Pleadings
Drafting:  Estate Planning
Drafting:  Litigation
Drafting:  Criminal Litigation
Law Practice Management
Insurance Law

Legal Theory
American Legal History
Animal Law
Race & the Law
Legal Process
Law & Society
Comparative Theological Jurisprudence
Law & Economics
Jurisprudence:  Theories of Legal Obligation
Law & Psychology
Contemporary Legal Problems

Litigation
Advance Appellate Advocacy: General, Civil & Criminal
Drafting:  Litigation
Pretrial Skills
Labor Arbitration
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Administrative Law
Civil Rights Legislation & Litigation
Conflict of Laws
Criminal Procedure: Investigation
Criminal Procedure: Adjudication
Complex Federal Litigation
Remedies
Federal Criminal Practice & Procedure
Trial Practice I & II
Negotiation
Mediation
Criminal Law
Civil Procedure
Evidence
Drafting:  Criminal Pleadings
Drafting:  Criminal Litigation
Patent Prosecution
Consumer Protection Law

Property
Property
Land Transfer & Finance
Drafting: Real Estate
Drafting:  Estate Planning
Contracts
Federal Estate & Gift Tax
Federal Income Tax – Indiv.
Estate Planning
Land Transfer
Land Use
Intellectual Property
Entertainment Law
Trusts & Estates
Administrative Law
Environmental Law & Policy
International Intellectual Property
Estate Planning

Public Interest Representation
Advanced Appellate Advocacy-Civil
Pretrial Skills
Non-profit Organizations
Children & the Law
Federal Income Tax – Individual
Education Law
Drafting:  Litigation
Consumer Protection Law
Administrative Law
Civil Rights Legislation & Litigation
Environmental Law & Policy
Complex Federal Litigation
Immigration
Local Government Law
Law and Health Care Process
Elder Law
Trial Practice I & II
Social Security Disability Law
Immigration Clinic

Sports & Entertainment Law
Sports Law
Drafting:  Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Entertainment Law
Media Law
Art Law
Negotiation
Sports Law Clinic

State & Local Government & Civil Rights
Local Government Law
Land Use
Administrative Law
Constitutional Law I & II
Indiana Constitutional Law
Drafting:  Local Government
Educational Law
Municipal Finance Law
Civil Rights Legislation & Litigation
Complex Federal Litigation
Environmental Law & Policy
Juvenile Justice Law
Legislation

There are many ways to approach your legal education, so please contact Kelly if you have  questions or just want to chat about courses of study: kelly.kruger@valpo.edu or 219-465-7821.