Administrative Practice Track
Administrative Practice (Litigation Professional Track)
Contact Person: Professor Asbridge or Shelton
Administrative regulation at the state and federal level has grown into a massive patchwork of more than 400 Texas and federal agencies. This professional track is designed to provide students with a broad-based exposure to the concepts, topics and skills that are vital to practitioners who work for or before governmental agencies. It is impossible to cover the substantive law of all agencies and thus, after completion of the required courses, a student is allowed to focus in one specific area or obtain a broad based exposure through the selection of electives. The course entitled Business and State Issues in Environmental Law is required because it exposes all students to common and practical issues arising in the regulatory process that have similar application to all major regulatory agencies. After completion of the required courses, the student selects a topic for independent study related to either environmental law or the substantive law of a major federal or state agency. The capstone consists of a field placement at a government agency, generally a Texas agency in Austin. The student is exposed to the day-to-day workings of an agency and works closely with administrative officers and employees. This professional track qualifies as a foundation track for the Special Distinction in Litigation.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Administrative Practice Required Courses | ||
| LAW 9268 | Administrative Law: Federal | 2 |
| LAW 9287 | Administrative Law: Texas | 2 |
| LAW 9377 | Business & State Issues in Environmental Law | 3 |
| LAW 9V93 | Field Placement (pre-approved administrative law field placement at federal or state agency) | 2 |
| Administrative Practice Additional Electives | ||
| Select at least eight hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Civil Rights Actions | ||
| Employment Discrimination | ||
| Employment Relations | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
| Federal Courts | ||
| Healthcare Law | ||
| Healthcare Law: Regulation of Healthcare Professionals | ||
| Immigration Law | ||
| Independent Studies in Law (on administrative law topic) | ||
| Labor Law Seminar | ||
| Natural Resources Protection Law | ||
| Oil & Gas Law | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Securities Regulation | ||
| Water Law | ||
| Total Hours | 17 | |