Civil Law Electives

This course covers the substantive law and the technique used in the examination of titles to Louisiana immovable property. Practical problems will be presented in the description of property, the derivation of titles, and the drafting of documents conveying or encumbering immovable property.

This course covers the Louisiana law of domicile, marriage, divorce, annulment, custody and alimony, legitimacy of children, parental authority over children, adoption proceedings, minority, tutorship, emancipation, and interdiction.  When taught by certain professors, students completing the course earn one skills credit, once confirmed that the student has successfully completed the course's skills component.

This course concerns matrimonial regimes governing ownership and management of property of married persons in Louisiana. Characterization of property, creditors’ rights, and rights between the spouses are considered in relation to the nature and background of community property systems.

This course examines the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure: Book I—Courts, Actions, and Parties; Book II—Ordinary Proceedings; Book III—Proceedings in Appellate Courts; Book IV—Execution of Judgments; Book V—Summary and Executory Proceedings; Book VI—Probate Procedure; Book VII—Special Proceedings (e.g., Attachment, Sequestration, and Injunction); Book VIII—Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction; and Book IX—Miscellaneous Provision and Definitions.

This course includes those sections of the Civil Code dedicated to security rights, including the contracts of suretyship, pledge, mortgages on immovables, privileges, deposit, and sequestration. Chapter 9 of Title 10 of the Revised Statutes also is given attention.

Revisits fundamental principles of legal analysis in a systematic manner, building and consolidating skills needed to master the details of varied areas of law, to analyze the relationship between facts and legal rules, to identify legal issues, and to make persuasive written arguments in support of legal conclusions. Frequent written exercises and in-class examinations will be given. This course is only open to students in their final year.

Focuses on preparation for the Louisiana Bar Examination.  This course addresses strategies and techniques to properly answer the essay and multiple choice question on the bar exam.  Additionally, the course addresses legal analysis and Louisiana rules of law that are frequently tested on the bar.  The subjects covered may include select portions of three to five subjects drawn from the following options:  Louisiana Torts, Donations, Sales and Leases, Louisiana Business Entities, or Constitutional Law.  The exact subjects covered will be within the professor's discretion.  In addition to a final examination, graded in-class examinations will be given during the semester for each subject covered.  All examinations will closely resemble the actual bar examination questions.  *NOTE: This course is only open to students in their final year. *NOTE: Bar Preparation I is not a prerequisite for Bar Preparation II.