Dannnye K. Holley, Dean and Professor of Law

Student Affairs

Academics

We are a mission-driven institution dedicated to expanding opportunities for the underserved in the legal profession, prepare a diverse group of students for leadership roles in the legal profession, business, and government, and offer leadership in teaching, research, and service. For almost 70 years, the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University has been a catalyst for initiating courageous conversations and a progenitor of equality, diversity, and opportunity in keeping with the values and ideals of our namesake, Justice Thurgood Marshall.

As a community of change agents, our law school has empowered the disenfranchised and underserved by preparing lawyers to practice law and to shape social and public policy. In addition, our diverse faculty is a community of prolific and cutting-edge teachers and scholars who emphasize teaching excellence and who produce legal scholarship that enriches, embraces, and celebrates an array of legal issues and perspectives.
We wish you well as you begin your journey toward your legal career and welcome you to Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.

Courses & Schedules

Revised Fall Final 2017 Exam Schedule (10/31/2017)
Fall 2017 Course Offerings Schedule - 8/22/2017
Tentative L.LM Fall 2017 Course Offering 6/17/2017
Summer 2017 Final Exam Schedule
Summer 2017 Summer Course Offering (6/6/17)
L.L.M Immigration Spring 2017 Final Exam Schedule (3/1/2017)

Spring 2017 Final Exam Schedule (2/28/2017)
Spring 2017 Course Offerings Schedule (12/13/2016)
Fall 2016 Final Exam Schedule (updated 11/29/2016)
Fall 2016 Course Schedule (updated 8/15/16)
Fall 2016 Booklist (updated 8/8/2016)
Summer 2016 Final Exam Schedule Updated 6/16/2016
Spring 2016 Course Schedule (3/30/16 update)
Spring 2016 Final Exam Schedule (updated 4/25/16)
Fall 2015 Course Schedule
Fall 2015 Final Examination Schedule
Summer 2015 Course Schedule
Summer 2015 Final Examination Schedule
Spring 2015 Course Schedule
Spring 2015 Final Examination Schedule

 

Booklist

Fall 2017 Booklist
Summer 2017 Booklist
Spring 2017 Booklist
Summer 2016 Booklist
Spring 2015 Booklist
Summer 2015 Booklist
Fall 2015 Booklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum

TMSL's curriculum places particular emphasis on both bar preparation and available areas of advanced study to support the student's professional goals. Curriculum oversight, policy, and structure are determined by the Law School's Curriculum Committee. The first year program emphasizes traditional first year course offerings in a five section format that is tailored to our students' particular needs and background.

 

First Year (Required Courses)

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 504

Contracts I

3

Law 505

Contracts II

3

Law 506

Property I

3

Law 507

Property II

3

Law 508

Torts I

3

Law 509

Torts II

3

Law 900

Lawyering Process I

3

Law 930

Lawyering Process II

2

Law 530

Criminal Law

3

Law 502

Civil Procedure

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Year (Required Courses)

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 600

Evidence

3

Law 601

Criminal Procedure

3

Law 540

Constitutional Law

4

Law 921

Trial Simulation

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Year Required Courses (taken anytime during the second year)

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 640

Business Associations

3

Law 650

Wills and Trusts

4

Law 610

Commercial Law

4

Law 620

Professional Responsibility

2

Law 740

Basic Federal Taxation*

3

Law 920

Appellate Litigation

2

*Taken anytime during the second year by students with a GPA below 3.0 at the end of their first year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Year (Required Courses)

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 802

Writing Seminar/Independent Research*

2/3

Law 711

Consumer Rights**

3

Law 602

Federal Jurisdiction*

3

Law 903

Texas Practice**

3

* Taken anytime during the second or third year.

** Taken anytime during the third year by students with a GPA below 3.0 at the end of their first year.

Third Year Bar Elective Courses

Fall/Spring Semester

Fall/Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 982

Multistate Performance Test

2

Law 990

Advanced Bar Review

3

Law 809

Bar Essay Writing

2

Law 725

Domestic Relations

3

Law 721

Oil and Gas

3

Law 784

Marital Property

2

Law 741

First Amendment

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Elective Courses

Fall/Spring Semester

Fall/Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 790

Amateur Sports

2

Law 747

Civil Rights

3

Law 759

Employment Discrimination

3

Law 825

Employment Law

3

Law 791

Entertainment Law

3

Law 787

Health Law

3

Law 854

Intellectual Property

3

Law 760

International Law

3

Law 726

Juvenile Law

2

Law 924

Law Practice Management

3

Law 757

Local Government

3

Law 985

Music Contracts

3

Law 758

Public Education

2

Law 723

Recreational Injuries

2

Law 789

Sports Law

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Elective Courses

Fall/Spring Semester

Fall/Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 934

Administrative Law Clinic

4

Law 933

Administrative Trial Practice

2

Law 935

Civil Law Clinic

4

Law 932

Civil Trial Practice

2

Law 960

Criminal Law Clinic

4

Law 902

Criminal Trial Practice

2

Law 823

Innocence Clinic

2

Law 822

Innocence Practice

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Externship Elective Courses

Fall/Spring Semester

Fall/Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 908

Civil Externship

4

Law 907

Criminal Externship

4

Law 909

Judicial Externship

4

Law 912

Legislative Externship

12

 

Seminar and Other Offerings

Fall/Spring Semester

Fall/Spring Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 832

Advanced Legal Analysis

2

Law 802

Independent Research 1

3

Law 803

Independent Research 2

3

Law 796

Law Review

2

Law 828

Mock Trial

2

Law 901

Moot Court

2

Law 810

Sem. Bankruptcy Law

2

Law 845

Sem. Jurisprudence

2

Law 850

Sem. Latinos and the Law

2

Law 728

Medical Legal Liability

2

Law 847

Sem. Patent Law

2

 

 

 

 

Summer Elective Offerings

Summer Semester

Summer Semester

Course

Title

Credits

Course

Title

Credits

Law 952

Accounting for Lawyers

2

Law 715

Bankruptcy Law

3

Law 830

Death Penalty

3

Law 858

Family Based Immigration

2

Law 777

Immigration & Criminal Law

2

Law 706

Remedies

3

 

 

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