The legal profession stands at a pivotal crossroads. According to CLIO's "Legal Trends Report," approximately 74% of hourly work in the legal industry could be automated by AI. This creates a stark reality for legal professionals: either you automate by yourself, or you become automated. This course positions students at the forefront of this transformation, providing essential knowledge and skills to be among the early adopters who will shape the future of legal practice.

“Federal Appellate Litigation” aims to deepen your understanding of federal appellate litigation, with a particular focus on the doctrines and procedural rules governing appeals. Throughout the semester, students will explore key phases of the appellate process—from identifying and preserving issues for appeal, to briefing and argument at the appellate level, and ultimately considering petitions to the Supreme Court.

This course provides a survey of the complex legal topics that make up the body of agricultural law with a critical analysis of how and why agriculture is treated differently than other industries. The course covers both substantive areas of agricultural law as well as agriculture-specific issues falling within traditional categories of law, and emphasizes current legal issues of significance within the world of production agriculture and agribusiness.

The court considers the State's constitution, its statutory law, and its structure of governance. To that end, we will explore the nature and scope of the power vested in courts by the Florida Constitution and how that power differs from powers vested in the other two branches of state government.

This course surveys the legal regulation of elections and politics. Topics include the individual's right to participate in the political process, redistricting and the distribution of electoral power, the role of race in the regulation of politics, political party regulation and campaign finance reform.

This course teaches students the fundamentals of Florida real property law. Broadly speaking, students will learn four major areas of real property law: what type of property right does one have (runningfrom English common law to present day forms of ownership), how does government regulate that right (zoning, environmental regulation, etc.), how does one extract value from that property right (sales, leases, etc.), and what are the different forms of litigation that arise over property rights.

Building on the foundation that students gained in their first-year Legislation and Regulation class, this class will take a deeper dive into statutory interpretation. As a baseline, the course will thoroughly explore the textualist approach to statutory interpretation, the self-stated philosophy of majorities of the highest courts of the U.S. and Florida. The course will also give students a solid grounding in alternative approaches, like purposivism and consequentialism.

Policing Law is a rigorous examination of the legal architecture of U.S. policing: who has the power to police, how that power is exercised, and how law constrains and remedies its abuse.

This course covers the essay topics that have been tested on the Florida Bar Exam including frequently tested subjects such as Professional Responsibility, Professionalism, Contracts, Real Property, Torts, Family Law, and Florida Constitutional Law. This course is designed to assist you in beginning your preparation for the Florida Bar Exam. The course aims to enhance your exam-taking abilities and expand your knowledge of the material covered on the Florida portion of the bar exam.

This course covers the Multiple-Choice topics in Florida Law that have been tested on the Florida Bar Exam: Florida civil and criminal procedure, business entities, Florida evidence code and wills and administration of estates. Students will learn the subjects in depth and have numerous opportunities to practice multiple-choice questions.