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Elective Courses

In addition to required courses, Pacific McGeorge offers 100 elective courses in a typical year. These courses are often relevant to a specialization area, providing you with additional study to fulfill an academic concentration or complete a certificate program. Check out the full list of course descriptions for course content and information on availability.

Elective courses are available in the following topic areas:

Advocacy
Business, Commercial, and Property Law
Civil Practice (including Family, Health, Elder, and Personal Injury Law)
Criminal Justice
Environmental, Natural Resources, and Land Use Planning Law
Governmental Affairs
Intellectual Property
International Legal Studies
Jurisprudence and Interdisciplinary Courses
Practice-Oriented Courses
Student Programs and Journals
Tax Law

Advocacy
Advanced Criminal Procedure
Advanced Trial Advocacy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Pretrial Litigation
Civil Rights Litigation
Complex Civil Litigation
Criminal Law Defenses
Criminal Pretrial Litigation
Evidentiary Privileges and Informational Privacy
Expert and Scientific Evidence
Federal Courts
Judicial Arbitration Practice
Negotiations and Settlement Seminar
Trial Preparation and Advocacy
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Business, Commercial, and Property Law
Accounting for Lawyers
Agency
Antitrust Law
Banking Law
Bankruptcy
Business Associations
Business Planning
Consumer Credit Seminar
Corporate Finance
Employment Law
Federal Securities Regulation
Insurance Law
Labor Contract Seminar
Labor Law
Land Finance Law
Land Use Planning
Negotiable Instruments and Payments Systems
Personal Property Financing
Property
Public Contract Law
Reorganizations, Recapitalizations, and Insolvency Seminar
Sales and Leases of Goods
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Civil Practice (including Family, Health, Elder, and Personal Injury Law)
Advanced Torts
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Appellate Advocacy
Civil Pretrial Litigation
Civil Procedure
Client Interviewing and Counseling
Community Property
Complex Civil Litigation
Conflict of Laws
Elder Law and Social Policy
Evidence Expert and Scientific Evidence
Family Law
Family Violence
Federal Courts
Governmental Tort Liability
Judicial Arbitration Practice
Juvenile Law
Law Office Management and Economics
Negotiations and Settlement Seminar
Nevada Practice Seminar
Remedies
Torts
Trial Preparation and Advocacy
Wills and Trusts
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Environmental, Natural Resources, and Land Use Planning Law
Administrative Law
Complex Civil Litigation
Environmental Law
International Environmental Law
International Water Resources Law Seminar
Land Finance
Land Use Planning
Legislation
Natural Resources Law
Toxics and Hazardous Substances
Water Law
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Governmental Affairs
Administrative Law
Administrative Adjudication Clinic
Bioterrorism and Public Health Law
California Initiative Seminar
California Legislature: Law Revision Seminar
Civil Rights Litigation
Constitutional Law
Election Law
Federal Anti-Discrimination Legislation
Federal Courts
First Amendment
Government Law Theory and Practice Seminar
Governmental Tort Liability
Health Law
Immigration and Nationality Law
Legislation
Legislative Process, Strategy, and Ethics
Local Government Law
Public Contract Law
Public Education Law
State Constitutional Law
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Intellectual Property
Advanced Intellectual Property Law: Senior Seminar
Computer and Internet Law
Copyright Law
Entertainment Law
Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition
International Intellectual Property
Mass Media Law
Patent Law
Sports Law
Trademark Law
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International Legal Studies
Comparative Criminal Law and Procedure
Comparative Law
Conflict of Laws
Documentary Sales Transactions
European Union Law
Foreign Investment and Development
Fundamental Rights in Europe and the United States
Immigration and Nationality Law
International Advocacy
International Banking
International Business Lawyer
International Business Transactions
International E-Commerce Law
International Environmental Law
International Intellectual Property
International Organizations
International Protection of Human Rights
International Sale of Goods
International Trade—Public Aspects
International Water Resources Law Seminar
Law of the Sea
Public International Law
Taxation (U.S.) of International Transactions
The Law of Treaties
Transnational Arbitration
Transnational Securities Law
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Jurisprudence and Interdisciplinary Courses
American Legal History Seminar
Biology, Law, and Human Behavior
Critical Race Theory
Elderly Law and Social Policy
Gender and the Law
Jurisprudence
Professional Responsibility
Sexual Orientation and the Law
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Practice-Oriented Courses
Accounting for Lawyers
Advanced Legal Research
Advanced Trial Advocacy
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Pretrial Litigation
Client Interviewing and Counseling
Criminal Pretrial Litigation
Judicial Arbitration Practice
Law Office Management and Economics
Negotiations and Settlement Seminar
Nevada Practice Seminar
Plain English for Lawyers
Trial Preparation and Advocacy
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Student Programs and Journals
Appellate Advocacy Honors Board
Community Legal Services Center Student Board
International Advocacy Honors Board
McGeorge Law Review Board of Editors and Staff
McGeorge Law Review Legislative Review
The Transnational Lawyer Board of Editors and Staff
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Tax Law
Deferred Compensation
Estate and Gift Tax
Estate Planning
Federal Income Tax
Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
State and Local Tax
Tax Practice and Procedure
Taxation of Business Enterprises
Taxation (U.S.) of International Transactions
Taxation of Real Estate Transactions
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