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Fall Course Bidding and Registration Information

Bidding and Registration Dates For Fall 2026:

Round One: Thursday, April 2nd at 9am until Wednesday, April 8th at 9am

Round Two: Friday, April 10th at 9am until Monday, April 13th at 9am

Open Enrollment (when students can ): Begins Friday, April^��17th at 9am

Students can enter bids in the system at any time during each round. The bids stored in the system when each round closes is what it will use to compile bidding results.

Fallsession Registration: Courses will be available for registration starting Friday, April 17th at 9am. Registration is available on a first come, first serve basis. By that point in April, bidding will be over and enrollment from bidding is complete. Students who are at 18 credits, but want to take a fallsession course will need an override. Email lawreg@colorado.edu if that applies to you. The two courses available for registration are LAWS 6708 Law and Literature (1 credit) and LAWS 6109 Trial Advocacy (2 credits). The classes will run August 17-21, 2026. JD students do not pay extra tuition by taking a fallsession course.

Summer Registration: Students can register for classes via Buff Portal for summer term. To qualify for summer financial aid, students must take five or more credits. Summer tuition is required.��Learn more . Send financial aid questions to lawfinaid@colorado.edu. You can review how to register here.

Clinics: Refer to the clinic website. Email Jennipher.jobe@colorado.edu if you have questions about clinic placements. Students who are placed in a Fall 2026 clinic will be registered for their clinic course in late April (after bidding ends). Spring 2027 clinic enrollment will occur in November 2026. Students who are on a waitlist for a clinic will not be enrolled in Buff Portal, but if a spot opens up over the summer, you will be notified. Reminder: Clinics are not part of the 14-credit cap, but they do count towards the experiential learning graduation requirement.��

Advanced Legal Writing Courses for 2026-2027

Fall 2026 Special Topics Courses

LAWS 6708:��Statutory Interpretation – American Law in Crisis, Professor Paul Campos, 3 credits, letter graded.

The focus of American Law in Crisis will be various issues at the center of the current crisis in American law and politics, and in particular the current assault on liberal democracy and the rule of law. One topic we will examine in some depth is extent to which the American legal and political systems are being pushed toward some variety of authoritarian Christianist nationalism, with potentially fascistic overtones. Related to this, we will look at the Supreme Court’s current legitimacy crisis, including reform proposals to curtail the Court’s power within the contemporary American legal and political system. We will consider the implications for the legal system of various prosecutions and civil actions in which Donald Trump is or was a criminal and civil defendant, and the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent decision, granting him broad-based immunity against criminal prosecution, both while he is in office, and in perpetuity afterwards. We will look at what the political scientist Juan Linz has called “the perils of presidentialism,” in the context of the contemporary American legal and political scene: that is, the historical tendency of presidential systems in the Americas to break down because of competing claims of ultimate sovereignty between the executive and legislative branches. We will compare the social crises of America in the late 1960s and those of today, and will focus on the issue of the extent to which today’s issues represent some sort of fundamental threat to social and political national stability. We will analyze the rise of a self-conscious white identity politics in America, and the implications this has for the American legal and political systems. We will look at the crisis of legal meaning that is one possible outcome of the current explosion of artificial intelligence technologies, that are playing��an increasingly prominent role in the legal system. The class will also follow the most current political developments, and in particular the scheduled 2026 midterm elections, using them as a backdrop for discussing the larger issues that the ongoing political and legal crisis in America raises regarding the topics covered in the course. The course will feature a 10 to 15-page paper, rather than a final exam.�� The paper prompt will be designed to allow students to pursue whatever course topic or topics they found most engaging. Class discussion will be informal, and sensitive to pursuing those themes and topics that seem most important under the circumstances: those circumstances being the political and legal crisis currently faced by the American system of law and government. The readings for the class will be eclectic, and designed to inspire genuine engagement. They will include books such as Kristen Luker’s Abortion and Politics of Motherhood, and Robert Paxton’s The Anatomy of Fascism, along with essays such as Joan Didion’s “The White Album,” Umberto Eco’s “Ur-Fascism,” Rick Perlstein’s “The Long Con,” and Ta-Nehisi Coates’, “The First White President.”����

LAWS 6708: Law and Literature, Professor Gabrielle Stafford

This week-long course offered in both Fallsession and Wintersession explores the intersection between law and literature and will provide an opportunity to think about the law by reading engaging works of fiction and non-fiction, viewing important films, and examining the law from a humanistic and philosophical perspective, 1 credit.

LAWS 6826 Interactive Programming For Lawyers, Professor Staci Pratt

Teaches students how to develop simple computer applications that would help in the practice of law and the delivery of legal services, using a drag-n-drop application development platform. Students will learn programming logic and principles of user-centric design. No programming experience is required. Includes substantial legal research and analysis. The course will focus on a pre-selected access to justice topic for the semester.�� In the past, the Lab has worked on family law triage, tenant rights, and labor issues. Developed applications will be tailored to the pre-selected topic, 3 credits, pass-graded.

LAWS 6856 Advanced Legal Research, Professor Karen Skinner

Offers an in-depth look at research resources and methods. Includes sources from the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of federal and state governments, research in litigation, transactional, business, and international law sources, and coverage of secondary and non-law resources. Students will have several assignments to practice research skills and a final project. 2 credits, letter graded.

LAWS 7629: Introduction to In-House Practice of Law, Professor Charles Baker

The past 30 years have seen significant growth in both the number and the stature of in-house lawyers, who are now viewed as true business partners within corporations, large and small, and who enjoy engaging and rewarding careers as valued and trusted professional corporate team members. This course introduces in-house legal practice and its many exciting elements, including the power of being embedded within your sole client, managing your practice and outside counsel as a service-oriented value center, advising on corporate risks, acting as the ‘conscience’ of the corporation, ethical and privilege issues, working with senior management and the board of directors, and proactive strategies to enhance your contribution to your one and only client’s goals, objectives and corporate purpose, 1 credit, letter graded.��

LAWS 8002: Seminar: Topics in Labor and Employment Law, professor Goldman

Examines current workplace trends and their interaction with labor and employment law. Topics include employment relationships in contemporary workplaces, the adequacy of existing legal regimes in addressing emerging technologies, and the implications of recent Supreme Court decisions. 2 credits, letter graded.