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   Graduate & Professional :: School of Law
 
  

Areas of Study

Law students do not have a formal major, but have options for obtaining sequenced and advanced training in areas of interest to them, including:
  • Advocacy and Litigation
  • Business and Tax Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Estate Planning and Administration
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Domestic Relations
  • Labor and Employment
  • International Law
  • Property and Real Estate
  • Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
  • Environmental Law
In addition, through participation in the Inns of UMKC program (http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Students), externships, competitions, journals and student organizations, students are able to develop skills and contacts in specialized areas of the law. Students may also elect to participate in one of the Law School’s newly adopted formal concentrations, which are described below.

Students interested in particular practice areas are guided by faculty members and practitioners in developing their programs. The school, in conjunction with the Student Bar Association and the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, sponsors a course scheduling and registration convocation and advisement program each semester at which representatives of the various practice areas give advice and guidance to students. In addition, an Elective Course Information Handbook is prepared each semester prior to course pre-registration that provides additional details regarding course sequencing, prerequisites and relevance of courses to practice and the bar exam.

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