Innovative Short, Compact Courses (1-2 Credits)

Explore Specialized Areas and Stay on the Pulse of the Latest in the Law

Miami Law brings national and international practitioners and scholars to teach unique, innovative short courses (1-2 weeks) in their fields of expertise. As one of the only law schools in the U.S. to do this, students can select from multiple, short, innovative compressed courses each year.

In recent years, short courses have been or may be offered in the following areas:

Art and International Trade Law

  • Cultural Property and Antiquities Trafficking: Importation Laws and Border Enformcement

Business & Entrepreneurship

  • Blockchain Technology and Business Strategies
  • Corporate Tax II
  • Estate Planning
  • NFTs: Legal and Business Considerations
  • Income Tax Treaties
  • International Trasactions: Europe
  • International Transactions: Latin America
  • Limitations of Loss Utilization
  • State and Local Tax
  • The Business of Sports: The View from the Front Office
  • The Digital Economy and International Taxation - National and International Responses
  • Valuation

Civil Rights & Social Justice

  • Emerging Forms of Philanthropy and the Role of the Private Foundations in Effecting Social Change
  • Sports and Entertainment Social Impact

Consumer Protection

  • Consumer Protection

Criminal Law

  • Comparative Criminal Justice: Key Issues and Recent Trends
  • Federal Criminal Tax Practice

Entertainment and Music Law

  • Chat ENT: AI's Impact on Enterainment, Arts and Sports
  • Media Distribution
  • Music Law
  • Music Festivals, Live Concerts and Other Live Productions
  • TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube: The Legal Framework Governing Social Media
  • Union Organization and Collective Bargaining in the Entertainment and Sports Industries

Environmental, Energy, Maritime Law

  • Climate Change and Human Rights
  • Energy Regulation in an Age of Transition
  • Disaster Law
  • International Energy Arbitration
  • Maritime Arbitration
  • Observer Engagement at the COP
  • Piracy, Terrorism and Drug Smuggling in the Maritime Domain
  • Protection of Living Marine Resources
  • UN Climate Change Negotiations

Family Law

  • Complex Issues in High-Profile and High-Net Worth Divorces

Global Business Law

  • Complex International Negotiations
  • International Investment Agreements
  • International Law of State Responsibility
  • Investment Arbitration
  • Mindfulness and Motivating Business Compliance with the Law
  • The Law and Practice of Soverign Debt Management
  • The Law of International Treaties

Health Care Law

  • Mental Health Law
  • Emotion and the Law

Human Rights and Immigration Law

  • Human Rights and Environment
  • Immigration, Ethnicity, and Public Policy

IP-Intellectual Property Law / Technology 

  • Blank Space: IP Law Through the Lens of Taylor Swift
  • Bioethics Mediation
  • Blockchain Technology and Business Strategies
  • Data Security and Incident Response
  • Intellectual Property Transactions & Negotiations 
  • TikTok, Twitter and YouTube: The Legal Framework Governing Social Media 
  • Copyright and Trademark Litigation

International Arbitration

  • Advanced Topics in International Arbitration
  • Basic Concepts in International Arbitration
  • Damages in International Arbitration
  • Dispute Resolution Technolgoy and the Digital Economy
  • Drafting Complex Arbitration Clauses
  • ICSID Practice and Procedure
  • International Arbitration and The European Union
  • International Arbitration in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • International Arbitration and the NY Convention
  • International Sports Arbitration
  • Investment Arbitration

Latin America

  • Comparative Company Law: U.S.-Latin America
  • Entertainment Law in Latin America
  • International Arbitration in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • International Transactions: Latin America
  • Introduction to Doing Business in Latin America
  • Introduction to Maritime Law in Latin America
  • UNCITRAL Model Law: Fundamental Concepts and Impact on Latin America

Law Firm Skills 

  • Complex International Negotiations
  • Corporate Skills for New Lawyers
  • Electronic Discovery
  • Mindfulness and Negotiation
  • Playbook for Leadership and the Law
  • Speaking the Law

Litigation Training

  • Best Practices in Pretrial Litigation in the Federal Courts
  • Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation: Law, Practice and Strategy
  • Investigations
  • Judicial Writing
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Preparing the Corporate Client for Litigation

Outer Space Law

  • Space Law: Regulating and Incentivizing Private Commercial Activities in Outer Space

Real Estate Law

  • Drafting, Design and Construction Documents

Regulatory: Cannabis, Food & Beverage

  • Craft Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis: Regulatory and Transactional Considerations for Industry and Investors

Religion and Law

  • Introduction to Jewish Law and the Talmud

Sports Law

  • LIV Golf, the PGA Tour, and the Future of Professional Golf
  • E-Sports
  • Negotiating and Drafting Sports Venue Agreements
  • Name Image and Likeness (NIL) in College Athletics
  • Representing the Professional Athlete
  • Rules of Play: Sports and Games as Legal Systems
  • Sneaker Law
  • Sports Betting and Regulation
  • Sports Negotiations: The Player Contract
  • Women in Professional Sport: A Legal, Social and Business Analysis

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