Massachusetts School of Law affords students the opportunity to concentrate their studies in specific areas. However, students are not required to do so. The six areas offered during the academic year are: Litigation, Criminal Law, Family Law, Real Estate, Labor Law, and Business and Corporate Law. A student who is concentrating must take eighteen course hours in the subject, with no more than two required courses counting towards the eighteen-hour requirement, and in addition must either take a clinic in the concentration or write an independent research paper in it. Courses offered for a concentration in Litigation: Alternative Dispute ResolutionCase Preparation and Strategy Civil Procedure and Conflict ResolutionCriminal ProcedureDistrict Court Practice and ProcedureEvidenceFactual InvestigationHealth LawInterviewing and CounselingMedical MalpracticeMotions and Litigation PracticeMassachusetts EvidenceNegotiation in the Legal ContextOral Advocacy and CommunicationProducts LiabilityProsecution and AdjudicationMediation, Conciliation, and Negotiation Skills Training Courses offered for a concentration in Criminal Law: Bail to JailCase Preparation and StrategyCriminal AppealsCriminal Defense ClinicCriminal LawCriminal ProcedureDistrict Court Practice and Procedure (Criminal)EvidenceFederal CrimesFactual InvestigationInterviewing and CounsellingJuvenile LawLaw and Psychiatry: Civil and Criminal AspectsNegotiation in the Legal ContextMassachusetts EvidenceMotions and Litigation PracticeProsecution and AdjudicationSupreme Court and Court of Appeals Practice Courses offered for a concentration in Family Law: Aging and the LawAging and Healthcare Decision MakingAsset Protection and PlanningCivil Procedure and Conflict ResolutionCollaborative and Alternative JusticeConstitutional LawDrafting Wills and TrustsEducation LawFamily LawFamily Law Advocacy ClinicFamily Law Mediation and NegotiationFinancial Planning for the FamilyHealth LawIndividual TaxationInterviewing and CounselingJuvenile LawLaw and Psychiatry: Civil and Criminal AspectsMediation, Conciliation & NegotiationMental Health LawMotions and Litigation PracticeNegotiation in the Legal ContextSpecial Education LawWills and Trusts Courses offered for a concentration in Real Estate: ContractsConveyancingDrafting Contracts and Agreements I & IIDrafting Opinion LettersEnvironmental LawLandlord-Tenant LawLand Use RegulationLocal Government LawPropertyReal Estate FinancingReal Estate TaxationSecured Transactions Courses offered for a concentration in Business and Corporate Law: Accounting for LawyersBanking LawBankruptcy LawBusiness and Economic Aspects of the LawBusiness Entities & OperationContractsDrafting Contracts and Agreements I & IIDrafting Opinion LettersFinancial InstitutionsFranchise LawInternational Business TransactionsSecured TransactionsSecurities RegulationUCC Courses offered for a concentration in Human Resources: Administrative LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionArbitrationBusiness Entities & OperationDrafting Contracts and Agreements I & IIEmployment Discrimination LawERISA Federal Labor Rights Labor LawHuman Resource LawTortsWorker’s Compensation & Social Security Disability Law Courses offered for a concentration in Finance and Asset Management Law: Administration of EstatesAging and the LawAsset Protection and PlanningBankruptcy LawBusiness LitigationCreating and Representing a New BusinessDrafting Wills and TrustsEstate TaxationFinance Planning for the FamilyIndividual TaxationInsurance LawWills and Trusts Courses offered for a concentration in Intellectual Property, Media, Information Law: Administrative LawBusiness Negotiations and AgreementsContractsCopyrights and TrademarksDrafting Contracts and Agreements I & IIE-CommerceFirst Amendment IssuesIntellectual PropertyInternational BusinessInternet LawPropertySports & Entertainment Law Courses offered for a concentration in Juvenile Law: Collaborative & Alternative JusticeConstitutional LawCriminal LawCriminal ProcedureEducation LawFamily LawFamily Law Advocacy ClinicInterviewing and CounselingJuvenile Court PracticeJuvenile LawLaw and PsychiatryNegotiations in the Legal ContextRemedies Courses offered for a concentration in Land Use and Planning: Administrative LawConstitutional LawConveyancingDrafting Contracts and Agreements I and IIEnvironmental LawLandlord Tenant LawLand Use RegulationsLocal Government LawPropertyReal Estate Financing Courses offered for a concentration in Civil Litigation: Advanced Litigation SkillsAlternative Dispute ResolutionCase Preparation and StrategyCivil Procedure and Conflict ResolutionDistrict Court Practice and ProcedureLaw and Psychiatry: Civil and Criminal AspectsMassachusetts EvidenceMedical MalpracticeMotions and Litigation PracticeNegotiations in the Legal ContextOral Advocacy and CommunicationProducts Liability Courses offered for a concentration in Communications, Sports, and Entertainment Law: Alternative Dispute ResolutionAsset Protection and PlanningBaseball and the LawBusiness Negotiations and AgreementsConstitutional LawContractsCopyrights and TrademarksFirst Amendment IssuesIntellectual PropertyIntroduction to the InternetInternet LawInternational Business TransactionsSports and Entertainment Law Courses offered for a concentration in Environmental Law: Administrative LawAdvanced Environmental and Maritime IssuesContracts ConveyancingDrafting Contracts and Agreements I and IIDrafting Opinion LettersEnvironmental LawLand Use RegulationLocal Government LawProperty