Spring 2026 Class Descriptions: Electives
GenAI in Legal Research NEW (LWGC522)
Instructor(s): Judith Lihosit
1 credit(s), Letter Graded
This course complements the Law School’s other research courses by examining how generative AI tools—both those that are widely available, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and CoPilot, and those that are integrated into platforms like Lexis, Westlaw, and Bloomberg—can be used responsibly and effectively in legal practice. This course will help students meet the increasing expectations of employers, the ABA, and the California State Bar that law graduates demonstrate technological competence and the ability to use AI tools efficiently and ethically. Students will develop a deeper understanding of which AI tools are best suited for specific research tasks, how to craft effective prompts to generate accurate and efficient results, and how to verify outputs to ensure accuracy and compliance with ethical standards.
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This course is taught in-person by Assistant Dean Judith Lihosit.
Gender Discrimination (LWJT515)
Instructor(s): Miranda McGowan
3 credit(s), Letter Graded
Concentration(s): Employment and Labor Law (JD), Employment and Labor Law (LLMG)
This survey course will analyze the relationship between law and gender. Among other things, “gender” encompasses biological sex, gender roles and gender norms, gender identity, and sexual orientation. We will examine a variety of theoretical approaches to the study of gender and the history of certain social movements that have pushed for legal change and their strategies. We will also analyze many substantive areas of law that implicate gender, including constitutional law, employment discrimination law, family law, criminal law, education law, same-sex marriage, reproductive rights, poverty law, and immigration. Over the course of our history, the United States has increasingly expanded political, legal and social rights for persons without regard to their biological sex and more recently without regard to their sexual orientation and gender identity. As new rights are recognized and protected, however, new social and legal issues emerge. Learning about the regulation of gender in various areas will help you thing more thoroughly and systematically about gender issues.