Construction Law Ed.

The newest additions to the site, posted in late August 2024, are materials on the Courses page for the Alternative Course Manual. These materials, which remain works-in-progress, provide a basic introduction to the study of construction. Some significant resources have also been added to the Construction Law Publications page. Because Construction Law Ed. launched in the summer of 2024, as of this writing, everything else is still relatively new. The links at the top of the page constitute the key features. Check this page for information on new materials and features.

The goal for this website is to increase the standing of construction law in the educational setting. The construction industry constitutes one of the most significant segments of the global economy and presents a constant stream of legal issues and policy questions; yet too many related programs and most legal scholars all but ignore the legal aspects of construction and design.

Construction law provides a valuable opportunity to introduce students to what practicing the law looks like in a specialized, largely commercial setting. Additionally, it is a valuable tool for introducing students to what it means to represent clients engaged in a major segment of the economy in which multiple participants interact over an extended duration in complicated and independent relationships.

By failing to assign construction law a meaningful place in the law school curriculum, law schools are foregoing a valuable tool that allows integration of multiple legal fields at advanced levels while helping introduce students to complex commercial practice. A better understanding of legal aspects of construction and design is also essential to engineering, architecture, construction management and related programs.