Source: www.law.virginia.edu
Topic: Business Law
Sort Desciption: ginia offers a third way: the Virginia Law & Business. Program which integrates business and legal ... enhanced versions of core business law courses and ...
Content Inside: University of Virginia SCH OOL OF LAW LAW & BUSINESS In popular imagination lawyers try cases and argue before juries. The majority of lawyers however rarely set foot in a courtroom. The practice of many lawyers at top firms consists of negotiating structuring and advising clients with respect to business transactions. How do lawyers gain a sufficient understanding of business practices and culture to communicate effec- tively with their corporate clients? Most learn the hard wayon the job. Others enroll in combined MBA/JD programs requiring an additional year of study. Vir- ginia offers a third way: the Virginia Law & Business Program which integrates business and legal analysis in the law school classroom. Students interested in business law can take advantage of three major curricular opportunities available through the Law & Business Program. The first is basic instruction in Accounting and Corporate Finance. Each semester we offer a com- bined Accounting and Corporate Finance course taught by professors from Virginias graduate and undergraduate business schools. The course provides a foundation in the language and skills of business finance and strategy. After acquiring a foundation in accounting and finance students move to the second step: the core business law courses including Corporations Bank- ruptcy Secured Transactions and Securities Regula- tion all taught in an innovative format that focuses on both the business and legal problems that businesses and their lawyers must solve. The most enduring way to learn a new skill is to put it immediately to use in applied settings. These courses enable students to practice the skills they have learned while providing a business context for the study of business law. Having mastered the foundational business and legal knowledge necessary to become a successful practicing lawyer students can take advantage of the third phase of the Law & Business curriculum: a rich diverse series of ...
