Available to both graduates and undergraduates* the Business Practices Specialty will educate current or potential employees of corporations, banks, companies, non-profits, and those in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries about the technical business practices and legal procedures of those entities.

 

Upcoming Dates
Fall 2013:	September 17, 2013 - August 21, 2014
Spring 2014:	January 28, 2014 - December 18, 2014

 

Courses
Legal Research	45 hours
Introduction to Business Entities	30 hours
Civil Litigation	36 hours
Corporations	33 hours
Administrative Law	33 hours
Contracts	33 hours
Intellectual/Real Property	33 hours
Employment/Labor Law	33 hours
Remedies	9 hours
Computers in the Legal Field	36 hours
Total Hours	321 hours

 

*Undergraduates enrolled in the evening programs are required to complete the following course in addition to those listed above:

Fundamental Legal Studies 54 hours

This course, which is designed to supplement the writing component of Legal Research, utilizes lectures, in-class assignments and “workshop” tutorials and discussions to strengthen students’ legal writing skills. There will also be a discussion of legal interviewing skills and how information obtained from client and witness interviews can be used as a building block for legal proceedings with consideration for ethical issues faced by paralegals.

 

"USD's reputation was a factor I considered when enrolling in the program and undoubtedly a factor considered by prospective employers.  Even before finishing the program I received a promotion, followed by another upon program completion " - Sally C.