Evening Business Practices Program
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 Start Dates:
Spring 2008: January 29, 2008 - December 18, 2008
Fall 2008:
September 9, 2008 - August 13, 2009
| 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 | 30 hours |
Total Hours |
315 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.
